Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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However obscure a man may apparently be, his example to others inevitably shapes the future of his country.
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‘Be careful what you wish for’, they say, and there could be no more endearing example.
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Railway enthusiast, music lover, and the man who gave us stereo sound.
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A fox terrier spies what looks like a hapless victim – until he gets up close.
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Oedipus flees home in an attempt to escape a dreadful prophecy, unware that it is following at his heels.
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A Turkish official was itching to know the secret behind a Russian slave girl’s personal charm.