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If the cost of a 4-minute telephone call is $0.24, then the cost of a 15-minute call at the same rate is:
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Definition: (verb) to wander from the main path or the main topic.
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| Summaries and Commentaries - Book XII
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Book XII, sometimes called “the book of the wall,” completes the first grand sweep of Trojan successes as Homer builds up to the re-entry of Achilles. The Book opens with the explanation that in the future the wall will be completely destroyed by Poseidon, showing the impermanence of human creation. The passage on the future of the wall is somewhat reminiscent of Shelley’s “Ozymandias” that points out the futility of human pride. In both works, the impermanence of human accomplishments is contrasted with the overwhelming natural power of the universe. Glossary
| • | boundary stones | | boulders used to mark property lines in Greek communities. |
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| • | casque | | a helmet; In anatomy the casque refers to a helmet-like body part; Homer, often refers to the skull with this term. |
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| • | Cebriones | | one of Priam’s bastard sons, killed by Achilles. |
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| • | Polydamous | | one of the Trojan commanders. |
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