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my whole world on its head

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The first [commandment] forbids the worship of any other gods.  This is not yet monotheism: the existence of other gods is not denied.... Around the time of the Babylonian exile we shall find stronger assertions that YKVK is the only true God, in the prophet we call Second Isaiah, but strict monotheism is developed only in the Hellenistic period, under the influence of Greek philosophy.

Of what does this remind you?

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"Girl from Ipati, Greece," by Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraïdari, circa 1930 It reminds me of Pygmalion.  Just noticed the tznius headgear, sweet.  But gorgeous old picture, no?  "Gorgeous, form of"

Periphrastic Parataxis

Peri para por para pero perro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parataxis fuck yeah Ann Quin. But no more please. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Quin