At the beginning of the Ian Fleming novel,
You Only Live Twice
James Bond’s wife Tracy has been murdered.
The Book follows his “rebirth”,
when he is given a reputedly “impossible” mission.
This haikai no renga poem appears in Chapter 11:
You only live Twice:
Once when you are Born
And once when you look Death in The Face.
Niska:
[sing-songie]
Mr. Reynolds...
[moans]
Niska:
You died, Mr. Reynolds.
Mal:
Seemed like the thing to do.
Niska:
When you die,
I can't hurt you any more.
And I want two days at least, minimum.
Book:
Did you ever read the works of Shan Yu?
Simon:
Shan Yu the psychotic dictator?
Sadistic crap legitimized by florid prose.
Tell me you're not a fan.
Book:
Yep. Fancied himself quite The Warrior Poet.
Wrote volumes on War, Torture,
The Limits of Human Endurance.
Simon:
That's nice.
Jayne Cobb:
I'm smellin' a lotta 'if' comin' off this plan.
Zoë Washburne:
You could'a stayed in your bunk.
Jayne Cobb:
Could'a, should'a, would'a.
[cocks rifle]
Simon:
Did you do anything today?
River Tam:
Played with Kaylee.
The Sun came out, and I walked on my feet
and heard with my ears.
I hate the bits, the bits that stay down and I work,
I f-function like I'm A Girl.
I hate it because I know it'll go away!
The Sun grows Dark
and Chaos has come again.
It's... fluids.
What am I?
Simon:
You are My Beautiful Sister.
River Tam:
I-I threw up on Your Bed.
Simon:
Yep. Definitely My Sister.
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