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... hand - me - down party dress . Abbavich straightened the bow and petted the child's face , and then pushed her forward to shake hands . They both giggled merrily . It became a morning ritual to shake hands with Abbavich and Wobit . I ...
... hand - me - down party dress . Abbavich straightened the bow and petted the child's face , and then pushed her forward to shake hands . They both giggled merrily . It became a morning ritual to shake hands with Abbavich and Wobit . I ...
Page 122
... hand it was too much and yet , in the light of the dreams , it was too little . Perhaps it was the locket's fate to be passed from hand to hand for the wrong reasons . So we smiled and cried and said goodbye , and I never saw her again ...
... hand it was too much and yet , in the light of the dreams , it was too little . Perhaps it was the locket's fate to be passed from hand to hand for the wrong reasons . So we smiled and cried and said goodbye , and I never saw her again ...
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... hand clamped like a trap on my wrist . Silence . And then a low , continuous whimpering began . ' This is stupid , ' Mel said . He grabbed the matches out of my paralysed hand and lit the candle . ' Don't be a fool ! ' Graham shouted ...
... hand clamped like a trap on my wrist . Silence . And then a low , continuous whimpering began . ' This is stupid , ' Mel said . He grabbed the matches out of my paralysed hand and lit the candle . ' Don't be a fool ! ' Graham shouted ...
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