&&&&留声机中的古典音乐在一个逼仄的屋子中汲汲流淌,昏黄色的灯光,灯罩下挂着几只飞蛾装饰,桌子上,堆满书籍,屋子到处都贴着便签纸。?&&
&&&&一个头胡子都花白的白人老人,伏案写着些什么东西,是一十四行诗:
&&&&deathbenotproud
&&&&deathbenotproud,thoughsomehaveca11edthee
&&&&mightyanddreadfu1,for,thouartnotso,
&&&&for,those,homthouthink‘st,thoudostoverthro,
&&&&dienot,poordeath,noryetstthouki
&&&&fromrestands1eep,hichbutthypicturesbe,
&&&&ustf1o,
&&&&andsoonestourbestmeniththeedogo,
&&&&restoftheirbones,andsou1‘sde1ivery.
&&&&thouarts1avetofate,ddesperatemen,
&&&&anddostithpoison,ar,andsiee11,
&&&&andpoppy,ormakeuss1eepae11,
&&&&andbetterthanthyst
&&&&hye11‘stthouthen?oneshorts1eeppast,eakeeterna11y,
&&&&anddeathsha11benodeath,thousha1tdie.
&&&&翻译过来大概是这样的:
&&&&死神,你莫骄傲
&&&&死神,你莫骄傲,尽管有人说你,
&&&&如何强大,如何可怕,你并不是这样;
&&&&你以为你把谁谁谁打倒了,其实,
&&&&可怜的死神,他们没死;你现在也还杀不死我。??&&??w?w?w?.?u?8xs`
&&&&休息、睡眠,这些不过是你的写照,