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When "Dug"--the name Ari wrote in his notepad for the xerox store proprietor--suggested building higher smokestacks to alleviate the problem of acid rain, Ari knew exactly what he meant. "That way the pollution would go into outer space." But then the potential side effects began to disturb Ari. "It would pollute the Martians...
ABOUT this time of year, I'd really like to slam my door shut, hang out my "Do Not Disturb" sign and just hide, because there are so many things that I am so incredibly sick...
...busy praying for a plague of locusts to descend on the Soviet Union. I didn't want to disturb...
...constitutional issues that disturb Estonians go to the heart of the balance of power between Moscow and the federated republics. Part of Gorbachev's plan to democratize his country involves the creation of a Congress of the People's Deputies, which would wield legislative power over everything from constitutional changes to adjustments in state boundaries. Estonian concern focuses on a bloc of 750 legislators in the 2,250-member Congress who are to be elected by pan-Soviet organizations, such as artists' unions, veterans groups or the Communist Youth League, rather than by voters in local constituencies. Legal experts...
Silence again. We made another round, and my father turned toward the house. He went upstairs to his bedroom and asked that a cup of tea be brought him there. Nobody dared to disturb...