Potential spark of godhood, nobler desire,

Evolving intellect, one lineal trait

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To prove that upward through thy brutish heart

Yearns infinite Reason, even now, poor son,

Would I strike off these fetters, set thee free,

Thee and thy pack, and put my hope in time.

THE PACK

Heil! Heil, Othinn!

FENRIS

Fenris! Free him.

ODIN

But lo! instead, what art thou? Ye faint stars,

Before you close your eyes in day, once more

Behold him! Ye icy craters and hoar caves,

Thou solitary dawn, eternal sky,

Perennial snows—you timeless presences,

Behold your consummation: this, even this,

Is Odin’s elder son, creation’s heir!

FENRIS

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