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Survival Guilt. Because the flood was preceded by three days of rain, thunder and lightning, the most common lingering symptom among the survivors is the uneasiness-in some cases the near panic-that is brought on by stormy weather. Many residents also suffer from insomnia, crying spells, moodiness, and what has been called "survival guilt": unwarranted but painful self-reproach for having lived when others died...
...danger is falling masonry. Since March, more than 30 pieces of stone -most weighing around 40 Ibs.-have tumbled, dislodged by weed roots or weakened by the vibrations from the 200,000 vehicles that thunder round the Colosseum each day and the subway trains that pass under its foundations at ten-minute intervals. "The Colosseum is not falling down," insisted one custodian last week. "It's just an old, old man who needs medical treatment...
...dance of naked fish scales propelling white, staring weather through the reeds of driven storm clouds. The west wind off the river was rising. The evening was going to rain Lightning flashed in the far trees illuminating dark edges for seconds with electric nets Off, distant the thunder collapsed the blue bluffs like puffs of Indian smoke instantly dead. The hill shifted in the art shifted in the air positioning itself waiting...
...side. She sighs. The assembly holds its breath. "My beloved," intones God the Father. "A long time ago I created this hill, and I have come now in this day to repossess it. It will bring millions of souls to me." Then, incredibly on such a clear day, thunder rumbles in the hills. Fran Klug rubs her eyes. But it does not take a sign to confirm the faith of her followers. They have already formed a corporation for Fran's "Hill of Hope" and have raised the $100,000 down payment on a $1.1 million purchase...
...them. Most successful English blues is parody, like Humble Pie's nine minute travesty "I Wonder," which succeeds totally because it's so obviously a travesty. "Pure Love" takes itself too seriously. ("I Am the Dance of Ages," has a nice beat, but its use of wind and thunder makes it sound over-emotional...