This document provides a summary of an afternoon and evening spent at a college hall of residence in 1977. A group of students gather in one of the rooms to socialize and smoke marijuana. They pass around a pipe and joints rolled of varying quality. One student, Joe, is known for rolling particularly poor joints that fall apart. The group finds humor in joking about Joe's rolling skills. As the evening progresses, the students get increasingly intoxicated while listening to jazz albums. The summary focuses on the social dynamics and marijuana use of the group.
The document provides an overview of recent events and updates for multiple generations of the Vetinari and Prettacy legacy families. Key points include:
- Generation 7 has started with heirs Rizzo and Xander graduating college and having children of their own, including twins Fuller/Bucky and Marconi, and Rizzo's son Carver.
- Xander was later killed by lightning after being targeted by Cypress. His twin children Tesla and Faraday are now orphaned.
- Other new generation 7 children introduced are Zoe and Rizzo's twins Whitney and Bell, and Coco becomes a vampire to continue caring for her family after their deaths.
- Teen profiles are provided
Fire confronts her evil doppelganger Fury at Fury's home. A violent fight ensues which Fire wins. Fury reveals she introduced a gene decades ago to corrupt the Chandlers but her plans failed. Fire rescues Corinna and returns home. Meanwhile Fury plots her next move in disguise while healing from her injuries.
The Blue Cat Club is a nightclub that James and Chantal visit in Cannes, France. At the club, they watch a magic show performed by Merlin the Man of Magic. Merlin performs clever magic tricks, making objects disappear and reappear. During his performance, Merlin makes Chantal's necklace and James's watch and wallet disappear and reappear. James is unhappy with the attention Merlin gives to Chantal during his performance.
The Blue Cat Club is a new nightclub in Cannes, France that has opened. It offers food, drinks, and dancing every evening from 7-12pm. There is also a cabaret act each night, currently featuring the famous magician Merlin. During his act, Merlin asks for a volunteer from the audience to participate in a magic trick involving being placed in a box with swords. The story follows James and Chantal as they visit the club one evening and get involved in Merlin's magic show.
This document provides 3 stories about characters in a fictional world: Robert Mercator goes on an awkward but enjoyable first date with a woman named Meadow Pederson after being tricked by his siblings into calling a matchmaker; Ysabel Mercator finishes her studies and art degree, then travels to visit her childhood sweetheart Lenard Labouis and his parents at their country manor; The stories are presented as lighthearted tales of romance within this fictional world.
This chapter introduces several ominous events and characters that foreshadow coming conflicts:
1) Samantha senses ill omens on the wind and seeks help from Gabriel and the High White Witch.
2) Kimberly wants to assist the coming dark omen in its mission to rise the Dark Powers.
3) A pirate crew led by Captain Black Star is seeking a Diviner object to control the seas, and has a secret weapon. Tensions grow within the pirate family.
The Zhang family takes a vacation that goes poorly when Olivia starts picking fights with her family members. This leads Gela to reveal to Vincent that their family is cursed. Back home, both the elderly Zhangs pass away. Meanwhile, the next generation attends college, where Tommy pursues Marsha while Olivia reunites with her boyfriend Ben. Adriana joins a sorority and meets Meadow. Jaiden graduates college and buys a home, where she later meets and starts dating Cyd.
The chapter begins with Ender and Carmen walking to Legacy Manor for Joss's birthday party. At the party, Joss blows out the candles and suddenly grows into a teenager. Later, Megan takes Joss to a club that they both dislike. They bond over music preferences. Morgan has a nightmare about Joss turning into a snake. He talks about it with Marianne outside. Fanny mentions wanting another child, despite the kids becoming teenagers. The chapter ends with Morgan's birthday party, where he accepts having to grow up.
The document provides an overview of recent events and updates for multiple generations of the Vetinari and Prettacy legacy families. Key points include:
- Generation 7 has started with heirs Rizzo and Xander graduating college and having children of their own, including twins Fuller/Bucky and Marconi, and Rizzo's son Carver.
- Xander was later killed by lightning after being targeted by Cypress. His twin children Tesla and Faraday are now orphaned.
- Other new generation 7 children introduced are Zoe and Rizzo's twins Whitney and Bell, and Coco becomes a vampire to continue caring for her family after their deaths.
- Teen profiles are provided
Fire confronts her evil doppelganger Fury at Fury's home. A violent fight ensues which Fire wins. Fury reveals she introduced a gene decades ago to corrupt the Chandlers but her plans failed. Fire rescues Corinna and returns home. Meanwhile Fury plots her next move in disguise while healing from her injuries.
The Blue Cat Club is a nightclub that James and Chantal visit in Cannes, France. At the club, they watch a magic show performed by Merlin the Man of Magic. Merlin performs clever magic tricks, making objects disappear and reappear. During his performance, Merlin makes Chantal's necklace and James's watch and wallet disappear and reappear. James is unhappy with the attention Merlin gives to Chantal during his performance.
The Blue Cat Club is a new nightclub in Cannes, France that has opened. It offers food, drinks, and dancing every evening from 7-12pm. There is also a cabaret act each night, currently featuring the famous magician Merlin. During his act, Merlin asks for a volunteer from the audience to participate in a magic trick involving being placed in a box with swords. The story follows James and Chantal as they visit the club one evening and get involved in Merlin's magic show.
This document provides 3 stories about characters in a fictional world: Robert Mercator goes on an awkward but enjoyable first date with a woman named Meadow Pederson after being tricked by his siblings into calling a matchmaker; Ysabel Mercator finishes her studies and art degree, then travels to visit her childhood sweetheart Lenard Labouis and his parents at their country manor; The stories are presented as lighthearted tales of romance within this fictional world.
This chapter introduces several ominous events and characters that foreshadow coming conflicts:
1) Samantha senses ill omens on the wind and seeks help from Gabriel and the High White Witch.
2) Kimberly wants to assist the coming dark omen in its mission to rise the Dark Powers.
3) A pirate crew led by Captain Black Star is seeking a Diviner object to control the seas, and has a secret weapon. Tensions grow within the pirate family.
The Zhang family takes a vacation that goes poorly when Olivia starts picking fights with her family members. This leads Gela to reveal to Vincent that their family is cursed. Back home, both the elderly Zhangs pass away. Meanwhile, the next generation attends college, where Tommy pursues Marsha while Olivia reunites with her boyfriend Ben. Adriana joins a sorority and meets Meadow. Jaiden graduates college and buys a home, where she later meets and starts dating Cyd.
The chapter begins with Ender and Carmen walking to Legacy Manor for Joss's birthday party. At the party, Joss blows out the candles and suddenly grows into a teenager. Later, Megan takes Joss to a club that they both dislike. They bond over music preferences. Morgan has a nightmare about Joss turning into a snake. He talks about it with Marianne outside. Fanny mentions wanting another child, despite the kids becoming teenagers. The chapter ends with Morgan's birthday party, where he accepts having to grow up.
The document introduces new people who have arrived in Angel's Haven and seem to have issues with Fricorith Tricou. It then shifts focus to the Angel family, introducing Isaiah, Margaret, and Joseph. Later, it describes Drake Van Helsing recruiting Japanese twins Yuki and Yumi to lure out vampires, specifically targeting Isaiah. Yuki succeeds in getting close to Isaiah but their interaction is cut short when he must return home. Drake demands information from Yuki about Isaiah's family and home, planning an attack.
Reginald Legacy is chosen to be the heir of the second generation of the Sims legacy. He displays caring behavior towards his younger sister Baby Legacy. His older sister Jane Erica Legacy marries her ex, Amar Larrea, as a way to make up for his past jerk behavior. Reginald will now guide the third generation as the heir, continuing the story of this Sims legacy world.
Mia hosts a bachelorette challenge at a beach house with 7 suitors competing for her affection. On the first day, the men introduce themselves to Mia and each other at a dinner. They try to impress Mia with compliments, though some conversations are awkward. Later, bathroom needs cause an embarrassing situation for some of the suitors. To ease tension, Andy and Noah invite Mia outside for catch and football to get to know her through active games.
This document is the beginning of a novel titled "It's In the Music". It introduces the main character, Nick Stone, and his flight instructor Jack Noble. Nick is flying Jack's plane as practice when they receive a call from Jack's job as a detective about a disturbing murder. They fly to the crime scene, where they find a young woman brutally tortured and killed in a way resembling a Hieronymus Bosch painting. By examining small details, Nick and Jack deduce that the killer was impatient and angry, and may seek further violent acts to satisfy their rage.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Four - Part 3peasant007
This document provides an excerpt from a story about four college students - Mary, Aviendha, Miles, and Amelia. The summary focuses on key events:
1) Mary takes charge of the household, keeping it perfectly clean and organized while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
2) Aviendha reluctantly agrees to marry her professor Chuck/Dragon, who her parents arranged for her, though she finds him creepy.
3) Amelia rejects her parents' request to help with an observation project, planning to tell them her engagement news instead.
Rum VonNuke grows into an adult and falls in love with June Bug. They get married despite some glitches. Rum pursues a career in Education while June advances in the Military career. A PlantSim named Eden tries to spread trust in the neighborhood but frightens a woman with a gift. Later, PlantSims attempt to teach dancing but descend into chaos until Root brings harmony, balance and rhythm.
Account of the Numbersons: Chapter 0.1 ... I Found a Lawn!regacylady
This document introduces the founder of an observational legacy, Zero Numberson. It establishes some of the rules and guidelines for the legacy, including having a set number of children per generation and naming conventions. Specific rules outlined include maximizing skills/hobbies by young adulthood, only having as many rooms as sims, requiring daily meals, and enrolling in private school. The document also introduces the founder's cat, Cat, and describes Zero going to a bar to meet potential partners.
This document is a play script that tells the story of two brothers, Tom and Joe. Joe returns to his family's farm after finding his wife Anna Beth having an affair. Tom kills the man Anna Beth was having the affair with. Later, it is revealed that Anna Beth was having an affair with Donald and they have a plan to be together, which involves Donald going to the farm where Joe is staying. The play explores themes of family, betrayal, and the lengths people will go to for love.
This document provides background information on the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. It introduces the protagonist Charles Bovary and describes his upbringing in a rural Norman village as the son of a retired surgeon. It details Charles' early education, from his first day at school where he was mocked for his name, to being sent to boarding school in Rouen by his parents so that he could study medicine. The summary establishes Charles Bovary as the main character who the novel will explore.
The document provides an overview of the Spelman family's time at university. It describes their run-down Greek house and struggles affording school. Griffin works to improve his social skills while Nora earns money painting. Despite challenges like Griffin's electrocution, all pass their sophomore semester with good grades. Readers are prompted to vote for the heir between Changeling, who has intriguing genes, and Griffin, who has intriguing gifts.
The Quest for Peace: Dark Moon Saga Chapter 5.25animeangel1983
Recent excavations in Hidden City uncovered an ancient labyrinth beneath the streets. Archeologists discovered the massive structure, which all major Aegean cities were said to contain. General Buzz Grunt has a sinister plan - he will use magic to lure the young gods inside and trap them there to drain their powers, destroying the legacy line at the God of War's request. On their 13th birthdays, several heirs begin feeling pulled toward the labyrinth, including Virgil, Eve, Borias, Ephiny, Endymion, Dalen and others. They enter unaware of the danger that awaits them inside.
This chapter introduces Trey Mullin, the Legacy founder, and has him recount his life story and upbringing in Pleasantview through a photo album. It describes his childhood, rebellious teenage years, wild college days, and career as a scientist. It then explains how he was abducted by aliens while stargazing, as many others in Pleasantview had been without returning. Trey is transported to an unknown alien world and must discover why the aliens are abducting Sims.
The kingdom of Hyperia continues to expand, adding a business district to attract merchants and traders. Two new houses are constructed for the Mellon and Sims merchant families. The royal heir Olivine is born for the Columbus family, while the Cooke and Couderc families also experience births and marriages.
Three Simselves - Gaara, Cee, and Lark - travel to Takemizu Village to seek answers about their creator's disappearance and the mysterious fourth wall blocking them. They meet a wise old man who confirms the fourth wall issue but provides only a cryptic prophecy as a clue. Upon returning home, they share what they learned with SimFire, but she is frustrated by the lack of clear answers. Meanwhile, news arrives that Rin has been kidnapped, deepening the mystery.
Edward Tulane is a china rabbit who lives with a 10-year-old girl named Abilene. He was created in France and given to Abilene as a gift by her grandmother Pellegrina. Edward has an elaborate wardrobe and accessories like a pocket watch. Each day, Abilene dresses Edward and positions him to watch out the window for her return from school. Edward admires his own reflection and spends meals with the Tulane family, though he does not see himself as truly part of their world.
The document provides an overview of Chapter 5 of the Vermachtnis Legacy story. It discusses the aging up of the generation 4 kids June, Julian, and Jordan. Jordan begins dating Madelein, though she has a messy and mean-spirited personality. The chapter ends with Jordan and Madelein opening a retail store together while he is in college, though it struggles due to her poor customer service skills.
This document introduces three families that will be living in the new neighborhood of Barrie Cove: the Pendragons, the O'Neills, and Damien Rowell. The Pendragons, led by matriarch Sophie Pendragon, are digging for treasures to start their business ventures. The O'Neills, including adoptive parents Rosemary and Rebecca and heir Claire, are also digging as Claire seeks a husband through the matchmaker. Meanwhile, bachelor Damien Rowell woos Ichelle Lewis and expands his trailer park lot within the first day of living there.
The Bookacy Family Alphabet Adventures, ch. 8katrisims
This chapter follows the lives of Arthur, Abraham, and their friends and family. Arthur and his girlfriend Meadow deepen their relationship. Abraham focuses on his studies but joins the Bookacy Greek House. Adrian proposes to Nicole, who happily accepts, and they celebrate with friends and family at the downtown location.
Demystify "Ten Years of Pharma Programming Experience Required" - What Hiring...Peng Yang
Hiring managers in the pharmaceutical industry look for more than just years of experience when evaluating candidates. While experience is valued, many important skills can be learned on the job. New hires should show a passion for data and analytics, commitment to quality, and an ability to learn independently. The most valuable candidates demonstrate stellar past performance through proven track records and positive references, rather than just accumulating years of the same role. Experience is best gained by taking on challenging projects in a fast-paced environment that supports career development.
The document introduces new people who have arrived in Angel's Haven and seem to have issues with Fricorith Tricou. It then shifts focus to the Angel family, introducing Isaiah, Margaret, and Joseph. Later, it describes Drake Van Helsing recruiting Japanese twins Yuki and Yumi to lure out vampires, specifically targeting Isaiah. Yuki succeeds in getting close to Isaiah but their interaction is cut short when he must return home. Drake demands information from Yuki about Isaiah's family and home, planning an attack.
Reginald Legacy is chosen to be the heir of the second generation of the Sims legacy. He displays caring behavior towards his younger sister Baby Legacy. His older sister Jane Erica Legacy marries her ex, Amar Larrea, as a way to make up for his past jerk behavior. Reginald will now guide the third generation as the heir, continuing the story of this Sims legacy world.
Mia hosts a bachelorette challenge at a beach house with 7 suitors competing for her affection. On the first day, the men introduce themselves to Mia and each other at a dinner. They try to impress Mia with compliments, though some conversations are awkward. Later, bathroom needs cause an embarrassing situation for some of the suitors. To ease tension, Andy and Noah invite Mia outside for catch and football to get to know her through active games.
This document is the beginning of a novel titled "It's In the Music". It introduces the main character, Nick Stone, and his flight instructor Jack Noble. Nick is flying Jack's plane as practice when they receive a call from Jack's job as a detective about a disturbing murder. They fly to the crime scene, where they find a young woman brutally tortured and killed in a way resembling a Hieronymus Bosch painting. By examining small details, Nick and Jack deduce that the killer was impatient and angry, and may seek further violent acts to satisfy their rage.
The Devereaux Legacy: Chapter Four - Part 3peasant007
This document provides an excerpt from a story about four college students - Mary, Aviendha, Miles, and Amelia. The summary focuses on key events:
1) Mary takes charge of the household, keeping it perfectly clean and organized while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
2) Aviendha reluctantly agrees to marry her professor Chuck/Dragon, who her parents arranged for her, though she finds him creepy.
3) Amelia rejects her parents' request to help with an observation project, planning to tell them her engagement news instead.
Rum VonNuke grows into an adult and falls in love with June Bug. They get married despite some glitches. Rum pursues a career in Education while June advances in the Military career. A PlantSim named Eden tries to spread trust in the neighborhood but frightens a woman with a gift. Later, PlantSims attempt to teach dancing but descend into chaos until Root brings harmony, balance and rhythm.
Account of the Numbersons: Chapter 0.1 ... I Found a Lawn!regacylady
This document introduces the founder of an observational legacy, Zero Numberson. It establishes some of the rules and guidelines for the legacy, including having a set number of children per generation and naming conventions. Specific rules outlined include maximizing skills/hobbies by young adulthood, only having as many rooms as sims, requiring daily meals, and enrolling in private school. The document also introduces the founder's cat, Cat, and describes Zero going to a bar to meet potential partners.
This document is a play script that tells the story of two brothers, Tom and Joe. Joe returns to his family's farm after finding his wife Anna Beth having an affair. Tom kills the man Anna Beth was having the affair with. Later, it is revealed that Anna Beth was having an affair with Donald and they have a plan to be together, which involves Donald going to the farm where Joe is staying. The play explores themes of family, betrayal, and the lengths people will go to for love.
This document provides background information on the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. It introduces the protagonist Charles Bovary and describes his upbringing in a rural Norman village as the son of a retired surgeon. It details Charles' early education, from his first day at school where he was mocked for his name, to being sent to boarding school in Rouen by his parents so that he could study medicine. The summary establishes Charles Bovary as the main character who the novel will explore.
The document provides an overview of the Spelman family's time at university. It describes their run-down Greek house and struggles affording school. Griffin works to improve his social skills while Nora earns money painting. Despite challenges like Griffin's electrocution, all pass their sophomore semester with good grades. Readers are prompted to vote for the heir between Changeling, who has intriguing genes, and Griffin, who has intriguing gifts.
The Quest for Peace: Dark Moon Saga Chapter 5.25animeangel1983
Recent excavations in Hidden City uncovered an ancient labyrinth beneath the streets. Archeologists discovered the massive structure, which all major Aegean cities were said to contain. General Buzz Grunt has a sinister plan - he will use magic to lure the young gods inside and trap them there to drain their powers, destroying the legacy line at the God of War's request. On their 13th birthdays, several heirs begin feeling pulled toward the labyrinth, including Virgil, Eve, Borias, Ephiny, Endymion, Dalen and others. They enter unaware of the danger that awaits them inside.
This chapter introduces Trey Mullin, the Legacy founder, and has him recount his life story and upbringing in Pleasantview through a photo album. It describes his childhood, rebellious teenage years, wild college days, and career as a scientist. It then explains how he was abducted by aliens while stargazing, as many others in Pleasantview had been without returning. Trey is transported to an unknown alien world and must discover why the aliens are abducting Sims.
The kingdom of Hyperia continues to expand, adding a business district to attract merchants and traders. Two new houses are constructed for the Mellon and Sims merchant families. The royal heir Olivine is born for the Columbus family, while the Cooke and Couderc families also experience births and marriages.
Three Simselves - Gaara, Cee, and Lark - travel to Takemizu Village to seek answers about their creator's disappearance and the mysterious fourth wall blocking them. They meet a wise old man who confirms the fourth wall issue but provides only a cryptic prophecy as a clue. Upon returning home, they share what they learned with SimFire, but she is frustrated by the lack of clear answers. Meanwhile, news arrives that Rin has been kidnapped, deepening the mystery.
Edward Tulane is a china rabbit who lives with a 10-year-old girl named Abilene. He was created in France and given to Abilene as a gift by her grandmother Pellegrina. Edward has an elaborate wardrobe and accessories like a pocket watch. Each day, Abilene dresses Edward and positions him to watch out the window for her return from school. Edward admires his own reflection and spends meals with the Tulane family, though he does not see himself as truly part of their world.
The document provides an overview of Chapter 5 of the Vermachtnis Legacy story. It discusses the aging up of the generation 4 kids June, Julian, and Jordan. Jordan begins dating Madelein, though she has a messy and mean-spirited personality. The chapter ends with Jordan and Madelein opening a retail store together while he is in college, though it struggles due to her poor customer service skills.
This document introduces three families that will be living in the new neighborhood of Barrie Cove: the Pendragons, the O'Neills, and Damien Rowell. The Pendragons, led by matriarch Sophie Pendragon, are digging for treasures to start their business ventures. The O'Neills, including adoptive parents Rosemary and Rebecca and heir Claire, are also digging as Claire seeks a husband through the matchmaker. Meanwhile, bachelor Damien Rowell woos Ichelle Lewis and expands his trailer park lot within the first day of living there.
The Bookacy Family Alphabet Adventures, ch. 8katrisims
This chapter follows the lives of Arthur, Abraham, and their friends and family. Arthur and his girlfriend Meadow deepen their relationship. Abraham focuses on his studies but joins the Bookacy Greek House. Adrian proposes to Nicole, who happily accepts, and they celebrate with friends and family at the downtown location.
Demystify "Ten Years of Pharma Programming Experience Required" - What Hiring...Peng Yang
Hiring managers in the pharmaceutical industry look for more than just years of experience when evaluating candidates. While experience is valued, many important skills can be learned on the job. New hires should show a passion for data and analytics, commitment to quality, and an ability to learn independently. The most valuable candidates demonstrate stellar past performance through proven track records and positive references, rather than just accumulating years of the same role. Experience is best gained by taking on challenging projects in a fast-paced environment that supports career development.
This document lists 72 data centers owned or partnered by 21Vianet Group. It provides details on the location, number of total cabinets, number of cabinets managed and sold, and utilization rate for each data center. Many of the partnered data centers have low or no utilization rates. The document references external sources for additional information on some of the individual data centers.
This document provides information about three Jesuit provinces - Maryland, New England, and New York. It features articles on sharing the Jesuit mission with lay colleagues, lifelong commitment to the Society of Jesus, immersing in Jesuit spirituality, care for the environment, and a Jesuit on mission. It also provides updates about leadership and events in the provinces.
New age of risk for contractors slide presentation1paramount
The document discusses trends in fraud, including that fraud occurrences have increased since the 2008 economic crisis. Theft of company property and embezzlement have seen the greatest increases. Most frauds are uncovered by tips, management review, or internal audit. For construction companies specifically, the most common fraud schemes are corruption, billing, check tampering, skimming, and expense reimbursements, with the median fraud loss being $200,000. The document also outlines the fraud triangle of opportunity, pressure, and rationalization as factors that can contribute to fraud. It provides recommendations for fraud prevention, including eliminating opportunity through strong internal controls and increasing the perception of detection.
Ayurvedic Pharmacology of Salamalia malabarica & its PharmacognocyDr.Rajan Gupta
Salamalia malabarica is a large deciduous tree known by several names including Red/silk cotton tree. It has horizontal branches arranged in whorls of 5-7 with large palmate leaves with 5-7 leaflets. Flowers are red and numerous, appearing towards the end of bare branches. Fruit are oblong or ovoid capsules splitting into 5 leathery valves containing smooth black seeds embedded in white silky wool. The tree is used traditionally to treat various diseases related to vata, pitta, and kapha doshas. Extracts from different parts of the plant such as bark, flowers, fruits, and gum are used externally and internally to treat inflammation, bleeding, diarrhea, menor
Bridget Jones Diary opens with Bridget alone on New Year's Eve, drinking and singing along to "All By Myself" while checking her empty answering machine. She is dressed in red and the apartment emphasizes her loneliness during the holidays when others are with family and friends. Through close-ups and her exaggerated singing, the scene conveys Bridget's depression over being alone without love on the holiday. Compared to a thriller, the scene has brighter lighting, slower pacing, and reveals the whole scene at once rather than slowly through close-ups.
The sims in the author's spare household conspired against her by getting into more mischief than intended while she took a nap. This led to unexpected twins being born and other hijinks. Meanwhile, the author's main legacy family secretly took a vacation in the mountains without telling her first. During the kids' birthday party, their great-great-aunt came to collect on a deal to attend every birthday. The author remains exasperated by her sims' antics but finds the humor in it.
Simon Vetinari has been kidnapped by ninjas and taken to a house in Pleasantview. He meets his friend Archie's grandfather Cory, who explains that Simon will have to participate in a Bachelor Challenge where he gets to know several SimSelves over the week. At noon each day, the SimSelf with the lowest relationship score will be sent home. Simon is nervous as a shy person having to socialize with strangers for a week.
Jim is a young boy living in poverty with his family. Struggling to find food, he uses a coin he finds to buy a pie from Mrs. Hodder's shop. However, on returning home, Jim discovers that his family has been evicted. Seeking shelter, Jim ends up at the workhouse where he is assigned difficult manual labor jobs like carpet beating. Hoping to escape the harsh conditions, Jim hides in a carpet being transported from the workhouse. When the carpet is unrolled at its destination, Jim is discovered, uncertain of what will happen next.
Jim is a young boy living in poverty with his family. Struggling to find food, he uses a coin he finds to buy a pie from Mrs. Hodder's shop. However, on returning home, Jim discovers that his family has been evicted. Seeking shelter, Jim ends up at the workhouse where he is assigned difficult manual labor jobs like carpet beating. Hoping to escape the harsh conditions, Jim hides in a carpet being transported from the workhouse. When the carpet is unrolled at its destination, Jim is discovered, uncertain of what will happen next.
Dawn has risen to power as the new criminal mastermind of the Comb family organization after Joseph Comb Sr. is mysteriously killed. She restructures the family business and takes sole control. Meanwhile, Ray finally admits his feelings for Lawrence after their creator intervenes, and the two become the first same-sex couple in the neighborhood.
This document provides background information on a young adult novel called "Broken Green Bottles" including:
- It has an approximate word count of 68,000 words.
- The genre is young adult with some adult appeal.
- The setting is historical Northwest England and Egypt during World War 2 in 1959.
- The point of view is from the main protagonist, 14-year-old James, who is written in first person past tense. He is revealed to be the reincarnation of someone who died in World War 2.
- Line drawings will accompany the text.
Voices In The Theater - sample chaptersAileen Santos
"Voices In The Theater" is the first book in the SPRG Series, the paranormal romance trilogy by A.S.Santos.
(It's followed by book two: "Corpse In The Mirror.")
This file gives you a sneak preview of the book's first five chapters.
This book is now available on Amazon.com
Dean shows up unexpectedly at Sam's apartment looking for help. Their father John has gone missing on a hunting trip in California. John hunts supernatural creatures for a living. Dean wants Sam, who left the family business for law school, to help search for their missing father. Sam is reluctant but agrees to discuss it with Dean outside. Dean reveals more disturbing details about John's disappearance that concern Sam.
Simon is participating in a Bachelor Challenge with four SimSelves - Lea, Marina, Pen, and Stacie. On the third day, the SimSelves ignore Simon in the hot tub and he feels rejected. His attempts at flirting the next day go poorly as the SimSelves rebuff his advances. Feeling lonely and unwanted, Simon calls his cousin Archie to ask to go home, having lost confidence in himself during the Challenge.
I. DOMINOES II
II. THE THRUSHES ON THE LAWN . • 22
III. GYP 33
IV. THE MINISTER'S WIFE . . . • 45 -
V. ON GWINE BACK TO DIXIE . . .55
VI. ' WHEN MY SHIP COMES HOME I ' . . 65 -
VII. COMRADES OF THE NIGHT . . • 77 -
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A very hairy bachelor challenge! day 2.2Shannssims
The document summarizes Day 2 of a reality TV dating show featuring several male contestants ("bachelors") vying for the affection of bachelor Omar. On Day 2, the bachelors had group and individual hot tub and chat dates with Omar. Shan stripped nude in the hot tub. James and Omar went bowling after James won Day 1. Fights broke out between some of the bachelors. At the end of Day 2, one bachelor will be eliminated.
The sim is playing a game where their sim character is trapped in an asylum. They discuss the other sim characters' interactions and romances blossoming. Food and bills are a constant concern as the sims eat and complain constantly. Digging for objects and growing food are strategies for earning money to pay bills and restock the empty fridges.
Andreas Schleicher presents PISA 2022 Volume III - Creative Thinking - 18 Jun...EduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills at the OECD presents at the launch of PISA 2022 Volume III - Creative Minds, Creative Schools on 18 June 2024.
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
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ملزمة تشريح الجهاز الهيكلي (نظري 3)
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تتميز هذهِ الملزمة بعِدة مُميزات :
1- مُترجمة ترجمة تُناسب جميع المستويات
2- تحتوي على 78 رسم توضيحي لكل كلمة موجودة بالملزمة (لكل كلمة !!!!)
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3- دقة الكتابة والصور عالية جداً جداً جداً
4- هُنالك بعض المعلومات تم توضيحها بشكل تفصيلي جداً (تُعتبر لدى الطالب أو الطالبة بإنها معلومات مُبهمة ومع ذلك تم توضيح هذهِ المعلومات المُبهمة بشكل تفصيلي جداً
5- الملزمة تشرح نفسها ب نفسها بس تكلك تعال اقراني
6- تحتوي الملزمة في اول سلايد على خارطة تتضمن جميع تفرُعات معلومات الجهاز الهيكلي المذكورة في هذهِ الملزمة
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Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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2. I returned to Ebury Lodge on the Friday before term started, leaving
me the whole of the weekend to get settled into new quarters. The
warden offered me a choice of five unclaimed rooms, and I picked Sam’s
old room, not one of the best but considerably more spacious than my
previous box. Gradually I was moving up in the pecking order. The inte-
rior was painted in beige and chocolate brown, reminding me of an old
Great Western Railway station waiting room, and I sat down on my new
sofa to work out how to customise the place to my taste. Sam had just
moved out to take possession of Hannah’s room, easily the best in the
house, a huge bay windowed palace on the front corner. Late afternoon
on Saturday, he called around to see how I was getting on in his former
territory. He rested himself inside the doorway, smiling benignly, hands
in the pockets of an old cardigan and tartan carpet slippers on his feet.
‘I see you’ve opted to put the bed in that corner,’ he said, pointing.
‘Yes. It’s awkward wherever you put it,’ I replied. ‘This room’s a funny
shape — long, but not quite wide enough.’
‘I know what you mean. I could never decide where to put the sofa. One
minute I’d have it under the window, and the next over by the door…’
Sam’s wide face continued to hold its expansive grin. He didn’t seem in
a hurry to get along, and I didn’t want to seem dismissive by turning my
attention back to sorting out my book collection. Then Sam twisted his
head to look behind, checking the corridor.
‘Look, I’m going to score shortly,’ he said. ‘It’ll be Leb. Can I get you
any?’
I felt an immediate surge of pride and accomplishment. This was the
first time Sam had offered to score for me, and by so doing he had set the
final seal on my acceptance into the inner sanctums of the elite smoking
circle.
‘Yeah, sure thing,’ I said, putting my hand in my pocket and fishing out
four one pound notes and a pile of change. ‘How much will it be?’
‘Seven fifty a quarter,’ Sam said.
‘Can I come in for an eighth?’
‘Certainly, old man!’
I counted out exactly three seventy-five and handed it over, thinking
this a very good price.
‘Come around to my room around half seven tonight.’ Sam flicked his
eyebrows.
‘Brilliant! See you then ... nd thanks,’ I added as Sam walked away with
a
a nod.
Once on my own, I jumped up and punched the air with delight.
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3. * * * *
At the prescribed hour, I knocked on Sam’s door, and it was opened very
cautiously by Big Jim, who gave a big chuckle when he saw it was me.
Inside the whole gang were assembled, bright and eager like animals
about to be fed. Sam was sat on the sofa, unwrapping the gear on a black
lacquered coffee table. Next to him was Eric, a smoking mate from out-
side the house, who was busy assembling a set of collapsible brass scales
that came in an indigo velvet-lined box. Race, Fiona and Sonya were
languishing on a pile of cushions and beanbags over by the bay window,
looking very decadent and bohemian. Gordon was sat cross-legged on
the floor on the other side of the coffee table, a meditative expression
on his face. Jim returned to his armchair on the right-hand side of the
room, and I picked up a spare big cushion and sat next to him.
Jim and I chatted about our new rooms, with him especially pleased
by the coup he’d pulled off in securing the big one next door. Meanwhile
Sam was halving the slim oblong ounce of Leb with a serrated knife.
He put a half in each pan of the scales, found one slightly heavier, so he
broke off a corner, transferred it and found they matched. Then he split
one of the halves into two quarters, which matched exactly at the first
attempt. Sam was obviously a real expert at this trade. The two quar-
ters became four eighths, two of which were passed to Race and Gordon
respectively, and the other two further divided into sixteenths for Fiona,
Sonya and Jim. The other half ounce was split into a quarter for Eric, an
eighth for me, and the rest went into Sam’s tin.
‘Lets see,’ said Sam, scrutinising his list. ‘Yes, that’s everybody. Only
Joe to come. I expect he’ll be along in a minute.’
A general titter went around the room in response to the remark about
Joe. I smiled, remembering Joe in the kitchen preparing his odd meals,
every one accompanied by a meat pie and a hard-boiled egg.
‘How much is Joe having today?’ said Race as he filled a wooden wedge
pipe. ‘A quarter? An ounce? Half a weight?’
Sam let out a snorty laugh. ‘The usual, I should think…’ He stood up.
‘What we need is a sound.’
He went over to his ten-foot-wide concertina of albums, all lined up
along the left-hand wall, next to his classy-looking record deck and
amplifier.
‘Christ,’ said Race, ‘I hope he doesn’t roll a joint!’
At this, Fiona and Sonya got a fit of the giggles, leaning over to nudge
Race playfully. Sam selected Dizzy Gillespie, and ‘A Night In Tunisia’
filled the room with its bass, vibraphone, sax and trumpet. I exchanged
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4. a look with Jim, who didn’t seem to be in on the joke, so I couldn’t resist
finding out.
‘What’s wrong with Joe rolling a joint?’ I said.
Race, Sam, Gordon, Fiona and Sonya all laughed in unison.
‘You’ve never had one of Joe’s joints, have you?’ said Race with irony.
‘It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience — if you live to tell the tale.’
Race lit the pipe, took a huge grimacing toke and passed it to Fiona,
who took a smaller hit and started coughing. It went to Sonya, Jim and
then myself. I inhaled rather too enthusiastically, feeling the hot smoke
irritate my throat as I passed the pipe to Eric. Then I swallowed franti-
cally, fighting the urge to cough the lot up in an ungainly splutter, which I
knew would hurt even more. Concentrating hard, I beat off the tickle, and
then the rush came on, elevating the roof of my skull on smooth hydrau-
lics. Instantly the jazz sounded more interesting and three dimensional,
as though the instruments were actually being played in the room.
The pipe died with Eric and Race retrieved it. ‘That was pretty good,’ he
said. ‘What we need now is another one.’
Gordon was at work on a large joint. Eric was about to light up his own
pipe. Sonya too was rolling a joint. This was going to be an evening to
remember.
Presently there was a knock at the door and Sam went to see. With the
air getting smoky and so much dope around, a knock tended to cause
a little ripple of anxiety. It could always be a nosey straight, who might
report what he’d seen or smelt; or worse it could be the warden, though
that was unlikely outside of working hours. But it was only Joe, who pad-
ded into the room as Sam slid back the catch on the Yale lock.
‘Have you got any dope?’ Joe said sheepishly.
‘No!’ Race said emphatically and then accepted Eric’s pipe for a mon-
ster toke.
Joe just glared at him with that unflinching expression, wooden as
ever. He couldn’t relate to the fact that some statements were meant to
be funny, or frame the snappy comeback that would dissipate the ten-
sion. At last he spoke again, directly to Sam.
‘Er ... o you think you could manage a quid deal?’
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Simultaneously Race, Fiona and Sonya put their heads together and
entered a state of hysterical corpsing. Gordon beamed and Sam tried to
look normal. Jim passed the pipe on to me with a smile. This was obvi-
ously all part of the joke.
‘Sure, I can do you a quid’s worth,’ Sam said in an even tone. He opened
his tin, took out the spare sixteenth and broke it in two; then he wrapped
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5. the bigger piece in cling film and handed it to Joe. It looked an extremely
generous quid deal to me.
‘Thanks,’ said Joe, handing over a grubby pound note.
Gordon lit up his joint and started smoking as Race got to work on his
second pipe, and Sonya finished rolling her joint. Joe continued to stand
at the edge of the circle, unsure about what to do next. He was painfully
self-conscious and stilted, unable to be natural. This was understand-
able, as he was indeed the focus of attention, whether we showed it or
not. Eventually he got down on his knees by the coffee table and reached
for a packet of Rizlas.
‘Time for a joint,’ he said in a singsong voice, trying to sound casual but
achieving the exact opposite effect.
Race, who was about to light his pipe, spluttered helplessly into laugh-
ter and had to put it down. Fiona and Sonya buried their heads in the
cushions in an effort to conceal their laughter. Jim and I were now stead-
ily rocking away, setting each other off, desperately trying to suppress
our mirth. Even Sam and Eric were clearly in difficulty by now. The virus
of laughter had multiplied and spread, and now it was on the point of
total engulfment.
To take my mind off Joe, I decided to roll a joint myself, using my own
thinner blue Rizlas. I extracted three in quick succession, sticking two
together side by side with the third across the top — the standard per-
mutation. Joe, however, was trying to stick two groups of two together, a
difficult task as the lack of glue at the centre meant that the joint had to
hold together through rolling technique alone. Gordon’s joint was com-
ing clockwise, and I took my turn and offered it to Joe, who refused as
he was too busy. Race’s pipe then came anticlockwise, reaching me with
enough life for a half a toke. As I gave it back to Race, I noticed my heart
was accelerating and my vision was swimming with coloured grain pat-
terns. This was extremely good, trippy Leb.
The record finished and Sam replaced it with Weather Report’s Heavy
Weather, then their latest and a big favourite. I’d never heard it properly
stoned before, and the complex uplifting fusion of many styles — jazz,
funk, African, Latin, synthesizer prog rock — took me on a trip along
heavenly stairways of harmony. For me this was definitely the music of
now.
I finished rolling my joint and lit it up, and then was handed Sonya’s
slim, feminine creation, giving me two. So momentarily I indulged myself
by smoking them together side by side, the two roaches resembling the
twin barrels of a shotgun; then I passed on Sonya’s. Meanwhile Joe was
still struggling away rolling his joint, his teeth clenched with exertion
5
6. as he made all the classic mistakes. The papers were coming apart as
he furiously massaged them between his fingers, strands of tobacco
and lumps of dope spilling out of both ends. He was leaving too much
slack between paper and filling, and when he finally licked the skins and
pressed them down, the resulting joint looked like some weird exercise
in origami — the ends were fanning out and it was unfurling in the mid-
dle. Joe’s solution was to wind around more skins in an attempt to bol-
ster it up, but these in turn unravelled. I saw exactly what Race meant:
this was going to be one horrible smoke!
After a good hit from Sam’s pipe of some different dope (Afghani black),
I was well up on Cloud Nine, perceiving my surroundings in an exotic,
enchanted light. Familiar friendly patterns buzzed across the various
surfaces and textures in the room, like toy racing cars on an ambitious
circuit of hairpins, chicanes and crossovers. Sam, Eric, Race and the
girls all seemed relaxed and beatific, getting off on the sounds. Joe, by
contrast, who was vainly trying to anchor a cardboard roach in his joint
by adding further gluey strips of skins, presented a picture of human-
ity at its most futile: man attempting the impossible. I felt I’d been in
this room with these people for weeks, and when looked at my watch I
couldn’t believe it was actually little more than an hour.
Joe lit up his joint and it began to burn down one side only. As it was
smoked and passed around, it disintegrated into its component parts.
The many layers of paper wadding ignited and unfurled. Burning coals
of dope and sparky slivers of tobacco flew out of the top, or were sucked
into the mouths of unlucky tokers. The loose roach fell out and Gordon
had to do a repair job. When Race’s turn came, he refused with a grin-
ning shake of the head. By the time this ungainly smouldering firework
reached me, it was all but spent. I took a courtesy toke and found I was
smoking pure paper; then I handed it back to Joe, who resolutely saw it
off and stubbed it in the ashtray.
With that he jumped to his feet, bade hurried, embarrassed farewells
and was out of the door. Everyone looked from face to face in anticipation
of the inevitable outpouring of laughter. Freed of the need to suppress it,
we laughed openly, though now we no longer found it so funny. The joke
was over — for this session at least. But it would be repeated time and
again, always the same. Always a quid deal, always a hopeless joint, and
always an extra edge of merriment when new participants were present.
There comes a point in every session that can be described as the ‘take-
off point’. It’s exact location is difficult to pin down, but everyone knows
after the change has taken place. Earlier there was much activity — rolling
6
7. joints, filling pipes, concentrated smoking, interspersed with flurries of
conversation. Then a space-time shift occurs. Activity ceases and speech
becomes redundant. The accumulating dope in the system creeps up and
takes a definitive hold. Eyes are closed and each consciousness is bourn
aloft on a magic carpet, swept away to explore the interminable channels
of mind and memory, transfigured by the music into an epic technicolor
extravaganza.
We reached the takeoff point around an hour after Joe had left and the
Milt Jackson album Sunflower was playing. This was beautiful, melodic,
yet extremely complex and challenging modern jazz, played by a superb
line-up, including Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard and Billy Cobham
as well as ace vibraphonist Milt. For me it catalysed a retrospective exhi-
bition of images buried deep in my memory, all permutated according
to patterning systems that I’d evolved and carefully worked upon during
many, many dope highs. I’d recently been reading a paperback about
drugs, which said that the cannabis high is a learned state, developed
and diversified through continual exercise. Tonight that seemed so true.
I felt that I, Roger Keen, was an advanced student of dope lore, with a
great body of work behind me and enough material for a graduate thesis.
Lying further back on the cushion, I merged with my internal cin-
ema, fed by its vast archive of material, and I took in all that exquisitely
organised complexity, arranged in ascending levels like the floors of
a skyscraper that I would visit on the elevator of my viewpoint — level
two ... hree ... our ... ixty-four — discovering hitherto unexplored regions
t f s
and new hybridisations of the old and familiar, and then the recesses of
the very old and forgotten…
Sam changed sides, and the poignant extemporised title track took me
right back into childhood, exhuming not only its images but also their
precise emotional associations, so that once again I felt the very texture
of my child life… Flickering fast and shaky like old film, I saw toy soldiers
mutilated in battle, Airfix kits oozing glue at the joins, my Castle Class
steam locomotive becoming derailed at a bend, Action Man with move-
able limbs all akimbo… Then I went onto a series of scenes ... he coatt
flaps of a crowd at eye level… grazing my bare knees and picking off the
maroon scabs ... oing higher and higher on the swing in the back gar-
g
den ... riting the alphabet in chalk on a blackboard in the garage…
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I felt a nudge on the shoulder and came out of my reverie to find Jim
offering me a joint. As I smoked, I watched the room swim with patterns,
coalescing into points of tension that crashed-zoomed in and out at me,
all in time to the music. My companions had become archetypalised,
seeming all at once like film stars, politicians or figures out of history. If
7
8. I stared at anyone for long enough, I saw several facial aspects at once,
like in a cubist painting, and any movement left a series of stroboscopic
after-images in its wake.
Passing on the joint to Eric, I stood and went to the sink to get a glass
of water. The act of getting up and reaching my full height was an event
in itself, and I suddenly felt like a giant, looking down on everything
almost as though from a balloon. After the welcome drink, I decided I
ought to go out and have a piss, the idea of which registered as some big
adventure, like a day out at a stately home, perhaps. Traversing Ebury’s
dim corridors, I felt like an astronaut walking on the moon, and I trod
carefully as iridescent grain patterns formed whirlpools in my path.
I chose the pink bathroom on the east corner, and when I turned on
the light I was greeted by my happy stoned reflection, staring back at me
from the mirror above the sink. Yes, all the signs were present — glazed
eyes with strawberry whites, the fixed, faraway iconic smile of secret
knowledge, and that general unsteady sway to my posture. Clean-shaven,
with my newly washed fluffy dome of hair forming Grecian wisps around
my forehead, I was staggered by how fantastically attractive I was, and I
just couldn’t understand why women weren’t throwing themselves at my
feet on a daily basis. I shared an arrogant laugh with that fellow in the
mirror, and felt I was really riding high on the surf of life, that this was
a magic time for me, and I would look back on my experiences now as
constituting a golden age, to be forever fondly remembered…
When I returned to the room, Sam and Eric were preparing a chillum.
Whilst Sam mixed together tobacco and bits of Leb and black, Eric was
burning the backing off a piece of cigarette packet silver paper. I felt
amply stoned already — the highest I’d been in many months, in fact — and
wasn’t sure if I wanted still more. These guys took no prisoners when
it came to getting ripped, I thought. Eric rolled the silver paper into a
tight ball and dropped it into the bowl of the ornately carved chillum.
He held it upright while Sam used a piece of card to funnel in the smok-
ing mixture. Sam then lit up for Eric with two matches held together.
Judging by the strained expressions and tensed bodies of my com-
panions as they smoked, I anticipated the coming of the chillum as one
might a blow on the head from a blunt object. It went slowly around
the circle, Sonya and Jim coughing mightily. I determined to take it
gently, but when I sucked I wasn’t prepared for the power of this fiend-
ish instrument. What I thought was a reasonable intake was actually a
huge amount, filling my chest to bursting point. Unable to stop myself, I
coughed, first a small splutter and then a great throat-wrecking fit, with
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9. smoke puffing out of every available aperture. I handed the chillum back
to Eric, who was profoundly amused. Everybody else was queuing at the
sink for water.
Sunflower had finished, and Sam went to his collection to choose some-
thing else. He spent a long time thumbing through, considering various
candidates and them moving on, being very careful to select the perfect
record to illuminate this peak moment in the session. Finally he decided
on the Stan Getz album Captain Marvel, and when the first phrases of
playing by this saxophone genius resonated into the room, there were
nods of recognition and murmurs of deep approval.
I lay back on my cushion and tuned down into myself, feeling the effects
of the chillum taking me up and up. My body flexed with the need to be
out of its skin, each flex sending green fiery spasms like mild electric
shocks shooting through to my nerve endings. Shiny steel bands closed
across the cardinal points of my head, threatening to crush my brain; but
after momentary discomfort and turmoil, the pressure lifted, the pleas-
ure centres were reactivated, and the upper throne room of my mind
threw back its gilded doors.
Closing my eyes, I located Stan’s sax in the internal cinema. The pic-
ture was sharper than ever now, the colours extraordinarily eidetic, the
sense of verisimilitude brimming over…
Out of very fast orange and yellow flashes, there appeared a round-
about — wrought gold, covered in mirrors — which slid back and forth,
then careened from side to side, transcribing orbits around a central
point before sweeping into big close-up and out to the edge of space,
then in again, its seats flaring like a dancer’s dress that turned upside
down, transformed into the Eiffel Tower — jewelled silver against indigo
night sky — then into a web of a million interlocking gossamer threads,
spiralling upwards to form the base of an atomic cloud, which in turn
unwound itself to become a maypole, then the interior of a circus big
top, then a helter-skelter ride that speeded up crazily till it twisted itself
into a drill bit, hurling out great red meteorites, each exploding right up
close, the debris turning into skyrockets, spaceships, satellites, shoot-
ing stars, flying saucers, before dissolving into a crisscross of rainbows,
which lay flat to become the etched surface of an ice rink, covered in
skaters inscribing beautiful geometric designs .. hen it tipped up sud-
. t
denly and they all slithered away down a black glacier, the viewpoint
bobslaying after them at breakneck speed ... eading down, heading up,
h
then looping the loop, then descending into a bottomless pit, which was
the same as ascending to the highest heavens…
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10. The second track, appropriately named ‘500 Miles High’, caused the
viewpoint to take wings and fly over incredible topography, visiting tem-
ples, pyramids, palaces and castles, all encrusted with diamonds, emer-
alds, rubies and sapphires, then out to sea to find battleships and air-
craft carriers made from pastel-coloured cake icing, bedecked with fairy
lights ... hen it suddenly picked up speed and nosedived into Piccadilly
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Circus, where illuminated fifty-foot-high pictures of famous faces — John
F. Kennedy, Henry the Eighth, the Mona Lisa, William Shakespeare,
Batman, General Custer, Bodicea, Zeus — formed an intense octagon,
the faces changing rapidly like the pages of a flick book, diversifying the-
matically with other material — picture books, Marvel comics, clips from
films and TV commercials, symbols from playing cards, designer logos,
schematic representations from maps, postcard views, calendar illustra-
tions, album covers, sepia-tinted old photographs, posters advertising
bullfights, freak circuses, ballooning festivals…
When Stan shifted into overdrive for the final track, the screen blew
apart like a dynamited mosaic, its pieces reassembling into jade tablets
on which were written the fundamental mathematical laws that deline-
ated the universe from Big Bang to Final Implosion ... trillion cartoon
a
sperm fertilised a trillion cartoon eggs, giving rise to a trillion cartoon
babies that grew into toddlers who were sent to school where their heads
were filled with facts! facts! facts! which burst out of their brains into
an atomic cloud of symbols that flowed back down to earth on a river
of liquid plaster of Paris, out of which grew housing estates, factories,
office blocks, airports, docklands, populated by a trillion cartoon adults,
sprawling around like soldier ants and generating a huge cloud of energy
that turned into a demon leviathan, expanding upwards and outwards
to immeasurable proportions, its skin covered in facts! facts! facts! writ-
ten down in gold on shiny green, dividing and reproducing yet more and
more of the same till the intensity could no longer be sustained and the
demon imploded into a pinwheeling mandala light years in diameter,
containing all of human knowledge so far amassed…
With a few choice flourishes, represented as red roses on gold stalks,
laid against the curve of space, Stan let us back down to earth… The track
faded out, and I opened my eyes. Sam, Eric, Gordon, Race, Fiona, Sonya,
Jim ... ll of us smiling, sighing, eyes beetroot, communicating mutually
a
felt delight without any need for words .. ental marathon runners bask-
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ing at the finishing line .. hilst the record continued to go around and
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around ... lick, click, click…
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