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|  Message 1193  |
|  George Pope to August Abolins  |
|  DECAMERON  |
|  10 May 22 08:55:46  |
 MSGID: 1:153/757.0 6fac0145 REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet fbb86973 TZUTC: -0700 CHRS: LATIN-1 2 > Hello George! > ** On Sunday 24.04.22 - 13:15, you wrote to me: >> Hmm, any idea why it's called the "Decameron"(based on >> Grrco-Roman root for "ten")? > Perhaps the "ten" refers to the 10 people: > "100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young > men" Whoops! Thank you; Not sure how I missed that -- normally I'm automatically adding any numbers I see.. . I just grabbed it from Z-Lib & sent it to my Kindle.. . Penguin Classics, so likely more yip-yappity filler text than actual book! :P I'm not doing a book report, so just let me get to the meat/story, already! --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757) SEEN-BY: 15/0 103/705 105/81 106/201 114/705 123/120 124/5016 129/305 SEEN-BY: 129/330 331 134/100 153/141 250 757 7715 203/0 218/700 840 SEEN-BY: 220/70 221/0 6 226/17 229/110 111 112 317 426 428 470 664 SEEN-BY: 229/700 240/5832 250/5 8 267/800 280/464 282/1038 292/8125 SEEN-BY: 298/25 301/1 305/3 310/31 317/3 320/219 322/757 341/234 396/45 SEEN-BY: 423/120 460/58 633/280 712/848 770/1 100 340 772/220 230 SEEN-BY: 920/1 2320/105 PATH: 153/757 280/464 310/31 770/1 317/3 229/426 |
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