Word: cryptically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...person in mind. It's like opening a letter that was misdelivered to your house--you know you really shouldn't be reading it, but it's just too absorbing to put down. When the intended audience is a tight group of friends, the plan file is characterized by cryptic in-jokes, humorous anecdotes and such. In other cases, the author knows he or she is being stalked by a particular person (usually some jilted romantic flame), and tailors the text accordingly. These plan files are addressed to a mysterious "you," and contain accounts of the exciting/depressing life the author...
According to Kugel, the first references to the Bible's cryptic nature, its fundamental relevance, its completeness and its divine origin are found in the exegesis of the ancient interpreters...
...According to Kugel, the first references to the Bible's cryptic nature, its fundamental relevance, its completeness and its divine origin are found in the exegesis of the ancient interpreters...
...Much of his "inside" information is hearsay. And his practice of using aliases in nonfiction is no less dubious because it is commonplace and a legal safeguard. But Century wants to have his fact and fiction at the same time. It can be tricky. If readers overlook an early cryptic footnote, they will be unaware of the name alterations until they reach a disclosure at the end of the book. Moreover, it turns out that even the aliases have aliases...
...3/16, 3/16, 2/8, 3/16, 3/16, 5/16 alternation of meter in the "Scarificial Dance," it's all about rhythm. Because rhythm is so dependent on tempo, it is particularly crucial that Le Sacre not be languished upon for its unique sound at the expense of its intricate and some-times cryptic rhythms. To perform the piece well demands a complete renunciation of the orchestra to the violent, feral beauty of Le Sacre. This crucial risk was not taken in Saturday performance...