As You Are Now: Difference between revisions

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"As you are now—"

As You Are Now is a poem by Karl Jones.

Context: "The years is 2025. The first astronauts have landed on Mars ...."

Remember me as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me.

Dennis Paulson of Mars, new reality TV show funded entirely by Kickstarter campaign, gets rave reviews.
Highwayman Dick Turpin of Mars takes parting shot, makes another daring escape.
What was it that made the Dark Ages, "dark," exactly? Our shuddering gratitude that we live now, and not then.

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 File:Dick_Turpin_of_Mars.jpg|link=Dick Turpin of Mars|Highwayman '''[[Dick Turpin of Mars]]''' takes parting shot, makes another daring escape.
-File:Our Shuddering Gratitude.jpg|link=Our Shuddering Gratitude|"'''Our Shuddering Gratitude'''": Q: What was it that made the Dark Ages, "dark," exactly? A: Our shuddering gratitude that we live now,<br>
+File:Our Shuddering Gratitude.jpg|link=Our Shuddering Gratitude|What was it that made the Dark Ages, "dark," exactly? '''[[Our shuddering gratitude]] that we live now, and not then'''.
-and not then.
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