In this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim).Pythagoras forbade his followers from eating beans, which cause flatulence ("winds from astern", i.e. winds from behind).
Friday, March 30, 2012
Winds from Astern
Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale, chapter 1:
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