It worked for me. The first part did a great job of painting the horror of living in an age of ignorance, at the mercy of unseen, never understood forces. But

It worked for me. The first part did a great job of painting the horror of living in an age of ignorance, at the mercy of unseen, never understood forces. But I kept thinking... no, hold on... that's now too! [0], so was pleased the last stanza wrapped up as I anticipated, concluding modern forms of magic and Faustian bargains are indeed "exchange in which short-term gain threatens long-term security." As a book review it went off into the long grass for a bit in the middle. [0] EDIT; sorry but that SouthPark episode where Butters prays to the government just popped into my head; "And if it wouldn't be too much trouble, I'd really like to get a puppy for Christmas this year. G'night, Government!"