Graveyard Dirt: Two Worlds and In-between

Be Careful w/Your Machines

"This cannot be. The worlds of magic and logic must exist side by side; not destroy each other. Take care! Be careful with your machines, I say!" Carolinus, Flight of Dragons

There's a scene in the animated movie Flight of Dragons where the green wizard, Carolinus, watches helplessly as a swan's dragged under the powerful current of a watermill. He wades out to the broken bird and resuscitates it while shouting "TAKE CARE! BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR MACHINES, I SAY!" to the oblivious workers within.

Whenever I encounter roadkill that particular scene is always the first thing I think of, and while carrying the dead animal back to the car I'm haunted by Carolinus' words which still loop in my head after 20+ years. But they were never as real, never as poignant until I found myself in the backroom at 4:30 AM, sobbing, cradling a paralyzed rabbit that we had to euthanize because its spine had been broken by a car.

Take fucking care. Be careful with your motherfucking machines. Please.