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It was a line of gray ash; the same gray ash and cinders that lay behind him and
stretched before him. . . . Fine silt, knee-deep, that swirled up at every motion and
choked him; cinders that scudded in dense night clouds when the mad winds ...
It was a line of gray ash; the same gray ash and cinders that lay behind him and
stretched before him. . . . Fine silt, knee-deep, that swirled up at every motion and
choked him; cinders that scudded in dense night clouds when the mad winds ...
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said Hallmyer. "Look around you. Dust, that's all; dust and ashes. Crawl, Steven,
crawl You'll find nothing but dust and ashes — " Hallmyer produced a goblet of
water from nowhere. It was clear and cold. Krane could see the fine mist of dew
on ...
said Hallmyer. "Look around you. Dust, that's all; dust and ashes. Crawl, Steven,
crawl You'll find nothing but dust and ashes — " Hallmyer produced a goblet of
water from nowhere. It was clear and cold. Krane could see the fine mist of dew
on ...
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Every breath was a lungful of ground glass — or ashes — or cinders — He had
returned to a suffocating black present that hugged him with soft weight and
made him fight for breath. Krane struggled in panic, and then relaxed. It had
happened ...
Every breath was a lungful of ground glass — or ashes — or cinders — He had
returned to a suffocating black present that hugged him with soft weight and
made him fight for breath. Krane struggled in panic, and then relaxed. It had
happened ...
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Contents
DISAPPEARING ACT | 7 |
ADAM AND NO EVE | 24 |
STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT | 38 |
Copyright | |
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