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...state." Here the dreams of all of the citizens of the empire are brought and interpreted, in the hopes of finding within them a "signal [sent] to the earth" by Allah. Omens in the forms of dreams are sought because "the interpretation of that dream, fallen like a stray spark into the brain of one out of millions of sleepers, may help to save the country or its Sovereign from disaster." Every week, a Master-Dream is sent to the Sultan, supposedly containing information crucial to the governing of the empire. The dynamics of the Palace are as mysterious...

Author: By Ann M. Mikkelsen, | Title: Broken Dreams in the Balkans | 10/21/1993 | See Source »

...test itself. There was a lot of underlining, a lot of chicken-scratching, and a lot of swiveling. The proctors checked our identification several times throughout the four-and-a-little hours we spent in the slightly chilly room. I filled in at least 125 bubbles--completely, leaving no stray marks. I didn't bend, fold, spindle or mutilate the answer sheet. Then I gave my paper away, knowing that soon enough I would be converted to yet another number...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: My Life As a Number | 10/15/1993 | See Source »

...those strands the hair nets just don't catch (and other unsavory human drippage inevitable in a kitchen) aren't ever found in my food. Just pink hearts, yellow diamonds, blue moons, orange stars, green clovers, red balloons, teensy rainbows and the occasional stray raisin...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Cereal Saga | 9/23/1993 | See Source »

...disappearance and possible abduction took place while Landin was speaking to friends outside the restaurant, he says. He had allowed Potato to wander freely, as he often did, and two women allegedly mistook her for a stray and took her home. She had no leash or collar at the time...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Musician Pines for Missing Canine | 9/17/1993 | See Source »

Exactly what this country needs: a millionaire singing cowboy dropping stray lines that castigate folks on public assistance. Celebrating yahoos and their gunracks is a tasteless idea, conjuring up images of class warfare, and the usually savvy Brooks should know better. What led this otherwise appealing country singer into such a display of musical demagoguery can only confound his fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trying To Put It Together | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

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