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...A compilation of quotes by U.G. Krishnamurti that can alter your life. Someone once said to his daughter who had met U.G., "Damned be the day you met this man; your life will never be the same." Whether we feel cursed or blessed, our coming upon the unique life/energy that is U.G. can change our life forever....

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...r that I could not fully digest. Then here comes this man, and from the day one when I read his first book, I agreed with him totally on everythin... ...nd from the day one when I read his first book, I agreed with him totally on everything—to my surprise. I read him more—it was the same. It was as th... ...le reason why I decided to publish his words—this is my eighth book based on him. Hoping for many more to come... So enjoy your private moments wi... ... life. Someone once said to his daughter who had met U.G., "Damned be the day you met this man; your life will never be the same." Whether we feel c... ...e ever come across before. The hundred thousand books of clichéd thoughts on spirituality, psychology and self-help available today offer you ways t... ...as often told that his mother had said, just before she died, that he "was born to a destiny immeasurably high." His grandfather took this very serio... ...His marriage broke up. He put his wife and sons—a second, Kumar, had been born in Chicago—on a plane to India, and he went to London. He arrived pen... ...who have observed my body moving say it looks like the motions of a newly born baby. This conking out gives a total renewal of the senses, glands and... ... abortion and then you go and kill millions of people in the name of your flag, in the name of patriotism. That is the way things are. You first cre...

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...poetic form by author Kevin Brian Wright about, love, devotion, and the angelic beauty of his beloved - Isabella. Within the story the reader embarks on a spiritual journey of love and romance seen through the eyes of the author. Many transcendental occurrences evolve during this journey through each chapter of the book. With each poem you are visually enlightened by his r...

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...’t put down. I was drawn to the spectacular way Kevin expresses his thoughts on love. Each chapter gets better and better. This book is one of its kin... ... it. I simply fell in love with this heavenly experience this book takes you on. I will recommend this wonderful book and all its glory to all my frie... ...iful love story that you can share with all your loved ones. If you miss out on this book, you’re missing out on a masterpiece. Samara Ibanez - Playbo... ...ssageway to God is now seen to both of them. 19 The Blood of Life She was born from the fortunate womb of mother earth. It was the day when love’s ... ...ood of Life She was born from the fortunate womb of mother earth. It was the day when love’s inevitable assault struck my heart with a piercing arrow.... ... shed such radiance. She shall be charged with nothing but the sweet fair of day. Where it is stored in the blue vaults of heaven. She is his most per... ...f love, keeping a record of eternity. My sound in sweetness, her light wings born of divinity shall lead empires with the golden fire of the moon. She... ...mission. The keys to his kingdom shall be handed to her. Where new wings are born into divinity. A new rising of the sun will rule the skies and guide... ... wordless tune is what she sings to me, harmonies salute my thoughts along a flag of roses red. The wind steals my breath till whispers turn blue and ...

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...nal's Scraped concrete The shelved rows of the poor men Hear the sound die on the pavement In a gradual dying echo. A cigarette succumbs to the voice ... ...nd men of cotton suits, pushing a product. Lost, I drink my coffee alone on the stoop. She had asked to fix me breakfast But I would not let her. My... ...g consumption, was what we left Our wives for; and then hardened ourselves on The springless cushions of the sofas of our friends Whom we eventually f... ...er; no woman... She sits, cigarette limp in her mouth, Thinking that the day has almost ended. And the stars she stares out at From the living room ... ...il as a rope, and then flushing out mucus. He gives the ground beef an air-born somersault to the bag And closes the lid that is connected to the vagu... ...ndispensable. Thinking about how much longer He will need to play out the day That issue is not his, and never has been. "The job was done" He could ... ...tiffness shakes In your calloused hand. You know that what is left of the day Is becoming cold; and despite the smell Of dirt there is a scent Of wat... ...ill continue regardless if I am there. Men fuck virgins; a child-worker Is born and all is holy. There is nothing great to trouble me: The rains that ... ...ably awaits, His red-sock feet on his sofa As the furnace blows The Soviet flag on the wall before his feet. His walls may have many flags, And his mi...

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...Point. Fort Putnam and the Highlands in the distance. A fig is $uttering on the fort. The orchestra represents the level of the river she, upon wh... ...on which level the Chorus uriU enter. The characters of the drama appear on a bank or pihiform, slightly raised above the orchestra and Chorus. At... ...on is such that he can, by turning his head, either watch the personages on the stage, or address the Chorus on the river mar- gin. He is so paint... ... shadows of the dawn. Would God the releasing trumpet would blow and the flag flutter on the mountain side, and that I might find all well! Genera... ...tains, We are streaming, steaming forth; We, the children of your will, Born to serve you, and to fill All your banks and all your margin With th... ...vior of a land - Listen: -There was a stripling in the town Where I was born; and this rash vigorous boy Seized by the nose a bull, that in a fri... ...ore serious than any since the Duke Brought back King Charles. Two true- born Englishmen, If you'll accept my hand, shall this day place I A jew... ...Charles. Two true- born Englishmen, If you'll accept my hand, shall this day place I A jewel in old England's diadem, Which some rash spirits wo... ...n his horse, And Andr6 like a Genius at his side, Guiding the host! That flag shall fall When next we meet: up run the British colors ! England f...

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... Read on, and choose to believe if you will. The Codex is intended to share the c... ...wn life however you see fit; you can merely dismiss it... or you can read on, and if you feel moved to become a direct part of spreading this messag... ...nd this strong sense of purpose. It seemed to leap up from the very words on the screen that he typed. It didn't matter if those words came from an ... ...face away, than to pause for compassion. Isn’t it? From the moment you’re born, you’re born into a system: a system of right and wrong, black and wh... ...ht not our intentions finally be realized? Peace is not a sound bite, or a flag snapping in the wind of someone’s youthful idealism, or abolishing al... ...their skin looks like. Everyone has the capacity for evil, but NO ONE is "born" to it, or "designed" for it; and no one ANYWHERE is less valuable as... ... make the lives of humans easier. And whether or not a baby was cloned or born, wouldn’t you agree that it’s just as alive? I’ve built quite a few "... ... structure. You have to, to change anything at all. Sitting around waving flags gets ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DONE. Check your history books for the great... ...ific Purpose, and everyone needs to be working together under the united "flag" of that Purpose. It's taken a long while to have everyone united in ...

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...book) ISBN: 1-4033-8038-4 (Paperback) ISBN: 1-4033-8039-2 (Dustjacket) This book is printed on acid free paper. ... ...h their so-called sacred ’rumels’ (a scarf or cord) and secretly burying their bodies. They lived on the proceeds of their homicidal activities and ... ...a could be attributed to a wild animal or some other mishap. When British travellers went missing on journeys to the interior, however, the British ... ...mily believes that Its misappropriation has placed a curse on them. You see only one son had been born to every direct male heir and as a result, th... ...ever they first met her and although she was feminine enough to be thankful that she had not been born plain, she was always slightly embarrassed by... ...nd Mary seems a strong and sensible woman who would wish to be with her husband when the child is born. If you do not mind, I shall personally super... ...inated the valley below. On its keep fluttered the banner of the East India Company and the Union flag demonstrating, all too clearly, the real mili... ...d the Residency, large iron gates bearing the East India Company’s crest - the Royal Arms and the flag of St. George - were opened to them by red-co... ...he tinkling sound was made by these blades, which were being whirled around the heads of the self-flagellators and brought vigorously down on their ...

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... The First Book of Factoids First Published on the Links and Factoids Study List http://groups.yahoo.com/gr... ... address). Simpson's first husband was Earl Winfield Spencer. The King met her on January 10, 1931 but was not impressed. Even in the months af... ...d invited them to his country retreat - she did not captivate him. He did take her on a cruise, two years later, unaccompanied by her husband. He t... ...r of Nahor and Haran, first appears in the Bible in Genesis 11:27. He may have been born in Ur, in today's Iraq, near Nasiryah, around 4000 years ag... ...y's Iraq, near Nasiryah, around 4000 years ago. His brother, Nahor, definitely was born in Ur and, having fathered Lot, also died in Ur Kasdim (Ur ... ...30 kilometers away from Harran. It boasts a cave where Abraham is said to have been born. SOURCE: Bruce Feiler, Abraham: A Journey to the Heart ... ... The bobtail squid lives in the shallow waters of the coast of Hawaii. During the day, it is buried deep in the sand. It emerges to hunt at nightf... ...ed the United Arab Republic (UAR) and had the hallmarks of a unitary state: single flag and anthem, shared armed services and common foreign policy... ... been the symbol of the Zionist movement since 1897. It is an important part of the flag of the State of Israel. It has been a Jewish symbol for a m...

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... Draft For your consideration © 2006-2007 All Rights Reserved Based on hundreds of newly-discovered documents in archives the world o... ...f the Holocaust. When his boss at the Genocide Monitoring Group sends him to Israel on a routine assignment, he finds himself at the deadly center o... ...tine assignment, he finds himself at the deadly center of a nightmare. • What is on the floppy disk he picked up in Jerusalem? • Who is Franken... ... the multicolored mash. It was almost time. In Israel, the Holocaust Memorial Day opens with a wailing siren, followed by two minutes of conte... ... his forehead. He is wearing a uniform of his own design. In the corner, a swastika flag clings to its pole. A leather armchair. Padded walls. The ... ...as a bastard. That explains a lot of his off-springs’ foul character. Were children born out of wedlock common at that time?” Libby nodded affirma... ...es his verdict – “Pray, continue.” “The documents were handed from one male first-born to another. My father gave them to me on my thirteenth birt... ...ious – “But there’s a far simpler explanation. It’s Adolf Hitler’s birthday. He was born on April 20 th , 1889.” Chapter the Thirteenth The Eich... ...they kept ignoring me Bauer was in the tortuous process of unfurling an enormous flag and Libby seemed particularly unhappy about it. It was the ...

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...ook contains. The book opens with an “Invitation” and then proceeds with “The Myth of Sophia-Analysis: life as a work of art”, “Choral Group Research on life as a work of art”, “The Cosmological vision of Sophia-Art”, “The Cosmo-Art Theorem”, “The Cosmo-Art Myth”, “The Myth of Ulysses contains the Cosmo-Art Myth”, “Exploring the Myth of Ulysses”, “The Ulysseans: creators o...

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...is dedicated to my wife and to everyone who participated in my seminars on Sophia-Art and the group laboratories on Existential Anthropology. Th... ...es you do not immediately understand the meaning of what I am saying, keep on reading and chew on these ideas slowly, as though they were morsels of... ...g and chew on these ideas slowly, as though they were morsels of food. One day you will find you have developed new thoughts and behaviours that wil... ... to do so. * On the cover of my book “L’Inconscio Esistenziale” {The Existential Uncons... ... It is made up of freedom, of love, of truth and of beauty that are created day after day; it condenses and concentrates around a central nucleus tha... ..., through years of work, the same processes that come about when a star is born: condensation, collapse, thermonuclear reactions and the transformati... ...pletely. We are partly in it and partly outside of it. Either we have been born only half way or we haven’t been born at all. Only those who underg... ...5, and here slightly modified. 60 This is how the concept of an elite is born and this is the basis on which every type of future racism is justif... ...e placenta, and so he makes his army carry an effigy of it on all of their flags. Losing the uterus is also painful for the newborn, and it is painf...

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...he period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708. It is a collection of hymns (shabda) or baani describing the qualities of God and why one should meditate on God's name. Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth guru, affirmed the sacred text Adi Granth as his successor, elevating it to Guru Granth Sahib. The text remains the holy scripture of the Sikhs, regarded as the teaching...

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... Guru Nanak (1469–1539 CE) was the Founder of the Sikh Religion, who was born in the village Talwandi, now called “Nankana Sahib”, situated near L... ...ur (1664-1675) and Guru Gobind Singh (1675-1708). Before breathing last on 7 th October 1708, Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Master, put an end to... ...0 ] (rwmklI mhlw 1 - pMnw 935) But hardly any Guru-minded person meditates on the Guru’s Divine Word. Great men have uttered the Baani and whosoeve... ... thousands of suns showing their sunshine, there would still be no effect on the darkness of ignorance in our hearts. In spite of all this brightne... ...the Nectar of Revealed Hymns. Whosoever recites the Lord’s True Name every day and in whose heart is enshrined the True Lord, that heart becomes im... ...TI kau swjy Awpy jwxY soeI ] 21 ] “No one knows the time, date, period, day, or season or month of the year when this Universe came into existenc... ...one in this world is being controlled by his ego and pride. Person is also born or faces death under the effective control of ego. We give something... ... “O Friend! The True Lord is ever existent and ever lasting. He is neither born nor faces death any time. In fact, such a Supreme True Entity is per... ... recitation of Amrit like Nectar of Gurbaani. Sikh concerts, the banners, flags and the mansions ever remain inviolate. May the cause of Truth and ...

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...Teenage twins James and Samantha Blake are caught up in a seemingly random terrorist bombing while on a school trip. Many of their friends are killed. When the twins wake up in hospital, their lives have changed forever.The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and Sam recover from their injuries and, when the t...

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...than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. All characters in this publication are... ...w.elucidox.com Cover design Andrew Clarke www.clarke-design.co.uk For more news on the Class Heroes series, see www.classheroes.com Table o... ...mantha Blake sat up in her hospital bed. She tried to read the article about her on the 24/7 Interactive News website, but her eyes kept flicking ne... ...arents from South Ealing Comprehensive School in West London. They had been on a day trip to St Paul’s Cathedral and the Imperial War Museum. There... ...e traditional way.” “Well then why don’t you, instead of dribbling over her all day?” Nina snapped, and returned to reading her magazine. “Well per... ...en one that rotten. He cast a quick look at the clock: 19:28. It had been a long day. He had arrived at South Ealing Comprehensive’s playground near... ...ir rituals; something they said to each other if one was feeling down. James was born one hour before Sam so, technically, he was her big brother. ... ...look terrible, Stannard. The last time I saw a face like that it was on a pirate flag. Did we interrupt your beauty sleep?” “If I’d known you’d be h... ...t. Larry Blake was retired from the United States Air Force. He was an engineer, born in Chicago, who had been stationed in East Anglia in the 1950s...

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...Weaving international intrigue with a high-level murder case, The Mystery of Jamieson Stone will leave you on the edge of your seat. When the world’s most famous television news anchor, Jamieson Stone, apparently commits suicide on live international television, Stone’s widow hires detective Michael Brand to find the truth. Th...

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... papers and giving and taking orders. Cameras jostled into position as the lights focused on where Jamieson Stone would do his nightly news; the sam... ...lum,” she said with a mock smile. “The main thing is that you’re alright,” she patted him on the arm. “We’ve got ten minutes. Need anything?” “A g... ...conds with the water. “Anything else, Boss?” “No, honest I’m fine,” Stone said sipping on the water. - J.Cross/Stone 5 Simmons moved the gl... ...mplicated individual. His life had consisted of many layers of incongruities. He had been born in Colombia. His father was a doctor, and his mother ... ...he image that he had created for himself. It wasn’t long after that Michael Brand Jr. was born. To him, his son became one of the joys of his life. ... ...t you expect.” She was already more than what he had expected. “You can call me any time, day or night,” he said and handed her his card. Brand l... ...k, knowing that the upper management were either in discussions, or had gone home for the day. Brand parked his car and walked the short distance t... ... “I see,” Brand said, and wondered if he might not have made a good Capo if he had been born Sicilian. “Then we wait. But I must use a secure phone... ...ffice with military mementos, plagues, and medals hanging on the walls, plus an American flag standing behind his desk. The General offered him a ...

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...deep ploughings the field opens its mouth. Zephyr is lightly taking us on sharpened horns. The border copse grows in sensibility. Kind cranes bri... ...d horns. The border copse grows in sensibility. Kind cranes bring warmth on the wing. Acacias are bursting into laughters of buds. The breeze blows... ...d by the light? Are the waves hitting the sea? The metaphor flutters its flag like a rainbow. Chthonian wasps' nests of hollow wort... Serpents ... ...ky from peaks' foreheads. A child runs losing his soul through the ears. On the edge poplars carry roads on their back. On old hills the rumour of... ...t so productive in some segments of culture. Florentin Smarandache was born in 1954, in Bãlcesti­Vâlcea, and he graduated from the Faculty of Math... ...le / full of morose / desires." The winter begins with a haiku of high day: "Rege pe strãzi "King in the streets, ...

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...Paradoxism is an avant-garde movement in literature, art, philosophy, science, based on excessive use of antitheses, antinomies, contradictions, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up by the editor since 1980’s and promulgates a counter-time/ counter-sense creation. Paradoxism started as an ant...

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...RANDACHE (editor) FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY ON PARADOXISM Editura ALMAROM Râmnicu-Vâlcea, 2... ...ibliotecii Na ţionale SMARANDACHE, FLORENTIN FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY ON PARADOXISM/ Florentin Smarandache – Râmnicu-Vâlcea, ALMAROM, 2004, ... ... SMARANDACHE (editor) FOURTH INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY ON PARADOXISM Editura ALMAROM Râmnicu-Vâlcea,... ... in derision, in opposite sense, in a syncretic way. Thus the paradoxism was born. Through paradoxist experiments one brings new literary, artistic... ...om future to past, he came out of his grave married, played in a cave, was born, and aborted at last. RÜCKWÄRTS Staub, Gerippe, heraus aus de... ...s ă mute pe acel NU! în lumea mondenităţii şi modernit ăţii, dup ă al doilea flagel mondial. Şi, astfel, teatrul modern european a intrat în consona... ...s fat woman know that the whole Universe is vibration and incantation? “Mad flag!” “Waggish mower!” “Bonjourists like tourists!” “Patriots like d... ...IVIRE LA CULTURA POSTMODERN Ă (fragmente) (...) Nu reiau contradic ţiile flagrante cu afirma ţiile anterioare. Vreau doar s ă subliniez c ă, în ... ... Then each point is every point – One is All. Haiku: The first ever to be born Has yet to be born. Haiku: “SELF-ATTRIBUTION” The Eternal Se...

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... the version he most considered full and complete. While it was a commercial and critical failure during Whitman’s lifetime, LEAVES OF GRASS has gone on to become one of the most canonical books of poetry ever written, influencing and inspiring countless artists in the last two centuries. Written in a groundbreaking prosodic style Whitman referred to as “free verse” LEAVES...

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...d daring;                     But O heart! heart! heart!                          O the bleeding drops of red,                               Where on the deck my Captain lies,                                    Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and r...

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... To Foriegn Lands To a Historian To Thee Old Cause Eidólons For Him I Sing When I Read the Book Beginning My Studies Beginners To the States On Journeys through the States To a Certain Cantatrice Me Imperturbe Savantism The Ship Starting I Hear America Singing What Place Is Besieged Still though the One I Sing Shut Not Your Doors Poets to Come To You Th...

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...of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the symbiotic connection that exists between all living things on Earth; the sacred balance of life. Upon the next day's passing, Seattle signs the Port Eliot treaty relinquishing ownership of Suquamish ancestral lands to the United States government in favor of a small reservation t...

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...viding public access to the world's most complete collection of electronic books on-line as well as offer a variety of services and resources that su... ...ago had been fashioned into a fishing pole. He had been sitting for most of the day on a flat boulder along the bank ofthe river. A thin rawhide str... ...had been fashioned into a fishing pole. He had been sitting for most of the day on a flat boulder along the bank ofthe river. A thin rawhide string ... ... the cun­ ning silver fish. But for most of the day the old man's thoughts were on tomorrow: a day he feared, but knew had to come. As he stared int... ...ist firmly and tell him that his bloodline had begun long before the forest was born and that the spirit of his ancestors had The Soul Bearer :I c... ...owd gathered in their respective places. Cavalry sol­ diers stood around a Union flag that waved in the morning breeze, while a Union band played soo... ...ure that went far beyond the confines of the teepee. "I saw you before you were born. I saw your face in the night visions. You are the one chosen t... ... was a hot summer evening, and the air conditioned lobby was a welcome relief. Born and raised in the cool grey ofPuget Sound with its lush green m... ...utomated video equip­ ment hidden behind one-way mirrors, and microphones camou­ flaged in stained-glass Tiffany lamps. When everyone was in their pl...

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...tion by John Florio (1553-1625) Book I. | Book II. | Book III. Note on the e-text: this Renascence Editions text was provided by Professor Emer... ...till after our Death XIX. That to Philosophise is to learn how to die XX. On the force of Imagination XXI. The profit of one man is the dammage of an... ...ation upon Cicero XL. That the taste of Goods or Evils doth greatly depend on the opinion we have of them XLI. That a Man should not communicate his ... ...'d him in the best lodging of our speach. And made him now as free, as if borne here, And as well ours as theirs, who may be proud That he is their... ...trange a speach, Her Genius yet finds apt decipherers: And never was she borne to dye obscure, But guided by the Starres of her owne grace, Makes ... ...hildren proceeding from them to bee brought up in the countrie; and those borne of the bad to be banished and sent abroad. Notwithstanding if any of... ... disordered, and diseased taste and hold- fast. Nam cum vidit hic ad usum flagitat usus, Onmia jam ferme mortalibus esse parata, Divitiis homines e... ...roduceth our selves against our selves. Occultum quaetiens animo tortore flagellum. -- Juven Sat. xiii. 195. Their minde, the tormentor of sinne, ... ... AM Montaigne's Essays 'En tw fronein gar hden hdiotoV bioV -- SOPH. Aia. Flag. The sweetest life I wis, In knowing nothing is. And as Ecclesiastes...

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...ce of exceptional and special people, about whom there is scant knowledge on this level. During the many years of research he devoted to a study of ... ...esus, Leo- nardo, Shakespeare, and Lincoln, he sought to base the journals on what is known and what can be surmised about the person behind each voi... ... SAPPHO’S JOURNAL Sappho, walking on her island beach, pauses by a broken amphora: With one foot, she nud... ...es, no lifted hands, no raised shields, no plumed helmets at the rail, no flags. I heard an oar drag and in that sound I heard the rasp of death. If... ...homecoming. And now, now our fleet was gliding toward us, grey-hulked, no flags raised, oars shuffling like sick crabs. Was it defeat or half-victor... ...e flute and lyre of the ceramic players. I dreamed I talked with Cyprus-born... No, that is a poor line. Maybe this is a better theme for tonig... ...“Who swam halfway round the island last year?” demanded Gyrinno. “Who was born at sea?” said Anaktoria. “You can tell the best swimmer by the shape ... ..., his feet in the dust, his smiles. Exekias babbled dully about food and flagrant cheating, her basket bumping my hip. I wondered how I could wait,... ...our sail grey or brown? Was the water rough? The answers mean so little. Born of the sea, where is love more beautiful than on the sea? Like water,...

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...The book is a descriptive overview of the culture of the villages. It contains material on the villagers' housing, rice farming and other means of livelihood, community life, festivals, weddings, funerals, sorcerers and healers, as well as village Buddhism. The author draws surprising parallels between the world...

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...sold dried fish. With my wife and two small sons, I had arrived in Lampang on the night train from Bangkok, and stood there after an ill-slept night, ... ... I have made five trips in all to Northern Thailand and collected material on people's lives in three villages in the province and in its centre, the ... ...olklore, and research institutions are continuously collecting information on the lives of modern Finns. In European welfare states, an individual's l... ... some researchers, too, to ponder why the deceased are symbolized by white flags or pennants both in Thailand and in Finland, why Lampang Chinese and ... ...school for four years. Personally, I only spent two years at school. I was born here in the village of Srii Muod Klao, but then later on, mother and ... ...and cruelty in this world is unlikely to end before the divine redeemer is born. Now we wait all the time for the divine redeemer. It's already the ye... ...ime for the divine redeemer. It's already the year 2527 and he still isn't born. Maybe he was, but he died and now we await his rebirth as divine rede... ...l the 1980s, the country stopped every morning at eight, when the national flag was raised at all offices, with the national anthem blaring from louds... ...ay to the cremation place, and the custom of the cremator carrying a white flag of death walking ahead of the procession has also been preserved. In t...

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...est Indies by Carthaginians -- Hamilcar's voyage to the North seas -- Wonderful lands and fountains -- Astounding adventures of Hanuo -- Weird sights on the shores of ancient Africa -- Witches and Snake charmers -- Among the mermaids -- Voyage of Pytheas, the philosopher -- Tears of sorrowing sea-birds -- Discovery of a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A no...

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...onderful lands and fountains -- Astounding adventures of Hanuo -- Weird sights on the shores of ancient Africa -- Witches and Snake charmers -- Among ... ... large as an island -- Settlement of Iceland -- Discoveries of Erik the Red -- On Greenland's frigid shores -- The Sagas of old Icelandic history -- D... ...lands -- Adventures in the New World -- The first white man that ever set foot on the American continent -- Killing of Thorwald by natives -- His last... ...ns -- Marco Polo's return voyage -- Visit to the East Indies -- The Unicorn of Borneo -- Killing and eating the sick -- A city offered for a ruby -- A... ...9 Fleet of the Grand Khan................................................. 130 Bornean Unicorn killing a hunter.......................................... ...corn killing a hunter........................................ 131 John Cabot's Flag-ship.................................................. 136 Fleet o... ...hereto. So also did Sumatra and Java unite to form one very long island, while Borneo was connected with the mainland. These changes in the face of th... ...ens). Here coming to anchor, the natives came flocking upon the shore waving a flag. Like demonstrations were made in return by the crew, which were f... ...ed only by a daring stratagem. Sending for all the pilots to come on board the flag-ship with their maps, charts and instruments, he put the men in ir...