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Page 60
... light of the oil lamp , humming ' Should auld acquaintance be forgot , and never brought to mind . . . ' Then he had fallen silent . His eyes , squinting at the tiny fountain squirt- ing out of the needle , had slowly focused beyond it ...
... light of the oil lamp , humming ' Should auld acquaintance be forgot , and never brought to mind . . . ' Then he had fallen silent . His eyes , squinting at the tiny fountain squirt- ing out of the needle , had slowly focused beyond it ...
Page 148
... light over its head . The hand pointed indifferently from the wall , the piano underneath it grinned with yellow teeth in the candlelight . It was silent but for the sound of beer dripping off the counter into a puddle on the floor . It ...
... light over its head . The hand pointed indifferently from the wall , the piano underneath it grinned with yellow teeth in the candlelight . It was silent but for the sound of beer dripping off the counter into a puddle on the floor . It ...
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... light and a peace that pass all understanding . ' The bell shrieked for the fourth time , and while her head rolled ... light drew near out of the red fog in which they were lying , and when it came closer , he saw that the light was ...
... light and a peace that pass all understanding . ' The bell shrieked for the fourth time , and while her head rolled ... light drew near out of the red fog in which they were lying , and when it came closer , he saw that the light was ...
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