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...Yes, it was a crazy season for rabbits. Everywhere they hopped and nibbled — even in the office. Daily I had to sweep them off the desk before I could get a thing done — and I leaned into the task with the whole of my arm and an imprecating grunt because sometimes that’s all there was....

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...e town crowds the quaint High Street against the wall which defends it from the sea. Beyond the sea-wall there curves for miles in a vast and regular sweep the barren beach of shingle, with the village of Brenzett standing out darkly across the water, a spire in a clump of trees; and still further out the perpendicular column of a lighthouse, looking in the distance no big...

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... the sea. Beyond the sea-wall there curves for miles in a vast and regular sweep the barren beach of shingle, with the village of Brenzett standing ou...

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...dies were at church, but this was corrected by what he saw from the top of the steps--they descended from a great height in two arms, with a circular sweep of the most charming effect--at the threshold of the door which, from the long bright gallery, overlooked the immense lawn. Three gentlemen, on the grass, at a distance, sat under the great trees, while the fourth figur...

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... the steps—they descended from a great height in two arms, with a circular sweep of the most charming effect—at the threshold of the door which, from ...

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...n. "Get out of the way. If you can't fasten a doorknob take a broom and sweep up that mess in the back of the restaurant. I don't know what you ar...

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...nvention Chapter 9: The Seer’s Unforeseen Retreat Chapter 10: The Dutch Solar System Chapter 11: Saskia’s Awakening Chapter 12: Julie the Sweep Chapter 13: The Unbearable Melancholia of Sprouts Chapter 14: Christmas in Paris Chapter 15: Another Letter from the Coalfields Chapter 16: The Scholar Who Wouldn’t Eat Chapter 17: The Eyes of Alfred Céler...

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...Though he would be vaguely aware of them. Beneath his bended legs he would sweep his hand To capture a fuller scent as his fingers would flick To capt... ...was done" He could say, later, After the storm. Hand-limp, His broom dance sweeps Upended under an empty park bench-- Dirt caught under The tongues of...

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...liked the waves when they never ceased, and were so high and powerful they could sweep you away. Angel is also looking outside, almost spellbound, ... ...hout the name of his own god even louder. ... Cling to me, if the nightmare sweeps you into a tunnel of slime, ignoring you, splinter of a r...

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...O-2 levels would have built up. Just to be safe though, I’m going to do a sweep of the place. I want you all to start unpacking our supplies and tak... ...around at the sound of a door opening. Josh and Vincent had fnished their sweep of the com- plex. Josh was furiously fddling with his PDA, although i... ...destroy the world. I destroyed humanity. Now as we speak, my Seekers are sweeping up the debris that’s lef. They will not stop until every person o... ...iced.” John grunted. “The satellites won’t spot us by simply doing random sweeps. They probably don’t even know we’re in New York. Let’s just contin... ...d to get somewhere inside. We don’t want to get picked up by a random SAT sweep,” Vincent answered, pointing to the sky. “Random SAT sweep?” Maria w... ...ac took over all of the sat- ellites and has the imaging ones doing random sweeps to fnd threats and then sends the Seeker S&D squads afer them. We ... ...r and stood near the dictator. “Lord Zodiac, the Seekers are fnishing the sweep of the compound. As per your orders, any rebels found are being imme... ...almost holding his breath. Zodiac stopped pacing. “You did well. Have them sweep the New York area.” There was a pause on the comm. for a moment, and... ...ty couldn’t be seen from the outside. She hoped that the random satellite sweeps didn’t include infrared imaging or they might be screwed. 364 Chap...

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...e your beautiful sparkling brown spheres of first sight. The surging waves sweep across the crimson sea and open a passageway to our hearts, so we can... ...the one who covers the sky with beauty, the one I cannot live without. You sweep the earth with love and free my heart as high as heaven. Let daylight...

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...etty much disappeared, although he did still have a strange, sickening sensation sweeping his body, which he put down to his medication. But there w... ...en he had propelled the locker at her. They were slow enough for Emma simply to sweep her arms out wide and swat them aside as though they were not...

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...lit and burning bright within the chambers of the sun. Where the moving rays sweep the face of heaven. She is the vapor of love I inhale. I am defense... ...baring her wings of solemn flight. I sit high upon the temple on this earth, sweeping heaven with a glance. She takes my hand from this mortal kingdom...

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...an shout, ‘Hard to Port’! This was the end: that mountainous swell would surely overpower her and sweep her overboard. Suddenly an iron arm gripped ... ...ng with surprise the housekeeper’s hesitation. ‘It is empty, madam. No one ever enters except to sweep it occasionally. There is no need, as it is ...

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...l that jazz aside, they love it when we evince our servitude. I let a ripple of hostility sweep over me and then it's gone. "I am Jezebel" - she s...

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...hing else. Romanticism is not my reality. Nothing has ever or will ever sweep me off my feet. It is not that I am the opposite of that, a man of r...

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...eased the door open. The skylights flooded the kitchen with light. In one sweeping glance, he saw the overturned trash can, broken plates and flour ... ...acques hesitated at the front door. He glanced around, doing another scent sweep. He found nothing and rang the bell. The door opened and two giant b...

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... from thence a long broom, such a one as in a large house is frequently used to sweep the cornices, with the help of which, though not without diffi...

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...e house I open for you. THE POWER IN YOU 14 For you to air and dust and sweep. My heart is the rug I spread for you. For you to dance or pray or ...

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...loud overhead. He knew that it was not merely crumbs that he was trying to sweep from this form but guilt, for numb as he was he had that much awarene... ...y mat were merely a nominal discomfort to him, so it was not imperative to sweep away or shake off their substance; and yet to sense something else al... ...ll talk with staff members as they slowly materialized into vapid space to sweep and mop cursorily before passing into the next car of the train. Just... ... a solitary raft? No, never!). There was snoring. There was putrid breath, sweeping the side of his face. There was effluvium from the individual lyin... ...ventually leave, wouldn't I?" "I suppose so." A couple of workers began to sweep water out of both sides of the arched entry. As Nawin watched these a... ...flight, tires of vehicles rolling, and sorry herds (even outdoor custodian sweepers pulling plastic trash barrels on wheels toward a destination) cons... ...ecules therein. "My new brother," he said ironically. "He keeps wanting to sweep up a pile of dirt that blew away long ago. Forget your past. You are ...