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I leave a white and turbid wake, pale waters, paler cheeks, where’er I sail. Yonder, the warm waves blush like wine. The gold brow plumbs the blue. The diver sun – slow dived from noon – goes down; my soul mounts up! Is then, the crown too heavy that I wear? – Herman Melville (Moby Read more
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“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all?” As the words were spoken, the reflection of the speaker melted away and smoke swirled across the surface of the mirror. The room darkened, the mirror flashed lightning-blue, and a thunderous rumble shook the walls. A booming voice echoed around the room: “Why, Snow Read more
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The lone rider cast a long shadow in the setting sun. He whistled a melancholy tune that waltzed over the arid scrubland, off to the burnt horizon. From beneath the rim of his hat, he surveyed the landscape, eyes squinting against the dust. In the distance, rising above a Spanish-white village was the church he Read more
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