Spring 2008 - Issue 6

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And, when yyou want something, g all the universe conspires p in helping p g yyou to achieve it. I am riding g on a limited express, p one of f the crack trains of f the nation. Hurtling g across the p prairie into blue haze and dark air g go ffifteen f all-steel coaches holding g a thousand p people. people p I have ve been one acquainted quainted with the night q night. g I have walked out in rain --and and back in rain rain. I have outwalked the f furthest cityy ligh light light. g In the room the women come and g go Talking g of f Michelangelo. g Do I dare disturb the universe? Even so, I f find myself y f thinking g of f her, wanting g to o f feel that wind. wind It s a secret wanting, wanting g like a song ong g I can t stop p humming, humming g or loving g someone yyou can never nev have. have In the g great g green room oom there was a telepho telephone p e aand d a red balloo balloon aand d a p picture of f the cow jjumpi jumping p g over the moo moon. Her to f fo forgive g now ow he craved w with good g ood g ground of f her allowed that that of f him swiftseen f f face, face hers, hers her so young y g then had looked. looked The horror! The horror! Mrs. Mrs Dalloway Dallo y said i she would buyy the f flowers herself. herself f On O the dayy theyy were g going goi g to kill him, him Santiago Sa tiago g Nasar g got up p a ffive five-thirty thirtyy in i the morning mor i g to m wait f for the fo he boat o the he bishop hop p was com coming om g on. o O,, that h this h too oo too oo solid o f flesh e h would o ou melt, me , thaw h and resolve e o e itself e f into o a dew! e It is death. death th Death ath is the eenemy. emyy It is death agai against g st whom I ride with myy spear p couched aand d myy hair fflyi flying y g back like a yyou young g ma man ss, like Percival P rcival s, s when he g galloped p in India. India I st strike strik spurs p into myy horse. horse Against g yyou I will f fling g myself, myself y f unvanquished q and unyielding, unyielding y g O Death! She had a p perpetual p sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of f being g out, out, ffar out to sea and alone; she always y had the ffeeling g that it was veryy veryy da very, dangerous g gerous ous to live even eve one o e day. day ay. y Did it matter then, the she asked herself, herself f walking walki g towards Bond Bo d Street, Street did it matter th that she must iinevitably evitably vitablyy cease completely; p y all this must us g go o on without her; did she resent rese t it; or did it not ot become consoling co soli g to belie believe that death ended nded absolutely? y It was do done; it was f finished. finished Yes, YYes she thought, tthought g laying y g down her brush in extreme f fatigue, fatigue g I have had myy vision. vision Do not meddle in i the affaires ff of f wizards. wizards ar I adore simple p p pleasures, pleasures theyy are the last refuge f g of f the complex. complex p Not all that is ggold gglitters, glitters Not all ll that h wander e aree lost. o Happiness H pp e in intelligent e ge g peop people p p e is the he rarest e thing h g I know. o Beauty e uy o of f whatever h e e kind,, in it s supreme p eme development, development e e opme p , iinvariably variably iablyy excited the se sensitive sitive soul to tears tears. Elrod Elrod, like all F Florida co convenience ve ie ce store clerks clerks, had th the Sere Serengeti g geti alert alertness ess of f the tastiest gazellee in the herd. He was believed to be the onlyy self g f inflicted f case of f shaken-babyy syndrome. y The creatures outside looked ffrom pig p g to man, and f from man to p pig, g and f from p pig g to man again; g but alreadyy it was impossible p to sayy which was which. Onlyy those who ggo to soirees and legislative g halls must st have new ccoats, coats coats to change g as often f as the man changes g in them them. FFor myy g greatest skill has been to want but little. It is well to have some water in yyour neighborhood, g to g give bouyancy y y and to ffloat the earth. I have ffound that no exertion of f the legs g can bring g two minds much nearer to one another. another And g graduallyy f from week to week the character of f each tree came ca out, aand out d it admired itself f reflected f iin the smooth oo mirror of f the lake lake. Twas brillig brillig, g aand d the slithyy toves did gy gyre aand d g gimble iin tthe th wabe YYou do not do, wabe. do yyou do not do, do anymore y black shoe. shoe I don t know his name name, but I know kno his g game gam game. He is a whaley whaley. y I want to stand as close to the edge g as I can ca without g going goi g over. over Out on o the edge g yyou see all the kinds ki ds of f things thi g gs yyou can ca t see f from the center. ce ter Be still when whe w yyou have nothing othi g to say; y when whe g genuine ge ui e p passion passio moves yyou, you ssayy what yyo you ve g got to say, sayy aand d sayy it hot hot. IIn the sile silence, ce our stage g whisper p might g carry. carryy And, A d whe when yyou want wa t something, somethi g all the universe u iverse conspires co spires p in i helping helpi p g yyou to achieve it. it I am riding ridi g on o a limited limite express, expr express p one of f the crack trains of f the nation nation. Hurtling g across the p prairie into blue haze and dark air g go f fifteen f all-steel all steel coaches holding g a thousand people. p people p I have been bee one o e acquainted acquai q ted with the night. ight g I have walked out in i rain rai --aand d back iin rai rain. I have outwalked the f furthest ci cityy light. light g In I thee room the women come and g go Talking g of f Michelangelo Michelangelo. g Do I dare disturb the universe? Even so so, I f find myself y f thinking g of f her her, wanting wa ti g to f feel that wi wind. d It s a secret wa wanting, ti g like a so song g I ca can t stop p hummi humming, g or lovi loving g someo someonee yyou ca can never ever v have have. IIn the g great green room there wass a telephone g p and a red balloon and a p picture of f the cow jjumping p g over the moon. moon Her to f forgive forgiv g now he craved with g good g ground grou d of f her allowed that that of f him swiftseen swiftsee f face, f face hers, hers so yyoung you g then the had looked. looked The horror! The horror! Mrs. Mrs Dalloway Dallow y said she would buyy the f flowers her herself. herself f On O the dayy theyy were g going goi g to kill him, him Santiago Sa tiago g Nasar g got up p a f five five-thirty thirtyy in i the m morning mor i g to wait f for the boat the bishop p was comi coming i g o on. O O, that this too too solid f flesh would melt melt, thaw aand d resolve itself f iinto to a dew dew! It is death Death is the enemy. death. enemyy It is death against g whom I ride with myy spear p couched and myy hair f flying y g back like a yyoung g man s, s like Percival s, when he g P galloped p in India. I strike spurs p into myy horse. Against g yyou I will f fling g myself, y f unvanquished q and unyielding, y g O Death! She h had a p pe perpetual p pe u sense, e e, as she he watched che he the he taxi ccabs,, of f being e g o ou out,, o ou out,, ffar o ou out to o sea e and alone; o e; she he always y h had the he f fee feeling g that h it was very, very y very eryy da dangerous g gerous to live eve even one o e day. dayy Did it matter then, the she asked k herself, herself f walki walking g towards Bond Bo d Street, Street did it matter that she must m i evitablyy cease completely; inevitably p y all this is mustt g go on o without her; did she resent rese t it; or did it not ot become consoling co soli g to believe tthat death ended d d absolutely? b l t ly? It was done; d it was f finished. fi i h d Yes, Y she h thought, th ght laying l yi g down d her h brush b h in i extreme t f fatigue, tig I have h had h d myy vision. i i Do D nott meddle in the affaires ff of f wizards. wizards I adore simple p p pleasures, pleasures theyy are the last refuge f g of f the complex. complex p Not all that is ggold gglitters, glitters Not all that wander wa der are lost. lost Happiness Happi pp ess iin intelligent i tellige g t people p p is the th rarest thing thi g I know. k ow Beautyy of f whatever kind, ki d in i it s supreme p development, developme p t invariablyy excited the sensitive soul to tears. tears Elrod, Elrod like all F Florida convenience sto store clerks, clerks had the Serengeti g alertness of f the tastiest g lle in gazelle i the herd. herd He was believed to be the only o lyy self f inflicted i f flicted case of f shaken shake -baby babyy syndrome. syy drome The creatures r outside out looked from f pig p g to ma aand man, d f from ma man to p pig pig, g aand d f from p pig g to ma man agai again; g ; but already adyy it was impossible p to sayy which was which. which Onl Only O lyy those w who ggo to soirees and a d legislative g halls must have new ew coats, coats coats to change cha g ge as often ofte f as th the man ma changes cha gges in i them. them FFor myy g greatest skill sk has been ee to o want but u little. e It is well e to o h havee some ome water e in yo yyou your neighborhood, e gh g o hoo , to o g givee bouyancy o y y and to o ffloat o the he eearth. h I h havee f fo found that h no o exertion exertio tio of f the legs g can ca bring bri g two minds mi ds much nearer earer to one o e another. a other And A d g graduallyy f from week to week the character of f each tree came out, and it admired itself f reflected f in the smooth mirror of f the lake. Twas brillig, g and the slithyy toves did gy gyre and ggimble in the wabe. YYou do not do, yyou do not do, anymore y black shoe. I don t know his name, but I know his g game. He is a whaley. y I want to stand as close to the edge g as I can without g going g over. Out on the edge g yyou see all the kinds of f things g yyou can t see f from the center. Be still when yyou have nothing g to say; y when g genuine p passion moves yyou, sayy what yyou ve g got to say, y and sayy it hot. In the silence, our stage g whisper p might g carry. carryy And, And when yyo you want something, something g all ll the universe conspires p in helping p g yyou to achieve it. it I am riding g on a limited limit express, express p one of f th the crack k ttrains i of f th the nation. ti HHurtling tli g across th the p prairie i i iinto t bl blue h haze and d d dark k air i g go f fift fifteen f all-steel ll t l coaches h h holding ldi g a thousand th d people people. p eople p I have been bee one o e acquainted acquai q ted with the night. ight g I have walked out in i rain rai --aand d back iin rai rain. I have outwalked the f furthest cityy light. light g In I the room the wome women co come aand d g go Talki Talking g of f Michela Michelangelo. g gelo Do I dare disturb the u universe? iverse? Eve Even so so, I f fi find d myself y f thi thinking ki g o of f her her, wanting anting ng g to f feel that wind. wind It s a secret wanting, wanting g like a song g I can t stop p humming, humming g or loving oving g someone yyou can never have have. In the g great green g gree reen room there was a telephone telepho p e and a d a red balloon balloo and a d a p picture of f the cow jjumping jumpi p g over the moon. moo Her to f forgive g now o ow he craved with g good g ground of f her allowed that that of f him swiftseen f f face, hers, so yyoung g then had looked. The horror! The horror! Mrs. Dal Dallowayy said she would buyy the f flowers herself. herself f On O the dayy theyy were g going goi g to kill him, him Santiago Sa tiago g Nasar g got up p a ffive five-thirty thirtyy in i the morning mor i g to m wait f for or the boat the bishop p was coming g on. on O, O that this too too solid f flesh would melt, melt thaw and resolve itself f into a de dew! It is death. ath. Death is the enemy. y It is death against g whom I ride with myy spear p couched and myy hair fflying y g back like a yyoung g man s, like Percival s, when he g P galloped p in India. I strike spurs p into myy horse. Against g yyou I will ffling g myself, y f unvanquished q and unyielding, y g O Death Death! She he had a p perpetual p sense, se se as she watched the taxi cabs cabs, of f bei being g out out, out out, f far out to sea aand d alo alone; e; she always lw y had the ffeeli feeling g that it was w very very, ery, y veryy dangerous g to live even one day. dayy Did it matter then, then she asked h herself, herself f walking g towards Bond Street, Street did it matter that she must mus inevitablyy cease completely; p y all this must g go on without her; did she resent it; or did it not become consoling g to believe that death h ended nd absolutely? y It was done; ne; it was f finished. finished Yes, YYes she thought, thought g laying y g down her brush in extreme f fatigue, fatigue g I have had my my vision. vision Do not meddle in i the affaires ff of f w wizards. wizards I adore simple p p pleasures, pleasures theyy are the last refuge f g of f the complex. complex p Not all that is ggold gglitters, glitters Not all lll that wander are lost. lost Happiness pp in intelligent g people p p is the rarest thing g I know. know Beautyy of f whatever kind, kind in it s supreme p development, developm development p iinvariably v variably ariablyy excited the se sensitive sitive soul to tears tears. Elrod Elrod, like all F Florida co convenience ve ie ce store clerks clerks, had the Sere Serengeti g geti alert alertness ess of f the tastiest gazelle g zelle elle in the herd. herd He was believed to be the onlyy self f inflicted f case of f shaken shaken-baby babyy syndrome. syndrome y The T creatures outside looked from f pig p g to man, ma a and a d from man ma to pig, pig and a d from pig to man ma again; agai ; but already it was impossible to say which was which. which Only O ly those who go

And, when yyou want something, g all the universe conspires p in helping p g yyou to achieve it. I am riding g on a limited express, p one of f the crack trains of f the nation. Hurtling g across the p prairie into blue haze and dark air g go fifteen f f all-steel coaches holding g a thousand p people. p I have been one acquainted q with the night. g I have walked out in rain --and back in rain. I TUFTS’ STUDENT MAGAZINE APRIL 11, 2008 have outwalked the f furthest cityy light. g In the room the women come and g go Talking g of f Michelangelo. g Do I dare disturb the universe? Even so, I f find myself y f thinking g of f her, wanting g to f feel that wind. It s a secret wanting, g like a song g I can t stop p humming, g or loving g someone yyou can never have. In the g great g green room there was a telephone p and a red balloon and a p picture of f the cow jjumping p g over the moon. Her to forgive f g now he craved with g good g ground of f her allowed that that of f him swiftseen f f face, hers, so yyoung g then had looked. The horror! The horror! Mrs. Dallowayy said she would buyy the f flowers herself. f On the dayy theyy were g going g to kill him, Santiago g Nasar g got up p a f five-thirtyy in the morning g to wait f for the boat the bishop p was coming g on. O, that this too too solid f flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself f into a dew! It is death. Death is the enemy. y It is death against g whom I ride with myy spear p couched and myy hair f flying y g back like a yyoung g man s, like Percival s, when he g P galloped p in India. I strike spurs p into myy horse. Against g yyou I will f fling g myself, y f unvanquished q and unyielding, y g O Death! She had a p perpetual p sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of f being g out, out, ffar out to sea and alone; she always y had the f feeling g that it was very, y veryy dangerous g to live even one day. y Did it matter then, she asked herself, f walking g towards Bond Street, did it matter that she must inevitablyy cease completely; p y all this must g go on without her; did she resent it; or did it not become consoling g to believe that death ended absolutely? y It was done; it was f finished. YYes, she thought, g laying y g down her brush in extreme fatigue, f g I have had myy vision. Do not meddle in the affaires ff of f wizards. I adore simple p p pleasures, theyy are the last refuge f g of f the complex. p Not all that is g gold g glitters, Not all that wander are lost. Happiness pp in intelligent g p people p is the rarest thing g I know. Beautyy of f whatever kind, in it s supreme p development, p invariablyy excited the sensitive soul to tears. Elrod, like all F Florida convenience store clerks, had the Serengeti g alertness of f the tastiest g gazelle in the herd. He was believed to be the onlyy self f inflicted f case of f shaken-babyy syndrome. y The creatures outside looked from p f pig g to man, and f from man to p pig, g and f from p pig g to man again; g

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