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Simile
molten orange light
purple retinal after-images
he would miss the nuances.
his brain was buzzing constantly,
Theology = faith seeking understanding
When the day’s work was over,
it was bliss to climb into his hammock, and know that he could do nothing
A benign limbo between today’s work and tomorrow’s.
There seemed to be no wheeled transport available.
Haha
None - what do they have now? And “strange new things.” after all.
it wasn’t made of wood or metal, but of a kind of glass, as strong as steel.
Would depend on how high the staircase goes, eh?
happy. It was his fervent intention to get to know them well enough to know if they were happy.
Haha
Happiness was such an elusive thing to spot: it was like a camouflaged moth that might or might not be hidden in the forest in front of you, or might have flown away.
Simile
Haha
Haha - comedy of error
Haha sweet
invoked the blessing of God for everything, which either meant they understood the notion of blessedness better than most Christians, or not at all.
Haha
Jesus Lover Fifty-Four,
Jesus Lover Five
Why not ask? He’s been there 15 Earth days, take some time to be an anthro(?)pologist! (Xenopologist?)
Or he’s projecting what he would feel into the situation as he understands it.
“I’m only going for a little while. I’ll be back soon.” “YeS, keep your propheSy, pleaSe.”
What makes him your brother and not your sister?” She considered this for a few seconds. “God.”
Haha
Two different kinds of people. Are there two different kinds here too?” “We are all differenP,” she said.
Haha
“Korsakoff moments.”
“We Saw never JeSuS,” said Jesus Lover Five. “LurL iS bePer.”
Haha
“our haven”
“haven” was different from “Heaven.”
Kurtzberg? Tartaglione?”
“Frank.”
“Did Frank teach only Jesus Lovers?” he asked. “Or did he teach anybody who wanted to learn?”
“ThoSe who have no love for JeSuS alSo have no wiSh for learning. They Say, ‘Why Should we Speak a language made for other bodieS?’
“All know the need for mediSine.”
a vision in white.
Haha
Simile
“MediSine for all,” said Lover One. Peter couldn’t tell if the tone of voice was serenely confident, plaintively indignant or grimly resolute.
Haha
aspirin and acetaminophen,
dextromethorphan and phenylephrine—
diclofenac.
other aSpirin and paraSePamol,
GlucoRapid.
a haven
“The Oasans are pretty civilized, I’ve found. But it must be tough for you as a pharmacist not to have a clue what’s going on with them health-wise.” “Peter …” She let her head fall back against the seat and sighed. “Let’s not go there.” “That’s what people always say about places where they already are.”
“These … people—the Oasans, as you call them—wanted you, and they got you. So everybody’s happy, right?”
