'Shakti?' asked a surprised Brahaspati. 'Interesting ...'
- Pg 133, The Immortals of Meluha, by Amish Tripathi
How many 's's are there in that line. The first thing my eye noticed was the alliterative 's'es. They seems to jump out from that sentence in a sinuous dance. Essss....! Hissy like the very snake Shiva wears around himself. Of course the line is spoken by Brahaspati, he of lotus flowers and many heads. Oh wait, I'm confusing Brahaspati with Brahma...yeouch! Hubris alert! I am not at all a religious person, but I love mythology. Those are some of the greatest stories. So, yea...cringing on that misidentification there. But come on..they both start with 'Brah..' ... okay okay on thin ice here...best to accept the faux pas and move on!
Well lost track of the sentence in all that misadventure. Looked at it again...and there it is..again..all those 's's. Someone would think thats the most used letter in the language (which of course we all know is 'e' ... or I sincerely hope so...two dumb mistakes in one post would be utterly embarrassing!) This is one of those times I wish I hadn't put a condition on myself to write what comes first to mind. What I would give to do a quick google check! Maybe just a tiny search...
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or not...sigh! Maybe I should just give up and wait for a new day. Shiva...the destroyer...today was not a day of creation. I hope Amish T. is having better luck with his final book of the trilogy!
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