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Central African RepublicThe Central African Republic, formerly the French colony of Ubangi-Shari, became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - a civilian government was installed in 1993. The capital is Bangui.
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to the gleaming river that lay sleeping at their feet. The sky was
towered up to the very zenith. After loosening and laying off some
by the window, and leaning her head upon her hand looked out upon
of its weird attractions; nor did her eyes, after the first glance,
she affected by them. The hour.html">hour, and the aspect of nature wrought
which she had been for the past few hours an actor, passed before
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evening's entertainment had not satisfied her in something. There
other's wordy utterances." Her lips moved in the earnestness of her
side by Mr. Dexter just as I had begun to feel a little at my ease,
is strange how his presence disturbs me; and how my eyes fall
should think. Proud! Ah! has he not cause for pride? I have not
his attentions! He monopolized me wholly! Perhaps I should be
envied. Ah, me! what a pressure there is on my heart! From the
an enigma to myself. Some great change is wrought in me--some new
still Jessie Loring, though not the Jessie Loring of yesterday. Have
sphere of existence? How the questions bewilder me! Clouds and
in fear, and half in hope!"
An hour later, and Miss Loring still sat by the closed window, her
them not. The tall mountain of vapor, which had arisen like a
but, yielding to aerial currents, had been rent from base to crown,
whole sweep of the western horizon. Down into these shapeless ruins
their rifts, and pour its blessing upon the slumbering. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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