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Page 35
... mouth from which two yellow teeth jutted . ' He'll do the kicking , ' Flabbinga said . ' Don't touch the bastards yourself ; let him get the lice . ' Anton looked at them . Fifteen indifferent skeletons with pointed knees and big mouths ...
... mouth from which two yellow teeth jutted . ' He'll do the kicking , ' Flabbinga said . ' Don't touch the bastards yourself ; let him get the lice . ' Anton looked at them . Fifteen indifferent skeletons with pointed knees and big mouths ...
Page 209
... mouth open , while the tyres of the native bus returning to the jungle screamed on the hot asphalt . The harbour master's office was made of corrugated iron and looked like a modern stove . It felt like one when they entered ; the heat ...
... mouth open , while the tyres of the native bus returning to the jungle screamed on the hot asphalt . The harbour master's office was made of corrugated iron and looked like a modern stove . It felt like one when they entered ; the heat ...
Page 306
... mouth ' , and as he sat listening to the boy's endless confessions about their innocent romp- ing in the reeds on the Loosdrecht Lakes , he had come to the grim con- clusion : I have not changed at all . For , instead of smiling ...
... mouth ' , and as he sat listening to the boy's endless confessions about their innocent romp- ing in the reeds on the Loosdrecht Lakes , he had come to the grim con- clusion : I have not changed at all . For , instead of smiling ...
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