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Before I turned in at my gate , a car passed me , also on its way back from town , where the farmer had taken his own three children and three of his black labourer's children to spend a happy day at an agricultural show .
Before I turned in at my gate , a car passed me , also on its way back from town , where the farmer had taken his own three children and three of his black labourer's children to spend a happy day at an agricultural show .
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As the shower passed and the sun briefly shone , the carpet stirred and stretched its wings , and millions of midges , layer by layer , took flight . Passengers hastened into the bus and closed the doors , and we travelled on .
As the shower passed and the sun briefly shone , the carpet stirred and stretched its wings , and millions of midges , layer by layer , took flight . Passengers hastened into the bus and closed the doors , and we travelled on .
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The candle flame bent over as though someone were blowing on it . . . or passing by . ... Some busy weeks passed and I forgot the incident until one night , reading in bed , I heard footsteps mounting the stairs to my bedroom .
The candle flame bent over as though someone were blowing on it . . . or passing by . ... Some busy weeks passed and I forgot the incident until one night , reading in bed , I heard footsteps mounting the stairs to my bedroom .
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