... an expedition in 1848 to examine the Sea. He found the source of the Sea in the snows of Mt. Hermon, and, following the Jordan River down to the Dead was amazed to find a descent ...the riches from the Sea. The where the cities of the plain once flourished is now covered I glittering mineral flat, criss-crossed with an intricate system dykes and evaporation pans. The Dead Sea, with countless...

...her to sleep; And there she is lying, and no one knows; And the summer shines and the winter snows; For many a day the flowers have spread A pall of petals over her head; And the little gray ... hangs aloft in the air, And the sly coyote trots here and there, And the black snake glides and glitters and slides Into a rift in a cottonwood tree; And the buzzard sails on, And comes and is gone,...

...Rigel XII. There are rocks in the foreground, hills in the background, and something that might be snow or might be something more toxic swirling in the air. Kirk voiceovers, "Captain's log. Transporting ...You want this!" She grabs the jewelry case and picks out three of the pills. They don't glitter like they did before, but maybe that's due to the light in Childress' quarters. "This is...