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Life is tough for the Ulam tribe these days (80,000 B.C.). Their cave is under attack from the Wagaboo, a few rungs down the evolutionary ladder and plenty fierce. Worst of all, the Wagaboo steal the Ulam fire-the mysterious element that keeps them warm, broils their food and acts as an invader repellent. So three of the Ulam prepare to cross what will become Western Europe in search of their elusive prerequisite. Upon their departure, exotic birds soar overhead in salute. The camera eye grows misty in reverence. Philippe Sarde's heavenly choir surges into oratorio orgasm...
Essential to the game, of course, is not challenging its values. The corporate ladder is such that if one lifts one's gaze to get any kind of perspective, one risks losing one's footing entirely. One of the charms of corporate hierarchy is that the path to success is so clearly charted that one need scarcely ask what success means--it means moving up a notch...
Witness the Crimson's youth. Freshmen Mary Hulbert and Diane Staley have monopolized the top two positions on Harvard's ladder this year, and captain Courtney Stimpson, playing at number six, is the only senior on the seven-man varsity squad. Then there is the nucleus of the team, a talented corps of sophomores and juniors, including Jackie Corrigan, Laura Kaye, Lisa Harrison, and Lili...
Fielding its strongest team in recent memory, the Crimson began the 20-team tournament by whipping Brown for the second time in as many months, this time by 6-1. The middle of Harvard's ladder, from number-two Diana Staley to number-six Courtney Stimpson coasted to easy straight-set wins Mary Hulbert and Lili Pew encountered more difficulty at numbers one and seven, respectively...
...Neapolitan Way finished a heroic second in the Preakness despite a cut leg. However much this endeared him to his owner and trainer at the time, his next proprietors were not as moved, and the ones after that probably never thought of it. The old campaigner tumbled down the ladder until, by Preakness day two years ago, he was reduced to cheap $14,000 claimers. With time out for bowed tendons, Neapolitan Way is still running up mileage...