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Page 55
... sound . Not a squeak nor a howl - well wrapped up and sheltered by curtains and hoods , they were all fast asleep . And they must all have been future giants , judging by the way the prams sagged under their weight . This went on all ...
... sound . Not a squeak nor a howl - well wrapped up and sheltered by curtains and hoods , they were all fast asleep . And they must all have been future giants , judging by the way the prams sagged under their weight . This went on all ...
Page 72
... sound of the song of some small bird . ' Is that nicer ? ' asked the man . It was uncanny . I could hear the beads of sound forming in the warm throat of the bird . ' I'm so sorry , ' Izya pulled himself together . ' I forgot to intro ...
... sound of the song of some small bird . ' Is that nicer ? ' asked the man . It was uncanny . I could hear the beads of sound forming in the warm throat of the bird . ' I'm so sorry , ' Izya pulled himself together . ' I forgot to intro ...
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... sound of it chilled your blood . ' We've sent an SOS . ' The Commissar paused . ' But it won't do us any good . There are no ships in our ports . And no one will come from the Bosphorous in this storm , not even the Superb . So there we ...
... sound of it chilled your blood . ' We've sent an SOS . ' The Commissar paused . ' But it won't do us any good . There are no ships in our ports . And no one will come from the Bosphorous in this storm , not even the Superb . So there we ...
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