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Book I Scripture

from A TERRACE ON THE TOWER OF BABEL:

Book I
Mid 1997

. . . Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night . . .
Isaiah 21:11-12
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   The Scripture

 Isaiah 21:11-12

 opens

 Book I

 and sets a general tone for the novel.

   The author felt that the anticipation of this query: "something dark is approaching - when? what is it?," and the answer: "good days are coming too, along with the not so good," would hint to the reader of A TERRACE ON THE TOWER OF BABEL just what journey they were about to embark on.  Similarly, certain events of Mid 1997 could also be seen as harbingers of what was to unfold over the next few years.  And you might suspect something dark was approaching, but then again . . .