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...with his family, contemplating a merciful dispensation from his cautious doctors. Just this once, said they, he could fall off the diet wagon (1,800 calories daily), filling up on as much of the Eisenhower's 4O-lb. turkey and trimmings as he thought he ought to. At dusk, Ike sat down to his groaning board and followed doctors' orders...
...hunter will contend that deer, being mostly nocturnal animals, should be stalked at dawn or dusk; another will hold firmly that they should be hunted in daylight. An experienced moose hunter will argue that a single shot from a comparatively light 30-30 rifle is enough to fell a moose; a second will answer that only a powerful .35 Remington Express with a 200-grain bullet is equal to the task. Is a bear's eyesight bad? Should elk be hunted on horseback? Is a Rocky Mountain goat harder to kill than a grizzly? Fresh experiences refuel...
...eyes with my hands. As I struggled to get to my feet, something [the shock wave] threw me down harder and blew me several yards. I blacked out. I don't know for how long. When I came to, it was no longer bright sunshine but dark like dusk, gradually changing to smoky red. My kimono from the waist up was in shreds...
...laugh in his voice gradually take effect, and the listener is soon as excited as the Professor about the supposedly dull "contemplative life." Likely as not, the next thing the visitor will notice is Likely as not, the next thing the visitor will notice is that outside the window, dusk has descended on the yard...
...neat little thoughts against such a monster issue. The undergraduate who investigates the subject is more often than not groping in the dark. If you're feeling ontological, you can go to the library and find lots of company. But if you feel like a big black tomcat at dusk, all you can do is yowl...