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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.
"Our Shuddering Gratitude": Q: What was it that made the Dark Ages, "dark," exactly? A: Our shuddering gratitude that we live now,
And not then.

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+File:Dennis Paulson of Mars.jpg|link=Dennis Paulson of Mars|'''''[[Dennis Paulson of Mars]]''''', new [[Reality television (nonfiction)|reality TV]] show funded entirely by Kickstarter campaign, gets rave reviews.
+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>
 and not then.
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 == Fiction cross-reference ==
+* [[Dennis Paulson of Mars]]
+* [[Dick Turpin of Mars]]
 * [[Gnomon algorithm]]
 * [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
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+[[Category:Mars (nonfiction)]]
 [[Category:Poems (nonfiction)]]
 [[Category:Poems by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]