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"The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level."
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"The bottom of the sea is cruel."
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"A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us."
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"I'm just a simple guy swimming in a sea of sharks."
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"In every island of the Aegean Sea are found abundant traces of a vast prehistoric empire."
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"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."
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"There are no signposts in the sea."
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"I once saw a lump of Greenland breaking off into the sea and moving south, which of course will affect the atmosphere and us generally, and it'll happen more and more."
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"Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over."
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"Beautiful isle of the sea, Smile on the brow of the waters."
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"Throughout the ages, stories with certain basic themes have recurred over and over, in widely disparate cultures; emerging like the goddess Venus from the sea of our unconscious."
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"Whenever anything disagreeable is happening in the country, Vera Cruz is sure to get its full share."
Country
"There was no romance about the mosquitos, however."
Romantic
"I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth."
Truth
"Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but of earth."
Earth
"Even if severe wounds are given, the Indian has many chances in his favor, for his organization is somewhat different from that of white men, and he recovers easily from wounds that would kill any European outright."
Men
"If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission in writing."
Wife
"The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet."
Feet
"We were very kindly received by the English merchants to whom my companion had letters, and we set ourselves to learn what was the real state of things in Mexico."
Language
"Aching all over, we reached level ground again, and Mr. Christy withdrew his claims, and agreed that no road anywhere else could possibly be so bad as a Mexican road; a decision which later experiences only served to confirm."
Decision
"The journey and excursions in Mexico which have originated the narrative and remarks contained in this volume were made in the months of March, April, May, and June of 1856, for the most part on horseback."
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