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...ntleman thief of some renown who, in this, the hero's final adventure, ironically demonstrates a sense of morality by teaching a London East End loan shark a lesson. The book was later made into a movie, as well as a British television series. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)...

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...Tell me as one read the articles and the imagination had been captured as last hear WGN NEWS asked the question, “Tell me this…. You mean there is a shark in within Lake Michigan?” That’s the urban legend guys – plausible when you realize how far a Bull Shark can swim up river or through the St. Lawrence. Though it’s a question how it would end up in Lake Michig...

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...Captain Nemo, The Nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Unforgettable. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that will thrust us from the Antarctic to Atlantis. Whether voyaging a yarn of the glorious unknown, a tale of the darkness that grips the heart of men, or a rei...

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...7 -- The Ki-Leaf Trumpet.158 -- A Kite And A Toy Canoe.167 -- The God Of Love.171 -- The Gift Of Ku.176 -- The Man Who Always Wore A Kihei.178 -- The Shark That Came For Poi.186 -- Punia And The Sharks.190 -- The Kihapu.196 -- The Cowry Shell.202 -- Food For Kohala.210 -- The Land Beneath The Sea.215 -- The Winning Of Makolea.222 -- ieie And Lehua. 230 -- The Chiefs Who We...

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...7"-screen with Dolby stereo sound; and the deadly cold killing machines of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. One minute he could see what was going... ...she was at least this. She'd be happy if she could keep the barracudas and sharks off of her genie- man. Marilyn stood, in her daughter's head again. ...

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...ial alms, two dogs copulating, and all, were dwarfed in advertisements for shark fins for the man with refined taste, Electric piecemeal billboards fo... ...age that will make your body feel in ways you've never imagined," said the shark restaurant worker who made a commission luring those of supercilious ... ... of supercilious tastes to a cuisine laced in marginal traces of mercury. "Shark Fins this way," said the tuc tuc driver eager to compound a taxi fee ...

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...oning look, I jumped to my feet and dashed for the pile of burning metal. I twisted my body through a jagged opening and climbed inside, ignoring the shark-like metal teeth tearing at my skin and clothes, then dove through the fire and smoke, searching desperately for Val. My hands dived right in, ignoring the searing pain that ran up my arms from when I’d tried to shield ...

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...em. 12 They rushed forward and hid behind Finbo s tail. The next moment, a big shark raced toward them, with his mouth wide open. The moment he saw F... ...his eyes bulged out and his mouth dropped. 13 Finbo grunted once. The big, bad shark took one sharp look at Finbo from the corner of his eyes, and va... ... his tail, couldn t believe their eyes. They were amazed to see how the big bad shark ran away as he saw their friend, Finbo. 15 They were very proud...

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...Feng-po's remained still. They knew Yolbas and his followers as eels and sharks, always self-serving. While Ao Rue might jokingly contend that he ... ...ion! He and his walrus-brained thugs just left Kuan-ti to lie there like shark vomit!" "Easy, easy," Feng-po tried to calm his distraught friend. ... ...; keeping him insecure and off balance is. As long as his self-esteem is shark vomit, he's easy to discredit. You saw what we did to him at the la... .... We can worry about cosmetics later. Our biggest worry right now is if shark chum can remember the speech." As if Lei-kung's insult was a cue, ... ...ed it aside, wondering where that odd, popular expression had come from. Shark entrails! That broke it. Doubt spoils all. Now, I can't push the ... ...see the chain of bursts that took her and the dragonettes into oblivion. Shark guts, what a waste! Teach me to put someone as stupid as Yün-t'ung ... ...r, my majestic lord, torn like a piece of seaweed, thrown to those winged sharks. Oh, how they fed; how they cried their joy." "Do or die!" "Wha...

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...ip, passing huge wine jars, a young Hermes, sponges...coral...kelp...sharks. 47 lcaeus has taken back his former secretary. I am... ...orgot it was there, or didn’t know. I can’t say. But he had been hit by a shark and was bleeding. So I helped him, as best I could, both of us splash... ...ad bled to death, on the sand, his hands on his wound, the wound from the shark.” P We went up the mountain, to the outcrop and the temple, spent a...

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...“I’ve heard people refer to banks and financial institutions as financial sharks, blood sucking leaches, an uncaring mob loaded with money.” Tom sho... ... in the palm of his hand. “Why should God be accused of being a financial shark, especially when he gave us the largest rate of credit the 142 worl... ...llowed the man sparking disappointment, but the type of fish. “Where’s the sharks when you need them!” An imp screeched frustrated. They thought it w...

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...have a right to kill zebras, zebras have the right to avoid being killed. Sharks eat big fish. Big fish eat little fish. But why don‘t humans have th... ...ining humanness am I judged negatively for that gluttony? As a great white shark, am I living the ideal life if I eat people, but then am I judged di... ... do all lobsters have their own heaven? All rattlesnakes? All great white sharks? How do you tell if a great white lived a good life? If he ate 2 pe... ...lived a good life? If he ate 2 people and 100 seals, does that qualify for shark sainthood? —―You know I am not one who believes that anim...

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...fatty fish as you will see. 50 g each of Tuna, Salmon, and Mackerel 50 g of Shark or firm Fish with bones 1 Crab, 1 Dozen each of Mussels and Pr...

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...ving in a fluid shimmer. From out of the corner of her eye, Morgan saw the shark approach. There was no use screaming. Who would hear it under al... ...s no use screaming. Who would hear it under all this water? “Lord!” the shark said. “How much did she drink?” “Three very full glasses,” Grace... ...cts. Our only luck is our client came so early.” “I’m not afraid of you, Shark. I’m a very good swimmer. My papa taught me when I was a little ... ...’m a very good swimmer. My papa taught me when I was a little girl.” The shark grabbed her by the cheek and pinched her hard. “Morgan, quit speak... ...m again. The blur of the water cleared, and she saw it was Camilla. Not a shark at all. “I feel so strange.” “You drank too much wine, you fooli... ... Me little brudder.” Tighe’s lips parted, and he bared his teeth with his sharklike smile. With a shuddering groan, he leaned forward and plunged...

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...you.” Rick grinned and nodded. “I so get it. You’re studying to be a loan shark. I bet you hold the mortgage to many of your friend’s houses.” “Do y...

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...o, and now his hands were cuffed. “Password?” Friedman's eyes were flat as a shark’s as they flickered over Julie. “We can always watch. Otto does ...

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...d from beneath him. ‘Get off me or, for my next trick, I’ll turn you into shark food.’ After that the captain lost patience and ordered the entire sh...

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...ee the wolf’s head vanish into a teeth-lined maw that would do a great white shark justice. But she didn’t have time to think as she whipped around to...

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...ted to hear. “Sure, I know Guy.” Wallace Langey had called Guy the biggest timber shark in the state, when he wasn’t calling him something really ...

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...t Me Go Chapter Two: A Forfeit Chapter Three: Fought for Life Chapter Four: O Obstinate River Chapter Five: An Unseen Impact Chapter Six: Like a Shark Chapter Seven: Cold as the River Chapter Eight: Watchang Out For You Chapter Nine: Impure Chapter Ten: They Moved Chapter Eleven: Following Through Falling Snow Chapter Twelve: Eye-Confusing Tangle Chapter Thirte...