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...gravel path adjacent to the highway, desperately trying to wave down a passing car. Someone finally stops and they have a hushed exchange through a ... ...rrative. Without it, your life is nothing but an anecdotal stream of randomness. I deal the final, overwhelming coup-de-grace that will transform th... ...get our verbal understanding." And when I vow my loyalty, I answer: "I shall not forget to stab you in the back." And now, to the transaction. I s... ...these inadvertent sights, quenching a burgeoning lust. My mother repeated with irrevocable finality: "Goodbye, Janusz!" Awakened and subdued, he h... ...oom's only flowerpot. I spent two blissful months of cooped up afternoons there, typing my finals thesis about the last days of Adolf Hitler. As m... ... my identity. My guide hopped from one dainty foot to another, her discomfiture increasing. Finally she departed and joined the growing bunch of chi... ...ab. The laundry room is high ceilinged. Rags decomposing hang flayed on oxblood iron juts, stabbing four walls coarsely mortared by the inmates. Pi... ...she joined me from behind. If she were really a ravishing Russian spy she could have easily stabbed me in the back, for instance, or popped me with ...

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...hrowing them at Sam. Most of them were missing their target, but he still felt a stab of anger as he looked at his sister’s kind face. Samantha was... ...iled and felt a warm wave of homely love wash through her, tempered by a slight stab of guilt. Mum was worried about her and was trying gently to h... ...e, to triumph, to a momentary fear as she saw the intent in James’s face. Maybe, finally, she had gone too 12 far? Her mouth curled to display ... ...er teddy bear Johnny – which was a bit embarrassing. “What happened?” she asked finally, and then as her thoughts cleared a little further, she loo... ...ran after her. Lolly braced herself and placed a hand on the stair rail. It was finally time to leave. But the Blakes would be hearing from her aga... .... “I think that will be for the best,” said Mrs Randerson, pleased that she was finally being accorded the appropriate respect. “I told Dr Soames t... ...nd each time it had given her nightmares. Now it felt like she was in one. Sam finally took hold of the patient’s wrist. She was jolted when she s... ...se, no response, nothing. She pressed it again. Still nothing. Desperately, she stabbed at the button again and again, feeling like a horribly crue... ... and looked down the corridor. There were no electric lights on. Only the random stabs of daylight from where a ward door was open served to illumin...

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...ma set in India By Audrey Blankenhagen ‘GOD IS LOVE, IS THIS THE FINAL MESSAGE OF INDIA’ E.M. Forster, 1924 ... ...lessly in love. Helen met him once more, when she was fifteen years old. Gavin had completed his final year at Addiscombe College near Croydon, the ... ...s she opened his last letter to her, Helen felt sure her father would approve if she shared these final words with Rosita. She unfolded the letter a... ...s before holding the burning torch to the mouth of the corpse to signify the passing of its soul. Finally he set the pyre alight and sat quietly wat... ...their own quarters set well back to the rear of the grounds, extending to five acres, including a stable block and paddocks. At the far end, against... ...the Residency was subject to equivalent constraints on the Nawab’s people. Helen moved on to the stables where the groom was attending to Gavin’s c... ...s were expected to ride the more elegant side saddle. The syce had already led Sultana out of the stable and Helen went up to the little horse, blew... ... reins and leaning forward slightly, she extended the pace to a gallop. When she returned to the stable, the syce who had watched this display of h... ... forest and wondered if Helen Forsythe (no, now she was Helen French ) had been turned to stone. Finally, the last guest departed and Helen saw Gavi...

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...before hers. But she was afraid. It was almost too beautiful to touch. She finally slid her hand out of her husband's, gently removed the medal from t... ...d following her hunch looking for information about the Blacas ewer. She'd finally stumbled across a reference at an Islamic art site. It probably wou... ...er sister-in- law, Candida. That catty puta would cut Therese's throat and stab her in the back as soon as give her the wrong time of day. Therese for... ...herself before looking up at Jamilah, all cried out from the night before. Finally she smiled and gave a thumbs up. "I'm ready, girl." Or not. Desert... ...e pants? Can't touch this, Hammer! Desert Dreams by Gracie C. McKeever 58 Finally, a torso appeared, naked, deeply bronzed and well defined. The whol... ... fingers. He glanced at her for a long silent moment. "Very well," he said finally, releasing her hands as he dismounted her. Therese sat up, exaggera... ...sed as. As long as he wasn't suited up as a marine, she figured her mental stability would remain intact for the evening. "Wait'll you get a load of y... ...gers who'd wanted his Eight Ball leather jacket. For his trouble he'd been stabbed and rushed to the hospital with a collapsed lung and a lost pint of... ....She is responsible for your mate's death. Not even then. She took another stab at him, grasped the biceps of one arm and pulled as hard as she could....

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... below. It must be protected. You have to keep them out long enough!” The three of them finally managed to open the trap door, which revealed a ste... ... sheer brutality. The two priests who had initially tried to hold the doors were savagely stabbed in the stomach, dark red blood staining their once... ...reatening them as their water supplies dwindled. They had not meant to stay out so long. Finally, Alex sat down, exhausted. Her mood had darkened an... ...d, shrugging her shoulders. “We’re due for a break if you ask me.” They resumed digging. Finally, the mysterious chest was freed from its long- hidd... ... enough to see his dream be- come a reality. “Victarius, did you ever think the day would finally come when my father’s vi- sion would begin to take ... ... we could actually be taken seriously.” He lowered his eyes, “ And maybe my family would finally believe in me.” “They do, Mitch,” Alex said sympat... ...a told Traeus about how she, acting on Zazmaria’s momentary hesitation, defended herself, stabbing Zazmaria. “What?” Alaj asked hoarsely, gathering ... ... away from it. The crate shook violently then stopped. Jace held his breath. It seemed to stabilize. But then a low hum began emanating from the cra... ... Stronghold was near the edge of the city. Traeus continued on, leaning on the crutch for stability. As he walked, his eyes were met with more deso- ...

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...vation to the North. He sees that a war would ultimately prove futile and wishes instead to preserve his people's lifeblood through appeasement. In a final speech, Seattle explains that man comes from the land and that all men share equally the responsibility to protect the Web of Life on Earth. 150 years later, Dr. Richard Hawk, a lowly archaeology professor, explores...

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...Federal indifference to the plight of the reservation Indian took its toll. She finally resigned with a feeling of hopelessness, and took a job as t... ...in her dress ended, exposing her tantalizing flesh. He scanned up her body, and finally settled on her deep, green eyes that were the color of the G... ...oss the red and orange flames that licked at the stone fireplace. His feelings finally subsided into a kind of self pity, and he wished he could ta... ... Next, he spread his arms out like eagles wings and achieved an­ other level of stability. But where was he headed? The thought provoked another fea... ...f and Richard sat silently. Richard fidgeted, crossing and uncrossing his legs. Finally, his eyes settled on the walls of the teepee, he saw pictogr... ...unsatistying meal, he decided to watch TV. He cruised up and down the channels, finally stopping at CNN and watched a banal debate on the state of t... ...-of-the-mill stuff. I thought maybe you might have some advice." Jacobs was now stabbing at anything. "Go ask Arthur Hill, he's working with Matloch... ...g his first sip. "Goon." "Pierce is up to his eyeballs in murder," Brent said, stabbing in the dark, which was his usual modus operandi when he was... ...t to the local District Attorney. " "How about Hunsbacher and Rankin?" Another stab in the dark. "Robert, Robert," The Director said taking anothe...

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...pen?” “His office.” “When?” “This evening just before dark. The crazy fool finally did what he’s been threatening for years.” Gerrie Ferri... ...?” The chief deputy stopped short, heaved in a breath, and said, “Bad news. It’s finally happened.” “Shut your fat mouth, boy,” Mather said. ... ...hen said, “Claudia said Olin called?” “Mr. Olin asked that you to meet him at the stable.” “I’ve not much time. I’ve got to go to Hannah’s.” “... ...to Hannah’s.” “I would imagine she has plenty of people looking after her.” She stabbed a piece of sausage and waved it while she talked. “I don... ...oulder through a white fringe of bangs that needed clipping. “Are you going to the stable, sugah?” “For about five minutes.” “Is the taint go... ...ve it alone.” “Any idea who it was?” “No,” she said with a shake of her head. She finally felt some of the anger and adrenaline back down, letting... ... “All rise.” The trial of Donald Martell, who sat fidgeting next to Jack, had finally gotten underway. Donald’s knee knocked against Jack’s... ... Sammie gave herself a minute to think, and he dared not look at Johnelle. Sammie finally answered, “Royce said at breakfast that he was going to ... ... the confession, Martell admits he was present at the time LaCora Lorenz was raped, stabbed and left for dead, but he denies that he raped or stabbe...

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...up d’état, replacing itself into the status of water and welkin. Finally her earlier perception returned more resolutely, more astutely, and... ...sses near various Catholic churches, hoping for God to grant her economic stability and material continuum of sustenance of flesh and even purpose as... ... need to feel secure resting on her, she stayed with it for hours until it finally wandered off. Throughout her time with this dog she did not want t... ...chair, she remained through the years of adulthood immobile, choosing this stability rather than leaving by the door of impudence and uncertainty; bu... ...er than leaving by the door of impudence and uncertainty; but as with all stable things, her parents too were vexed with the malediction of imperman... ...ion in the soul like the conflation of confetti and fireworks, of a child finally able to capture impressions of the eye and mind through colored cra... ...parated from the remaining sphere of canine activities and turned into the final and sole ends, they are human, if not animal functions." She did not... ...ruly benevolent, then courteous and benign, innocuous and meaningless, and finally mock the one so needy of it. "Do you remember me?" "I ... ...er fish. That’s just the natural order. That’s just the way things are. Stab this person in the back if he is an obstacle to success for there wou...

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...self, he still felt privileged to be with the higher ranks that literally stabbed each other in the back to gain position. There was no idle chatter... ...e remained for centuries until a 8 board rotted away and his horns where finally freed. The only reason the big boss did not reprimand Snakelex was... ...large sign plummeting towards his head. The angels watched with the demon finally surfacing from under the degenerating timbers. Trying to suppress ... ...ps were ready to stone each other. It had been a busy time for angels, but finally the day came and the rains pelted down. Noah and his family were s... ...hirty. He slammed his fist down on top of the organ where Miss Armstrong, finally began to play, missing several notes and an entire chorus. 34 From... ...r thoughts. Fred hesitated with his fork full of food aimed at his mouth; finally, the words came out. “Go on, I’m listening.” “It’s like this Doc. I... ...ship lunches stopped?” 134 “No one could be bothered going?” Darcy took a stab, having no idea. Alan grinned and told his wife she was wrong, giving...

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...they can take any pleasure in it? or be any thing delighted? and that the finall intent of their voiage being still before their eies, hath not alter... ...from so many civill warres, and from so many battels? And now that I have stablished an universall peace in the world, shall he be absolved and goe ... ...wont to keepe their horses fast-tied in fetters or gyves, and ever in the stable, they were so wilde and furious. And for that they required so much... ...eeing him trot or pace; yea, if we but looke upon him as he stands in the stable. Amongst the functions of the soule, some are but meane and base. H... ...t errat longe, mea quidem sententia, Qui imperium credat esse gravius aut stabilius, Vi quod fit, quam illud quod amicitia adjungitur. --Ter. Adelp... ...ke are seene to wrangle about our Anatomie, Mulciber in Troiam, pro Troia stabat Apollo, -- Ovid. Trist. El. ii. 5. http://www.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/... ...remembrance (I meane him that subdued Constantinople, and who brought the final extermination of the name of Græcians) I know not where these two ht... ...ent hope, preoccupating the use of eternall soule-saving nourishment; the finall end, only stay and last scope of Christian desires; the onely const...

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...gers touch the long silver letter opener and Suzy's hand curls around it instinctively. As Doug pulls her towards him she lashes out with the opener stabbing it into his throat below the right jaw, she hadn't meant to stab him as she just wanted to hurt him back. Pulling the silver letter opener out of Doug's throat the blood pours out over her hand Doug slumps to the fl...