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... pulled the trigger . There was only a click . He had forgotten to reload this morning , after shooting like a bored boy with a catapult at two jabbering monkeys dangling in a tree . He reloaded with trembling fingers , cursing under his ...
... pulled the trigger . There was only a click . He had forgotten to reload this morning , after shooting like a bored boy with a catapult at two jabbering monkeys dangling in a tree . He reloaded with trembling fingers , cursing under his ...
Page 145
... pulled one of the silver discs ; the gas hissed and he lit the lamp . The white ball began to glow and filled the room with a cold light ; the silver discs glinted . He blew out the match , put it back in the box , put the box back in ...
... pulled one of the silver discs ; the gas hissed and he lit the lamp . The white ball began to glow and filled the room with a cold light ; the silver discs glinted . He blew out the match , put it back in the box , put the box back in ...
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... pulled together at the hissed command of their corporal , and toppled backward when the jetty collapsed with a muffled creaking in a cloud of ant powder . The crash seemed to rouse the surround- ing jungle as if it were one gigantic ...
... pulled together at the hissed command of their corporal , and toppled backward when the jetty collapsed with a muffled creaking in a cloud of ant powder . The crash seemed to rouse the surround- ing jungle as if it were one gigantic ...
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