Word: worm
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...deaths of insects and worms, their bodies so quickly absorbed by earth and weeds and road tar, devilishly strive to tell Ahmad that his own death will be just as small and final. Walking to school, he has noticed a sign, a spiral traced on the pavement in luminous ichor, angelic slime from the body of some low creature, a worm or snail of which only this trace remains. Where was the creature going, its path spiralling inward to no purpose? If it was seeking to remove itself from the hot sidewalk that was roasting it to death...
...precise in his movements. In the years by which he is older, the world has weakened him. When the murmuring of the devils gnawing within him tinges the imams voice, Ahmad feels in his own self a desire to rise up and crush him, as God roasted that poor worm at the center of the spiral. The student's faith exceeds the master's; it frightens Shaikh Rashid to be riding the winged white steed of Islam, its irresistible onrushing. He seeks to soften the Prophets words, to make them blend with human reason, but they were not meant...
...spends almost the same amount as the World Health Organization (WHO). In public health in particular, to which the foundation devotes 60% of its funds, "it's the most important organization in the world," says former President Jimmy Carter. The Carter Center, which has been working to eradicate guinea worm disease since 1986, received a pledge of $25 million from the foundation this year. "We've been intimately acquainted with their method of operation, the thorough investigation they do before they make a decision, their willingness to take a chance, their willingness to stick to something once it's begun...
...Tyler's folksy style of cartooning belies her art-school background. She eschews careful portraiture in favor of just a few details that reflect the nature of the personality. She depicts one ex-boyfriend as something closer to a worm than a human. Apparently something of a pack rat at home, she also likes filling her panels with stuff. Your eyes are constantly exploring and discovering new things, like the advertising babble coming out of the background radio in some scenes. Though Tyler claims to prefer working in black and white, the pieces she does in color display a gift...
Nothing like a diary to give you a glimpse of somebody's inner life. In this diverting follow-up to 2003's Diary of a Worm, also by Cronin and Bliss, Spider confesses his greatest fears--Daddy Longlegs, vacuum cleaners and people with big feet--and shares his grandpa's secret of longevity: Never fall asleep in a shoe. He talks about his unlikely friendship with Fly, whose forebears used to be the enemies of spiders. "Things are different now," says Spider, although Fly sometimes accidentally gets stuck in his web, to the horror of Fly's mother. Worm...