Word: crucifixionã
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...named Behemoth, Satan spreads chaos throughout the city, befuddling bureaucrats and toying with the populace’s deepest yearnings for consumer goods. Meanwhile, a character known only as the Master, condemned to live in a mental institution after writing a historical account of Jesus’s crucifixion??a book that becomes a meta-novel within the text—breaks out to serve as the hero. He yearns for the love of his former muse and mistress, Margarita. She, in turn, makes a Faustian deal with Satan to reunite with her long lost love. What ensues...
...nineteenth century. Its existing collection is certainly nothing short of impressive—greatness covered every inch of the innumerable walls. In fact, the vast quantity of paintings by the old Spanish Masters, El Greco, Goya, and Velazquez, particularly struck me. El Greco’s “Crucifixion?? was moving, Goya’s “Shootings of the Third of May” chilling, and Velazquez’s “Las Meninas,” the museum’s obvious jewel, breathtaking beyond all my expectations. Yet the exceptional experience felt...
...grades and stuff,” he says. “If it takes something like taking your clothes off at a party to help you forget, then whatever.” But Nick’s balls have their limits. “The word ‘crucifixion?? comes to mind,” he says, imagining his parents’ reaction if they found out he had “party-stripped...
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