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Page 77
... moved to the trigger . The cross was steady on the breast just below the panting tongue . I could imagine the splash and jar of angry steel , the leap and struggle until the torn heart failed , and then , not too long later , the shadow ...
... moved to the trigger . The cross was steady on the breast just below the panting tongue . I could imagine the splash and jar of angry steel , the leap and struggle until the torn heart failed , and then , not too long later , the shadow ...
Page 273
... moved by a profound and perfectly impersonal comprehension . He was sorry for the soldier of the Legion who lay dying in Algiers . The thing which had followed the boat and waited had evidently grown bored at the delay . There was no ...
... moved by a profound and perfectly impersonal comprehension . He was sorry for the soldier of the Legion who lay dying in Algiers . The thing which had followed the boat and waited had evidently grown bored at the delay . There was no ...
Page 64
... moved on and on up the hill , climbing and scrabbling over the broken hillside . When he was far up toward the top , he lay down and slept for a little while . The withered moon , shining on his face , awakened him . He stood up and moved ...
... moved on and on up the hill , climbing and scrabbling over the broken hillside . When he was far up toward the top , he lay down and slept for a little while . The withered moon , shining on his face , awakened him . He stood up and moved ...
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BERNARD MALAMUD | 20 |
THE NOBEL PRIZE 27 | 64 |
RALPH ELLISON | 75 |
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