And I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking -- thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell.

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If you had five slaves and a good piece of land in Alabama in 1820, you might very likely have fifty slaves and a hell of a lot more land a decade later.

820年,如果你在阿拉巴马州,拥有五个奴隶和一块肥沃的土地,十年后你很可能就会拥有五十个奴隶,以及更多的土地

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The album-opening "Our Hell" sets the tone quickly: Nothing says "grim resignation" quite like the words, "Our hell is a good life, " as Haines issues a soft and subtle, vaguely obtuse argument for complacency in misery.

NPR: 'Our Hell': Making Misery Beautiful

Those dueling assessments help illustrate why the conflict in Syria has become the problem from hell, offering no good options.

WSJ: Capital Journal: The Syrian Risks Holding Back Obama

It seems the road to de-authorization hell is paved with good intentions, however, as Google has since responded to critics with the revelation that it'll introduce an activation system that accounts for such nuances.

ENGADGET: Google Music users granted de-authentication reprieve as company retools activation system