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...retrieving the epic and offered the Society one million pounds for it, a staggering sum at the time. But the Society politely refused. By doing so, it seemed to say that Mumbai could also be a home for Dante's imagined voyage through the underworld and the rings of Hell. (See pictures of the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks...
Echoes of Hell and its abyss of despair resounded from Mumbai at the end of November, when terrorists rampaged through some of the city's most storied sites. From the infernal glare of smoke and flame that wreathed the Taj Mahal Hotel and the nearby Oberoi came harrowing tales of the demonic cruelty carried out inside. Hotel guests were lined up against walls and sprayed with machine-gun fire; then, according to some accounts, the terrorists placed grenades in the mouths of fallen hostages as traps for pursuing security forces. Hospitals are still filled with the wounded as social workers...
...soldiers pictured with the article have the same haunting, tired, stressed, bewildered, questioning, faraway look [Dec. 22]. There is a saying, "The eyes are the portals to the soul of man." It is evident by the look in these soldiers' eyes that they are all asking, "What the hell is going on, and why are we here?" A better title for this story couldn't have been found. C.D. Rinck Sr., Mission, Kans...
First, let me ask the obvious question: Why in the hell would someone want to jump into the ocean during winter...
...always tell them, this is not a competitive event. It's not about staying in longest or suffering the most. We don't want that. We do it for fun. And if it's not fun, then get the hell out and find something you enjoy. [Laughs.] You know, people in the water are having a good time. They come out with smiles...