The Spiral RoadNovel relating the present and past of a group of men and women, doctors and missionaries, working in the jungles of Borneo. |
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Page 50
... took out a chromium box , a bottle , a pack of cotton wool . Then he fetched a tin out of the nearest prahu , cut it open and took out a stack of small wooden boxes containing phials . Intramuscular , four cc . He gave twelve injections ...
... took out a chromium box , a bottle , a pack of cotton wool . Then he fetched a tin out of the nearest prahu , cut it open and took out a stack of small wooden boxes containing phials . Intramuscular , four cc . He gave twelve injections ...
Page 160
... took it out the thin jet spurted from below once more . He put his finger on the bottom hole ; as he had no bottle with him he lowered himself , sideways , to drink . His clothes tore and he felt a sharp pain , but the little hole was ...
... took it out the thin jet spurted from below once more . He put his finger on the bottom hole ; as he had no bottle with him he lowered himself , sideways , to drink . His clothes tore and he felt a sharp pain , but the little hole was ...
Page 396
... took one of the books out . It was closed with a small lock . He tore the lock off with the pliers , opened the book , and found it was filled with handwriting . He turned the pages ; they were full of photographs , railway tickets ...
... took one of the books out . It was closed with a small lock . He tore the lock off with the pliers , opened the book , and found it was filled with handwriting . He turned the pages ; they were full of photographs , railway tickets ...
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