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Dec 30, 2024

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Today's Fortunes

Dec 30, 2024

(1) Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. (2) If your...
(1) Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. (2) If your stomach antagonizes you, pacify it with cool thoughts. (3) Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move. (4) Go very lightly on the vices, such as carrying on in society, as the social...

A clash of doctrine is not a disaster -- it is an opportunity.
A clash of doctrine is not a disaster -- it is an opportunity.

A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction...
A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed, if feels an impulsion... this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond...

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given...
A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance. -- Stanislaw Lem

A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic...
A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved. -- R.A. Heinlein

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