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Word: elfland (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...giant roc that soars over the earth, with "the blue sky on its back," and the other a timid sparrow "scared stiff" in his bush. The world is in chaos ("Gunfire licks the heavens,/ Shells pit the earth"), and the sparrow wants to escape to "a jeweled palace in Elfland's hills." The roc replies angrily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Reaching for the Clouds | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

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