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Strange objects fill the display cases: testaments to the Bomb's effects on ordinary things. A twisted beam from a seven-story building; a charred tobacco pipe; a melted lump of coins; a mass of nails, of sake cups. A watch stopped at exactly 8:16 was found in the sands of the Motoyasu River. A horse is on display; its legs are missing. One case contains hair that had fallen in a clump on the ground. (Kawamoto's hair fell out after six weeks, but two months later it grew back again.) Another case contains black fingernails...
...Chief of Staff Donald Regan further enraged Dole by accusing the lawmakers of shying away from the deficit crisis. "They are afraid to come to grips with it," Regan said. Last week the chief of staff tried to make amends by presenting Dole with a genuine Chaska Indian peace pipe. "I just wanted Senate Republicans to know I'm at peace with them," said he. Dole put his ear to the pipe and asked, "Is it ticking...
...officer received reports that a man with an alcoholic beverage in hand had been waving a knife at the crowd outside the freshman dining hall. Officers who responded to the scene confiscated the man’s knife, dumped out his liquor, and searched him to find a marijuana pipe with “residue” still inside of it. David A. Powell, 37, of Western Avenue in Allston was then placed under arrest for possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct, and possession of a dangerous weapon...
...shattered country has done more to weaken the Taliban and al-Qaeda than any military operation, say Afghan and American officials. U.S. troops who arrived in Afghanistan expecting to battle Taliban in the ravines now find themselves instead in grim, barren places like Omar's village laying irrigation pipe. And once the villagers began trusting the Americans, say Afghan officials, they slowly abandoned support for the Taliban...
...Dungeon," Trondheim appears to be the principle draftsman. Wonderfully printed in full color, the special visual style of the books contribute as much to the fun as the smart writing (translated by Joe Johnson, who keeps it cheeky). Filled with details, as the way the Keeper's pipe smoke always coils into little skulls and lost creatures, and wildly imaginative and amusing creatures, like the stopwatch-shaped robots that need to be wound up, "Dungeon" has the same kind of wit, style and completeness of a Jim Henson universe...