The shadows cling, and silence deafens all

  While time arrested halts its endless flow.

  There is no wait because the wait can't end.

  How long? Forever. Never. Evermore.

  Then one by one at last the lights appear,

  All opening like eyes amidst the gloom,

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  And suddenly the darkness seems a friend

  Amidst infinity's cold, mirthless glare.

  Time jolts. It starts. Stops. Stutters. When is here?

  How did the Void become a trusted peer?

  When darkest laughter pounds against the ear

  The old, familiar words again ring clear:

  You were never a very good orc.