"And the Bastard grant us in our direst need, the smallest gifts: the nail of the horseshoe, the pin of the axle, the feather at the pivot point, the pebble at the mountain's peak, the kiss in despair, the one right word. In darkness, understanding."
To celebrate here is a sneak preview of the gag strip. For this strip we decided to go for a more abstract cartoon style in the manner of Peanuts or Doonesbury as that seemed to fit the joke better.