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...Khmer word I learned, they demanded to know the equivalent in "Washington." I found out that the small oil lamp every soldier carries with him is called a caiden. After I used the word the first time, one of the soldiers held up the lamp and asked, "Washington? Washington?" "Torch," I replied. "Tors, tors," they all repeated, unable to form the difficult English ch sound with their mouths. I laughed and shook my head. "Not tors. Call it lamp. L-a-m-p." I depended on them for my every need: food, water, cigarettes, paper and pen. These they provided...
...cannot. Tyranny, like hell, may not be conquered at all. At least not by us as we are. We have had the life sucked out of us- gigantic blood-swollen ticks sucking at our hearts and heads. The statue with the big torch has burned us to ashes. We can no longer love nor desire nor even hate. We will have to sink back into the clay again in order to form ourselves as men. That's how I will begin. Clay first, then...
...cannot. Tyranny, like hell, may not be conquered at all, At least not by us as we are. We have had the life sucked out of us-gigantic blood-swollen ticks sucking at our hearts and heads. The statue with the big torch has burned us to ashes. We can no longer love nor desire nor even hate. We will have to sink back into the clay again in order to form ourselves as men. That's how I will begin. Clay first, then...
...California state university system, involving more than 28 campuses, remained closed until Monday. Gov. Ronald Reagan asked the 280,000 students to "go to your homes... see if there is not a better way than going on with the torch and club...
...cannot. Tyranny, like hell, may not be conquered at all. At least not by us as we are. We have had the life sucked out of us-gigantic blood-swollen ticks sucking at our hearts and heads. The statue with the big torch has burned us to ashes. We can no longer love nor feel nor even want nor hate. We will have to sink back into the clay again in order to form ourselves as men. That is how I will begin. Clay first, then...