Literature
TT 02 INTRODUCING
From Language, Lies, Magic
By Pjetër Mamrick [1]
[DEVIATION]
“Wound-licking is perilous. Learning to hold grudges is easy. Revenge is a long journey. Forgiveness is burning. Human life is futile. And existence is sublime despite the pain.”
Excuse me for misquoting that ancient so-called sophologist Shaman-no who is so important to members of the Hierarchy of the World-Wide Church. Although they fear his words, and hate him too, of course. Or perhaps it is Mitshio bel-Shoní I mean, the famous unreliable narrator, speaking on behalf of h-M’krz Dlnl-v’zk; or then again, what about Jozsfrēdu Lacūs, with his trilogy of four volumes? My memory isn’t that good anymore, although I’m just as astute, I hope!
[DEVIATION]
Anyway, I am talking, of course, about that devilish and angelic lad called Dvaldí, Davuth, Daa·hweeth, Daud, Dai, David. (Ooh, what a phrase – a lad called Thoahatha! How extremely powerful names are! [2]).
[DEVIATION]
And indeed, perhaps one should not say “a lad”