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DG's Time Travel Journal Day 25: Ruefully Floweth the Clean
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DG's Time Travel Journal Day 25: Ruefully Floweth the Clean
Tavaron da Quirm - Arts Editor Posted Nov 25, 2013
I think my only way to contribute anything worthy of this culturally important jurnal is posting the following link to the poem of good old Erich Kästner: http://www.hoelderlin-gesellschaft.de/index.php?id=626
DG's Time Travel Journal Day 25: Ruefully Floweth the Clean
Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Nov 25, 2013
Colleague of mine used to work as a tourist guide when he was a young student. He travelled with old age pensioners to the Rhein and sailed with them past Lorelei's cliff.
Whether he made this up or it is a true story I can't tell, but one silent night some drunk nutter was standing on the top of the cliff singing and shouting.
- Oh, is that Lorelei, the elderly ladies wanted to know.
- Yes, I arranged this just for you, he said - and started collecting tips 
DG's Time Travel Journal Day 25: Ruefully Floweth the Clean
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 25, 2013
We appreciate this elegant contribution to the serious discussion of Rhine legends.
Folks, if you don't read German, w hat can we do?
Aha! A kind scholar provides us with a translation.
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ujf/blog/Loreley.html
The wondrous Rhine! 
DG's Time Travel Journal Day 25: Ruefully Floweth the Clean
Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Nov 25, 2013
Kästner was great, I've read a couple of his books. Great fun. 
for this Tavaron 
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Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) Posted Nov 25, 2013
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