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...marshes. Or how Ezekiel yelled to another Negro, “Boy, what you doin’ fishin’ when the Lord’s arose? Get you some doctrine.” It’s true that the Spanish moss, once we were in the forest, would still have teased the horses with its fuzzy pendants, would’ve swathed us in the dusty breaths of its crinkling leaflets.But as we neared the forest’s other side, the curtains of moss began to billow and heave, to snap as they finished snaking...
...some cases the claim lacks evidence. A screen depicting a waterfall is said to represent that nation’s desire for tourism, though the author’s own words indicate only a personal attraction to the subject matter. Similarly, a supposedly symbolic representation of a bamboo forest appears to be only marginally related to tourism, though the plant’s functional and traditional purposes in Japanese history are indisputable. The paintings containing human—especially female—subjects function as the exhibition’s centerpiece. The moga, or “modern girl?...
...over three games, amassing a total of 45 kills to only 6 errors.“They’re really tall,” Rosier said. “Walking out on the court, it’s like you’re walking into a forest of redwoods.”Ivica led all Crimson players with 12 kills, while Weissbourd put up a fight with nine kills of his own. Junior co-captain Gil Weintraub was the sole distributor, dishing out 29 assists in the losing effort.“For a lot of players, especially...
...into a mass of hopeful yet frustrated pilgrims, interspersed with officers yelling conflicting information about which section of the crowd would be admitted first. After lurching forward in the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, my friends and I took turns resting by sitting down on the permafrost in a bizarre forest of legs as the sky began to lighten. After a one second frisking, Transportation Security Administration officials eventually let us through. I could easily have carried a weapon onto the Mall. Luckily, we managed to snag the best front -row spots in our section. Things were looking...
...raising the potential death toll. Still, heat waves and drought set the table for wildfires, and temperatures in the worst-hit areas have been over 110°F (43°C) while humidity has bottomed out near zero. Climate change will continue to be a threat multiplier for forest fires. (See the top 10 green ideas...