Yes, hallo parasites. Hallo you clever, frightened pillars of civilization. My, what long arms you have.
You'll not right this leaky ship, not this time. It all burst out from a central point a thousand thousand years ago, and at last the horizon has outpaced you, and I'm glad. Avant, pendant, après moi - toujours le déluge! If you've got something to say, say it and be done. But you'll have to speak up, you know. Ha!
Anyhow, in case I'm just digging cloud-graves, here's another story. My, isn't life a funny old thing?
Read it yourself here: The Torture of Hope, by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam.