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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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17.4.02

E A R T H F R O M A B O V E - P h o t o The Aran Islands feature cliffs that rise to a height of 300 feet (90 m), facing the rough winds and currents of the Atlantic. In an attempt to fertilize the soil, over the centuries the inhabitants have spread a mixture of sand and algae on the rocks to produce humus. To protect their limited plots of land from wind erosion, they have built a great network of windbreaking walls with a total length of some 7,000 miles

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