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A horse will caper round when cold and keep up his circulation ; so a well - fed horse that is loose will never freeze . On that second day we had , as on every other day , a constant fight to keep from freezing .
A horse will caper round when cold and keep up his circulation ; so a well - fed horse that is loose will never freeze . On that second day we had , as on every other day , a constant fight to keep from freezing .
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Hundreds lay out on the rocks , so still that their protective colouring made us confuse them with rounded , smooth grey slabs . ... They came bobbing up all round us , very close to the oars , full of curiosity and confidence .
Hundreds lay out on the rocks , so still that their protective colouring made us confuse them with rounded , smooth grey slabs . ... They came bobbing up all round us , very close to the oars , full of curiosity and confidence .
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The ditty about the bold navigators went round and round in my head like a stuck gramophone record . Humphrey said he knew a suitable place to camp , " just round the corner " . I was daring to indulge in a few fantasies about warmth ...
The ditty about the bold navigators went round and round in my head like a stuck gramophone record . Humphrey said he knew a suitable place to camp , " just round the corner " . I was daring to indulge in a few fantasies about warmth ...
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A DAY ON THE LOCH BY A J MCGEOCH | 134 |
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE MURDER OF PORTEOUS BY | 212 |
SOME LESSER CAPTAINS | 237 |
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