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There was no sun or wind and the world was pearl grey , the sea a ghost . For the first time in my journeys here I experienced the rarity , for these islands , of utter stillness . There was no rustle of grass or trees , not even the ...
There was no sun or wind and the world was pearl grey , the sea a ghost . For the first time in my journeys here I experienced the rarity , for these islands , of utter stillness . There was no rustle of grass or trees , not even the ...
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1 I wanted to be outside , feeling the wind ; I thought of the violence of the sea , which would be visible from my secret look - out . I put the book aside and peered down the corridor towards the living - room at the front .
1 I wanted to be outside , feeling the wind ; I thought of the violence of the sea , which would be visible from my secret look - out . I put the book aside and peered down the corridor towards the living - room at the front .
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Then the wind , as if to help him , suddenly tore by , and like a wild beast the cold stretched out its paw and cuffed him in the face . 66 Thank you , Father . The air feels good , " a voice said . Nicholai felt very grateful .
Then the wind , as if to help him , suddenly tore by , and like a wild beast the cold stretched out its paw and cuffed him in the face . 66 Thank you , Father . The air feels good , " a voice said . Nicholai felt very grateful .
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A GARLAND OF LEAVES BY CHARLES WEBSTER | 96 |
A MORE SOBER SONG OF CYPRUS BY R | 192 |
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