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...very fine writer. There are lovely passages that evoke the original's themes of memory, loss, sensation, nature, and the ability of art to make all of this clear. The famous madeleine sequence, for example, has been adapted with great care: keeping the narrative visually-oriented, including wisps of steam that cross over the panels, while using passages of text to evoke the feeling of not only the events but the book itself: "Will it reach the surface of my clear conscience, this memory, the ancient moment...
...Mark Thompson: The President is saying he plans to send his envoys to Europe and they?re getting serious about moving ahead quickly, but we already knew that. They?ve been building up a head of steam for three months, but there's no idea yet of where exactly they?re going to go with it. It's not really possible for our allies or our competitors to critique the system, because there is no system yet. It?s a bit like offering to sell Taiwan diesel-powered subs, which we can't provide because we no longer make them...
...round-trip ticket to Taipei and a visit to a dentist - many of them U.S.-trained - cost less than a lunchtime appointment with a tooth doc at home. Japanese travelers are also increasingly making a beeline for luxury services at bargain prices, like foot massages in Taiwan and herbal steam spas in South Korea...
...refineries early next month, after nearly six weeks of glitch-fighting. Several East Coast refiners still have closings scheduled this spring. And everyone in the refinery business is looking ahead at years of increased demand - and making sure that their plants will be able to run at full steam far beyond this summer...
...Nichols was found in the grass near the corner of DeWolfe St. and Memorial Drive. Leverett House residents said that Nichols slept there each night, using the nearby steam vents for warmth...