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Page 162
The rope which they fastened to the captive to lead him away seemed hardly needed . And , grown tusker though he was , his mother soberly followed as a COW follows her calf . She was still in her prime and a valuable elephant ...
The rope which they fastened to the captive to lead him away seemed hardly needed . And , grown tusker though he was , his mother soberly followed as a COW follows her calf . She was still in her prime and a valuable elephant ...
Page 203
There seemed to be nothing more to say except , " Please check the account again - the wines were not iced ( warmed ) —you have overcharged for hotel taxisthe food was excellent ( monotonous , indigestible , unfit for human consumption ) ...
There seemed to be nothing more to say except , " Please check the account again - the wines were not iced ( warmed ) —you have overcharged for hotel taxisthe food was excellent ( monotonous , indigestible , unfit for human consumption ) ...
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It seemed incredible that the echoing gorge would be a raging madness of waters in the coming flood . Yet the flood - marks were unmistakable and the villagers showed us where the highest flood in memory had reached , fifty feet above ...
It seemed incredible that the echoing gorge would be a raging madness of waters in the coming flood . Yet the flood - marks were unmistakable and the villagers showed us where the highest flood in memory had reached , fifty feet above ...
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