He reeled off some tape from the roll and sealed the package.

Then they light a small fire, and proceed to perform a series of klunky, dancelike movements--lighting punks, throwing salt into the fire.

Sing Hallelujah the new apocalypse of troubadours, jointing the bonds of Reader and Congregation, the classic Afric jazz pattern of call and response, the songly graces of Thomas Wyatt, Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, and all their sons, playing real lyres that tell the truth.

The tax provision, which originated in the 2005 transportation bill and provides a tax credit of 50 cents a gallon, was extended two years ago to include nontransportation energy sources.