This chapter's epigraph comes from a famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe, entitled "The Ballad of the Black Hole." In this poem, Edgar explains that the power of his black hole sword is so great that he is able to "swish" and "bang" his sword at the same time. This is because Edgar's sword is made of bone, which burns faster than the sword of another man. Edgar is amazed at the speed with which his opponent attacks him with his sword. He is even more amazed when he realizes that his opponent is using his ribs as a sword. Edgar says that if Edgar were someone