He was older than the days he had seen and the breaths he had drawn. He linked the past with the present, and the eternity behind him throbbed through him in a mighty rhythm to which he swayed as the tides and seasons swayed.

他的古老，超出了亲历的日子与呼吸的次数。他把过去与现在连接起来，身后的永恒以强劲的节律在体内搏动；他随之摇荡，如潮汐与四季一般。