input: CHAPTER VII

THE RECKONING

The morning was dark, and although the gale had dropped, a raw, cold wind blew up the valley past Mireside farm, where three or four farmers' traps and some rusty bicycles stood beneath the projecting roof of a barn. The bleating of sheep rose from a boggy pasture by the beck, and lights twinkled as men with lanterns moved about in the gloom. Now and then somebody shouted and dogs barked as a flock of Herdwicks was driven to the pens.

In the flagged kitchen, Mrs. Railton and Lucy bustled about by the light of a lamp and the glow of the fire. The table was covered with used plates and cups. The men outside had breakfasted, but one or two more might come and Mrs. Railton wondered when Kit would arrive. She had lain awake for the most part of the night, thinking about him and the strayed Herdwicks while she listened to the gale. Now and then Lucy went to the door and looked up the dale to the glimmering line of foam that marked the spot where Bleatarn beck came down. A path followed the water-side, but she could not see men or sheep in the gloom, and if Kit did not come soon he would be too late.

Railton sat gloomily by the fire. He had had rheumatic fever, and the damp cold racked his aching joints; besides, there was nothing for him to do. He had called in his neighbors to value his flock, but he knew, to a few pounds, what their judgment would be. Hayes Would presently arrive, and Railton would be asked to pay, or give security for, the shortage, which was impossible. Hayes knew this and meant to break his lease. Perhaps the hardest thing was that the shortage was small; if the next lambing season were good, he could pay. But Hayes would not wait. 1. Is Railton sick?
2. With what?
3. Is he in pain?
4. What part of him hurts?
5. What makes it worse?
6. Where is he seated?
7. What time of day is it?
8. Is the sun up yet?
9. Are they looking for something?
10. What is missing? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Yes
2. Rheumatic fever
3. Yes
4. His joints
5. The damp cold
6. By the fire
7. The morning
8. No
9. Yes
10. unknown

input: Editor's note: Join Roland S. Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. ET Wednesday. If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you. A nationally syndicated columnist, Martin has said he will vote for Barack Obama in November. He is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith" and "Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America." Visit his Web site for more information.

Roland Martin says Howard Dean bucked other leaders and insisted on a 50-state Democratic strategy.

(CNN) -- If Sen. Barack Obama is able to prevail over Sen. John McCain on Tuesday, all of those Democrats who ripped Howard Dean's 50-state strategy over the last four years should call the head of the Democratic National Committee and offer a heartfelt apology.

First in line should be New York Sen. Charles Schumer, Chicago, Illinois, Rep. Rahm Emanuel and my CNN colleague, political strategist James Carville.

When Democrats were in the final stages of winning back Congress in 2006, those three were at odds with Dean, saying he should forget about his pie-in-the-sky plan to have the Democratic Party competitive in all 50 states.

They reasoned that money spent on get-out-the vote efforts in non-congressional elections was futile, and all the effort should be on reclaiming Congress.

But Dean resisted their suggestions, weathering repeated calls for him to resign after that election.

Dean's insistence on having a Democratic Party that existed in the heartland, and not just California, New York and Massachusetts, was brilliant in that it made clear that the party recognized the rest of America. iReport.com: What would you ask Obama? 1. who was the author of Listening to the spirit within?
2. Who bucked other leaders?
3. Who was in the race with Obama?
4. Who had the 50 state strategy?
5. Who should be first in line?
6. Which party was in final stages of winning back congress in 2006? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Roland S. Martin.
2. Howard Dean.
3. McCain.
4. Dean.
5. Charles Schumer, Rahm Emanuel, and James Carville.
6. Democrats .

input: Roman Britain ( or, later, "", "the Britains") was the area of the island of Great Britain that was governed by the Roman Empire, from 43 to 410AD.

Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 and 54BC as part of his Gallic Wars. The Britons had been overrun or culturally assimilated by other Celtic tribes during the British Iron Age and had been aiding Caesar's enemies. He received tribute, installed a friendly king over the Trinovantes, and returned to Gaul. Planned invasions under Augustus were called off in 34, 27, and 25BC. In 40AD, Caligula assembled 200,000 men at the Channel, only to have them gather seashells. Three years later, Claudius directed four legions to invade Britain and restore an exiled king over the Atrebates. The Romans defeated the Catuvellauni, and then organized their conquests as the Province of Britain (). By the year 47, the Romans held the lands southeast of the Fosse Way. Control over Wales was delayed by reverses and the effects of Boudica's uprising, but the Romans expanded steadily northward.

Under the 2nd century emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius, two walls were built to defend the Roman province from the Caledonians, whose realms in the Scottish Highlands were never directly controlled. Around 197, the Severan Reforms divided Britain into two provinces: Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior. During the Diocletian Reforms, at the end of the 3rd century, Britannia was divided into four provinces under the direction of a vicarius, who administered the . A fifth province, Valentia, is attested in the later 4th century. For much of the later period of the Roman occupation, Britannia was subject to barbarian invasions and often came under the control of imperial usurpers and imperial pretenders. The final Roman withdrawal from Britain occurred around 410; the native kingdoms are considered to have formed Sub-Roman Britain after that. 1. What did Caesar invade?
2. when?
3. In what war?
4. Did he receive tribute?
5. Who else planned invasions?
6. Anyone else?
7. When did Augustus plan to invade?
8. What were the people there called?
9. When did Caligula try to invade?
10. Cladius?
11. Did the Romans defeat the Catuvellauni?
12. What did they do next?
13. How many walls were built?
14. Under who?
15. When?
16. To keep who out?
17. When was the Severan Reforms?
18. When were the Diocletian Reforms?
19. How many provinces did it make?
20. When did the Roman force withdraw? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Britain
2. 55 and 54 BV
3. Gallic Wars
4. yes
5. ICaligula
6. Claudius
7. 34,27 and 25 BC
8. Catuvellauni
9. .40 AD
10. 37 AD
11. yes
12. organized the conquests as Province of Britain
13. Two
14. Hadrian and Antoninus Pius
15. 2nd century
16. the Caledonians
17. 197
18. third century
19. two
20. 410