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"There comes a still, calm morning when you are sitting at your desk, feeling, 
perhaps a little languid, for the air, though soft and warm, is oppressive, 
and seems in some odd way to have clogged and muffled your vitality.  Your dog 
crosses the room restlessly, yawns, and changes position, and infects you with 
his nervousness.  If a stranger, you attribute these symptoms to the spring 
weather; if an old resident you will find yourself in the attitude of 
expectancy.  Suddenly a slight thrill communicates itself to your desk...."  

The California Reader is pleased to announce the addition of four new articles 
to Eyewitness to Disaster:  California Earthquakes:  

* The Modoc Legend of "Earthquake Old Man"
* An article by A.L. Kroeber about Californian Native's earthquake beliefs
* A Wintun explanation of the 1906 earthquake
* Excerpts from articles by Francis Bret Harte about earthquakes

The site also features:

* A continually updated report about major world earthquakes
* A list of helpful books available at Amazon.com
* A chronology of California earthquakes
* Eyewitness accounts of California earthquakes, including some submitted by 
readers
* Mark Twain's "Earthquake Almanac"
* Stories and images from the 1906 Great Earthquake and Fire
* And more!

You can visit the site at:

  http://www.notfrisco.com/calmem/earthquake/index.html