Death's law brings change to all created things;
Lands cease to know themselves as years roll on.
As centuries pass, e'en nations change their form,
Yet safe the world remains, with all it holds. (Marcus Manilius)

Death's law brings change to all created things; Lands cease to know themselves as years roll on. As centuries pass, e'en nations change their form, Yet safe the world remains, with all it holds.

Marcus Manilius

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