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  2. Papyromancy - Wikipedia

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    Papyromancy is a way of divination through folding paper. Some say a true papyromancer can crumple up any piece of paper, unfold it, and predict the future from the creased lines [1] reading the creased paper the way that a palm reader would read a person's palm. Another form of papyromancy is done by folding an illustrated piece of paper and ...

  3. Peace for our time - Wikipedia

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    The phrase is primarily remembered for its bitter ironic value since less than a year after the agreement, Germany's invasion of Poland began World War II. It is often misquoted as "peace in our time", a phrase already familiar to the British public by its longstanding appearance in the Book of Common Prayer .

  4. Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Here are just some reasons why it is worthwhile creating spoken recordings of articles. Spoken articles make Wikipedia content available to those who can understand English but cannot read it. Users can listen to Wikipedia articles while they perform tasks that preclude reading but not concentration (such as running, or housework).

  5. Teachers from Calif. high school read mean tweets aloud

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    It appears to be a new trend for taking criticism or praise. Teachers from a California high school read aloud tweets about themselves, purportedly written by students. "Good Morning America ...

  6. Reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.

  7. Black Spot (Treasure Island) - Wikipedia

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    It consists of a circular piece of paper or card, with one side blackened while the other side bears a message and is placed in the hand of the accused. [ a ] It was a source of much fear because it meant the pirate was to be deposed as leader, by force if necessary—or else killed outright.

  8. This Is Just to Say - Wikipedia

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    This Is Just to Say (Wall poem in The Hague) "This Is Just to Say" (1934) is an imagist poem [1] by William Carlos Williams. The three-versed, 28-word poem is an apology about eating the reader's plums. The poem was written as if it were a note left on a kitchen table. It has been widely pastiched. [2] [3]

  9. ‘Fortnight’ lyrics meaning: Taylor Swift just explained what ...

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    No, it’s not about the video game. “Fortnight,” the first single from Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” is a duet with Post Malone.. Before we delve into the lyrics, let ...