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Date Posted: 20:44:58 06/11/01 Mon
Author: si
Subject: your clue: one of the greatest books ever written

'Every transition from major to minor in a sonata, every transformation of a myth or a religious cult, every classical or artistic formulation was, I realized in that flashing moment, if seen with truly a meditative mind, nothing but a direct route into the interior of the cosmic mystery, where in the alternation between inhaling and exhaling, between heaven and earth, between Yin and Yang holiness is forever being created.'

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[> moon tiger, penelope lively. i cant remember ever reading something that read like this in the tale but i can easily picture it fitting into some of the sections, for some reason..... and also i know you think its 'one of the greatest books ever written' and i cant believe thatb is a hint - how vague! -- zeina, 06:56:08 06/12/01 Tue

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[> [> not bad, not bad... starts off quite moon tiger, now you mention it, but the ending wouldn't be right... and that was a very generous clue; there aren't /that/ many 'greatest books ever written'. -- si, 23:28:01 06/12/01 Tue

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[> sounds like something de berniere would probablt get a character of his to say, actually but i doubt you'd pick that as the 'greatest' book ever. longer sentences remind me of unmodern but conext seems modernish. i have no idea. whenever i see yin and yang i think of zen and the art of motorcycle maintenence so i cant think. anyway. you didn't give a second hint after i'd guessed. now you owe two hints... -- zeina, 12:09:32 06/17/01 Sun

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[> soul mountain? -- tim, 13:57:29 06/17/01 Sun

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[> you dont consider 'a prayer for owen meany' the greatest book, right? -- zee, 18:17:44 06/17/01 Sun

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[> [> this isn't even remotely like anything john irving might write. tut. -- si, 19:18:01 06/18/01 Mon

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[> all 'no' so far - if you think this is from zen and the art, you can't have read the book... and how you could possibly have thought de bolloxiere could write something as elegant as this... next clue - 20th century. -- si, 19:28:43 06/18/01 Mon

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