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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
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If the breath was captured ...
Hi
In a certain book the author writes about breathing. She writes: Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved, if the breath was captured by a tribal shaman.
Does it mean that if the tribal shaman captured somebody's breath he could sustain and preserve life in that person?
In a certain book the author writes about breathing. She writes: Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved, if the breath was captured by a tribal shaman.
Does it mean that if the tribal shaman captured somebody's breath he could sustain and preserve life in that person?
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It seems oddly structured. — Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved. )
- It seems oddly structured.
- — Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved.
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It seems oddly structured. Are you sure that it shouldn't read like this?—
Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved. If the breath was captured by a tribal shaman,....(then the shaman could control...etc.)
Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved. If the breath was captured by a tribal shaman,....(then the shaman could control...etc.)
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No, I haven't made a mistake in my quotation. This is what it says. So I guess that in this case my interpretation is correct (although it's a badly written sentence)?
No, I haven't made a mistake in my quotation. This is what it says. So I guess that in this case my interpretation is correct (although it's a badly written sentence)?
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Oh,l see. Yes, a little poorly punctuated: no comma:
Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved if the breath was captured by a tribal shaman.
Most ancient cultures taught that the breath was sacred, a means by which life was sustained and through which life was preserved if the breath was captured by a tribal shaman.
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