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Date Posted: Mon, November 01 2021, 19:37:13
Author: JudithONH
Subject: QOTD for Tuesday 2 November 2021

The following quote is from ā€œSeven Stones to Stand or Fallā€ by Diana Gabaldon, A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows, copyright 2018 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

ā€œHe glanced at the altimeter, but what it told him was of limited use, because he didnā€™t know what the ground under him was like: crags, flat meadow, water? He hoped and prayed for a road, a grassy flat spot, anything short of ā€“ God, he was at five hundred feet and still in a cloud! ā€¦
His first conscious thought was that he should have radioed base when the engine went. ā€¦
It was nearly dark, and rising mist surrounded him. He breathed deep, sniffing the dank, cold air. It smelt of rot and old mangelwurzels ā€“ but what it didnā€™t smell of was petrol and burning fuselage.
Right. Maybe she hadnā€™t caught fire when she crashed, then. If not, and if her radio was still working ā€¦
There was nothing but mist to his left and behind him, but to his right, he made out two or three large, bulky shapes, standing upright. ā€¦
Only three of the big stones were still standing, but he could see a few more, fallen or pushed over, lying like bodies in the darkening fog. He paused to vomit, holding on to one of the stones. Christ, his head was like to split! And he had a terrible buzzing in his earsā€¦He pawed vaguely at his ear, thinking somehow heā€™d left his headset on, but felt nothing but a cold, wet ear. ā€¦
He forced himself to open his eyes, and was rewarded with the sight of a large, dark irregular shape, well beyond the remains of the stone circle. Dolly!ā€

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[> I canā€™t believe I didnā€™t remember (or catch) that Jerry leaned on the stones! But why did thinking of Dolly make him go back to 1738? And now I have to go look up mangelwurzels šŸ¤” -- Kathy in PA, Tue, November 02 2021, 6:23:36

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[> [> Itā€™s a root vegetable in the sugar beet family. Although edible, itā€™s mostly used for feeding livestock, especially milk cows because it optimizes milk production. They eat the leaves and the roots. -- Kathy in PA, Tue, November 02 2021, 6:37:02

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[> [> [> Oh, the things we learn on the the Board! -- Janet, Tue, November 02 2021, 11:43:59

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[> I had to go back and read it a second time when I first read the story...that he touched the stone...wow! And it all comes clear. Poor Jerry, but lucky he was a trained pilot and soldier...and smart...he figured out what he had to do to get back to his family (with Roger's help...). I love this story! -- JudithONH, Tue, November 02 2021, 19:22:36

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[> [> I just dug my book out. I have to do a reread! -- Kathy in PA, Wed, November 03 2021, 8:04:38

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