Bookworm meme

[helwen]

Got this from fitzw who got it from gwynt_y_storm:

BOOKWORM:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest."

Hm. Grabbed the nearest book and it doesn't have 5 sentences in the main text (bulleted items)... I suppose I could go with the sidebar...

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In 1984, the consumption of pepper (red, white, and black) in the United States was 155,300,000 pounds.

Herb and Spice Sales Up

Herb and spice sales have increased 33 percent since 1976. The sale of basil alone has increased by 407 percent; fennel by 159 percent; and cinnamon by 124 percent.
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_Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs_, from the section on Cooking with Herbs.

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[baronadhemar.livejournal.com]

From 'Henry V as Warlord' by Desmond Seward, literally inches from the computer...

Hungerford, the royal steward, was obliged to give the king-duke a lance tipped with a fox's brush every year on the feast of the exaltation of the cross - and to produce ten men at arms and twenty archers whenever required.