Word: liverance
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Heedless of Zeus, Prometheus gave the secret of fire to mortals, and was punished by being bound to a cliff in the wastes of Scythia. There an eagle fed on his liver, which, once consumed, grew back, only to be devoured again. A harsh response, considering that Prometheus only sought to give man a little mastery over nature. But Zeus was notorious for overreacting. Who knows what punishment he would have devised for the modern enlightened nations that, in the interest of mastery over nature, have handed out nuclear power with such deliberate generosity these past few years...
...Leonard is no Kenny Norton--he won't buckle at the first hard body shot--but he does seem to lose heart when things don't go his way. When he sees that he's having trouble reaching Hearns, and when Thomas starts slamming left hooks to the liver, Sugar Ray will wilt...
Gunvor Rosen's diet would put a trucker to shame. Several truckers, in fact. Each day the Swede tucks in the equivalent of 15 eggs, 6½ Ibs. of potatoes, 41/2 Ibs. of pork and liver, one package of bacon, four steaks, twelve slices of roast beef, two quarts of ice cream, 1 Ib. of butter, several loaves of bread, 20 quarts of tea and light beer...
...intestinal tract is affected. Repeated flare-ups can totally block the intestine. Fistulas or abnormal passages may develop in the inflamed bowel and lead into adjacent organs. In some instances the disease also causes arthritis, skin lesions, an inflammation of the eye or, rarely, a disruption in liver functioning. Sufferers experience abdominal cramps, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever, lack of appetite, weight loss and vomiting...
...remember the medical report. It filled 'the four quarters of the abdomen.' And ultimately the liver. [Then, spoken very quickly] And she died [like a reasonable conclusion]. It was an interesting episode...