1942: As we came to this promenade … we heard the throbbing of a drum that announces a kolo, a communal dance. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 660)

I live off nothing in this world / Except the thick grey air that chains itself / Swirls all around and engrains itself

First, sex doesn't hover cutely over the ceremony, because everyone assumes gay-marrying types are the least-sexual gay people.

Neutron stars are as mysterious as they are fascinating. These city-sized objects are essentially ginormous atomic nuclei.