Today's Stichomancy for Neal Stephenson

The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare:

We'll never leave till we have hewn thee down Or bath'd thy growing with our heated bloods.

EDWARD. And in this resolution I defy thee; Not willing any longer conference, Since thou deniest the gentle king to speak.-- Sound trumpets;--let our bloody colours wave, And either victory or else a grave!

QUEEN MARGARET. Stay, Edward.

EDWARD.