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Page 172
... kukri — a hooked knife used to cut wood , to hunt for food , and to defend himself with . Kukri ki kasam that was the most solemn oath a Gorkha could give you . Against the wall , near the stove , were propped a sack of flour and a sack ...
... kukri — a hooked knife used to cut wood , to hunt for food , and to defend himself with . Kukri ki kasam that was the most solemn oath a Gorkha could give you . Against the wall , near the stove , were propped a sack of flour and a sack ...
Page 173
... kukri , thick at the base of the hilt , with which to crack the seeds . But such kukris cost two hundred rupees and it might as well have been a million . Gwenver set the boiling maize to the back of the stove . It had been a long day ...
... kukri , thick at the base of the hilt , with which to crack the seeds . But such kukris cost two hundred rupees and it might as well have been a million . Gwenver set the boiling maize to the back of the stove . It had been a long day ...
Page 174
... kukri and a shotgun . How about that ? ' ' Too much praying . That's how some folks get themselves in a mess . Don't ever crowd the gods too much . ' Again the room was quiet and both were thinking of the things they wanted . The old ...
... kukri and a shotgun . How about that ? ' ' Too much praying . That's how some folks get themselves in a mess . Don't ever crowd the gods too much . ' Again the room was quiet and both were thinking of the things they wanted . The old ...
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