
Diamondwatchmangobyeatssand
Inwikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valenciennea_puellaris
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Imitation[1]GabrieleWohmann[2]Translatedbyxia23I.Theyenteredthebar,andheguidedhertoanintimatecornertable.Hiseyeswereaffectionateandrough,possessive.Shebreathedheavily,uncertaintyandhopelayinhershininggaze. Youareprettysweet,saidhesoftly.Sheshookherhead,laughed.Hesworeittoher,encircledhersmallfingerwithonehand,askingifshewantedtodance.Theydanced,pressedeachothertogetheryetstilltoofarapartfromeachot...[
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TristanandIsolde[1]TristanisseverelywoundedonajourneyinIreland.IsoldetakescareofthewoundedTristanwithmagicmedicalherbs.TristanhastotraveltothecourtofkingMarkeinCornwall.Therehefindsout,MarkewantstomarryIsolde;andTristanhimselfissupposedtopersuadeIsoldetomarrytheking.OnthetriptoKingMarke,TristanandIsoldedrinkacupofwinewithoutknowingthatitisalovepotion.TristanandIsoldeloveeachotherandmeetsecretlyinK...[
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AveryfamousFrankfurterJohannWolfgangvonGoethe(1749-1832)[1]JohannWolfgangvonGoethewasbornonAugust28,1749inFrankfurt.HewastaughtbyhisfatherJohannCaparGoetheandstudiedlawlaterathisfather’swishinLeipzigandStrassburg.AfterashortcareerasalawyerinFrankfurthebegantowrite,manyofhismostknownworkswerewritteninFrankfurtduringhisearlyyears.Goetheinterestedinliterature,artandlikehisfatheralsothenaturalsc...[
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AfamousLeipzigwomanClaraSchumann[1](1819-1896)
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ClaraJosephineWieckwasbornonSeptember13,1819.Attheage5shebegantakingpianolessonsfromhisfatherFriedrichWieck.Whenshewas9yearsold,shehadherfirstperformanceattheLeipzigGewandhaus;at11,shegaveherfirstsoloconcertattheGewandhaus.ShebeganhergreatinternationalcareerastheLeipzigpianistandcomposerClaraWieck.Whenshewas21,shemarriedRobertS...[
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Beforethelaw[1]
FranzKafka[2]
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Adoorkeeperstandsbeforethelaw.Amanfromthelandcomestothedoorkeeperandasksforadmittancetothelaw.Butthedoorkeepersays,thathecouldnotgrandhimtheentrynow.Themanthinksitoverandasksifhecouldbeallowedtoenterlater.“Itispossible”,thedoorkeepersays,“butnotnow”.Asthedoortothelawisopenasusualandthedoorkeeperstepsaside,themanbendso...[
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AfamousMüncherChristianMorgenstern(1871-1914)[1]
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ChristianMorgenstern[2]wasbornonMay6,1871inMunich.Afterhedroppedoutfromhislawschoolhestartedtowrite.Hefirstwroteliteratureandtheatercriticismfordifferentnewspapersandmagazines.In1905hepublishedhisfirstpoemcollectionGallowsSongs,fromwhichthefollowingpoemwasselected:
Thewater
Withoutaword,withoutaword
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Partyatnoon[1]
YvonneVávra[2]
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FivekindsofcrispbreadsandonebrightSwedeareattheentranceoftheFrannz-ClubinBerlin.Hereitisthesameforthenoonat12p.m.,afunthing:movementinsteadofheavyfood,inspirationinsteadofmiddaylow.“Atthelunchbeatpeoplecleartheirheadbydancing,starttherestofdayrefreshedandmotivatefortherestofthesay”,saystheSwede,Olabyname.Itcosts10Euros...[
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AfamousBerlinerMarleneDietrich(1901-1992)[1]
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MarlenDietrichwasborninBerlin-SchöneberonDecember27,1901.Whenshewas18yearsold,shetrainedasaviolinistandstudiedintheBerlinUniversityofMusic.Attheageof23sheobtainedherfirsttheaterroleandsoonshebeganherfilmcareer.ThroughherroleinJosefvonSternberg’sFilm“TheBlueAngel”[2]MarleneDietrichbecamefamous.Inthef...[
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Thingsbeingwritten[1]
HansDaiber[2]
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KarlKornemannwasafreshlybakedcivilengineer,crispontheoutside,andhewouldstillbe,ifhehadnotglancedintoashopwindow.Hecouldnothaveknownforsure,whatlaytherebehindthepaneofglass.
Hecamefromthemainstation,hadjustarrived,wantedtotakehisfirstjob,butwouldliketoseethecityalittlebeforehecheckedinforthecompany.Hedressedtotheteeth,inordertoma...[
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