The piacular sacrifice arose from the need of atoning for bloodshed within the kinship group ; properly speaking, the culprit himself should suffer : should he be unknown or beyond the reach of vengeance, a substitute had to be found[…]

The Asteroid Belt was formed from silicate and metal-rich, but ice-poor material.

[…] a more beautiful expression of joy and thanksgiving than could have been exhibited by all the pomps of a Roman triumph.

We ducked and dodged law, and jackboys, only to hand our hard earned cash over to another hustler; a hustler greater than us.