Phineas, miraculously, survived. He seemed fine. And physically, yes, he was. But his injury resulted in a complete change to his personality. So much so that friends that knew him started referring to him as “no longer Gage”.

The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The moon, their mistress, had expird before; The winds were witherd in the stagnant air, And the clouds perishd; Darkness had no need Of aid from them—