Bingley, I'm still searching for music and maggots--you would know that there would be a rock group, huh? But look at the link below, and scroll down to 1100 - 1700 AD for something on spotaneous regeneration... Will try to refine my search a bit and see whether there's any musical maggots. (Remember Maggot in The Dirty Dozen?)

http://www.mygradnet.com/Biotech/early_history.htm

And skating on ice:

Wouldn't ice be of the lightest minerals? It's certainly found in the natural world, and it floats on water... What would be the metaphorical situations here for when our coldest natures float upon our liquid ones?

Brrrrrr regards,
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