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... seemed such a bad idea . In fact it seemed fresh and exciting . But then it was about seven o'clock and the sun was doing its sudden vanishing act . Bats were making jagged lightning raids on the swimming pool , and crickets sang in the ...
... seemed such a bad idea . In fact it seemed fresh and exciting . But then it was about seven o'clock and the sun was doing its sudden vanishing act . Bats were making jagged lightning raids on the swimming pool , and crickets sang in the ...
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... seemed , in a symbolic way , quite proper . Every time I cross a border , the arbitrary line which divides a continuous stretch of land , I have the frisson of stepping over it into the unknown . There is a possibility that a ...
... seemed , in a symbolic way , quite proper . Every time I cross a border , the arbitrary line which divides a continuous stretch of land , I have the frisson of stepping over it into the unknown . There is a possibility that a ...
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... seemed irrelevant . Dear Rajib [ I wrote ] , I'm not in jail . Tell Mr Dar his delivery was made safely and I paid the money I owed him into his bank . But your aunt , or whoever the lady of the house is , spends all day , everyday ...
... seemed irrelevant . Dear Rajib [ I wrote ] , I'm not in jail . Tell Mr Dar his delivery was made safely and I paid the money I owed him into his bank . But your aunt , or whoever the lady of the house is , spends all day , everyday ...
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