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Walter Gibson. He was, and is, an extraordinarily prolific author. For many years he churned out a full-length novel each month,
klieg conjunctivitis.
Dr. Jacques Vallee, French statistician and computer expert,
Like many forms of chimeras, they are usually
accompanied by the smell of rotten eggs—hydrogen sulfide. The “fire and brimstone” of the ancients.
The Cherokees have a tradition, according to Benjamin Smith Barton’s New Views of the Origins of the Tribes and Nations of America (1798), that when they migrated to Tennessee they found the region inhabited by a weird race of white people who lived in houses and were apparently quite civilized. They had one problem: their eyes were very large and sensitive to light. They could only see at night.
Did they move to West Virginia to escape their tormentors
Seven miles outside of town part of the 2,500-acre McClintic Wildlife Station, an animal preserve and bird sanctuary, was ripped up. Miles of underground tunnels were dug, linking camouflaged buildings and factories.
CB (Citizen’s Band) radio
I was reminded of the hour of quiet that settles inexplicably over the jungle in early morning when suddenly, usually around 2 A.M., all of the animals, birds, even the insects, become totally silent for about two hours. If you’re not used to the jungle and its ways, this sudden silence can wake you from a deep sleep.