Politics pines for big beasts returning from the tar pits of extinction as a consoling presence on the frontbenches.

Common understory forbs included, but were not limited to, large-leaved aster, bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), bluebead lily, species of clubmoss, Canada mayflower, and sweet coltsfoot (Petasites frigidus).

When he had eaten, hungrily and in silence, responding to the mildly ironical sociability of his fellows with a brevity which only his soft voice saved from bruskness, he unrolled his new bed and lay down with not a thought for the part he was playing.

It self-cleanses when you knead it with your fingers and leaves your work space free of eraser dust.