Crossing Borders/Breaking Boundaries
The Portuguese Empire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
July 16-24, 2007
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SAMPLE FROM 10/30
(Based on themes from The Great Gatsby)

The intoxicated body silences morality.

The birds ice over, catch fire

As we drank too many Rhode Island iced teas, we smelled the salty sea

Our souls aflame, we stay hopeful

 

The birds ice over, catch fire

The refreshing sweet smell of the garden as we pranced away the night

Our souls aflame, we stay hopeful

The warm earth lulls the birds' panic

 

The refreshing sweet smell of the garden as we pranced away the night

Endless relaxed rolling over sea sound Earth

The warm earth lulls the birds' panic

Clarion skies burn the soul

 

Endless relaxed rolling over sea sound Earth

As we drank too many Rhode Island iced teas, we smelled the salty sea

Clarion skies burn the soul

The intoxicated body silences morality

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