The last night’s tempest was a zephyrous gale, To the rough storm that tears his frame to atoms:

Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.

Yet in days long past, but soon, we hope, to return, these quarters had a metally ring and were standard silver 900-1000th fine.

What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the centre, to the highest heavens.