11. Alone, muddled and frightened, the Pakistanis talked about resisting, and then surrendered by the light of a crescent moon. 12. And the crescent moon will change locations around the planets each night. 13. As he flew through gathering darkness, only a few stars emerged through the haze, and a slim crescent moon glowed in the night sky. 14. A chance of rain was in the forecast, but a crescent moon shone in a clear sky. 15. A crescent moon hangs outside my kitchen window. 16. A glitzy stage-show recalled the Jewish struggles against persecution and fireworks lit the night under a glowing crescent moon. 17. A third is a large crescent moon, fashioned in wood, that hangs above our heads as a stand-in for the Muslim world. 18. After that, the relative position of the planets will begin to drift apart, but the show will continue until mid-May, when the crescent moon will reappear. 19. But no one missed the underlying pro-American message, even though the only flags waved were green-and-white Pakistani ensigns bearing the crescent moon of Islam. 20. By then, it was darkness under a crescent moon. |