"What the Thunder Said" Annotations
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==Stanza 7== | ==Stanza 7== | ||
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Ganga was sunken, and the limp leaves | Ganga was sunken, and the limp leaves | ||
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The setting changes to India, then a part of the British Empire, so we are not far from British civilization, really. "Ganga" is the Ganges, the sacred river of India, and "Himavant" is another word for snowy, making it any mountain. | The setting changes to India, then a part of the British Empire, so we are not far from British civilization, really. "Ganga" is the Ganges, the sacred river of India, and "Himavant" is another word for snowy, making it any mountain. | ||
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| + | When the thunder begins to speak, it enlists the [["Fable of the Meaning of Thunder"]] | ||
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