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...ittering your god-like state. Bitter is life! Bitter, bitter even to the gods, is life! Father Hudson. Sons and daughters, sole feeders of my lif... ...t was wrong; The hero should receive the hero's meed. Leader of Men. The gods that made him hero had left out The drop of meekness which preserves... ...low his own desires? Fear overtaketh me in thinking of them. I thank the gods that my channel is laid, I cannot change it. The man seems to me lik... ... a lake on a hilltop and cry to it, Stay there! He hath wrestled against thunder. He would lift the [ 44 I OF BENEDICT ARNOLD rocks with his back... ...g the dark stream pass; Storm King, and Donderberg, homes of reverberant thunder; Thou steep theatre, where his story trod its stage, And where t... ...er of Men. Such a hero as an- can show, towering, magnificent, cloud and thunder, made of and glory, a god among fighting men, a Hector or Mars ap...

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...Poetess Josephine Russo “One Beautiful Season”: You must truly live with the Gods on Mount Olympus! There is no way you come from this hootin’- nanny ... ...f her beauty; and through our journey of forever love all seeing eyes of the Gods will watch over us in their amorous care. 49 All for Her Love Would... ...Zeon till I reached heaven’s sanctum of sacred gold. I offered myself to the Gods for her, just to hold her close within the holy days of Autumn dance... ... simply majesty. Upon a stem of another rose with the strength of a thousand Gods I thread the century like ancient pearls without the height of wings... ...g. Creating a crowning city to dwell therein. She conceives the power of the Gods transpiring beauty within everything she touches, seeking the first ... ...he ear with such a sound in sweetness will rise like a chorus of angels. Her thunder transcends the world into an estate of love inspiring splendor. W...

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...e to her before the heavens, for I will never be without the fruits of the gods. I drink from the rich fountain of Athos where my heart flows freely w... ...t shall be with the lips I be wed, I shall die with her kiss. Power of the gods be made in ordnance to the temple of the cloth. Courts of eternal life... ...earth born shall rise in my arms and rest against the starry heavens. High thunder has blessed the Elysian skies where God has set her beauty sacred u... ... daughter of all women brought forth this world and its universal law. The gods stand proud in the sky, and beauty fifty thousand years before her thr...

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...Healing and Abuse Our Love Alivid Moi Aussi Cutting to Existence A Hundred Children The Old Gods Wander In the Concentration Camp Called Home The Mir... ...e exit and Dinah somnambulated after him. Thus, torturously, they vanished into the murky, thunderstruck, outside, leaving the door ajar to the rai... ... the sizzling receiver on the bed and drag my book- laden suitcase to the corridor and then, thunderously, down the spiral staircase. Return Th... ...e knocked on the outer screen rigidly and the sounds reverberated in the house like distant thunder. The door was opened so instantly that we recoil... ...w listen to the hundred children that are your womb. I am among them. Return The Old Gods Wander by Sam Vaknin Your promised lands ... ...s its name except for our nakedness. In a garden of talking serpents, cool days and lying Gods, I betray you to the voice and hide. Return My...

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...he shadows of the trees. Everything changes. Good men are distorted into Gods, and philosophy is made into a sordid religion. Buddhism, Christianity... ...huns Thais put down plates of food and lit incense that would carry to the gods their wishes. She had been his guardian spirit in a sanphraphun of th... ...hey saw him in the living room in front of a big screen where, what to the gods, were tenuous carbon copies of men falling from the windows of a skysc... ... They were empathic and there was no escape. Jatupon wanted to shake the gods from their slumber, to knock the emerald Buddha from its pedestal, and... ...g," he said as he exited the room. Jatupon looked out of the window. Thai thunder crackled the skies like an empty bag of potato chips. Lightning st...

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...on, his dark eyes burning into hers. ‘My darling, you are a green-eyed siren who would tempt the gods. Another minute and I would have taken you he... ...tain tops and filled the valley below with sheets of THE CURSE OF KALI 197 electric light. The thunder roared and rolled from the peaks, echoing a... ...electric light. The thunder roared and rolled from the peaks, echoing across the valley as if the gods were shouting their anger from their mighty m...

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...Vol. 1: TripStone hates to kill her gods but she must feed her people. An accomplished hunter in the Masari village of Crossroads, she is charged with the ritual slaying of the sacred Yata. Her comrade Ghost tries to end Masari dependence on Yata meat by pe...

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... whom they loved and turned away from their huts, leaving their fate to the gods.  The sun beat down. TripStone's eyes grazed the yellow grass aro... ...at she be recognized before she killed. She did not question, sure that the gods would send her a good catch. In time. Woody decay wafted up to her... ... and shadow, raising mist. Yata scripture told of such a portal sent by the gods. If a Masari hunter were a skilled shooter, one might step effortle... ... the catch—to the edge of Basc. He left them there and fled, praying to the gods to strike him down. To show his face to the Yata would be to condem... ...e became the strong, killed and yet worshipped by the weak. We became their gods on earth. How could she explain the Covenant to children so young? ... ..." "From nourishment are we born, and to nourishment we return." The voices thundered. "For we are sustenance, and sustenance is sacred." The elder... ...nshot. Long ago, hidden in the tall grass, Zai had heard that same crack of thunder under a bright blue sky. A body crashed to the ground amidst the... ...lls. Shouting erupted from the empty marketplace center, followed by boots thundering on cobblestones. Low curses mixed with bellowed orders as the...

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...to himself, or from an- other world, he repeated lines we had loved: “The gods held me in Egypt, longing to sail for home, for I had failed to seek ... ...e for me, as their commander, to speak. Very well, I will!” And his voice thundered across the room, to make sure that none would miss or mistake it... ...I must be able to rest and get away from responsibilities, to welcome the gods of trees and ocean and those long dead, whose marble shrines dot a co... .... There are so many dead. How- ever, life must be better than death or the gods would have chosen to die. Life must be day-by-day and hour-by-hour. A... ...Byzantium? It seems to be a world of questions. P When I think how many gods exist, I am shocked by man’s confusion and gullibility. “Man is like... ...y snow, a purer air surrounds it, a white clarity envelops it, and the gods there taste of happiness that lasts forever... P It has been a dread... ...in Pyrgos,” Phaon tells me, his head on my lap. “I was born in a terrible thunderstorm, in my father’s hut. He was a very clever fisherman but there... ...eives of us as he used to be, his hatred subsides. Let him feel alone, he thunders, bends toward me, drags his fingers through his VOICES FROM THE ... ...l those pages... I wanted to write a book as full of life...give back the thunder of the storm...look how the bugs have eaten the book...see that ri...

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...ichore gazed up to see Helios, Eos’s brother, with his own team of horses: Bronte— Thunder, Steroes—Dazzling, Phlegon—Flaming and Pyrroes—Red-haired... ...hing to hold me here.” He reached across and took her hand. “I know enough of the gods to realize your dwelling place is not of my world. I know I ... ...ave found love, only to lose it so soon… What had she done to displease the other gods so much they could play this cruel trick on her? She square... ...t him. “You will have to destroy me, too!” Desist Ares. At once! A mighty clap of thunder, announced the arrival of Zeus himself. The skies grew b... ...to be elsewhere just now.” He gave a mighty bellow and the wind lashed the trees, thunderclaps echoed from the mountains and lightning streaked the... ... 64 assignation with Aphrodite.” “Whaa-at?” Again, lightning lit the skies and thunder crashed around them. “And where, pray, is he holding this... ...of the Hall were five magnificent thrones, one for each of the principle Olympian gods. Terpsichore stole a look at Apollo’s; empty, as she knew it... ...rprise to her that beautiful Aphrodite was missing, too. She looked around. Those gods who remained surrounded themselves with mists of invisibilit... ...Apollo placed his hand upon the wizened trunk. A flash of light like one of Zeus’s thunderbolts lit up the forest. A mighty crack echoed and reverbe...

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...arged and shocked clay no different from himself, crawl onto his body, the gods and Buddhas would obsequiously hover around in mid-air. Sleep deprived... ...tween the emotional response of running after her, a sacrilege against the gods, and a logical response, a blaspheme against this positive mixing call... ...a facetious play with words meant that devils could be made instantly from gods, and that gods were made from the muck of childhood sensitivities like... ... made a spell that transformed Buddha into a god even though there were no gods in Buddhism (at least not in Buddha's Buddhism), no netherworld of hea... ...He tried to look again but this time he was distracted by an eerie roll of thunder which sounded like the ambulatory movements on creaking floor board... ... a wet washcloth for his hot forehead when he was sick, had him get out of thunder storms, told him to never walk across the street unless in consort ... ...ver's seat, started the car, and they drove away. By this time the air was thundering with such a noise of pelicans that they could no longer hear the... ...ss pass away easily by acting the part of a god? Zeus-like in shooting his thunder bolts, albeit thunder bolts of conversation against that soft epist... ...that could easily be smudged and erased. Lying on his half of the bed, the thunder, lightning, and wind from outside seemed to diffuse into that porou...

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...hem when they go out. The truth is that the weather is simply how the sky gods like to express themselves. Some of the sky gods are f erce and angry... ...bring a good deal of mist and grey cloud with them. In general, these sky gods are attracted to Hoomans of the same temperament. So the gods of suns... ...lot. Where the Hoomans like to complain and whinge about things, the rain gods of drizzle and gloomy clouds gather together for months at a time. On... ... gloomy clouds gather together for months at a time. Once in a while, the gods quarrel and they boom out thunderous argu- ments above the Earth. If n... ...for months at a time. Once in a while, the gods quarrel and they boom out thunderous argu- ments above the Earth. If no one backs down, then they f g... ...none, she placed a glass of milk on the bedside table. ‘It looks like the thunderstorm they forecast has turned up. It might get a little loud 14 B... ...torm arrived and all hell broke loose in the sky above. The echoes of the thunder made the windows rattle, and lightning left streaks on the back of... ... have struck a power line or something. He didn’t mind. It meant that the thunderstorm was clearer. He pulled back the curtains even further and sent... ...ellow teeth and then drank the water from the vase to wash down his meal. Thunder rolled moodily outside but the storm was already passing. The rain...

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...ed the sarcastic cat…bittersweet…full of action…awesome love scene in the thunderstorm…heartbreaking…best adolescent hero since Catcher in the Rye.”... ...ginal fantasy novel published electronically. DEDICATION To Joshua Thunderpussy, Who stayed when so many others left and who could only be p... ... still mourns the passing of his silver-mackerel tabby, the great Joshua Thunderpussy. His personal website can be found at http://www.wpl.lib.in.u... ... All of you are familiar with and respect the works of Lei-kung, Lord of Thunder. Since almost time immemorial, we have prospered within the cryst... ...ay that wings are only for mating and fighting. Not true! We can be the gods of the air! The sky will be our playground. We are not doomed to th... ...ibaldry. "How can anyone think too much? Lei-kung's name means 'Lord of Thunder.'" "'Lord of Thunder,' that little sponge?" "You may have reaso... ...as gleamed and rippled for eternity in the northern sky will make us like gods. By willingly giving us the control over the master spell to raise th... ... "Oh, those. He's the only one." "The only one with blue eyes; may the gods preserve us! Are you sure?" The cat sounded much less arrogant, eve... ...poil. If you could be omnipotent, you'd go power mad! There are no real gods in the universe, only beings who think they are and those who worship...

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...solid roofs would offer some protection from the sheets of water that the gods would dump from the sky to cool the 110 to 120 degree furnace that ro... ...e as much as we do whether tomorrow dawns. And will the dawn come up like thunder, as Kipling penned of our Asian neighbor, or will it merely slither... ...ost religions use the theistic approach to religion, believing in personal gods and the potential of a happy afterlife. The great mass of Hindus also... ...rs is a pantheistic religion. While this allows some to think of a god or gods they can pray to, in a monotheistic or polytheistic way, this is not ... ...re are few mystics or yogis in Indus. Most people give lip service to the gods, while dreaming of tasty morsels passing their lips. If all were yogis... ... way to reach God. ―As you know we have the same types of myths and gods that are the commonalities of all god-based religions. While the Brah...

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...(known by his friends in the states as Shawn) felt an empathy as deep as the gods; and the reconstructed walls of ancient buildings that he could see ... ...ve cows of his home state in warm fields at mid- afternoon--creatures of the gods with no sense of the vile practicalities behind their domesticated s... ...he was a creative person it often went running wild through meadows with the gods. He knew there was genius to be gained in the company of deities so ... ...ers during his sister's basketball games. He saw him taking umbrage with the gods (the sun god in particular if He existed) for they had bore him in t... ..., she thought, he would have seen them as the making of Wall Street and the thunder of armies. She listened more intensely to the hail that was like... ...stupidity and lack of aggressive tendencies--great virtues to which no other gods comported). She stretched her large muscular framed back; heard a t... ...ives us: one holds evils, the other blessings. When Zeus who delights in thunder mixes his gifts to a man, he meets now with evil, and now wit... ...w days of complete sanctuary from the streets. That evening, after a passing thunderstorm, he knocked and anxiously slid a card under the door. When ... ...discordant echoes of the nearby mosque; that orphic song of a nearby mosque thundering its plaintive notes; commerce and human activity stunned and m...

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...e, rested his hands on the corners of the pulpit and said with a voice of thunder. “Now the serpent!” That was it; this supposed humble man suddenly ... ...he outskirts of the Campbell property. The skies opened; rain pelted down, thunder reverberated through the valley and lightning lit up the town whil... ...Stella again slapped her hand on her chest; however, it was not a clap of thunder that startled her, but the pounding on the front door. Philip emer... ...ies that had not stopped squawking since the moment she took breath. The ‘Godsend’ was behind Darcy being constantly on the telephone to Stella. Her ... ...kelex along with other brothers gleefully mocked the men’s pleas to their gods. “Throw him overboard!” Imps chanted to the crew. “See if his God has ... ...cheered Imashiharta on, not looking at the truth of the matter. A clap of thunder lingered on as the entire area lit up with the lightning and the s... ...riend. The Lord rebukes you!” Michael’s voice was louder than any clap of thunder, as he lifted a shimmering blade above his head. With God’s streng...

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...ent. June was always dotted with sudden cloud bursts, and an oc­ casionallethal thunderstorm. But for the last twelve days he had felt only suffocat... ...ashington D.C. was notori­ ous for the story behind the story. And, then, like a thunder bolt "That's it!" he said out loud slamming his palm down on... ... from his racked and contorted body. The blare from the four a.m. wake-up horn thundered through Aaron's mind. He struggled, still in a half stupor... ...ive me, I feel very tired." "Of course, Patron." Patron. The name clapped like thunder in Matloch's mind. "Why do you use that name to me?" "Your ... ...erjected, "It has always been the white man's way. Greed and power are his twin gods." Gray Shadow stood up. "I shall leave you now, but 1 will alwa... ... carried death on these shoulders," Mat­ loch said slapping his shoulders with a thunderous force. "Have no fear for me, danger and death have been m... ...eat meaning to the Indian, it represents the Great Spirit." "I was raised with Gods: a Christian God, a Jewish God, and a Muslim God," Matloch said... ...id counting a finger for each God. "And the people killed each other over their Gods." "You have a lot of hatred for your past." _ "Come on, let's ...

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...ching nails of scrambling feet as unseen denizens dashed for darker corners. Thunder boomed overhead. The dwarf shrugged out of his tunic and draped i... ...r. Overhead, black clouds piled atop each other. Regan heard the rum- ble of thunder and saw lightning fork across the sky. A fat raindrop slapped her... ... fire’s out.” The rain still pelted, forming an almost solid wall. Overhead, thunder grumbled and lightning flashed around them with occasional brilli... ...gie’s collar. Regan glanced behind her. The etain’daman followed in silence. Thunder crashed and the two nearest to her and Daniel winced. The etain’... ...ed from the gashes and flowed down his arm. 274 The Emerald Dagger “By the gods, no!” a male voice cried out, and a knife sprouted from the fenris’e...

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...t to see famous writers all the time. When the presses are going it’s like thunder rumbling. And these pneumatic tubes run all over the building. We p... ...stared in wonder at the stars above. He sat under cover in the cabana as a thunderstorm crashed across the lake, and grinned like a kid when a rainbow... ...Searching for Network’ kept circling. Please, please! she begged the phone gods. She raised her head to get a peek at the street, and got a glimpse of...

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...WELLS A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Food of the Gods and How It Came Down to Earth by H. G. Wells is a publication of the P... ...or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Food of the Gods and How It Came Down to Earth by H. G. Wells, the Pennsylvania State U... ...niversity is an equal opportunity university. 3 H G Wells THE FOOD OF THE GODS AND HOW IT CAME TO EARTH By H.G. WELLS BOOK I THE DAWN OF THE FOOD THE... ...IT CAME TO EARTH By H.G. WELLS BOOK I THE DAWN OF THE FOOD THE FOOD OF THE GODS CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER THE FIRST THE FIRST THE FIRST ... ...c and its Press know better, and “Scientists” they are, 4 The Food of the Gods and when they emerge to any sort of publicity, “distinguished scientis... ...the steps, a copy of the pink paper clutched about the middle, like Jove’s thunderbolt, in his hand. “Skinner?” Bensington was saying, regardless of h... ...ied some one, “a crystal,” and then came that same strange swift growth to thunderous tumult, until the whole world seemed cheering…. The man from pri... ...r till the world begins to freeze….” In the corner a sheet of iron fell in thunder to the ground. “Brothers, we know what we mean to do.” In a splutte...

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...e great age of trees which grew near places consecrated by the presence of gods and great men. See Cicero de Legg II I, sub init., where he speaks of ... ...pisodes the most pathetic, local associations teeming with the thoughts of gods and great men, may crowd in one mighty vision, or reveal themselves in... ...up before his nation the mirror, in which they were to behold the world of gods and heroes no less than of feeble mortals, and to behold them reflecte... ...the Iliad, that any popularity would attend such a ridicule of war and the gods as is contained in this poem; and the fact of there having existed thr... ...Great Jove in justice should this span adorn: Honour and fame at least the thunderer owed; And ill he pays the promise of a god, If yon proud monarch ... ...nd, Urge all the ties to former service owed, And sue for vengeance to the thundering god. Oft hast thou triumph’d in the glorious boast, That thou st... ...ivine her flight address’d. There, far apart, and high above the rest, The thunderer sat; where old Olympus shrouds His hundred heads in heaven, and p... ...care of Jove?” She said; and, sighing, thus the god replies, Who rolls the thunder o’er the vaulted skies: “What hast thou ask’d? ah, why should Jove ... ...cares divides, Which Jove in prudence from his consort hides?” To this the thunderer: “Seek not thou to find The sacred counsels of almighty mind: Inv...