abstract class CosmicDance {
    // Not bound by time's relentless hold
    protected final Essence eternal;
    // Nor by stories you've been told
    
    private class SeasonalDance {
        void unfold() {
            earth.breathe(Light.divine);
            while (seasons.turn()) {
                stars.alignWith(soul);  // Where patterns of light unfold
            }
        }
    }
    
    protected Spirit awaken() {
        return consciousness
            .transcend()
            .through(new SeasonalDance()
                .unfold());  // In light's embrace, two worlds enfold
    }
}

Java

Created: 1995
Creator: James Gosling
Key Influences: C++, Smalltalk, Objective-C

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