It is written that from the mouths of babes shall come the truth, but when it truly comes, it is a surprise: a young man from San Gimignano once told me that without sin, salvation is meaningless. The best that man can hope for is to shed his chafed leathers, after ages of trial, and find the strength to seek a new spring. Tortured souls thread this mountain like veins of silver. Do not hesitate to plumb the depths of their suffering; many answers can be found, if your heart truly desires them. Cosimo