“There seems very lit­tle to say. I am snow and ice, sleet and the cruel north wind. These are not mere con­cepts with which I iden­tify, they are me and I am them.

“Yes, there are humans with whom I am in some form of cor­re­spon­dance. Yes, on occa­sion I appear in human form — some­times it is nec­es­sary to keep things work­ing the way I should. Yes, I have trou­bling moments in my past — what Kami does not?

“And yes, there is some­thing await­ing in my future, and in the future of those who know me bet­ter than most. Some­thing is gath­er­ing momen­tum, soon things will come to pass, and soon I shall rest again.”