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wist@diasp.org

A quotation from Baudelaire

One night the wine was singing in the bottles:
“Mankind, dear waif, I send to you, in spite
Of prisoning glass and rosy wax that throttles,
A song that’s full of brotherhood and light.”

[Un soir, l’âme du vin chantait dans les bouteilles:
«Homme, vers toi je pousse, ô cher déshérité,
Sous ma prison de verre et mes cires vermeilles,
Un chant plein de lumière et de fraternité!»]

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) French poet, essayist, art critic
Les Fleurs du Mal [The Flowers of Evil], # 93 “L’Âme du vin [The Soul of Wine],” st. 1 (1857) [tr. Campbell (1952)]

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psych@diasp.org

The story - aside from 1 million COVID cases yesterday in the U.S.- is about to break the Internet, already circling late-night TV (Colbert, e.g.) From The Atlantic:

You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Get a Hamster Drunk

The best-drinking animals on earth: Hamsters.

And you thought they were only cute! They'll out-drink the best.

Please don't try to out-drink your hamster! #StaySafe

#hamsters #drinking #alcohol #nature