(C) Copyright 1997, Mahmoud A. El-Gamal.

fearing not the unknown --

seeking a man named I.

who said: "you have courage,

and courage blinds your eye.

who seek but never find,

because they never try.

to rid you of all fears,

and keep your spirits high.

in this most ancient art

of protecting a lie.

and if you ask me to

explain, then that is why!"