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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 20 February 2009 - Volume 06<br>
===========================================</span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>> <br>
Subject: Literature<br>
<br>
Folks,<br>
<br>
Our (South African) Mark tried to entice us with one of his Afrikaans poems:</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">VIR EWIG EVA</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">Die slang, die
lustigste ter diere</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">begenader Eva,
met blink geskubbe spiere,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">"Wat sss¨º
jy van daai boom ssse vrug,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">Die Boom van
die Lewe, ssso gerug?"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"Wat vra jy vir my," vra
sy,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">"wat self
gereeld daaronder wei?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">En hoekom - ek
het self gewaar - </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">kruip jy jou
vel uit aanmekaar?"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"Dit isss my gegun,"
s¨º hy,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"met my bepaalde lot verby</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">mag ek my erdelike deel
afssskil.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ssso ook kan Eva asss sssy wil!"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">" 'n Pes aan hy," s¨º Eva
kras,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"wat vullis rondstrooi op die
gras!"</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dit is van toentertyd tot nou</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">haar ding om
Eden skoon te hou.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">And he
succeeded. Below is my English version with just minimal channeling of Mr. McGonagall:<br style="">
<br style="">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">FOREVER EVE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The snake, the jolliest of creatures,<br>
charmed Eve, scaly muscles his main features,<br>
"Sssee that tree'zzz fruit? What sssay you, pray?<br>
The Tree of Life, or ssso they sssay."<br>
<br>
Asked she, "Why ask <i>me</i>, huh? Hey, you tell <i>me</i>,<br>
You that hangs out beneath that tree!<br>
And why, with all the dust and grime,<br>
Slide on your belly all the time?"<br>
<br>
Said he, "It izzz my gift, and it izzz great,<br>
That, when I'm done with thisss my fate,<br>
I may ssslip it off, and I'll be through,<br>
And, if you wishshsh, Eve, ssso may you."<br>
<br>
Said crassly Eve, "A pox on you!<br>
You foul the grass with serpents' poo!"<br>
This is her way, has always been,<br>
Her way of keeping Eden
clean.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron</span></p>
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