Word: swirling
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...eyes turned glassy; he looked a little seasick. “But it’s not too late,” she said. “Believe me.” The rest of her dress slid off her soaking body and floated away downriver in a swirl of virgin white. Frederick’s pasty lips parted and she saw the realization, the new pride and dignity spring to the eyes that had hitherto been so empty. With a sob he flung himself wholeheartedly against her. “You raise me up,” wept Frederick...
...together onboard the real ship. The volume’s closing image is of Deeti and Zachary on the deck of the Ibis, the first physical meeting of the two, but one that Deeti has foreseen.In its plot and construction, the novel encompasses a great deal. The spin and swirl of an era of infinite possibilities and insufficient reason come through, as do the twin intoxicants of opium and love. Customs dissolve, hierarchy crumbles, social worlds collapse, and all of the wreckage tumbles onto the deck of the Ibis. The virtue of the novel, as opposed to the history...
...Have you seen the world? / Well, what would you say / If I said that you could.” Even on infectious track “Savior,” a song about soured relationships, Tim McIlrath’s lyrics are a swirl of desperation, uncertainty, and dissatisfaction. Throughout “Appeal to Reason,” Rise Against wield their instruments as weapons against those who are squandering tomorrow for their selfish desires today. Particularly of note is McIlrath, who rides the band’s layered guitar melodies with confident vocals and throat-shredding screams when...
...September, along with the economy. We won't know whether the Storm will shore up the company's earnings until the device goes on sale. One mystery remains: the device's price, which is about the only detail that RIM and Verizon have yet to reveal. Let the rumors swirl...
...outdated dogma but for the fresh and innovative intervention that gets to the heart of the problem," he said. The big yawn with which global stock markets greeted the move said it all: given the beaten-down state of the financial system and the questions that continue to swirl around it, far more concerted action is needed if confidence is to be restored...