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\n\u201cThey cannot scare me with their empty spaces
\nBetween stars\u2014on stars where no human race is.
\nI have it in me so much nearer home
\nTo scare myself with my own desert places.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014Robert Frost, \u201cDesert Places\u201d, from A Further Range<\/i> (1936)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I: Prologue<\/a> (September 27, 2007<\/i>)
\nThe beginning of a journey.<\/li>\n
II: The Penitent<\/a> (September 28, 2007<\/i>)
\nAn encounter with a denizen of the desert who\u2019s there because he thinks he deserves to be there.<\/li>\n
III: The Traditionalist<\/a> (September 30, 2007<\/i>)
\nAn encounter with a denizen of the desert who\u2019s there because she\u2019s always been there.<\/li>\n
IV: The Visionary<\/a> (October 6, 2007<\/i>)
\nAn encounter with a denizen of the desert who\u2019s there because he thinks it\u2019s paradise.<\/li>\n
V: Epilogue<\/a> (October 31, 2007<\/i>)
\nOn the dark path leading out of the desert, strange things await\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThey cannot scare me with their empty spaces Between stars\u2014on stars where no human race is. I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places.\u201d \u2014Robert Frost, \u201cDesert Places\u201d, from A Further Range (1936) I: Prologue (September 27, 2007) The beginning of a journey. II: The Penitent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1308,"featured_media":0,"parent":4091,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-527","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Desert - Daylight Atheism<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""They cannot scare me with their empty spaces Between stars—on stars where no human race is. 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