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In this paragraph are hidden some books of the Bible – can you find them? There are twenty-four in total and your job is to find them. I hope you won’t judge such an exercise a waste of time – it’s not illegal! At Ian’s request, I’ve made them all quite easy, so it won’t take too long. You’ll never guess who I got the idea from (answers on a postcard if you know!) You’ll find yourself looking so exceptionally hard that your eyes ache! You’ll probably discover some by fluke, but others will get you in a real jam, especially as they’re all cunningly hidden in a most ruthlessly verbose piece of prose. It might be interesting to chronicle some people’s attempts: one lady locked herself in a donjon (a high tower in a mediaeval castle)! Another old hag gaily remarked that she brews a cup of tea and the answers just come to her! Such sad pathos earns some sympathy, because, I must admit , it usually takes quite a while to find the last one. But as a matter of fact, some people seem to have the ability and skill for such exercises in their genes! Isolating one book is quite often a revelation (yes, there are some easy ones!). When all is revealed, I predict loud lamentations, cries of “Hosanna!”, humiliation and maybe a song of songs (another easy one!). See how well you compete! Remember, it’s only a game!
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