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During the Spring and Autumn Period (707 - 476 B.C.), Duke Xian of the State of Jin Wanted to expand his position of  strength and sphere of influence. Therefore he would like to send his troops to destroy the State of Guo on the pretest that the State of Guo often encroached on theborders of the State of Jin. But there was a third sta

Palladium
when ilus had first built his new seat，the city of troy， he prayed zeus to show some sign of blessing for it． his prayer was heard，and a wooden image of pallas- a-thena fell from heaven to within the walls of the city． known as the palladium， the statue afforded the city safety and protection． at religious meetings of the g

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919
Introduction
Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Anderse

by Arthur Conan Doyle
A Scandal in Bohemia
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To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emot