(an aging man stands in the bathroom and sharpens a straight razor on a leather strop. he cuts his hair short then lathers his scalp with shaving soap and shaves his head clean. when he is finished shaving he takes a vial with only a small amount of fluid left in it and pours it into the sink. he draws the liquid from the sink and begins anointing himself) WYATT TOOMY: (reciting to himself) Through suffering comes redemption. Through sorrow comes exaltation. Through pitch dark comes a cleansing fire. Through the fire, we shall find a spring of new life.