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Thank you, Ann. That's probably as close as I can get.

Thank you, all.
Dirk

I googled side hugs and it's different than what I have in mind. Imagine two people standing side-by-side to be photographed. One of them places his arm across the other person's shoulder, resting his hand next to the other person's neck. t's a friendly act, but not intimate. I'll see if I can find a picture.

Never mind. Found it.

I declined. I used to get such requests on Facebook from Russia all the time.

I found the ultimate resource for St. Peter's Basilica: http://stpetersbasilica.info. Full of pictures and endless info, and everything is hyperlinked. Could have saved myself over a week of research if I'd found it first. Unfortunately, it's taken two pages just to get inside Vatican City and describe the square. I'll probably have to trim the history behind the obelisk. The opening does include a brief glimpse of the Pope, though. Tentatively, I have eight stops inside the church, including Michaelangelo's Pieta and Pope John Paul II's tomb. The Sistine Chapel needs two pages. And Connor's next miracle also needs two. I want to keep the whole thing at eight pages or less. There definitely won't be room for the Vatican Museums.

It wasn't so much fear of death, but fear of suffering. He knew he would rise in three days. Scourging was so vicious, it could be fatal, even before they got you up on the cross.

I just read both. I prefer the existing prologue as an opening. The epilogue didn't really give me any clarity as it relates to the early chapters I read. I don't recall the second half of the prologue, where you show time repeating, but it helps. That being said, the prologue introduces too many "names" (not just characters) too quickly, so it's hard to puzzle out what you're trying to say. If you're going for a "Huh?", then you've succeeded. However, confusion doesn't draw me into a story. I put Dune down at least three times when trying to read it as a kid. Once I saw the movie, bad as it was, I tore through the book at warp speed, even though I didn't understand it all. To this day, I still don't understand some of Frank Herbert's musings in God Emperor of Dune.

There's an error after species. :-)

Well, the tourist guide is decent enough, albeit with almost no pictures of what the author is describing. Apparently it never occurred to him (a tour guide) to snap a few pictures. Duh. It contains maps of layouts, though, which is good for orienting. I can probably get the pictures I want online so I can describe what I need. Found a good video tour (alas, soundless) of St. Peter's, too.

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Can someone please tell me which of the following is correct/preferable?

Thanks.
Dirk