Steel screams when it's forged, it gasps when it's quenched. It creaks when it goes under load. I think even steel is scared, son.

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But sometimes, steel screams. It gasps. It creaks. After all, it was forged in the fires of adversity, and it will carry the impact of every blow it receives through its entire life.

Sometimes steel is terrified. Fear is an unfortunate side effect of steel.

Source: A Canticle For Leibowitz

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