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... never lasted long . Soon , the paddles were splashing sleepily as before while the contented passengers snoozed on deck , the bitter smell of marsh marigolds drifted from the bank and the shrill rattle of crickets merged into a soothing ...
... never lasted long . Soon , the paddles were splashing sleepily as before while the contented passengers snoozed on deck , the bitter smell of marsh marigolds drifted from the bank and the shrill rattle of crickets merged into a soothing ...
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... never seen anything more beautiful in my life . The train dashed , full tilt , into the station and swept dizzily through with a clanking of metal , a thrumming of wheels and a hurricane of dust . It seemed that a little more , and all ...
... never seen anything more beautiful in my life . The train dashed , full tilt , into the station and swept dizzily through with a clanking of metal , a thrumming of wheels and a hurricane of dust . It seemed that a little more , and all ...
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... never disappointed us . We lived penned up in the fort . We were never allowed out into the town . In any case , no one was there to whom we could report . And had there been someone , it would still have been useless - we would never ...
... never disappointed us . We lived penned up in the fort . We were never allowed out into the town . In any case , no one was there to whom we could report . And had there been someone , it would still have been useless - we would never ...
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Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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