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Date Posted: Tue, November 02 2021, 19:20:06
Author: JudithONH
Subject: QOTD for Wednesday 3 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.

He staggered on the rock-strewn ground, feeling the vertigo set in again, with a vengeance. He waved his arms, trying to keep his balance, but his head spun, and Christ, the bloody noise in his head ā€¦ He couldnā€™t think, oh, Jesus, he felt as if his bones were dissolvā€”

It was full dark when he came to himself, but the clouds had broken and a three-quarter moon shone in the deep black of a country sky. He moved, and groaned. Every bone in his body hurt ā€“ but none was broken. ā€¦
Oh, wait. Radio. Yes, heā€™d forgotten. If Dollyā€™s radio were intact, he couldā€¦
He stared blankly at the open ground before him. Heā€™d have sworn it was ā€“ but he must have got turned round in the dark and fog ā€“ no. ā€¦
Not only was the plane gone, it didnā€™t seem ever to have been there.ā€

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[> What a horrible feeling of "Now you see it; now you don't." this must have been for Jerry. Not only is his plane GONE, but no sign that it had even been there. -- DianaH, Wed, November 03 2021, 8:21:33

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[> [> That's because it "HAD" not been there. Not YET. Not for another 200 yrs. šŸ¤ÆšŸ˜²šŸ˜¦šŸ¤” -- JamesG, Wed, November 03 2021, 14:38:30

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[> [> [> JamesG, at first I thought, well, yes, it was - that's how Jerry got back in time. But then I remembered he didn't go back in the plane. He crashed in the standing stones in HIS time, was out of the plane, and then TOUCHED the stones, and was plummeted back in time...without the plane. Thanks for making me think about this! -- JudithONH, Thu, November 04 2021, 9:54:36

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[> [> [> [> Thanks for making me reread the whole story, Judith! I had forgotten so many important details and nuances in this story. -- Kathy in PA, Thu, November 04 2021, 15:10:03

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