CARRIE

Part One
Blood Sport
News item from the Westover (Me.) weekly Enterprise, August 19, 1966:

RAIN OF STONES REPORTED
It was reliably reported by several persons that a rain of stones fell from a clear blue sky on Carlin Street in the town of Chamberlain on August 17th. The stones fell principally on the home of Mrs Margaret White, damaging the roof extensively and ruining two gutters and a downspout valued at approximately $25. Mrs White, a widow, lives with her three-year-old daughter, Carietta.
Mrs White could not be reached for comment.

Nobody was really surprised when it happened, not really, not at the subconscious level where savage things grow. On the surface, all the girls in the shower room were shocked, thrilled, ashamed, or simply glad that the White bitch had taken it in the mouth again. Some of them might also have claimed surprise, but of course their claim was untrue. Carrie had been going to school with some of them since the first grade, and this had been building since that time, building slowly and immutably, in accordance with all the laws that govern human nature, building with all the steadiness of a chain reaction approaching critical mass.

What none of them knew, of course, was that Carrie White was telekinetic.
Graffiti scratched on a desk of the Barker Street Grammar school in Chamberlain:
Carrie White eats shit.

The locker room was filled with shouts, echoes, and the subterranean sound of showers splashing on tile. The girls had been playing volleyball in Period One, and their morning sweat was light and eager.

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BAG OF BONES

CHAPTER ONE

On a very hot day in August of 1994, my wife told me she was going down to the Derry Rite Aid to pick up a refill on her sinus medicine prescription — this is stuff you can buy over the counter these days, I believe. I'd finished my writing for the day and offered to pick it up for her. She said thanks, but she wanted to get a piece of fish at the supermarket next door anyway; two birds with one stone and all of that. She blew a kiss at me off the palm of her hand and went out. The next time I saw her, she was on TV. That's how you identify the dead here in Derry — no walking down a subterranean corridor with green tiles on the walls and long fluorescent bars overhead, no naked body rolling out of a chilly drawer on casters; you just go into an office marked PRIVATE and look at a TV screen and say yep or nope.

The Rite Aid and the Shopwell are less than a mile from our house, in a little neighborhood strip mall which also supports a video store, a used-book store named Spread It Around (they do a very brisk business in my old paperbacks), a Radio Shack, and a Fast Foto. It's on Up-Mile Hill, at the intersection of Witcham and Jackson.

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The Odyssey

Book I
THE GODS IN COUNCIL—MIVERVA’S VISIT TO
ITHACA—THE CHALLENGE FROM TELEMACHUS
TO THE SUITORS.

Book II
ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE OF ITHACA—
SPEECHES OF TELEMACHUS AND OF THE
SUITORS—TELEMACHUS MAKES HIS
PREPARATIONS AND STARTS FOR PYLOS WITH
MINERVA DISGUISED AS MENTOR.

Book III
TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS.

Book IV
THE VISIT TO KING MENELAUS, WHO TELLS
HIS STORY—MEANWHILE THE SUITORS IN
ITHACA PLOT AGAINST TELEMACHUS.

Book V
CALYPSO—ULYSSES REACHES SCHERIA ON A
RAFT.

Book VI
THE MEETING BETWEEN NAUSICAA AND
ULYSSES.

Book VII
RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF
KING ALCINOUS.

Book VIII
BANQUET IN THE HOUSE OF ALCINOUS—THE
GAMES.

Book IX
ULYSSES DECLARES HIMSELF AND BEGINS
HIS STORY—-THE CICONS, LOTOPHAGI, AND
CYCLOPES.

Book X
AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONES, CIRCE.

Book XI
THE VISIT TO THE DEAD. {88}

Book XII
THE SIRENS, SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS, THE
CATTLE OF THE SUN.

Book XIII
ULYSSES LEAVES SCHERIA AND RETURNS TO
ITHACA.

Book XIV
ULYSSES IN THE HUT WITH EUMAEUS.

Book XV
MINERVA SUMMONS TELEMACHUS FROM
LACEDAEMON—HE MEETS WITH
THEOCLYMENUS AT PYLOS AND BRINGS HIM TO
ITHACA—ON LANDING HE GOES TO THE HUT OF
EUMAEUS.

Book XVI
ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO
TELEMACHUS.

Book XVII
TELEMACHUS AND HIS MOTHER MEET—
ULYSSES AND EUMAEUS COME DOWN TO THE
TOWN, AND ULYSSES IS INSULTED BY
MELANTHIUS—HE IS RECOGNISED BY THE DOG
ARGOS—HE IS INSULTED AND PRESENTLY
STRUCK BY ANTINOUS WITH A STOOL—
PENELOPE DESIRES THAT HE SHALL BE SENT TO
HER.

Book XVIII
THE FIGHT WITH IRUS—ULYSSES WARNS
AMPHINOMUS—PENELOPE GETS PRESENTS
FROM THE SUITORS—THE BRAZIERS—ULYSSES
REBUKES EURYMACHUS.

TELEMACHUS AND ULYSSES REMOVE THE
ARMOUR—ULYSSES INTERVIEWS PENELOPE—
EURYCLEA WASHES HIS FEET AND RECOGNISES
THE SCAR ON HIS LEG—PENELOPE TELLS HER
DREAM TO ULYSSES.

Book XX
ULYSSES CANNOT SLEEP—PENELOPE’S
PRAYER TO DIANA—THE TWO SIGNS FROM
HEAVEN—EUMAEUS AND PHILOETIUS ARRIVE—
THE SUITORS DINE—CTESIPPUS THROWS AN
OX’S FOOT AT ULYSSES—THEOCLYMENUS
FORETELLS DISASTER AND LEAVES THE HOUSE.

Book XXI
THE TRIAL OF THE AXES, DURING WHICH
ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO EUMAEUS AND
PHILOETIUS.

Book XXII
THE KILLING OF THE SUITORS—THE MAIDS
WHO HAVE MISCONDUCTED THEMSELVES ARE
MADE TO CLEANSE THE CLOISTERS AND ARE
THEN HANGED.

Book XXIII
PENELOPE EVENTUALLY RECOGNISES HER
HUSBAND—EARLY IN THE MORNING ULYSSES,
TELEMACHUS, EUMAEUS, AND PHILOETIUS
LEAVE THE TOWN.

Book XXIV
THE GHOSTS OF THE SUITORS IN HADES—
ULYSSES AND HIS MEN GO TO THE HOUSE OF
LAERTES—THE PEOPLE OF ITHACA COME OUT
TO ATTACK ULYSSES, BUT MINERVA
CONCLUDES A PEACE.

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DAVID BLAINE'S MAGIC TRICKS REVEALED!

As mentioned above, David Blaine's is not the orginator of this illusion.He has made the illusion popular,once again,with his recent television special,"David Blaine:Street magic."the unfortunate reality is,however,that we never really get to see Blaine performing the balducci levitation.we watch several times as blaine performs it for others,but we never get to see it for ourselves.

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The War of the Worlds

BOOK ONE
THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS
CHAPTER ONE: THE EVE OF THE WAR
CHAPTER TWO: THE FALLING STAR
CHAPTER THREE: ON HORSELL COMMON
CHAPTER FOUR: THE CYLINDER OPENS
CHAPTER FIVE: THE HEAT-RAY
CHAPTER SIX: THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD
CHAPTER SEVEN: HOW I REACHED HOME
CHAPTER EIGHT: FRIDAY NIGHT
CHAPTER NINE: THE FIGHTING BEGINS
CHAPTER TEN: IN THE STORM
CHAPTER ELEVEN: AT THE WINDOW
CHAPTER TWELVE: WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: IN LONDON
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE EXODUS FROM LONDON
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE ‘THUNDER CHILD"

BOOK TWO
THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS
CHAPTER ONE: UNDER FOOT
CHAPTER TWO: WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE
CHAPTER THREE: THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT
CHAPTER FOUR: THE DEATH OF THE CURATE
CHAPTER FIVE: THE STILLNESS
CHAPTER SIX: THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL
CHAPTER EIGHT: DEAD LONDON
CHAPTER NINE: WRECKAGE
CHAPTER TEN: THE EPILOGUE
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
EDITED BY CHARLES W ELIOT LLD
P F COLLIER & SON COMPANY, NEW YORK (1909)
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the "New England
Courant." To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor.

But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723. He soon obtained work as a printer, but after a few months he was induced by Governor Keith to go to
London, where, finding Keith's promises empty, he again worked as a compositor till he was brought back to Philadelphia by a merchant named Denman, who gave him a position in his business. On Denman's death he returned to his former trade, and shortly set up a printing house of his own from which he published "The Pennsylvania Gazette," to which he contributed many essays, and which he made a medium for agitating a variety of local reforms. In 1732 he began to issue his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac" for the enrichment of which he borrowed or composed those pithy utterances of worldly wisdom which are the basis of a large part of his popular reputation. In 1758, the year in which he ceases writing for the Almanac, he printed in it "Father Abraham's Sermon," now regarded as the most famous piece of literature
produced in Colonial America.

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THE GED TESTS

If you left high school without graduating, the GED Tests provide a way for you to earn your GED high school diploma. Getting your GED Diploma can make a big difference in your life. Read this Information Bulletin and learn:
* What is covered on the GED Tests
* How to prepare for the GED Tests
* Where to get help

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WHAT IS THE GED TESTING PROGRAM?
The GED testing program offers you an opportunity to earn a GED high school diploma. Many people who did not finish high school have knowledge and skills comparable to people who did graduate. This idea is the basis of the GED testing program.The GED Tests ask questions about subjects covered in high school. The GED Tests are given in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, most anadianprovinces, and the Canadian territories. Each year, about one-half million people earn their GED Diplomas.

The GED Tests are available in English, Spanish, and French. Special large-print, audiocassette, and braille editions of the GED Tests are also available, and adaptations to testing conditions are permitted for adults with disabilities.
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SCHOOLS WITHOUT DRUGS

A Plan for Us All
CONTENTS
WHAT CAN WE DO?
CHILDREN AND DRUGS
Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Fact Sheet: Drugs and Dependence How Drug Use Develops Fact Sheet: Youth and Alcohol Effects of Drug Use Fact Sheet: Cocaine: Crack
Drug Use and Learning

A PLAN FOR ACTION
What Parents Can Do
Instilling Responsibility
Supervising Activities
Fact Sheet: Signs of Drug Use
Recognizing Drug Use
What Schools Can Do
Assessing the Problem
Enforcing Policy Seeing Policy
Teaching About Drug Prevention
Fact Sheet: Tips for Selecting Drug Prevention Materials
Enlisting the Community's Help
Fact Sheet: Legal Questions on Search and Seizure
Fact Sheet: Legal Questions on Suspension and Expulsion
What Students Can Do
Learning the Facts
Helping to Fight Drug Use
What Communities Can Do
Providing Support
Involving Law Enforcement
CONCLUSION
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Teaching About Drug Prevention
How the Law Can Help
Resources
Specific Drugs and Their Effects
Sources of Information
References

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WHAT CAN WE DO?
A Plan for Achieving Schools Without Drugs
PARENTS:
1. Teach standards of right and wrong, and demonstrate these standards through personal example.
2. Help children to resist poor pressure to use alcohol and other drugs by supervising their activities, knowing who their friends are, and talking with them about their interests and problems.
3. Be knowledgeable about drugs and signs of drug use. When symptoms are observed, respond promptly.
SCHOOLS:
4. Determine the extent and character of alcohol and other drug use and monitor that use regularly.
5. Establish clear and specific rules regarding alcohol and other drug use that include strong corrective actions.
6. Enforce established policies against drug use fairly and consistently. Ensure adequate security measures to eliminate drugs from school premises and school functions.
7. Implement a comprehensive drug prevention curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12, teaching that drug use is wrong and harmful, and supporting and strengthening resistance to drugs.
8. Reach out to the community for support and assistance in making the school's anti-drug policy and program work. Develop collaborative arrangements in which school
personnel, parents, school boards, law enforcement officers, treatment organizations, and private groups can work together to provide necessary resources.
STUDENTS:
9. Learn about the effects of alcohol and other drug use, the reasons why drugs are harmful, and ways to resist pressures to try drugs.
10. Use an understanding of the danger posed by alcohol and other drugs to help other students avoid them. Encourage other students to resist drugs, persuade those using drugs to seek help, and report those selling drugs to parents and the school principal.
COMMUNITIES:
11. Help schools fight drugs by providing them with the expertise and financial resources of community groups and agencies.
12. Involve local law enforcement agencies in all aspects of drug prevention: assessment, enforcement, and education.
The police and courts should have well-established relationships with the schools.
"I felt depressed and hurt all the time. I hated myself for the way I hurt my parents and treated them so cruelly and for the way I treated others. I hated myself the most, though, for the way I treated myself. I would take drugs until I overdosed, and fell further and further behind in school and work and relationships with others. I just didn't care anymore whether I lived or died. I stopped going to school altogether .... I felt constantly depressed and began having thoughts of suicide, which scared me a lot! I didn't know where to turn..."
--Stewart, a high school student

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