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diff --git a/faith/mreview-Grow-Young-w-Me.rst b/faith/mreview-Grow-Young-w-Me.rst
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+Micro review of “Grow Young with Me” by Taliesin19
+##################################################
+
+:date: 2020-11-19T12:08:29
+:category: faith
+:tags: review, harryPotter, blogComment
+
+(my reaction_ to the published review_ of “`Grow Young with Me`_”
+by Taliesin19)
+
+Except the quality of this review is on par with those on the DVD
+box. This is not a review, it is a promotion by a fan. There is
+not one weakness found, and although I like the story generally,
+it has plenty of those as well.
+
+The glaring one is the length. With 233,370 words it is in the
+range of Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, or HP and the Half-Blood Prince.
+The question is, does it have enough plot to sustain this length?
+The answer is clearly no. There is not much more than “girl meets
+a boy, the boy is too lost in his own problems it takes some of
+her effort to get him out of his shell, the girl turns up to have
+problems as well, they are together”. It is possible to have
+a nice novel with so simple plot, but that Pride and Prejudice
+(which is similarly simple) is just half of it (120,697 words).
+
+Yes, it could be, that in the modern time with our twenty seconds
+clips we are not used to (an example is from “House of the Seven
+Gables” by Nathaniel Hawthorne) having a character waking up,
+dressing, and walking down the stairs (that’s literally all
+that’s happening) in twenty pages. But unfortunately, that’s the
+audience the author writes for. And by the way, even The House of
+the Seven Gables clocks just 108,616 words.
+
+.. _review:
+   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXkT4kONZ5NgLylzt_3PuUp65a0Dq8tC5BfSNZSsdcs/mobilebasic
+
+.. _reaction:
+   https://www.reddit.com/r/HPfanfiction/comments/ihwqn0/a_in_depth_review_by_valirys_reinhald_on_the_fic/g33yxfv/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
+
+.. _`Grow Young with Me`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/works/16405130
diff --git a/faith/muggle-centered-fics.rst b/faith/muggle-centered-fics.rst
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+Muggles-centred Harry Potter fanfiction stories
+###############################################
+
+:date: 2020-11-19T12:03:05
+:category: faith
+:tags: review, harryPotter, blogComment
+
+(my comments during the thread “`Stories where Ginny is actually
+nice to Harry’s girlfriend?`_” by `/u/AcerbicOrb`_)
+
+Let me add here a dump of my “muggles” folder (for later
+reference):
+
+* `Grow Young with Me by Taliesin19`_ (`my review`_)
+
+* `Ten More Minutes by Litfreak89`_
+
+* `The Refiners Fire by Abraxan`_ (first seven chapters, then it
+  turns rather weird and super!Harry)
+
+* `A Muggle in Magical Britain by Tegildess`_
+
+* `A Muggle in the Ministry of Magic by Tegildess`_
+
+* `World War Wizard by Tegildess`_
+
+* `A Muggle In The Magic World by Phoenixfox`_ has a lovely finale
+
+* `Behind Blue Eyes by elmembrila`_ is probably the best of them all
+
+* `Hero Complex by abbyepic`_ I am not much sure about this one
+
+* `Cleaved by StarsandSunkissed`_ perhaps, WIP, updated
+
+* `What We Had by Litfreak89`_ prequel to “Ten More Minutes”,
+  * I wasn’t that impressed as with that one.
+
+* `The Divide by Beedle`_ … twin sisters, one of them magical,
+  other isn’t … we know this scenario, it is a recipe for
+  disaster, isn’t it? Except, no, it isn’t, it is even worse.
+
+* `Escape by SingularOddities`_ is more or less regular Harmony
+  story (not bad), but it has developed a character of Audrey
+  later-to-be-Mrs-Percy-Weasley, which was so good, that the
+  author wrote another sequel/prequel (is there such thing as
+  parallelquel?) `Mr and Mrs Percy Weasley by SingularOddities`_,
+  which is really good.
+
+* Some stories by Northumbrian_ : `Creevey Tales`_ are all
+  centred around the conflict of living on the edge between the
+  magical and Muggle worlds. `Strangers at Drakeshaugh`_ and
+  `James and Me`_ are about relationship between Muggles and
+  Potters from Muggles point of view (unfortunately, the later is
+  unfinished; if you don’t consider my own `James & Me:
+  Accident`_ … and you shouldn’t).
+
+.. _`my review`: {filename}mreview-Grow-Young-w-Me.rst
+
+.. _`Stories where Ginny is actually nice to Harry’s girlfriend?`:
+    https://www.reddit.com/r/HPfanfiction/comments/i4w18o/stories_where_ginny_is_actually_nice_to_harrys/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
+
+.. _`/u/AcerbicOrb`:
+   https://www.reddit.com/user/AcerbicOrb/
+
+.. _`Grow Young with Me by Taliesin19`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/works/16405130
+
+.. _`Ten More Minutes by Litfreak89`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9566537
+
+.. _`The Refiners Fire by Abraxan`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2163835
+
+.. _`A Muggle in Magical Britain by Tegildess`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3743602
+
+.. _`A Muggle in the Ministry of Magic by Tegildess`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3777025
+
+.. _`World War Wizard by Tegildess`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7196374
+
+.. _`A Muggle In The Magic World by Phoenixfox`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2053712
+
+.. _`Behind Blue Eyes by elmembrila`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2095661
+
+.. _`Hero Complex by abbyepic`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7069251
+
+.. _`Cleaved by StarsandSunkissed`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/works/25313044
+
+.. _`What We Had by Litfreak89`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9739418
+
+.. _`The Divide by Beedle`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13022404
+
+.. _`Escape by SingularOddities`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11916243
+
+.. _`Mr and Mrs Percy Weasley by SingularOddities`:
+   https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12373273
+   
+.. _Northumbrian:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/series/103340
+
+.. _`Creevey Tales`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/series/108953
+
+.. _`Strangers at Drakeshaugh`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/works/1623053/chapters/3460562
+
+.. _`James and Me`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/works/8402590
+
+.. _`James & Me: Accident`:
+   https://archiveofourown.org/works/23267857
+
diff --git a/faith/one-more-anti-harmony.rst b/faith/one-more-anti-harmony.rst
index 3cc3948..ce70f51 100644
--- a/faith/one-more-anti-harmony.rst
+++ b/faith/one-more-anti-harmony.rst
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ whenever she considers how dangerous profession Harry has. In
 `Meaning of One, Part One: Stone and Fire by Sovran`_ (it is
 a soul-bond story) eleven years old Harry and ten years Ginny get
 around their soul-bond conflicts with her parents (no, the story
-is not paedophile, I don’t think get to the true sex at all … the
-story has been abandoned after CoS) to the level they completely
-explode faces of both Molly Weasley and the Headmaster
+is not paedophile, I don’t think they get to having sex at all
+… the story has been abandoned after CoS) to the level they
+completely explode faces of both Molly Weasley and the Headmaster
 Dumbledore.
 
 Would you agree with me that these examples look more realistic
diff --git a/faith/terms_of_matrimony.rst b/faith/terms_of_matrimony.rst
index b84d2c0..c8fc41f 100644
--- a/faith/terms_of_matrimony.rst
+++ b/faith/terms_of_matrimony.rst
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ never fulfils this promise. I would suggest reading it at least
 for the exposition, but be prepared to dream about continuation.
 
 .. _`Terms of Matrimony`:
-    http://www.ff2ebook.com/archive.php?search=9931566
+    https://matej.ceplovi.cz/cizi/terms-of-matrimony.epub
 
 .. _`Fanfiction.net`:
     https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9931566/13/Terms-of-Matrimony
diff --git a/faith/their_finest.rst b/faith/their_finest.rst
index bcfb7be..0dff4af 100644
--- a/faith/their_finest.rst
+++ b/faith/their_finest.rst
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ scriptwriting.
   rid off, then a thousand-ponder would work much better, than
   random stage piece.
 
-.. _`other_title`:
-    https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/their-finest-2017
+.. _`Their Finest`:
+   https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/their-finest-2017
diff --git a/faith/thou_shalt_not_suffer_witch_live.rst b/faith/thou_shalt_not_suffer_witch_live.rst
index d359743..c4c77bd 100644
--- a/faith/thou_shalt_not_suffer_witch_live.rst
+++ b/faith/thou_shalt_not_suffer_witch_live.rst
@@ -206,13 +206,6 @@ Back to our verse in Deuteronomy.
     a yidde'oni (H3049), and one doresh el ha-metim (H1875
     H4191).
 
-    There is not found in thee one causing his son and his
-    daughter to pass over into fire, a user of divinations, an
-    observer of clouds, and an enchanter, and a sorcerer, // and
-    a charmer, and one asking at a familiar spirit, and a wizard,
-    and one seeking unto the dead.
-    
-
 Understating of some of these terms is rather straightforward.
 The context is the interdict on the pagan practices of
 divination, so *qosem qesamim* is literally “distributes
@@ -258,8 +251,8 @@ from them could exist, but it is certainly not something which
 would be very widespread. On the other hand, NET Bible commentary
 explains that it is not about clouds, but about conjuring spirits
 and apparitions. Rashi’s commentary mentions, that The Sages
-(whoever they were) said, that this referred to those who “catch
-the eyes” [i.e., they deceived by creating optical illusions].
+said, that this referred to those who “catch the eyes” [i.e.,
+they deceived by creating optical illusions].
 
 *mekhashef* is translated as “sorcery”, but this meaning is far
 from certain and obvious. (khashef and khesh come from the same
@@ -267,12 +260,15 @@ root, which means snake)
 
 *châbar cheber* means literally “join joinings”, which is not
 very clear. Rashi means that this is “One who collects snakes,
-scorpions or other creatures into one place.” The second world
+scorpions or other creatures into one place.” The second word
 means either spells and charms, or something collected together,
 association, shared household, company of priests. Czech
 commentary to the Ecumenical translation suggests even
 a relationship with bindings in Matthew 18:18.
 
+The overall meaning I was trying to convey in this whole analysis
+was twofold. First of all, 
+
 .. https://netbible.org/bible/Deuteronomy+18
    https://biblehub.com/parallel/deuteronomy/18-10.htm
    https://biblehub.com/parallel/exodus/22-18.htm
@@ -282,8 +278,8 @@ a relationship with bindings in Matthew 18:18.
 
 ----
 
-1. Exodus 22:18 (LXX) “φαρμακοὺς οὐ περιποιήσετε.” : “You shall
-   not permit a female sorcerer to live.”
+1. Exodus 22:18 (LXX): “You shall not permit a female sorcerer to
+   live.”
    
 2. Leviticus 19:26 “You shall not eat anything with its blood.
    You shall not practice augury or witchcraft.“
@@ -347,10 +343,11 @@ ošklivých konců, jako jsou hony na čarodějnice šestnáctého
 a sedmnáctého století.
 
 * https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/12822/what-is-the-meaning-of-sorceress-in-exodus-2218
-* https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QaT1tVK0uZIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
 * https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/thou-shalt-not-suffer-a-witch-to-live-a-murderous-mistranslation-1.5443682
 * https://archive.org/details/witchcraftinmidd0000russ
 
+.. [#] https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QaT1tVK0uZIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
+
 ----
 
 Before I (finally) get to them, let me add one more side track: