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Among the Burning Flowers - The Roots of Chaos #0.2 by Samantha Shannon Rovina Cai (illustrator) With the awakening of fire-breathing wyrms, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree. Take your first steps into the epic. Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze. It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind. Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world. A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries. And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . . A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic events that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.

Cambodia: 315-hectare (778-acre) wetland in Pursat province at the northern end of the Cardamom mountains has been declared a genetic conservation area to protect the habitat of one of the world’s last wild populations of Siamese crocodiles https://t.co/lLsWzffdBo #Cambodia #SiameseCrocodile #Conservation #KH

Earlier this year in a landmark decision, Turkish officials voted unanimously to give a group of American Christians permits to study the remains of Noah’s Ark. It’s been the greatest pleasure of my life to be a part of one of the most important scientific expeditions in world history. American exploration in the Mountains of Ararat where creation began anew. It’s been so surreal. The evidence is overwhelming. It’s all real. The Bible is real, the global catastrophic flood happened…and the researchers and scientists at Noah’s Ark Scans are going to prove it to the world. The Durupınar investigation is a joint project between Noah’s Ark Scans and Prof. Dr. Cenker Atila, Professor of Archaeology at Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Turkey, who serves as President of the project. https://x.com/LaurenWitzkeDE/status/2099689722494812506

18. září 1994 – Ze Staroměstské náměstí v Praze odjel na kole na tříletou cestu kolem světa Vítězslav Dostál, první Čech, který takovou cestu vykonal. 👍👍👍 Představa spojení bicyklu a putování přitahovala Dostála už od dětství. První kolo dostal v šesti letech. A záhy na sobě začal pracovat. Po parašutismu na konci sedmdesátých let se stal přeborníkem v triatlonu a několikanásobným držitelem titulu železný muž. Následovaly horolezecké výstupy a horské přechody v Tatrách, na Pirinu a v Rocky Mountains. Prokládal je cykloexpedicemi do evropských zemí. Když ho omrzela Evropa, ujel v roce 1990 na trase Los Angeles - New York 7500 kilometrů. A o dva roky později přes 5000 kilometrů v rozpáleném australském vnitrozemí z Darwinu do Melbourne. V témže roce projel i časovku Aš - Čierná nad Tisou. „Jsem připraven,“ prohlásil tehdy. „Dalo by se do toho šlápnout.“ Naložil si kolo a vyrazil na cestu kolem světa. Ze Staroměstského náměstí 18. září 1994. Odtud to vzal na Plzeň a potom osmapadesáti státy pěti kontinentů. Jel na upraveném kole české výroby značky Velamos. Za jízdy se naučil jíst, pít, a dokonce se převléknout. Ze sedla zvládl fotografovat, filmovat, nahrávat na diktafon i otočit kazetu. Nekonečné hodiny jízdy, to byla pro osamělého cyklistu prý i dobrá příležitost k meditaci. Během tříletého maratónu zažil zemětřesení, hurikán v Indonésii, písečné bouře v Tibetu či havárii vrtulníku v Nepálu. V Tunisku ho napadli toulaví psi, v Číně roj divokých včel, v Argentině přežil srážku s kamiónem a tři přepadení. V Brazílii zase přiotrávený výfukovými plyny neustále zvracel a hrozila mu dehydratace. Ledový vítr se mu opíral do propocených zad. Bolest byla někdy tak nesnesitelná, že se nemohl ani postavit na nohy. Ale jeho vůle vydržela vše. Stejně jako jeho kolo. Na prvních pedálech dojel až do australského Sydney. Během cesty nasadil čtyři rezervní řetězy a stejný počet sedmikoleček. Vyměnil sedm zadních kol, dvě přední a celou hromadu drátů. Cesta spolkla 28 plášťů a nespočet duší. Defektů bylo celkem 107; poslední Víťu překvapil u Berouna. Prasklý nosič, vyztužený vším, co bylo po ruce, vydržel až do Prahy. Před pomníkem mistra Jana Husa slezl vytrvalý cyklista z kola v září 1997. Našlapal 59 460 kilometrů, s cestou domů celkem 60 000. #cestování #cyklistika #historie

Un uomo di 29 anni, scomparso per oltre una settimana nel Parco Nazionale delle Great Smoky Mountains, è stato ritrovato vivo a 145 chilometri di distanza in Carolina del Nord, portando sollievo alla sua famiglia che attendeva notizie. #MarcinBachledaBlaszczak #ParcoNazionale #ScomparsoERitrovato

We *know* such events are direct results of warmer atmosphere destabilizing mountains all around the world. We were warned countless times, but we didnt listen. This is the result. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #EnvironmentalDisaster #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.

🚨BREAKING: Ceuta police have desperately warned that illegal migrants are kidnapping young girls, taking them to the mountains, and then gang-raping them This is mass rape by invading barbarians, and Pedro Sánchez is facilitating it. 🇪🇸 https://x.com/Inevitablewest/status/2089740615906918588

If you look closely enough, the soil isn’t just dirt, it’s a chronicle. The limestone of the mountains, the morning mist from the Tagus River, the stubbornness of a specific vine variety... none of these are accidents. They are geology and climate in action. My name is Hernâni Magalhães, and my life’s work is to read these landscapes and translate them... sometimes into a bottle of wine, sometimes into a field trip across raw terrain. If you ever want to skip the screen and join me for a private, 4x4 scientific field trip and wine tasting in Portugal, you can check my availability at https://suvistta.pt

For decades, Nyambera Dumpsite stood as one of #Kisii Town’s biggest environmental challenges, a landfill marked by mountains of waste. 🚨 A project aimed at restoring the environment is transforming the site into a green, modern recreational park. 👇 https://t.co/KMESJ2aYJz https://t.co/HUaJCdsmER #Kisii #EnvironmentalRestoration #RecreationalPark #KE

This is how the "Gaza genocide" libel functions: first, declare it an ideological litmus test in defiance of mountains of evidence—the left-wing equivalent of the stolen election hoax—and then dismiss anyone who disagrees as the moral equivalent of a Holocaust denier, to be https://t.co/cTKaWkJe1k #GazaGenocide #Propaganda #HolocaustDenial #Thetweetdoesnotexplicitlymentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

First major clash in the high mountains. ⛰️ Direction les Pyrénées pour la première bataille en haute montagne. ⚡️ #TDF2026 https://t.co/mJgQhpwlfu #Cycling #Pyrénées #TDF2026

From the banks of the Danube to the mountains of Colombia: congratulations to President-elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA on your victory! Colombians have made a historic choice and placed their trust in freedom, security and common sense. Patriots around the world are celebrating your #Colombia #ElectionVictory #Freedom #CO

This is for all soulless, selfish,greedy warlords, past,present and future, whether they died in a bunker, presently live in or are building one: https://open.spotify.com/track/0Wj348T8WhKAgrntZi1OHS?si=OSWVBm8DR6-dlfZqgt3Bmg Thrones of Bones by NorViking Lyrics Once the generals stood in the front of battle Now those who speak of war sit far from the men And the earth remembers every grave they never saw In halls of gold end old, angry men They draw their borders wide Ink becomes a thousand graves before the truths arise Voices speak of honor still While thunder fills the sky But every war they promise is another mother's cry Listen to the restless oceans Listen to the iron rain Every empire built on fire Writes its history in pain Crowns of bones Thrones of swords Men who never face the blade still command the wars they make Crowns of bones Thrones of lies The generals take the parade while the nameless soldiers die The world does not need new warlords It needs peace for all Across the seas the old winds turn through mountains carved by time They whisper truth to anyone who dares to read the signs Power walks an unforgiving road No crown escapes the dust And those who gamble lives for honor will watch their kingdoms rust Hear the warning in the distance Hear the distant thunder call Those who rise through endless war Will one day lose it all Crowns of bones Thrones of swords Men who never face the blade still command the wars they make crowns of bones Thrones of lies The generals take the parade while the nameless soldiers die The world does not need new warlords It needs peace for all Let the banners fall to silence Let the fires fade away The greatest strength a nation holds Is chosing peace one day Crowns of bones Thrones of dust Power built on endless war Will crumble into rust crowns of bones Hear the call The world does not need new warlords It needs peace for all The greatest victory is not the war you win It is the war you refuse to begin