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... wind . The wind was evidently blowing straight from the Pole . I thought disgustedly of having to get up and go out , and of how the wind would get inside my collar and numb my spine . Why not stay at home ? Curl up under my coat ...
... wind . The wind was evidently blowing straight from the Pole . I thought disgustedly of having to get up and go out , and of how the wind would get inside my collar and numb my spine . Why not stay at home ? Curl up under my coat ...
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... wind from the port breathed - breathed , not blew - fresh , salty , and filling the street with a smell of newly - scrubbed decks . I sat down on the low wall overlooking the harbour , and closed my eyes the better to feel the breath of ...
... wind from the port breathed - breathed , not blew - fresh , salty , and filling the street with a smell of newly - scrubbed decks . I sat down on the low wall overlooking the harbour , and closed my eyes the better to feel the breath of ...
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... wind , to the phosphorescent flash of its oily waves , the smell of roses and tomatoes , and the visiting breeze from the far Aegean , drifting with its retinue of high pink clouds . I watched Sebastopol for a long time from the stern ...
... wind , to the phosphorescent flash of its oily waves , the smell of roses and tomatoes , and the visiting breeze from the far Aegean , drifting with its retinue of high pink clouds . I watched Sebastopol for a long time from the stern ...
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