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Page 264
... feet to one's stature . Four or five feet only . There seemed to be nothing but a thin veil between me and the moon . No more than a thin haze . But at the level of my eyes everything was hidden . From behind the white veil came the ...
... feet to one's stature . Four or five feet only . There seemed to be nothing but a thin veil between me and the moon . No more than a thin haze . But at the level of my eyes everything was hidden . From behind the white veil came the ...
Page 387
... feet would appear stamping , the shadow of a pair of ankles and feet , fantastic , sustaining no gigantic body , but enormous , tramping slowly , resem- bling two coffins leaping to a slow measure . I see them in my dreams now ...
... feet would appear stamping , the shadow of a pair of ankles and feet , fantastic , sustaining no gigantic body , but enormous , tramping slowly , resem- bling two coffins leaping to a slow measure . I see them in my dreams now ...
Page 400
... feet to be cut . I advanced my head out as far as I dared ; their voices reached me deadened ; I could only see the profound shadow of the ravine , a patch of dark clear sky opulent with stars , and the play of the firelight on the ...
... feet to be cut . I advanced my head out as far as I dared ; their voices reached me deadened ; I could only see the profound shadow of the ravine , a patch of dark clear sky opulent with stars , and the play of the firelight on the ...
Contents
THE QUARRY AND THE BEACH | 3 |
THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD | 57 |
CASA RIEGO | 139 |
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