The Triumph of the Victor

Music: Prelude #16 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. By J.S. Bach. Sequenced by Yo Tomita.

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The triumph of the victor means The losses have begun. To be well-nigh invincible Is to be on the run. Power is a current that Goes swiftly out to sea. One's will is wind on grass; one's only Hope is to be free. Safety lies in wisdom more than Strength since strength must die, While wisdom rides the waves beneath which Sunken victors lie.