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Above fire; below, the lake: The image of Opposition.
Thus amid all fellowship The superior man retains his individuality....
Above the lovers struggle in dark corners, desperate as the night moves on.
Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book iv, Chap.
xix...
Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call earth.
-- John Milton (1608-1674) -- Comus, Line 5...
Above the vulgar flight of common souls. -- Arthur Murphy (1727-1805) -- Zenobia, Act v
Above you is a grating locked with a skull-and-crossbones lock.
Above you is an open grating with sunlight pouring in.
A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down -- And won. -- John Prine
A box has nine ears of corn in it. A squirrel carries out three ears a day, but it takes him nine days to carry all the corn away.
Why? Carries an ear of corn and two ears for hearing......
A Boxing Cornerman's Story: Dawson DeTowel

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