. The life of man is not the life of Yag, nor is human death the death of Yag. Let me be free of this cage of broken, blind flesh, and I will once more be Yogah of Yag, morning-crowned and shining, with wings to fly, and feet to dance, and eyes to see, and hands to break." One of my favorite short stories is The Elephant Tower by Robert E. Howard.  In it, the indomitable Conan of Cimmeria attempts...