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    Religious leaders, as well other deeply religious persons, are said to have a mystical love of God.
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    Merlin was believed to have mystical powers.
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    Chapter 39 S1

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 39 S1

    Yes, this worked out well for Mac so far, because it gave him more time to practice transitioning into birds. Yes, when Mac was at the cabin, he spent a little time enhancing certain body areas. When it comes to real skinwalkers, I have not idea what they can do, since I'm kind of winging it here, since there isn't a lot of information about them. However, in the story I'm sure that others can do the same types of things that Devin does.
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    Chapter 39 S1

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 39 S1

    Thanks for the additional facts, Al, and I agree that Peregrine Falcons are fascinating creatures and they are among the fastest animals on earth. It seems appropriate that Idaho named them the State Raptor. Do the Falcons also hunt snakes along the Snake River? And you mean they don't also hunt rats in the larger towns and cities?
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    Chapter 39 S1

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 39 S1

    I'm glad I got the Chris seal of approval. 🤪 Yes, Mac is learning how to be a bird quickly, and they came up with a belieble cover story for their time in New Mexico. Now it's vacation time with Mac's parents.
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    Chapter 39 S1

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 39 S1

    Yes, Peregrine Falcons can fly fast, and the 200 MPH is on dives. I think the Falcon has fast enough reflexes that it would avoid colliding with you in most instances. And you never know about meeting your dad's coworkers and their family. Sometimes it's good, and sometimes it's not. Yes, the boys checked the weather maps for that are for the time they were gone, so they were safe in telling that story to Mac's parents. Besides, I doubt his parents would have checked out their story anyways. It's not like Mac is still in high school and living at home. And sure I believer you about checking your friends' stories and not lying to you parents. (Can you see my crossed fingers behind my back?)
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    Chapter 39 S1

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 39 S1

    I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter, and now the boys will be going on vacation with Mac's parents. Who knows what will happen while they're traveling.
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    Chapter 39 – Home With My Parents We made the trip from the cabin to my house on Wednesday and I was surprised to find my parents home when we arrived. “Damn, if we knew you boys were returning home this soon we would have taken the next two weeks as vacation time. We just took today off as a personal day, because we both had dental appointments this afternoon. Unfortunately, we have to work next week, but we took off the following two weeks as vacation time, because we hoped you’d
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    Children often look at castigation as being scolded, punished, or criticized harshly by a parent, teacher, or another adult.
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    Judges often castigate lawyers and the accused for bad behavior in the courtroom. Health inspectors will often castigate the kitchen staff and the owners/managers of a restaurant for poor sanitary conditions in the kitchen.
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    This is a unique retelling of a story that has fascinated mankind for centuries and spurred exploration for lost lands. I assure you that this story is unlike any you have ever read before about this topic and it will provide you with an unusual explanation for what happened to an advanced civilization that has been shrouded in mystery. It is worth your time to give this short story a read.
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    The word conifer comes from Latin - conus (cone) and ferre (to bear). All conifers bear cones, but the size, shape, color, and texture of the cone varies greatly.
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    Conifers are important because they're a major source of soft wood, and they produce resins and turpentine.
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    I remember when I was in third grade, one of our homework assignments was to find and bring in one or two pine cones. What we didn't know is that it was for an art project. Squirrels like pine cones too, because the seeds are a great source of calories, fiber, and vitamins and minerals to help them get through the winter.
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    Awww, James runs a nursery.
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    I thought it was something the guys accused of sexual assault should have been saying or thinking.
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    Prawns and shrimp are similar, but they're not the same thing. Prawns are generally larger than shrimp and often taste sweeter. And even though both have ten legs, prawns have pinchers on three pairs of legs, where shrimp only have pinchers on one pair of legs.
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    I don't know about others, but I certainly remember Black September. It had me second guessing if I wanted to make a trip to the UK the following year, but I eventually decided to go anyway. After all, only the good die young, so I didn't have to worry.
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    The word 'prawn' didn't come into use until late Middle English, so weren't prawns eaten before then or didn't they have a word for them - ugh, we eat, don't care what...
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    My first experience with prawn was when I spent time in the UK back in '73. Thinking of all the different things eaten around the world, it makes you wonder what made the first person to try them to take the chance that they were edible and wasn't poisonous and wouldn't kill them in the first place.
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    Chapter 24 S1

    Bill W commented on Bill W's story chapter in Chapter 24 S1

    Yes, it's sad but true. Men make treaties to temporarily end a problem, but later situations/circumstances fchange and one side or the other finds a reason to break the treaty. Flor example, the US ceded the Black Hills, their ancestral home and sacred lands, to the Sioux by treaty, but then gold was discovered in the Black Hills and the treaty was broken. In other cases, it's just that one side doesn't see the other side as human, and therefore doesn't feel it's necessary to honor the treaty. There are all kinds of reasons, all of them sad and none of them valid, so I'm glad the Maori and New Zealanders are better than that.
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    Happy Thanksgiving to all GA members, my second family, whether you live in the US or somewhere else!
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    The term gobble came about to describe the loud, rapid gurgling sound that is made by the male turkey, hence the turkey became a gobbler.
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    Actually, that is a myth. https://www.fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/national-bird
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    Spiders

    Bill W replied to Zombie's topic in The Lounge

    I'm amazed at how you come up with all this stuff. Did you check out that link? When a tarantula makes a sperm web is kind of sad. It's the males last chance to get off before its final moult and it dies of old age.
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