Victory

Translated by Leo Shtutin; Published in Taiwan&Masticadores

Victory came easily to us. And though the fallen outnumber the living in our ranks, we feel that we have triumphed. Do our enemies know this to be so? Do they feel themselves vanquished? The fiercer our battle with the foe, the oftener doubt assails us. Does our foe know of our triumph? Perhaps the foe’s forces, too, are now engaged in a boisterous revel…