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Flowers on the Road

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In 1863, Jules Verne wrote “Paris in the 20th Century,” a manuscript that predicted glass skyscrapers, submarines, the technology to land on the moon, feminism, and a statistical rise in illegitimate births. His publisher rejected the story because it was unbelievable, so Verne put it in a safe - where it was forgotten until his great-grandson rediscovered in in 1989.

It was one of the first science-fiction novels written by Jules Verne, but because it was lost in a safe for over 125 years, it was the last to be published.

Official White House photographer Pete Souza captured an estimated 2 million photos over 8 years while Obama was in office… Here’s a selection of some of his favourite shots.

We’re standing here because of you. The battle was lost until the Knights of the Vale rode in. They came because of you.

The Black Panther has been the protector of Wakanda for generations. A mantel passed from warrior to warrior. And now, because your friend murdered my father, I also wear the mantel of king. So I ask you, as both warrior and king, how long do you think you can keep your friend safe from me?
“The snow drifted down and down, all in ghostly silence, and lay thick and unbroken on the ground. It was a place of whites and blacks and greys. White towers and white snow and white statues, black shadows and black trees, the dark grey sky above. A pure world, Sansa thought. I do not belong here. Yet she stepped out all the same.”
Source: oberynymeros