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... turned to flee , she lunged and with one smooth motion clamped her teeth into its throat while grabbing its shoulders with her massive forepaws . Slowly the goat sank to its knees . A light tap from her toppled it on its side ...
... turned to flee , she lunged and with one smooth motion clamped her teeth into its throat while grabbing its shoulders with her massive forepaws . Slowly the goat sank to its knees . A light tap from her toppled it on its side ...
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... turned to soil and now a school dominates the site . At noon we reached Bang . The porters refused to continue so we paid them . Disgruntled , I sat in the shade of a walnut tree at the village edge guarding our gear while Sher and Said ...
... turned to soil and now a school dominates the site . At noon we reached Bang . The porters refused to continue so we paid them . Disgruntled , I sat in the shade of a walnut tree at the village edge guarding our gear while Sher and Said ...
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... turned the spirits of the Kang Chu against us . Three days later Mingma came with a porter to fetch us . We re- turned to Lamnang , and , a day later , moved camp to the banks of the Bhote Kosi near Lambagar where , until early April ...
... turned the spirits of the Kang Chu against us . Three days later Mingma came with a porter to fetch us . We re- turned to Lamnang , and , a day later , moved camp to the banks of the Bhote Kosi near Lambagar where , until early April ...
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