PREFACE

Ahh decadence doth devour itself aesthetic nihilism in its own destruction ends sends thee the languor of ennui All pleasures collapse into oblivions languor sends thee see see all stimulants the neurons burn out sending thee into ennui Ahh sensations fleeting all expire give way the gem-like flame burns out extinguished by sensations o’er load heaven into hell delight to torments I do tell into Insouciance I hast fell