Today's Stichomancy for Pol Pot

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The War in the Air by H. G. Wells:

then by one close at hand. This seemed to increase the excitement greatly. A mono-rail car bumbled past. The telephone bell rang passionately, and the tall officer seemed to engage in a heated altercation. Then he approached the group about Bert, calling out something about "mitbringen."

An earnest-faced, emaciated man with a white moustache appealed to Bert. "Herr Booteraidge, sir, we are chust to start!"

"Where am I?" Bert repeated.

Some one shook him by the other shoulder. "Are you Herr Booteraidge?" he asked.

"Herr Booteraidge, we are chust to start!" repeated the white

The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis:

guests. To the last Babbitt held out for giving Paul Riesling the benefit of being with the McKelveys. "Good old Charley would like Paul and Verg Gunch better than some highfalutin' Willy boy," he insisted, but Mrs. Babbitt interrupted his observations with, "Yes--perhaps--I think I'll try to get some Lynnhaven oysters," and when she was quite ready she invited Dr. J. T. Angus, the oculist, and a dismally respectable lawyer named Maxwell, with their glittering wives.

Neither Angus nor Maxwell belonged to the Elks or to the Athletic Club; neither of them had ever called Babbitt "brother" or asked his opinions on carburetors. The only "human people" whom she invited, Babbitt raged, were the Littlefields; and Howard Littlefield at times became so statistical that

The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey:

all rose to watch that hit. The ball lined first, then soared and did not begin to drop till it was far beyond the right-field fence. For an instant we were all still, so were the bleachers. Stringer had broken his slump with the longest drive ever made on the grounds. The crowd cheered as he trotted around the bases behind Ashwell. Two runs.

``Con, how'd you like that drive?'' he asked me, with a bright gleam in his eyes.

``O-h-!--a beaut!'' I replied, incoherently. The

The Redheaded Outfield

The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Tanach:

Psalms 66: 5 Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in His doing toward the children of men.

Psalms 66: 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot; there let us rejoice in Him!

Psalms 66: 7 Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

Psalms 66: 8 Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of His praise to be heard;

Psalms 66: 9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved,

Psalms 66: 10 For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.

Psalms 66: 11 Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.

Psalms 66: 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but Thou didst bring us out unto abundance.

Psalms 66: 13 I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,

Psalms 66: 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.

Psalms 66: 15 I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah

The Tanach