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Maybe I was simply a weirdo who liked to dress in old-timey clothing to…go explode in fields? You know, as one does.
The review almost wrote itself. An ideal experience, if you happen to be a pyromaniac cow. One star.
“You’re a good tree. Tall, thick—and most importantly—wooden. Four and a half stars. Would hide behind you again. Half a point off for lack of refreshments.”
It was time to make my move. Like the old saying goes. Carp diem. Seize the fish.
You might feel like you’ve time traveled when visiting Nebraska, but careful scientific experiments using synchronized timepieces have proven no time dilation is in effect. (See Luddow, Sing, and Coffman, “Nebraska really is just like that” in Journal of Relativistic Studies, Volume 57, June 2072.)
Yes, this knowledge is often attached to the arcane or unseen in the stories—but what is magic but a science not yet discovered?
In short, The Beatles didn’t invent modern rock. Modern rock invented The Beatles.
Horses were less the thundering creatures of pounding hoofbeats and unparalleled speed found in movies and more like golf carts that ran on a tank of grass and occasionally bit you.
There is no only when it comes to goodness and joy. The smallest amount is as large as the universe, and one boy saved from a pit is a precious work beyond that of any king’s treasury.”
“Killing is desperation, not strength. To live without killing…that is a strong society.
“Do not be ashamed of your joy,” he told us, his voice intense. “Regardless of what aelv Ryan says. This is not a thing of shame. It is why I fight. It is why my sons bled. Never be ashamed of joy.”
“You tried to drown yourself in knee-deep water,” she said. “The chance for dignity has passed.”
