The inscription on it was fading away, so I should set it down here as it was then, and ask my readers to ponder it:
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	2:det	Discourse=explanation-justify:114->115:1|Entity=(103-object-new-cf2-2-coref
2	inscription	inscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	6:nsubj	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	4:case	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nmod	2:nmod:on	Entity=(100-object-giv:act-cf3-1-ana)103)
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	6:aux	_
6	fading	fade	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	0:root	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	6:advmod	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	12:punct	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	12:advmod	Discourse=organization-preparation:115->122:4
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	12:nsubj|22:nsubj	Entity=(41-person-giv:act-cf1*-1-ana)
11	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	12:aux|22:aux	_
12	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	6:parataxis	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	12:obj	Entity=(103-object-giv:act-cf2-1-ana)
14	down	down	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	12:compound:prt	_
15	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	12:advmod	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	18:mark	Discourse=mode-manner:116->115:0
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	18:nsubj	Entity=(103-object-giv:act-cf2-1-ana)
18	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	12:advcl:as	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	18:advmod	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	22:punct	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	22:cc	Discourse=joint-list_m:117->115:2
22	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	12:conj:and	_
23	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	24:nmod:poss	Entity=(104-person-new-cf4-2-sgl(41-person-giv:act-cf1*-1-ana)
24	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	22:obj|26:nsubj:xsubj	Entity=104)
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	26:mark	_
26	ponder	ponder	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	22:xcomp	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	26:obj	Entity=(103-object-giv:act-cf2-1-ana)|SpaceAfter=No
28	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	6:punct	_
