Word: commandant
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...campuses, the paperback Satanic Bible by Church of Satan Founder Anton La Vey is outselling The Holy Bible. In New Jersey last year, a young man of 20 was drowned, allegedly by his friends and at his request, because he believed that a violent end would put him in command of 40 legions of demons...
...gifts after he had finished Leafstorm. He has acknowledged that reading Faulkner and making a pilgrimage through Yoknapatawpha country helped him to enrich his own private literary property and see its mythic possibilities. At any rate he developed from a cautious, limited craftsman into a prodigal fabulist with total command in his protean imagination...
...airport is almost deserted only half an hour before the President touches down. Where are Chou En-lai and the palace guard? Around, say the Chinese officials, but not in sight. Finally, from behind some buildings come the sound of troops. Rhythmic marching, hard boots, the shout of a command...
...Wang keeps hurrying his guests on to see more. First comes a chemistry class. Mao looks down from the wall again. The students sit like robots listening to the teacher talk about analyzing the content of calcium. They recite like soldiers, turning to their books and back again on command, as if executing close-order drill. Nobody slouches, no eyes stray from the teacher to the guests; there is no unnecessary noise. It is like a machine, but the harshness of the moment is softened by the kids' faces. They are kind, eager, respectful, cheerful, warm. There...
...most worrisome actions by Arnheiter derive from his uncontrollable desire to join in the fight, even when the Vance is assigned to back-up patrol duty. He disobeys command headquarters and rushes headlong into the line of fire of the destroyers he is supposed to be guarding from rear attack; once in the action, Arnheiter pounds with vehemence non-existent Vietcong "nests" inland. Later, he files battle reports claiming a savior's laurels, and he recommends his crew for medals of bravery. He releases press statements detailing dangerous engagements with the enemy, when in fact all he has done...