Before I go br br I’m supposed to get a last wish: br br Generous reader br br burn this book br br It’s not at all what I wanted to say br br Though it was written in blood br br It’s not what I wanted to say. br br No lot could be sadder than mine br br I was defeated by my own shadow: br br My words took vengeance on me. br br Forgive me, reader, good reader br br If I cannot leave you br br With a warm embrace, I leave you br br With a forced and sad smile. br br Maybe that’s all I am br br But listen to my last word: br br I take back everything I’ve said. br br With the greatest bitterness in the world br br I take back everything I’ve said.