One

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I was once witness in the wildernessTo a remarkable occurrence:They roamed like desert animals, scatteredAimless, divided, their worlds shattered.A people estranged and wanting of worth,They were among those who wallowed on the earth.As for streams of water, I found none;Nor any quenched soul, not even one. Then one day the foundations shook,And each were pulled …

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Robert Louis Stevenson and the Mechanics of Style: Strategies for Young Writers and Their Limitations

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While in my essays I generally engage the subjects of worldview and faith as they relate to literature and writing, I hope that you will indulge with me in a brief consideration of craft, or what I might facetiously call crossing our eyes and dotting our tees. Let us consider Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), a …

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