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BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Lowell G. McManus"
<mcmanus71496@m...> wrote:
> Yikes! [as some would say]
>
> You're right. I should have read more both above and below.
not necessarily
for you are right too
& your sentiment is right on
unless realities completely measure up to your standards
best to ignore them
if you would like to see an even more bizarre lapse or liberty in
connection with the same spanish text
get a load of message 6010
> I still say that it should be that cordial at every tripoint--even that
one!
> > For those who don't read Spanish, part of the text is worth
> translating:
> >
> > "For more than 50 years, between 10 in the morning and two
in
> afternoon every
> > Sunday, the inhabitants of the towns located on the frontier of
> Chile, Perú, and
> > Bolivia meet at the tripartite landmark, demarcated by a
cement
> monolith painted
> > white.
> >
> > "It is called the Tripartite Fair, an instance of meeting in which
> the Chileans
> > of the locality of Visviri, Peruvians of Alto Perú, and the
> Bolivians of Charaña
> > interchange products, such as skins of llamas and alpacas,
> household appliances,
> > vegetables, and foods.
> >
> > "Just last Sunday, three troopers and a second lieutenant of
the
> customs police
> > of Bolivia participated actively in the event, where they
> conversed, animated
> > and cordially waving, with the policemen of the Possession
of
> Visviri."
> >
> > Neat, huh? It should be that way at every tripoint!