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... Sirene ! A significant stage had been reached when the naked face of a fish caused him shock ! The fish were finally ... Sirenese habit . Thissell , not yet accustomed to such penetrating inspection , found the scrutiny unsettling , all ...
... Sirene ! A significant stage had been reached when the naked face of a fish caused him shock ! The fish were finally ... Sirenese habit . Thissell , not yet accustomed to such penetrating inspection , found the scrutiny unsettling , all ...
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... Sirenese ! Why had they not delivered the message to his houseboat ? Twenty - five minutes - twenty- two now ... Sirene , and no second message appeared . Across the esplanade rose a meager row of permanent structures , built of stone ...
... Sirenese ! Why had they not delivered the message to his houseboat ? Twenty - five minutes - twenty- two now ... Sirene , and no second message appeared . Across the esplanade rose a meager row of permanent structures , built of stone ...
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... Sirenese conversing in various moods and to various accompaniments , so that Thissell might learn the melodic conventions currently in vogue , and perfect himself in the niceties of intonation , the various rhythms , cross - rhythms ...
... Sirenese conversing in various moods and to various accompaniments , so that Thissell might learn the melodic conventions currently in vogue , and perfect himself in the niceties of intonation , the various rhythms , cross - rhythms ...
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