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In the midrash, Bar Kappara upholds the troubling notion that the Torah shows that God created the world out of preexistent material. But other rabbis worry that acknowledging this would cause people to liken God to a king who had built his
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“Okay," Jake said, Here's what we know. Or at least, what we think we know."
We were all at Rachel's house again. It was a few hours after I had gone to see Marco. Tobias was perched on the windowsill. He didn't feel all that comfortable being inside for long. He liked the feel of the wind and the open air.
...
"Second, Cassie believes she can find this Andalite, thanks to the information from the whale."
Everyone kept a straight face for about ten seconds. Then, all at once, everyone cracked up.
"Information from a whale," Marco repeated, giggling.
"Have our lives gotten really weird, or is it just me?" Tobias asked.
-Animorphs #4, The Visitor page 46”
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We were all at Rachel's house again. It was a few hours after I had gone to see Marco. Tobias was perched on the windowsill. He didn't feel all that comfortable being inside for long. He liked the feel of the wind and the open air.
...
"Second, Cassie believes she can find this Andalite, thanks to the information from the whale."
Everyone kept a straight face for about ten seconds. Then, all at once, everyone cracked up.
"Information from a whale," Marco repeated, giggling.
"Have our lives gotten really weird, or is it just me?" Tobias asked.
-Animorphs #4, The Visitor page 46”
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“And that we call enos ermarf."
"What?" I didn't see what he was pointing at.
"That. The way the lake curves forward into t grass, framed by derrishoul trees."
"You have a word for something like that?" I asked.
-Animorphs #4, The Visitor page 63”
― The Visitor
"What?" I didn't see what he was pointing at.
"That. The way the lake curves forward into t grass, framed by derrishoul trees."
"You have a word for something like that?" I asked.
-Animorphs #4, The Visitor page 63”
― The Visitor
“Must I carry this?" he asked, indicating his empty coffee cup.
"No, you can just throw it away."
Bad choice of words. Ax threw the coffee cup. He threw it hard. It hit one of the cashiers in the head.
"Hey!"
Sorry, it was an accident, man," I yelped.
-Animorphs #5, The Predator page 20”
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"No, you can just throw it away."
Bad choice of words. Ax threw the coffee cup. He threw it hard. It hit one of the cashiers in the head.
"Hey!"
Sorry, it was an accident, man," I yelped.
-Animorphs #5, The Predator page 20”
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“Well, I'm guessing hat in about two centuries or so, humans will discover zero space and make transponders. Whatever they are. But in the meantime, I'm going to have a sandwich."
-Animorphs #5, The Predator page 34”
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-Animorphs #5, The Predator page 34”
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“More clothing? Clo. Clo-theeeeing. Clo-theeing?" Ax said.
"Ax? Dont do that," I said.
"What? Wha wha wha. Tuh."
"That. Where you play with the sounds. Just say what you need to say, and stop."
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"People are going to think he's weird," Rachel said, sounding exasperated.
"Fortunately, it's the mal on a Saturday morning," I pointed out. "It'll be full of weird people."
"Not this weird," Rachel said. "This could be trouble."
"isn't it a little late for you to admit that I was right and this idea is insane?" I saked her. "Besides, no need to worry. I'll be there."
"Great, then it's sure to be a disaster."
...
"So far so good," Jake said as we headed into the mall.
I rolled my eyes. "Jake? Do me a favor. Don't ever say 'so far, so good.' The only time ayone ever says 'so far, s good' is right before everything blows up in his face."
"So far. So far. Farrrrrr. Faaaar," Ax said, trying out the sounds. "So. Sssso far so so so good."
"Oh, man," I said.
-Animorphs #5, The Predator page 16”
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"Ax? Dont do that," I said.
"What? Wha wha wha. Tuh."
"That. Where you play with the sounds. Just say what you need to say, and stop."
...
"People are going to think he's weird," Rachel said, sounding exasperated.
"Fortunately, it's the mal on a Saturday morning," I pointed out. "It'll be full of weird people."
"Not this weird," Rachel said. "This could be trouble."
"isn't it a little late for you to admit that I was right and this idea is insane?" I saked her. "Besides, no need to worry. I'll be there."
"Great, then it's sure to be a disaster."
...
"So far so good," Jake said as we headed into the mall.
I rolled my eyes. "Jake? Do me a favor. Don't ever say 'so far, so good.' The only time ayone ever says 'so far, s good' is right before everything blows up in his face."
"So far. So far. Farrrrrr. Faaaar," Ax said, trying out the sounds. "So. Sssso far so so so good."
"Oh, man," I said.
-Animorphs #5, The Predator page 16”
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