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they say if you gaze in the eye of the basilisk

it’ll be the last thing that you ever do

and if you find the nest of the wyvern

slay the mother and the hatchlings born anew

might a serpent leave you a flesh-wound,

extract the venom before you're paralyzed

be sure to destroy the breeding fungal spiders

should any arise..

a word spoken by gods

a symbol in the water

seen if you understand

they say the moss that grows on the forest floor

guides the path that is destined for you

the birds will take you to trees abound with fruit

and the beasts, to water to drink

in the sun we catch our fish and hunt

and by night we’re fire-side

you need only the knowledge of your elders

and the strength of your will to survive

behold a henge to the real worlds

dolmens bend and time unfurls

ages elapse on ethereal maps

foretold the wisdom of another earth…