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Nov. 27 | The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

A Buddhist monkey and a demoness parented the man-thing of the snows

Snow leopard taste:
sacred grains
Snow leopard sight:
red panda, lustrous red-and-black, loveliest of all forest animals in the Himalaya
Snow leopard sound:
"Kak-kak-kak KAI-ee!" - yeti cry, a wild laughing yelp
Snow leopard touch:
dank and bitter cold
Snow leopard smell:
strong resin, sharp needle-great evergreens, dark humus minerals
Snow leopard word of the day:
naljorpa - a holy man, a hermit with strange powers
Snow leopard quote of the day:
"...how can he forgive me, when he hadn't bothered with resentment in the first place?"
Snow leopard extra:
"I think the yeti is a Buddhist."; "A sorcerer sits of the far side of this night fire in the Zuwa Gorge."
Snow leopard gratitude:
happy panda

Panthera progress:
none

What is this? Blogging The Snow Leopard project.

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