In the 3 years, 1961–63, overall consumption of silver in this country for noncoinage purposes remained relatively constant, before increasing by about 12 percent in 1964.

I don't think the numbers are quite that high today; still, we're glad to be up, up and away and soon over the top— headed for the North Face, Mount Snow's hidden cache of bumped-up, certifiably scary steeps.

It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves.

'Mashallah, fine set of boys you've got here, sir,' he smiled, shaking us all by the hand, and giving Jamal a mock punch on the shoulder. 'Y'all new to the masjid?' ' Yes, we are,' Dad answered him. 'It's our first time here as a family.'