Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 276William Blackwood, 1954 - England |
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Page 163
... took the obstruction once more at the highest speed he could . I verily believe he thought that if he ' revved up ' sufficiently the car would take off like an aeroplane and skim along clear of the jagged , menacing boulders . It was ...
... took the obstruction once more at the highest speed he could . I verily believe he thought that if he ' revved up ' sufficiently the car would take off like an aeroplane and skim along clear of the jagged , menacing boulders . It was ...
Page 233
... took hold of my oar . He needn't have worried about my line going slack - the fish was taking it at a speed which flashed a horrid picture across my mind of the fast - dwindling turns on the spool . " Back for all your worth ! ” I urged ...
... took hold of my oar . He needn't have worried about my line going slack - the fish was taking it at a speed which flashed a horrid picture across my mind of the fast - dwindling turns on the spool . " Back for all your worth ! ” I urged ...
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position . Gillies took stroke , and Ackerley , the smallest and most unpredictable member of the party , took on the naviga- tion . He steered , more or less , where the spirit moved him ; that is to say in a series of wide zigzags ...
position . Gillies took stroke , and Ackerley , the smallest and most unpredictable member of the party , took on the naviga- tion . He steered , more or less , where the spirit moved him ; that is to say in a series of wide zigzags ...
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MAGAZINE | 1 |
A SIEGE OF HERONS | 288 |
A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY ROBERT HUNTER | 586 |
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