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the drive and along the dark determined to get that leopard at any cost . As he had so easily made off with one of the dogs , I knew he could not resist the temptation to return for the other before the doggy flavour had time to ...
the drive and along the dark determined to get that leopard at any cost . As he had so easily made off with one of the dogs , I knew he could not resist the temptation to return for the other before the doggy flavour had time to ...
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... these stout fellows , when they suddenly saw me in the early light of dawn descending upon them , barged as one man for the dark interior of the ' nappi's ' shop , preceded by two startled pariah dogs that had spotted Old Bill .
... these stout fellows , when they suddenly saw me in the early light of dawn descending upon them , barged as one man for the dark interior of the ' nappi's ' shop , preceded by two startled pariah dogs that had spotted Old Bill .
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Above it the sky was bright with stars , though the moon had not yet risen , and against the dark background of water that reflected the starry sky Beattie could see the white hull of the Enterprise lying at her moorings .
Above it the sky was bright with stars , though the moon had not yet risen , and against the dark background of water that reflected the starry sky Beattie could see the white hull of the Enterprise lying at her moorings .
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