A red stamp was impressed on the notes by means of the jaden state seal, the āl, with which the rulers were invested.

Indeed, some of the little naked human figures seemed to display a near comical sangfroid, even as they were pecked by giant birds, hatched out of eggs, had huge flowers inserted in their bottoms, or, in the case of one of my favourites, sported a monstrous blueberry instead of a head.

That tree was hit by lightning.

[S]uch was the aberration of mind attending converse with a successful draper.