But friend, we come too late. It's true that the gods live,But up over our heads, up in a different world.They function endlessly up there, and seem to care littleIf we live or die, so much do they avoid us.A weak vessel cannot hold them forever; humans canEndure the fullness of the gods only at times. ThereforeLife itself becomes a dream about them.
-Friedrich Hölderlin
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