{"id":119366,"date":"2017-12-29T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=119366"},"modified":"2017-12-19T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:11:34","slug":"i-must-enter-again-the-round-zion-of-the-water-bead-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2017\/12\/29\/i-must-enter-again-the-round-zion-of-the-water-bead-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I Must Enter Again the Round Zion of the Water Bead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>We\u2019re away until January 3, but we\u2019re reposting some of our favorite pieces from 2017. Enjoy your holiday!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_107780\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/struw1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107780\" class=\"wp-image-107780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/struw1.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/struw1.jpg 1442w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/struw1-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/struw1-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/struw1-987x1024.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-107780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An illustration from <i>Struwwelpeter<\/i>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is not my habitual practice to go toe-to-toe with Mark Twain. I revere him, have made lengthy extracts from his works, have read aloud many times from <em>Life on the Mississippi<\/em> and <em>Huckleberry Finn<\/em>. I find Twain <em>much<\/em> funnier than [insert the name of your favorite humorist here]. 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