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Regret

By on May 11, 2007 in Allegory

My feet are going numb again. I double my blanket, so it is now barely large enough to cover my curled-up body. My coughing must have awakened Peter, lying on the upper bunk, because he begins to taunt me, singing in a high, quavering voice, “Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, [...]

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Bedtime Story

By on March 28, 2007 in Allegory

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Samuel. Samuel’s family had settled on rough, rocky uncultivated land. Now that land was plowed, planted, irrigated, and fertilized, and Samuel’s family was famous for their large, juicy, sweet oranges. Samuel once had a friend named Hassan. Hassan’s family herded sheep and cattle near Samuel’s [...]

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