"do you think your sin will disappear if you lie?"

"the big secret to breaking the rules is to make it look as though you're following them."

"what can you see when you look into my eyes? i was born in a town that was straight out of a fairy tale. many people died there. and when i walked away, i held hands with my other self. to me, it seemed like we were the only two people in the whole world. neither one of us possessed a real name."

and slowly, you come to realize it's all as it should be. you can only do so much. if you're game enough, you could place your trust in me.

for the love of life, there's a trade off. we could lose it all, but we'll go down fighting. and what of the children? surely they can't be blamed for our mistakes?

and slowly, i've come to realize it's all as it should be. that hiding space. a lonely place. how can the right thing be so wrong? i've found mistakes where they don't belong.

for the love of life, we'll defeat this. they may tear us down, but we'll go down fighting.

won't we?

by david sylvian

once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a nameless monster. the monster was dying to have a name. so the monster made up his mind, and set out on a journey to look for one.

but the world was such a very large place. the monster split in two, and went on separate journeys. one went east. the other headed west. the one who went east came upon a village.

there was a blacksmith who lived at the village's entrance. "mr. blacksmith, please give me your name!" said the monster. "i can't give you my name!" replied the blacksmith.

"if you give me your name, i'll go inside you and make you strong," said the monster. "really?" said the blacksmith, "if you make me stronger, i'll give you my name."

the monster went into the blacksmith. and so, the monster became otto the blacksmi...