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It ' s a kind of habit . ” She said nothing . " I came out , ” he said , “ to apologize for
us and to ask you about the watch . I ' ve explained it to the others . I will take the
first watch . “ I have read about such things , ” he added proudly . Still she said ...
It ' s a kind of habit . ” She said nothing . " I came out , ” he said , “ to apologize for
us and to ask you about the watch . I ' ve explained it to the others . I will take the
first watch . “ I have read about such things , ” he added proudly . Still she said ...
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She only nodded again . He watched her somberly . “ I think , ” he added finally ,
that one doesn ' t like it or dislike it ; one loves it . That is , something picked me
up by the neck and pushed me into you . Ergo , I love you . " " I know , ” she said .
She only nodded again . He watched her somberly . “ I think , ” he added finally ,
that one doesn ' t like it or dislike it ; one loves it . That is , something picked me
up by the neck and pushed me into you . Ergo , I love you . " " I know , ” she said .
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I believe you are a bad woman . We have all tried to take the pills away from you
and the only issue of it is that Iris has a black eye and Gavrily a sprained wrist .
Myself , I wash my hands of it . “ Of course , ” she added ' with some satisfaction ...
I believe you are a bad woman . We have all tried to take the pills away from you
and the only issue of it is that Iris has a black eye and Gavrily a sprained wrist .
Myself , I wash my hands of it . “ Of course , ” she added ' with some satisfaction ...
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User Review - majackson - LibraryThingHighly stylized concept: a female street-fighter is saved from death in ancient Crete to lead a party of effete picnickers in the far future through a minor war on an ideal Terra-formed planet. Most ... Read full review
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| Title | Picnic on Paradise Volume 662012 of Ace books Ace science fiction special Macdonald science fiction |
| Author | Joanna Russ |
| Illustrated by | Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon |
| Publisher | Ace Books, 1968 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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