ext_77141 ([identity profile] akanthis.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] altariel 2004-03-16 09:53 am (UTC)

the woman in front was moving on 33rpm plus the credit card machine really did not want to admit her existence.

That´s one of the constants of the universe, I fear. Should be made into another Law of Thermodynamics.

"the magical power of language to alleviate suffering".

Theocritus Idyll XI proved that ... 23 centuries before.
"There's no drug, Nicias, to cure desire: no
Hot compress, powder, ointment, or suspension
Except for song: a sweet alleviation,
But not so easy, sometimes."

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