Technical
A "technical" is fighting vehicle. While the term "technical" appears to have originated in Mogadishu, Somalia, this type of vehicle is employed throughout the world by militia forces in urban warfare. It is an open-backed land cruiser or truck on which is mounted a recoilless rifle, heavy machine gun, mortar, or other weapons system. They are usually unarmored.They are employed in two distinct modes; either while moving at high speed, indiscriminately spraying a area with fire, or approaching a fixed target rapidly, suddenly stopping, and firing aimed shots.
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a lower tone: "It all depends of course, on Agne's playing us no trick."
"How so? Why? She is a good girl and I will. . ."
"No, no," said Herse holding him back. "She does not know yet what the
squalid reality. "In the Temple of Isis," he said gloomily. "Agne? In
Temple of Isis--here, here, where Bishop Theophilus is destroying all our
how pretty and round and bright a soap-bubble is, and how soon it bursts.
smell it out and it becomes known, by the great Apollo! we should have
at all how the girl...?"
"She wept at the lady's singing," interrupted Herse eagerly, "and, silent
is a happy girl!'"
Karnis looked up with renewed confidence.
"Ah!" he exclaimed, "that is my Agne. Yes, yes, she truly loves her
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"Herse, Orpheus, what have we to lose? Our gods, too, shall have their
all I have ever had has been devoted to it. I make no boast of having
would become a beggar once more for the sake of art: We have always held
her persecuted! She may only be worshipped in darkness in these days,
If we must die let it be with and for Her! Once more let pure and
children, we have no place in this dim, colorless world. While the Arts
it is Winter. The leaves fall from all the trees, and we piping birds
shoulder, every breath we draw is a boon of mercy--the extra length
victim! Our lives are no longer our own, a borrowed purse with damaged
and when he knocks the time is up. Once more let us have one hour of
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