These are my stairs. There are many like it but these are mine, My stairs are my best friend. They are my life. I must master them as must master my life. Without me, the stairs are useless. Without my stairs I am useless. I must dance my stairs true. I must dance better than my enemy, who is trying to challenge me. I must out dance him before he out dances me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my stairs and myself are defenders of my dancing reputation, we are the masters of my enemy, we are the saviors of my swagger. So be it, until there is no enemy, but dance. Amen.