[meteorite-list] CONTEST

[ken newton]

1) Title: The Meteorite
2) Author: C.S. Lewis
3) Book: Miracles
4) Books:  Out of the Silent Planet :  Perelandra
5) Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
best,
Ken Newton

Thomas Webb wrote:

>--- Thomas Webb <webbth1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:47:26 -0800 (PST)
>>From: Thomas Webb <webbth1 at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: CONTEST
>>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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>>Hello List Members,
>>  As some of us are sitting at home wishing we were
>>at the Tucson show I thought it might be interesting
>>to have a little contest to work on.
>>  For the first person to send me the answers to the
>>following five questions pertaining to this poem, I
>>will send a 7.1g polished slice of the Wagon Mound
>>meteorite.
>>   
>>  Among the hills a meteorite
>>  Lies huge; and moss has overgrown,
>>  And wind and rain with touches light
>>  Made soft,  the contours of the stone.
>>   
>>  Thus easily can earth digest
>>  A cinder of sidereal fire,
>>  And make her translunary guest
>>  The native of an English shire.
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>>  Nor is it strange these wanderers
>>  Find in her lap their fitting place,
>>  For every particle that's hers
>>  Came at the first from outer space.
>>   
>>  All that is Earth has once been sky;
>>  Down from the sun of old she came,
>>  Or from some star that travelled by
>>  Too close to his entangling flame.
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>>  Hence, if belated drops yet fall
>>  From heaven, on these her plastic power
>>  Still works as once it worked on all
>>  The glad rush of the golden shower.
>>   
>>  1.  What is the name of the poem?
>>  2.  Name the author of the poem.
>>  3.  Which of this author's books uses this poem as
>>an introduction?
>>  4.  Name two other books this author wrote.
>>  5.  What current movie was based on this author's
>>writings?
>>   
>>  Be certain that you spell everything correctly in
>>your answers as this may make the difference in a
>>correct or incorrect answer.
>>   
>>  Reply to me offlist and I will post the answers
>>and the winner of the contest on the list.  The
>>first person with correct answers for all 5
>>questions wins.
>>   
>>  My best and good luck,
>>  Thomas
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