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...Sheik Shakhbut took over in 1928 when his uncle was assassinated, after having earlier killed Shakhbut's father who, in turn, had come to power by killing his older brother. Shakhbut is said to have ruled so long and safely only because his own two brothers swore a solemn oath on the Koran not to murder...
...says, as solemn as only six can be, "for the first time in my whole life, I'm in love. Her name is Cherry. And she loves...
...highest of Bali's mountains, the 10,308-foot volcano of Gunung Agung, regarded by the Balinese as "The Navel of the World." Halfway up the slope of Agung, the pious Balinese built the huge mother temple of Besakih, and every hundred years they have held a solemn rite there to rid the island of ghosts. Last week, in the midst of the once-a-century festival, Agung erupted with catastrophic fury...
...first internal self-government. To be elected under a new, 300-page constitution: seven assemblies, plus a two-house federal parliament with overwhelming black majorities. Complete independence will almost certainly follow in spring 1964. Standing by Sandys' side as the latter spoke, old Burning Spear nodded silent, solemn approval...
...novel does not quite succeed. But it has its virtues. The pomposities inherent in the rites of a cultural conference with its attendant careerists, officials and crafty or daft monomaniacs are wonderfully hit off. Surprisingly, Loo, Fiedler is able to convey the untheoretical delight of love entirely without the solemn telltale snuffle of the pornographer...