[PirΓ‘mide del adivino, Temple of Magicians
sacrificial victim
stretched on the altar, tied at the limbs]
THE NEW UNENDING LIGHT SHALL BE REVEALED--
FOR THIS--THE END--THE DARKNESS--THAT--IS ALL--
BUT ONLY SHUT YOUR EYES--AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH--
AND THUS FIND OUT WHAT WAS--BEFORE THE FALL--
BLACK NIGHT--ETERNAL--WAITS BEYOND A THOUGHT--
FOREVER SEES--THE FEAR THAT YOU FORGOT--
THE TREE OF LIFE--HIDDEN--AND GROWING--
IN--THE WORDLESS KNOWLEDGE--OF--UNKNOWING--
[the mantra of Manetho resonates
amidst the smoke of kyphi incense]