Our own correspondent is sorry to tell    Of an uneasy time that all is not well    On the borders there?s movement, on the hills there is trouble    Food is short, crime is doubled       Prices had risen since the great fell    Casualties increase as the enemies shell    Climate?s unhealthy, flies and rats thrive    And sooner or later the end will arise       This is your correspondent    Run out of tape    Gunfire?s increasing    Looting, burning, rape