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Powys's eyes were more the eyes of a jackdaw - if of a different hue - curious and knowing at the same time . Such was my first quick impression of him . He was reclining upon a divan couch beside the window , his shoulders propped up ...
Powys's eyes were more the eyes of a jackdaw - if of a different hue - curious and knowing at the same time . Such was my first quick impression of him . He was reclining upon a divan couch beside the window , his shoulders propped up ...
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A heavy silence followed the question , and five pairs of eyes lighted on Padden as if their owners mentally willed to him to unburden their feelings . O Cormac is dead . " He said it so simply that it sounded utterly tragic .
A heavy silence followed the question , and five pairs of eyes lighted on Padden as if their owners mentally willed to him to unburden their feelings . O Cormac is dead . " He said it so simply that it sounded utterly tragic .
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Its eyes , they are so large and luminous , not a bit like a fish's . " " They are camera eyes like ours , that is to say they have retina , iris and lens . Cuttles and squids are very highly evolved ; one could say they have reached ...
Its eyes , they are so large and luminous , not a bit like a fish's . " " They are camera eyes like ours , that is to say they have retina , iris and lens . Cuttles and squids are very highly evolved ; one could say they have reached ...
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MY FIRST WINNER BY JOHN WELCOME | 43 |
A DISH OF CLAMS BY JOHN WELMAN | 70 |
PORTRAIT IN SHADOW BY HOWARD | 161 |
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