When you come, as you soon must, to the streets of our city,
Mad-eyed from stating the obvious,
Not proclaiming our fall but begging us
In God's name to have self-pity,
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Good prophecy! We need to know our place in in the Creation. Our existence is many-tiered, and the characteristics of many organisms are embedded in us. Thinking is impossible with bloodless concepts. We need to resonate with other life-forms, so we can pour our full life-force into thinking.
Astonishing control and precision, allied to a chilling warning of what lies ahead, one way or another.
Wilbur has the prophet ask all the right questions. 'Spare us all talk of weapons, their force and range'. It would be a waste of time to talk about that. Rather, 'Speak of the world's own change'. Speak of the way in which our hearts can withstand anything.