Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Risk

"The casement window blows open. The nightmare has eluded the guards. It's over the spiked wall and it's in here with you. This lights go out. The temperature drops sharply. The bones in your body sigh. You're all alone with it. Circling with your back to the wall. Hey, don't be a nasty little coward; face it and disembowel it. You've got time. You've always had time, but the fear slowed you, and you were overcome. But this is the hour that stretches...and you've got a chance. After all, it's only your consciense come to kill you. Stop shivering and put up your dukes. You might beat it this time, now that you know you have some breathing space. For in this special hour anything that has ever happened will happen again. Except, this time it's turn to risk it all."

Harlan Ellison, "Eidolons"

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