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hole in the ground , keeping her aim decent and listening for any improper
sounds from above or below until someone said in her ear , “ We ' re done , ” and
she took off immediately up the slope , not looking back . It took the others several
...
hole in the ground , keeping her aim decent and listening for any improper
sounds from above or below until someone said in her ear , “ We ' re done , ” and
she took off immediately up the slope , not looking back . It took the others several
...
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Yesss , you wanted her dead - you didn ' t want the troubleAlyx hit her across the
face . She threw her down , sat on her and proceeded to pound at her while the
others watched , shocked and scandalized . She took good care not to hurt her .
Yesss , you wanted her dead - you didn ' t want the troubleAlyx hit her across the
face . She threw her down , sat on her and proceeded to pound at her while the
others watched , shocked and scandalized . She took good care not to hurt her .
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He took his time , " said Gavrily slowly . The five of them stood watching Gunnar ,
who lay in a red lake . The giant was dead . Alyx watched him until Iris turned her
around ; she followed obediently for a few steps , then stopped and knelt and ...
He took his time , " said Gavrily slowly . The five of them stood watching Gunnar ,
who lay in a red lake . The giant was dead . Alyx watched him until Iris turned her
around ; she followed obediently for a few steps , then stopped and knelt and ...
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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 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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