You silly," said Abdul, "those clouds don' mean nothing. I see'd them plenty a'ready. It was jus' coincidence that they was in the sky before Koos an" Piet was drowned." "Yes," said Kielbiet, "it's nonsense. Have a drink. You'll go fish all right.
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CHRISTINA ENGELA In a nice little house in Atro City there lived a man called Doktor Gleichstein. He was a kind of sc... CHRISTINA ENGELA Beaming into the thick of a tree without becoming a lifelong tree hugger was a tricky business. A pr... CHRISTINA ENGELA Death was right on time. He staggered backward on legs of ether. He could see it – a dark shadowy ... CHRISTINA ENGELA An advanced human rights friendly Constitution is fine and well - but what good is it if it is not p... CHRISTINA ENGELA If you hate others in the name of God, you should be looking within to see where it stopped being ab... CHRISTINA ENGELA Be assured, a God who spoke the universe into existence would not need grains of dust to fight holy ... CHRISTINA ENGELA The idea that all people can and should live together in peace is not really a new one - but yet in ... CHRISTINA ENGELA It seems to me that those who claim to be 'true' and 'bible believing' Christians and yet spend all ... CHRISTINA ENGELA The weapon he held in his sweaty grip was one of a small consignment of prototypes received at the l... CHRISTINA ENGELA Christians believe their God gave us all free will - strange that for over 2000 years, they have tri... CHRISTINA ENGELA Isn't lying supposed to be a 'sin'? or is it okay to lie when trying to make people you hate look ba... CHRISTINA ENGELA Some people do everything, some do something, many do nothing - which is bad enough - but the worst ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Advocacy groups in the USA, as in other countries, may not be able to silence this hateful, cowardly... CHRISTINA ENGELA Usually, people who ask 'do you know who I am?' don't have a clue themselves. CHRISTINA ENGELA What I know from history is this: Those who do not appreciate their freedom and aren't prepared to p... CHRISTINA ENGELA As far as I am concerned, bigotry in strawberry or vanilla flavor is still bigotry. CHRISTINA ENGELA It is quite ironic that those calling the loudest for 'morality' are typically the most immoral of a... CHRISTINA ENGELA Ironically people will thank a deity for 'letting' them win a race, but blame a 'witch' if they stum... CHRISTINA ENGELA When you think of the amount of turnover and profit made by most companies in this country - and esp... CHRISTINA ENGELA Our community deserves leaders who should know what debates and arguments are better conducted out o... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Tourist Office would put it back up again before somebody noticed and didn’t come to Deanna fo... CHRISTINA ENGELA The bulkheads were close together, the ceilings low above their helmets. Not much space in there to ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Mykl d’Angelo groaned where he sat slumped in his chair. The irritating noise was unsettling his p... CHRISTINA ENGELA These mods made significant improvements to the cars – enough so that I changed my mind (another p... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Imperial Senate, ever conscious of the weight of public opinion resting on the tip of the pencil... CHRISTINA ENGELA The universe is so vast, so immense, we can never expect to explore it all. It is in effect, not so ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Damage report, sir?” Skotchdopole asked, climbing off his console into his seat. “To hell w... CHRISTINA ENGELA The machine demanded access codes. As he entered the first, a faint whispering sound startled him, c... CHRISTINA ENGELA Before We Begin Is Your Bug A nice clean original car that looks almost like it left the s... CHRISTINA ENGELA Tracey hurriedly shut the door behind her to prevent the flames that had been licking hungrily at he... CHRISTINA ENGELA Time did exist here, in small amounts (well some of the time) – and there were feint eddies and cu... CHRISTINA ENGELA But it’s a hundred and twelve years old!” He protested. “She still works pretty good.” ... CHRISTINA ENGELA At forty two years, Sona Kilroy stood tall and strapping, a powerful figure. Rising to the rank of A... CHRISTINA ENGELA Swallowing, he entered the second code. Then there was a sound like a marble dropping on the floor -... CHRISTINA ENGELA The Doktor was an old man. When he was a kid, his Dad bought him a chemistry set. He never played wi... CHRISTINA ENGELA The passenger liner Ossifar Distana was one of the most luxurious of its kind in space anywhere. It ... CHRISTINA ENGELA Despite the honor of being remembered as the first colonist to set foot on Deanna, he was also credi... CHRISTINA ENGELA Apparently some rustlers had been swiping red-horned wildebeest from farms in the San Fedora area an... CHRISTINA ENGELA The reason for the peculiar name could be found in the whimsical sense of humor of the early colonis... CHRISTINA ENGELA Ramalama was moving higher in the sky already, the day was getting on. He was going to be late getti... CHRISTINA ENGELA I don't think it matters so much who we love - what matters is that we love. CHRISTINA ENGELA Many times we refer to people who express hate or behave in a barbaric, savage 'inhuman' way as 'ani... CHRISTINA ENGELA There are enough real enemies and threats in the world without having to invent imaginary ones. CHRISTINA ENGELA How in any way does EQUALITY with other people equate to 'religious persecution'? Does the survival ... CHRISTINA ENGELA If you 'don't do politics' , trust me - politics will do you. CHRISTINA ENGELA How very like humans to pervert a message of love and peace to make it into an ideology of war and o... CHRISTINA ENGELA