And I know that none of it will follow me to New York; my vision is narrowing to a single wave-length of probability.
-- William Gibson, "The Gernsback Continuum", Burning Chrome
Because:
- Grab the nearest book.
- Open the book to page 23.
- Find the fifth sentence.
- Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
(via way down here)
Comments
From the three (3) nearest books:
"You can install Perl 5 with the following seven basic steps:"
(But it's not a full sentence.)
"Bake the spareribs at 400 (degrees) F. for 1 hour, basting with warm Barbeque Sauce every 10 minutes."
(But, even tho' it is a sentence, it is also confused w/ a paragraph/step.)
"But if you turn the flower upside down and pull it slightly open, it also looks exactly like a "lady in the bath," which it is sometimes called."
My final answer, and a good one, from the looks of it.
Posted by: Noone | April 14, 2004 5:05 PM
"In practice today, it is not likely that the executory trust will often occur". Waters, The LAW of TRUSTS in Canada
"He leaned against the bar, reading". Mavis Gallant, SHORT STORIES
"..."
(There is no 5th sentence)
Koestler, THE ACT OF CREATION
Posted by: Greffier | April 14, 2004 8:22 PM