Oh, greenly and fair in the lands of the sun,
The vines of the gourd and the rich melon run,
And the rock and the tree and the cottage enfold,
With broad leaves all greenness and blossoms all gold,
Like that which o'er Nineveh's prophet once grew,
While he waited to know that his warning was true,
And longed for the storm-cloud, and listened in vain
For the rush of the whirlwind and red fire-rain.

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When every single second counts,

The cougar bides his time...

Above the rock, ready to pounce,

His skills are quite sublime...

He has no choice, it's Nature's way...

He starves or eats again...

This solemn truth he must obey

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Where dips the rocky highland

Of Sleuth Wood in the lake,

There lies a leafy island

Where flapping herons wake

The drowsy water-rats;

There we've hid our faery vats,

Full of berries

And of the reddest stolen cherries.

Come away, O human child!

To the waters and the wild

With a faery, hand in hand,

For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

- W. B. Yeats

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Many great wars has he endured,

But through it all, his heart stays pure.

With his friends, he is gentle and mild,

But to his foes, he is a warrior wild.

Inside, his soul is brimming with fire;

By him, many folk have felt inspired.

Some think Pegasus is only a myth,

But I know that Pegasus does exist.

- Angela Wybrow

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I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

- Trees, Joyce Kilmer - 1886-1918

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The basic needs of a person are understood to be; food, water, shelter. If we extend our thoughts to the basic 'wants' of a person; love, humor, companionship we can see how ones quality of life would suffer with just the former and not the latter, as is the case with slavery.

However, with our revolutionary technology your slaves can imagine whatever they wish - all the joys of a real-persons life - while losing none of the efficiency that makes them so valuable to you. This technology finally makes slavery the compassionate choice.

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It is a truth universally accepted that a rich man in good health will be in want of a servant. The more efficient the better. The more agreeable the better. The more ...robotic the better?

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Politics are a tricky thing. The rule of one is more efficient, but the rule of many is more peaceful.

But, a society must organise, and vote, and cooperate. And that is just not in society's nature. There will always be one, and from that one will sprout a faction. And from that faction - a movement.

Deep beneath the beautiful edifice of society, the anarchist plans.

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Two suns. One moon. They all fight to exert their will over the planets that circle them. Vast, unknowable beings with wills as unchangeable as they are egocentric.

After all, of what value is a single ant to the stag that walks upon it, never knowing of the small life that just ended? Exactly none. Unless you are the ant.

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Looking down from on high, one can be forgiven for thinking the mountains and rivers, canyons and seas are simple and trivial things. One can forget how easy it is for such things to turn on those on the ground, who rely on their unchanging nature.

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“The candy cap was a revelation to me: redolent with the smell of maple, marvelously silky and spongy in texture, earth and meaty and sweet. When you eat a candy cap, your skin smells like maple sugar. When you exercise after eating a candy cap, your sweat smells like maple sugar. When you make love after eating a candy cap . . . well, I leave that to your imagination, but . . . yes.”
― Eugenia Bone, Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms

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What is it, precisely, that separates us from the beasts? Some have suggested that it is our opposable thumbs, others think is it more sophisticated that that and suggested that it is something like communication or imagination. I am here to tell you that they were all partly correct and that it is the combination of these things that raises us up from beasts. It is a simple impulse, the impulse to party.

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Rain. The giver of life, the blessing of mother nature. When the water falls people rejoice. When snow falls they laugh. But when frogs fall? When fish fall? When fire and rocks fall? Less so.

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Religion is a sticking point where ever it appears, and whoever is inspired by it. A country pastor is not 3 steps away from a charismatic cult leader; a king is even closer to god-emperor. The same can be said on the flip side of the coin. Demons too are Zealots and those who lead them will forever need their faith to drive their armies.

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In a world where dragons exist and where magic can transform bread to solid gold, what use is a machine? Where angels fight demons and gods walk the earth, who needs a calculator?

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Taking into account the fact that recent figures indicate that there are more than 200 million insects for each human on the planet, that the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans, aren’t we lucky that they are so dim do not possess the ability to conspire against us? Don’t you think we are lucky they can’t do that, yet?

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That, of course, is the first weapon of the Fey. Their curiosity. Folk misinterpret curiosity for child-like wonder when really the Fey's curiosity, while real, consists mostly of figuring out how they can best make you scream...

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There is a charming little creature that lives around these parts. They are scared of the sun and are known to dance for their mates when they are happy. Also, they can kill a man in under a minute with just one sting. Perfectly charming as long as you are not the one being stung.

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One can find many interesting things in the desert. Interesting animals, hardy plants, beautiful landscapes and death. Mostly, you will find death.

But don't let that discourage you! Think of the landscapes!

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Gravity. Who needs it? You know what is the one common factor in almost all deaths? Gravity. Did you accidentally fall from a tower? No problem without gravity. Ever swung a sword in zero-gravity? Almost impossible! Gravity, let's get rid of it.

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