The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.

from Percy Shelley – Ozymandias on Rap Genius

While Ozymandias was a ruthless and cruel leader, he also provided the food for his empire. The acts of man, in this case both benevolent and foul, exist only as a story, no longer part of physical objects in the desert.

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