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When we loaded Mugwump there were few other passengers about , and having placed her in what seemed a reasonable position among the sacks of onions that made up most of the cargo , we wandered off to have a look round Kosti .
When we loaded Mugwump there were few other passengers about , and having placed her in what seemed a reasonable position among the sacks of onions that made up most of the cargo , we wandered off to have a look round Kosti .
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Although my wife and I are fond of animals , neither of us can be described as a bird lover , and we had long ago abandoned the futility of tending injured birds which , in their wild stupidity , seemed determined to die at all costs .
Although my wife and I are fond of animals , neither of us can be described as a bird lover , and we had long ago abandoned the futility of tending injured birds which , in their wild stupidity , seemed determined to die at all costs .
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It seemed to be teetering on the port gunwale . One lashing was still holding it back on the little transom deck . An alarming list had developed and water was slopping in over the low side . And the stern seemed lower in the water ...
It seemed to be teetering on the port gunwale . One lashing was still holding it back on the little transom deck . An alarming list had developed and water was slopping in over the low side . And the stern seemed lower in the water ...
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A FORMER PROCONSUL BY DENIS CAREY | 96 |
STORY OF A WILDCAT BY KATHLEEN GRAVES | 192 |
BALMORAL INTERLUDE BY MOLLY DICKINS | 288 |
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