Tarantism
(noun)
a psychological illness characterized by an extreme impulse to dance, prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, and widely believed at the time to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Yunguay
Yunguay is a district of Huaraz that was destroyed in the 1970s due to a major earthquake. Everyone in the city was killed by falling rocks, except for 6 schoolchildren away on a field trip. Today a large church overlooks the ruins, and ironically it has become an incredibly beautiful area.
A rat crept softly through the vegetation/
Dragging its slimy belly on the bank/
While I was fishing in the dull canal/
On a winter evening round behind the gashouse/
Musing upon the king my brother's wreck/
And on the king my father's death before him.
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