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...l call the police,’ she snapped. Crushed, Fidel returned to the bench to find a man had taken his place. He was large and solid; body and face both sort of shapeless. Probably about fifty, Fidel guessed. Clean but dull. Almost ugly with very little chin, loose lips, clear blue eyes and a red face. Rolled up sleeves exposed powerful hairy arms that ended in large hands wi...

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...bout a lot of things, but you have to find out that you’re going to die to sort out your priorities in life.” Jay looked at her carefully, celebrati...

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...seem so bad. Let's just say that for now, you are a nice guy in a snobbish sort of way" (meaning that having been given a bit of money the previous ni... ...complected. That makes you more masculine in a pretty boy, middle aged man sort of way." Nawin chuckled at the absurdity of someone making a study of ... ...ntasizing about Laotian men's erections. In either case, or nothing of the sort, he was going there by train as if he were not able to pay for a plane... ...id occur to him that having this man really interested in him (a suitor of sorts) might be more disadvantageous for him economically than a brief trys... ...s that I am not torn up, as you call it. By the way, I am not used to this sort of thing and...to tell the truth...it is rather embarrassing to say th... ... and it wasn't. Earlier he had thought about saying, "I'm not used to this sort of thing. I'm married so maybe we should just be together this one tim... ...thing--just that he was walking with the Laotian, that a bus depot of some sort was before them, that the possibility of an amorous interlude had fall... ... gratification, all of which compelled him to mutate--a groping primate of sorts dangling on a limb to avoid putting his feet directly on the sordid g... ...xual relations with him, although mentally he hoped to have nothing of the sort. His feelings and refined feelings, thought, were moving around each o...

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...to travel to Israel tonight. Take an inventory of the bequest, a rough record, that sort of thing.” “It’s that urgent?” – I protested mildly. I... ...e first time in days that I felt curious about something. Frankenberg was a humdrum sort of fellow, not the kind that does well in his chosen line o... ...for Hans Frank, a trusted lawyer who, during World War II, became entangled in all sorts of genocides in Poland and was executed in 1946. He wrote h... ...n this little peccadillo that we don’t have to. Youthful folly under wraps and that sort of thing. What do you say?” By rights the disk was his. A... ...em when the “interview” was conducted and media the world over were hungry for this sort of thing. After Eichmann was kidnapped by the Israeli Mossa... ...software application. I enlarged them and enhanced certain features: contrast, that sort of thing.” “Any PC-shattering discoveries?” “I am not ... ...re angry at me and hurt and I can understand that. But please let me in and we will sort it out. I thought of something which you may find interesti... ...lish birth certificates, Hungarian tram schedules, restaurant menus in German, that sort of thing. What could be the point of all this? The only thi... ...al about this date?” I was caught off-guard. “Dan thinks that it might be some sort of deadline or the date of a planned event, maybe even a te...

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... fat boy pointed to himself with his thumb. He even smiled for a second in a sort of bored way. Then they opened a gate and they went into what looked... ...eir machetes beyond diffidence and forging paths and realities boldly. This sort of energy being erotic to them, they were attracted, mesmerized, and... ...ather, someone in need of finding the liquid to put into a given container. "Sort of," said Gabriele. "They believe in God, don't they?" "Heavens, you... ...ﾁEflirting -- I don't know. Maybe it was a little naughty, but men like that sort of thing, don't you think so Gabriele? I said, 'She's starting up a... ...particular. And yet rural scenes (like the traveling markets in Umsong) were sort of sweet and real. The only vestige rural traditions in Seoul were t... ... don't know how to play catch. They don't know what to do with balls of all sorts." "How would you know that?" "Chuck told me." "Is that a fact? Wel... ...s and runs away from you at the drop of a hat only to be hugged later. What sort of graduate psychology classes at Rice University taught you parenti... ...y long time and waxed and waned awkwardly. "Man problems?" asked Gabriele. "Sort of," she giggled bashfully. "Really, it's not having one. I feel l... ...ayed to myself a bit much -- a very German characteristic but kids hate that sort of thing--maybe not in Germany. Who knows? Hating my stand-offishn...

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...mall. 11 Elissa Malcohn Deviations: Covenant CHAPTER 4 Zai gutted fish, sorting flesh, bones, blood, and entrails into glazed pots. Her son Abri... ...r chair close to hers and sat, leaning in. He looked at her intently. "What sort of trade are you interested in?" The sadness in Ulik's face refused... ...in sour breath. A small tapestry hung in that room, a consolation prize of sorts. The Masari made a pretty picture when they put their minds to it....

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... it happened, their journey ended there. My mother told us there’d been some sort of argument between the new wagonmaster and my father about dire... ...s that weren’t even in their county! Battle At Bighorn 65 Might be the sort of thing a U.S. Marshal could work with. “Hey, Montana…what ar... ...interrupted by the deputies?” “I didn’t have much of one… at least until we sorted through the papers and found out about the railroad deal. After... ...ared for a few minutes, stuck his head in the door. “You go ahead and start sorting through them, Montana. I’ll be most interested in the ones tha... ... Hal and Cody show up, put ‘em to work.” Duke disappeared again and I began sorting back through the papers. It seemed like a long time since Mic... ... joined me. I explained what I was doing and handed them each a small pile to sort through. “Where’d Duke go?” Hal asked. “Not sure…said he had s... ...u’re all being productive. How’s it going?” “We’re near done with the first sort,” I answered. I then explained my process to him. “Sounds good... ...red. I then explained my process to him. “Sounds good – while you boys are sorting the remainder of that pile, let me take this one over to the ... ... worked the next twenty minutes in silence until Cody, Hal and I finished the sort. “That’s it,” I said, as I got up and walked the last of pile t...

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... be the Chosen One, but as soon as you get into problems it’s up to me to sort it out.’ The Bloon sat up, blocking Theo’s view. ‘Bozo! This is no ti... ...h practice?’ ‘I don’t think so. You just stand by the edge of the road and sort of stick your thumb out….’ ‘And cars stop?’ 130 Bozo and the Storyte...

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... morning, but I was also proud of the job he’d done. Seemed like he set some sort of record back there and really impressed the Texas folks. We did... ...t you and I can’t be together for over a minute without breaking out is some sort of argument! Like this!” Steel Dust Dawn 81 “Oh, I don’t beli... ...of silence, I could see that she’d started our trip out in a dress with some sort of jacket on. Now that we were being exposed to the full heat of ... ...Steel Dust Dawn 83 wheels. I don’t think it was steam powered, though. Some sort of fuel they got from oil. I wish I’d kept it so I could show it ... ...looked over to see if she heard me. She was just starin’ ahead as if in some sort of daze. “Water… we need water for the horses! Any ideas where... ... I hadn’t thought about that. I’m sure Toby was right. The trials were some sort of a qualifying race. I didn’t want to sound any more stupid than... ...u’re the foreman now and I think it’s a foreman’s duty to be involved in this sort of thing. Maybe it’s better that you didn’t know him.” I still ...

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...ge patch of nothing called Bighorn Lake in Montana country. There’d been some sort of argument between the wagon master and my father about directi... ...buildings that included a big barn and two or three corrals, suggesting some sort of livestock ranch -- probably cattle, though none were visible. ... ...ir. While we were there, Mr. Taylor told us he’d been planning to set up some sort of pumping station out at Peterson’s lake, to get some of that w... ...er working clothes. Her dark hair was curled up on top of her head with some sort of comb holding it together. Her long green apron covered some so... ...ned up from her stooped position and put down the pile of clothes she’d been sorting. She was two aisles away and, to get to us, had to walk by us ... ...ng with the project while the weather allows, and let the land ownership get sorted out in its own time. I’ve already put in a purchase offer for t...

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... sold. Tiger claws. Cobra skin belts, Indian silks, spices, saris and all sorts of aphrodisiacs and exotic trinkets.‖ —―Some of that still ex... ...anteed individual liberties while continuing an absolute monarchy. That is sort of like giving the people a gigantic chocolate cake, but not allowing... ...es. You must argue the question at hand—not try to scare people with some sort of boogeyman. ―And certainly Big Brother was welcomed in 2008 wh... ..., crosses, saris, pants suits, mini-skirts, head scarves, bikinis and all sorts of other clothing and jewelry draw boundary lines showing that ‗I am ...

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... me. The most important discussions in this world are about values of one sort or another. My friends and I once shared common values, but as we gain... ...nces or Pakistani presidents driving suicide missions.‖ ---―What sort of values do those practicing child sexual abuse or producing or watc... ...eople that go to church understand that a country has to be based on some sort of religion and fear of God because they understand that.‘ In spite o... ...In 2005 52% of Europeans said they believed in a God, 27% believed in some sort of life force, and 18% said they believed in neither. (23) There were... ...anadian population. ―When we look at scientific studies of any sort we have to ask two questions. How valid are the results and how relia... ...me results.‖ —―Good point Ray. If we ask ‗do you believe in any sort of supernatural power or life force?‘ and the person says ‗no‘ we def... ... ‗do you believe in a supernatural God or a life force?‘ we may have some sort of a believer, but we don‘t know what they believe in because we have... ...t to call myself. I guess I‘m not an agnostic. I don‘t think there is any sort of supernatural. So am I an atheist, an antitheist, an a-pantheist or ... ...r who wipes out whole populations of innocent women and children for some sort of immorality, then mercifully forgives murderers, adulterers and rut...

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...lly ill adults? Then there are numerous societies that allow slavery of one sort or another, such as the Haitian children whose parents farm them ou... ...game, painting the kitchen, taking my wife out to dinner and a show. I just sort of assume that that’s the way it is. You’re making me ashamed of mys... ... couple to pass a test on parenting, not just attend a class. There are all sorts of absolute minimal possibilities that might either reduce our ov...

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...sponsible human. You can imagine that we keep the national actuaries busy sorting out the increased and decreased risks for every health problem an... ...u. This could be said to be the most common form of Chinese religion. They sort of accepted everything. ―The uneducated people need beliefs in ... ...which ones? When youth attempt to show their power in clubs or gangs, what sort of activity should be allowed. What about prison sentences? Should th...

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...my head against a wall till I lost consciousness. Once I drank kitchen cleaner and couldn’t speak for weeks from throat burns, that’s why my voice is sort of husky.’ ‘Sexy,’ murmured Reginald. Sebastian grinned happily. ‘And then, by a pure fluke I learned I have a father after all, and he is the nicest teacher in school.’ ‘I thought Con Achilles held that position.’ ‘...

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...discriminations of caste and racial and Islamic and non Islamic likes and dislikes. Author seems to stress upon the fact that discriminations of this sort are very fatal for the restoration of world peace. Unless this discrimination is not completely finished it is almost impossible to convert this world into one peaceful global Village. From the time this universe c...

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...r places like Wall Street bucket shops.” He shook his head again as his own gaze returned to the street beyond. “Not wearing hats.” He scoffed. “What sort o’ world would that be?” Self consciously, Mickey played at the front of his slicked over part. The pomade was wet from the constant drizzle of rain that had only recently stopped. “I ain’t in charge. It’s just the wa...

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...Welcome to the Retro Future That Sort of World: A Tale of the Aether Age Pandora Driver: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood The Troubleshooter: What the Wise Man Says The World of Mañana: A Friend of Spirits Last Call...

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...r name’s a fuckin’ disaster,’ one of the guys sneered. Loud cheers and the clink of bottles. ‘Piss off back to the city, arsehole. We don’t want your sort here.’ Laughing drunkenly they ran back to the parked cars and drove off. Zeno remained rooted to the spot, too stunned to react. As the noise of revving engines faded and vision returned it brought with it a sense of l...

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...pered. Max clapped his hands. ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, not only will Maximillian’s provide you with cultural fresh air, but also the more traditional sort.’ He stepped back and pulled at a tasselled cord hanging behind a bronze urn. Nothing happened. He tugged a second time to the accompaniment of a slight tittering, but the glittering vault remained unmoved. He snorted im...

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...rs, or spend lavishly on things that are not really important. I think you call them shopaholics. ―When we have stresses of different sorts ... ...rself. Bragging, throwing a temper tantrum, or showing off are examples of this mechanism. I would guess that we have all known people of this sort. ... ...about winning. Then as I wrestled with my religious beliefs and moved from Christian to agnostic to atheist I felt that I had used my mind to sort o...

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...discriminations of caste and racial and Islamic and non Islamic likes and dislikes. Author seems to stress upon the fact that discriminations of this sort are very fatal for the restoration of world peace. Unless this discrimination is not completely finished it is almost impossible to convert this world into one peaceful global Village. From the time this universe c...

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...scriminations of caste and racial and Islamic and non Islamic likes and dislikes. Author seems to stress upon the fact that discriminations of this sort are very fatal for the restoration of world peace. 6 Unless this discrimination is not completely finished it is almost impossible to convert this world into one peaceful global Village. The Preface From the time ...