they come in pairs, the workers
they come with spades and shovels
and they dig.
they dig for minutes, hours, days, years
most dig for five years or so.
they continue digging
but now they have companions.
little ones.
but no worries, they get bigger all the time
the companions sit by the edge of the pit and wait.
they wait.
after ten more years
the pit is ready to be filled.
so the diggers gather around the edge of the pit
and throw in whatever they think may fill it up completely.
they throw in paper, mostly
books and documents. articles. guidebooks.
after that there is still a little bit of space left.
it was always meant to be filled with...
the companions
so the diggers, they seize the companions
and hurl them into the pit.
unceremoniously, without warning.
now the companions
they are left to dig through the mess.
they dig, oh yes they dig.
but they have more to dig.
they must deepen the hole
even though they stand in it.
that is the nature of the Pit.
to be brought up to dig
dig, such that you might be trapped in it.
and when you find your partner
you too will throw in your little companion
and he will dig
such that he will be trapped in it.
such is the education system.
- the Darkening Dawn
