out the window

One dead sheep

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August 8th 2006
Chapter I. I boarded the bus in Asuncion after a fond farewell with only a few tears left on the dirty pavement of the bus station floor. It was no time to be sad; I was swept in some unknown torrent which had been pulling me towards Tim for some Time. Tim, my fair friend whose adventures make mine look like child’s play. Tim, whose own sick sidelong glance always peers into the heart of someth ... read more

South America » Paraguay

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In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70), Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated economically for the next half century. In the Chaco War of 1932-35, large, economically important areas were ... ... read more