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nuns fallen on one knee and Iris nearly knocking Maudey over . ... that when the
air vehicle - no one looked up to get a clear view of it - came barreling over the
horizon , they were all down on their hands and knees , pretending to be animals
.
nuns fallen on one knee and Iris nearly knocking Maudey over . ... that when the
air vehicle - no one looked up to get a clear view of it - came barreling over the
horizon , they were all down on their hands and knees , pretending to be animals
.
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She yanked at his arm , pulling him to the ground , shouting “ Down , everyonel ”
and all of them fell on to their hands and knees , ducking their heads . The theory
was that the white suits and white packs would blend into the snow as long as ...
She yanked at his arm , pulling him to the ground , shouting “ Down , everyonel ”
and all of them fell on to their hands and knees , ducking their heads . The theory
was that the white suits and white packs would blend into the snow as long as ...
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backed away from them to survey the whole line ; she planned to throw from her
knees and deflect his arm upward while he shot at the place she had been , and
to this end she called out “ Mister , what are you going to do with us ?
backed away from them to survey the whole line ; she planned to throw from her
knees and deflect his arm upward while he shot at the place she had been , and
to this end she called out “ Mister , what are you going to do with us ?
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User Review - majackson - LibraryThingHighly stylized concept: a female street-fighter is saved from death in ancient Crete to lead a party of effete picnickers in the far future through a minor war on an ideal Terra-formed planet. Most ... Read full review
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| Title | Picnic on Paradise Volume 662012 of Ace books Ace science fiction special Macdonald science fiction |
| Author | Joanna Russ |
| Illustrated by | Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon |
| Publisher | Ace Books, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0020080727, 9780020080725 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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