标题: 《Monuments To the Dead 》作者：- Kristine Kathryn Rusch【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-8-12 08:51 标题: 《Monuments To the Dead 》作者：- Kristine Kathryn Rusch【 Monument s t o t he Dead by Krist ine Kat hryn Rusch The California Perspect ive: Reflect ions on Mt . Rushmore by L. Emilia Sunlake _The union of t hese four president s carved on t he face of t he everlast ing hills of Sout h Dakot a will cont ribut e a dist inct ly nat ional monument . I t will be decidedly American in it s concept ion, in it s magnit ude, in it s meaning, and alt oget her wort hy of our count ry. _ _ - - Calvin Coolidge at t he dedicat ion of Mt . Rushmore in 1927_ * * * * Cars crawl along Highway 16. The hot summer sun reflect s off shiny bumperst ickers, most plast ered wit h t he mement os of t ourist t ravel: Sit t ing Bull Cryst al Cave, Wall Drug, and I ( heart ) anyt hing from t erriers t o West Virginia. The windows are open, and children lean out , t rying t o see magic shimmering in t he heat visions on t he pavement . The locals say t he t raffic has never been like t his, t hat even in t he height of t ourist season