flaming june painting
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
I can't believe it," Biggs was stammering. "I've never seen such firepower!" "Pull in, Blue Five. Pull in." A pause, then, "Luke, do you read me?Luke?" "I'm all right, Chief," came Luke's reply. "I've got a target. I'm going tocheck it out." "There's too much action down there, Luke," Biggs told him. "Get out. Doyou read me, Luke? Pull out." "Break off, Luke," ordered the deeper tones of Blue Leader. "We've hit toomuch interference here. Luke, I repeat, break off! I can't see him. Blue Two, doyou see Blue Five?" "Negative," Wedge replied quickly. "There's a fire zone here you wouldn'tbelieve. My scanner's jammed. Blue Five, where are you? Luke, are you allright?" "He's gone," Biggs started to report solemnly. Then his voice rose. "No,wait…there he is! Looks like a little fin damage, but the kid's fine." Relief swept the war room, and it was most noticeable in the face of the slightest,most beautiful Senator present.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Christ In The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee
Christ In The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee
Dance Me to the End of Love
Evening Mood painting
female nude reclining
have whitened slightly. Otherwise he might as well never have seen the X-wingexplode, for all the reaction he displayed. He had more important things to do. On the fourth moon of Yavin a spacious screen chose that moment to flicker anddie, much as John D. had. Worried technicians began rushing in all directions.One turned a drawn face to Leia, the expectant Commanders, and one tall, bronzedrobot. "The high-band receiver has failed. It will take some time to fix…" "Do the best you can," Leia snapped. "Switch to audio only." Someone overheard, and in seconds the room was filled with the sounds ofdistant battle, interspersed with the voices of those involved. "Tighten it up, Blue Two, tighten it up," Blue Leader was saying. "Watch thosetowers." "Heavy fire, Boss," came to the voice of Wedge Antilles, "twenty-three degrees." "I see it. Pull in, pull in. We're picking up some interference."
Dance Me to the End of Love
Evening Mood painting
female nude reclining
have whitened slightly. Otherwise he might as well never have seen the X-wingexplode, for all the reaction he displayed. He had more important things to do. On the fourth moon of Yavin a spacious screen chose that moment to flicker anddie, much as John D. had. Worried technicians began rushing in all directions.One turned a drawn face to Leia, the expectant Commanders, and one tall, bronzedrobot. "The high-band receiver has failed. It will take some time to fix…" "Do the best you can," Leia snapped. "Switch to audio only." Someone overheard, and in seconds the room was filled with the sounds ofdistant battle, interspersed with the voices of those involved. "Tighten it up, Blue Two, tighten it up," Blue Leader was saying. "Watch thosetowers." "Heavy fire, Boss," came to the voice of Wedge Antilles, "twenty-three degrees." "I see it. Pull in, pull in. We're picking up some interference."
American Day Dream
American Day Dream
Biblis painting
Boulevard des Capucines
Charity painting
I've got one! I've got one!" came a less restrained cry of triumph over theopen intercom. Luke identified the voice as belonging to a young pilot known asJohn D. Yes, that was Blue Six chasing another Imperial fighter across the metallandscape. Bolts jumped from the X-wing in steady succession until the Tie fighterblew in half, sending leaf-like glittering metal fragments flying in all directions. "Good shooting, Blue Six," the squadron leader commented. Then he addedquickly, "Watch out, you've got one on your tail." Within the fighter's cockpit the gleeful smile on the young man's face vanishedinstantly as he looked around, unable to spot his pursuer. Something flared brightlynearby, so close that his starboard port burst. Then something hit even closer and theinterior of the now open cockpit became a mass of flames. "I'm hit, I'm hit!" That was all he had time to scream before oblivion took him from behind. Farabove and to one side Blue Leader saw John D.'s ship expand in fiery ball. His lips
Biblis painting
Boulevard des Capucines
Charity painting
I've got one! I've got one!" came a less restrained cry of triumph over theopen intercom. Luke identified the voice as belonging to a young pilot known asJohn D. Yes, that was Blue Six chasing another Imperial fighter across the metallandscape. Bolts jumped from the X-wing in steady succession until the Tie fighterblew in half, sending leaf-like glittering metal fragments flying in all directions. "Good shooting, Blue Six," the squadron leader commented. Then he addedquickly, "Watch out, you've got one on your tail." Within the fighter's cockpit the gleeful smile on the young man's face vanishedinstantly as he looked around, unable to spot his pursuer. Something flared brightlynearby, so close that his starboard port burst. Then something hit even closer and theinterior of the now open cockpit became a mass of flames. "I'm hit, I'm hit!" That was all he had time to scream before oblivion took him from behind. Farabove and to one side Blue Leader saw John D.'s ship expand in fiery ball. His lips
Woman with a Parasol
Woman with a Parasol
A Greek Beauty
A Lily Pond
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
steadily at him, each successive bolt seeming to pass a little closer to Biggs's hull. "He's on my tight," the voice sounded in Luke's cockpit. "I can't shake him." Twisting, spinning, Biggs looped back toward the battle station, but the pilottrailing him was persistent and showed no sign of relinquishing pursuit. "Hang on, Biggs," Luke called, wrenching his ship around so steeply that thestraining gyros whined. "I'm coming in." So absorbed in his pursuit of Biggs was the Imperial pilot that he didn't see Luke,who rotated his own ship, flipped out of the concealing gray below and dropped inbehind him. Electronic crosshairs lined up according to the computer-readout instructions,and Luke fired repeatedly. There was a small explosion in space—tiny comparedwith the enormous energies being put out by the emplacements on the surface of thebattle station. But the explosion was of particular significance to three people: Luke,Biggs, and, most particularly, to the pilot of the Tie fighter, who was vaporized withhis ship. "Got him!" Luke murmured.
A Greek Beauty
A Lily Pond
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
steadily at him, each successive bolt seeming to pass a little closer to Biggs's hull. "He's on my tight," the voice sounded in Luke's cockpit. "I can't shake him." Twisting, spinning, Biggs looped back toward the battle station, but the pilottrailing him was persistent and showed no sign of relinquishing pursuit. "Hang on, Biggs," Luke called, wrenching his ship around so steeply that thestraining gyros whined. "I'm coming in." So absorbed in his pursuit of Biggs was the Imperial pilot that he didn't see Luke,who rotated his own ship, flipped out of the concealing gray below and dropped inbehind him. Electronic crosshairs lined up according to the computer-readout instructions,and Luke fired repeatedly. There was a small explosion in space—tiny comparedwith the enormous energies being put out by the emplacements on the surface of thebattle station. But the explosion was of particular significance to three people: Luke,Biggs, and, most particularly, to the pilot of the Tie fighter, who was vaporized withhis ship. "Got him!" Luke murmured.
The Water lily Pond
The Water lily Pond
Venus and Cupid
Vermeer girl with the pearl earring
virgin of the rocks
Near a far corner of the mass of flickering lights a technician leaned a little closer tohis own readouts before speaking into the pickup suspended near his mouth. "Squad leaders—attention; squad leaders—attention! We've picked up a newset of signals from the other side of the station. Enemy fighters coming your way." Luke received the report at the same time as everyone else. He began huntingthe sky for the predicted Imperial craft, his gaze dropping to his instrumentation."My scope's negative. I don't see anything." "Maintain visual scanning," Blue Leader directed. "With all this energy flying,they'll be on top of you before your scope can pick them up. Remember, they canjam every instrument on your ship except your eyes." Luke turned again, and this time saw an Imperial already pursuing an X-wing—and X-wing with a number Luke quickly recognized. "Biggs!" he shouted. "You've picked one up. On your tail…watch it!" "I can't see it," came his friend's panicked response. "Where is he? I can'tsee it!" Luke watched helplessly as Biggs's ship shot away from the station surface andout into clear space, closely followed by the Imperial. The enemy vessel fired
Venus and Cupid
Vermeer girl with the pearl earring
virgin of the rocks
Near a far corner of the mass of flickering lights a technician leaned a little closer tohis own readouts before speaking into the pickup suspended near his mouth. "Squad leaders—attention; squad leaders—attention! We've picked up a newset of signals from the other side of the station. Enemy fighters coming your way." Luke received the report at the same time as everyone else. He began huntingthe sky for the predicted Imperial craft, his gaze dropping to his instrumentation."My scope's negative. I don't see anything." "Maintain visual scanning," Blue Leader directed. "With all this energy flying,they'll be on top of you before your scope can pick them up. Remember, they canjam every instrument on your ship except your eyes." Luke turned again, and this time saw an Imperial already pursuing an X-wing—and X-wing with a number Luke quickly recognized. "Biggs!" he shouted. "You've picked one up. On your tail…watch it!" "I can't see it," came his friend's panicked response. "Where is he? I can'tsee it!" Luke watched helplessly as Biggs's ship shot away from the station surface andout into clear space, closely followed by the Imperial. The enemy vessel fired
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Venus and Cupid
Venus and Cupid
The Three Ages of Woman
The Virgin and Child with St Anne
The Water lily Pond
The rest of the assembled soldiers were dismissed by the officer. On board thefreighter, a last long figure left off examining the space beneath the cockpit consolesand ran to join his comrades. He was anxious to be off this ghost ship and back inthe comfortable surroundings of the barracks. His heavy footsteps echoed throughthe once more empty freighter. Below, the muffled sounds of the officer giving final orders faded, leaving theinterior in complete quiet. The quivering of a portion of the floor was the onlymovement on board. Abruptly the quivering became a sharp, upheaval. Two metal panels poppedupward, followed by a pair of tousled heads. Han Solo and Luke looked aroundquickly, then managed to relax a little when it became clear that the ship was as emptyas it sounded. "Lucky you'd built these compartments," Luke commented. Solo was not as cheerily confident. "Where did you think I kept smuggledgoods—in the main hold? I admit I never expected to smuggle myself in them."He started violently at a sudden sound, but it was only another of the panels shiftingaside. "This is ridiculous. It isn't going to work. Even if I could take off and getpast the closed hatch"—he jabbed a thumb upward—"we'd never get past that tractorbeam." Another panel opened, revealing the face of an elderly imp. "You leave that tome." "I was afraid you'd say something like that," muttered Solo. "You're a damnfool, old man." Kenobi grinned at him. "What does that say of the man who allows himself tobe hired by a fool?"
The Three Ages of Woman
The Virgin and Child with St Anne
The Water lily Pond
The rest of the assembled soldiers were dismissed by the officer. On board thefreighter, a last long figure left off examining the space beneath the cockpit consolesand ran to join his comrades. He was anxious to be off this ghost ship and back inthe comfortable surroundings of the barracks. His heavy footsteps echoed throughthe once more empty freighter. Below, the muffled sounds of the officer giving final orders faded, leaving theinterior in complete quiet. The quivering of a portion of the floor was the onlymovement on board. Abruptly the quivering became a sharp, upheaval. Two metal panels poppedupward, followed by a pair of tousled heads. Han Solo and Luke looked aroundquickly, then managed to relax a little when it became clear that the ship was as emptyas it sounded. "Lucky you'd built these compartments," Luke commented. Solo was not as cheerily confident. "Where did you think I kept smuggledgoods—in the main hold? I admit I never expected to smuggle myself in them."He started violently at a sudden sound, but it was only another of the panels shiftingaside. "This is ridiculous. It isn't going to work. Even if I could take off and getpast the closed hatch"—he jabbed a thumb upward—"we'd never get past that tractorbeam." Another panel opened, revealing the face of an elderly imp. "You leave that tome." "I was afraid you'd say something like that," muttered Solo. "You're a damnfool, old man." Kenobi grinned at him. "What does that say of the man who allows himself tobe hired by a fool?"
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