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qualis artifex pereo
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Act VI: Qualis artifex pereo (Nero)
Fiddling while Rome is burning
Rivals to the throne eliminated
Seeing Aggripina's ghost
Let
him
kill
me,
provided
he
becomes
emperor
Weeding out conspirators
Aborting Poppaea the Younger
As Forces Of Darkness Empower
Running Nero Redivivus fever
Qualis artifex pereo
What an artist dies with me
What an artist the world is loosing
A talent, by cruelty, overshadowed
Gazing down on the great fire of Rome