Maelstrom

Love is the impulse

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Love is the impulse which directs the world, And all things know it and obey its power. Man, in the maelstrom of his passions whirled; The bee that takes the pollen to the flower; The earth, uplifting her bare, pulsing breast To fervent kisses of the amorous sun;– Each but obeys creative Love’s behest, Which … Read more

He found himself remembering

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He found himself remembering how on one summer morning they two had started from New York in search of happiness. They had never expected to find it, perhaps, yet in itself that quest had been happier than anything he expected forevermore. Life, it seemed, must be a setting up of props around one – otherwise … Read more

Vengeous scowled. ‘As you

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Vengeous scowled. ‘As you can see,’ he said, ‘you are vastly outnumbered.’ I usually am.’ Your situation has become quite untenable.’ It usually does.’ You are within moments of being swarmed by these filthy creatures of undeath and torn apart in a maelstrom of pain and fury.’ Skulduggery paused. ‘Okay, that’s a new one on … Read more

The once rather old-fashioned

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The once rather old-fashioned science of paleontology finds itself in a maelstrom of excitement and controversy. Astrophysicists, atmospheric scientists, geochemists, geophysicists, and statisticians are all contributing to the extinction problem. And the general public is taking part through television talk shows, magazine cover stories, newspaper editorials, and even the occasional mention in gossip columns. David … Read more

The name Alaska is

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The name Alaska is probably an abbreviation of Unalaska, derived from the original Aleut word agunalaksh, which means the shores where the sea breaks its back. The war between water and land is never-ending. Waves shatter themselves in spent fury against the rocky bulwarks of the coast; giant tides eat away the sand beaches and … Read more