The Fall of the TowersCome and enter Samuel Delany's tomorow, in this trilogy of high adventure, with acrobats and urchins, criminals and courtiers, fishermen and factory-workers, madmen and mind-readers, dwarves and ducheses, giants and geniuses, merchants and mathematicians, soldiers and scholars, pirates and poets, and a gallery of aliens who fly, crawl, burrow, or swim. |
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Page 72
... called softly : " There . Just like that . Only you better do exactly as I say or you'll break your arms and or legs , and or back . " He walked to the edge of the building and peered into the alley . Her white hair loose , Alter stood ...
... called softly : " There . Just like that . Only you better do exactly as I say or you'll break your arms and or legs , and or back . " He walked to the edge of the building and peered into the alley . Her white hair loose , Alter stood ...
Page 222
... called back . " Good for you , " Tel called . " Hey , guess where I saw Curly .... " But the tank swerved away and the mist closed behind . It was not until the knock - off whistle pierced the fog that Tel realized the flup - flup had ...
... called back . " Good for you , " Tel called . " Hey , guess where I saw Curly .... " But the tank swerved away and the mist closed behind . It was not until the knock - off whistle pierced the fog that Tel realized the flup - flup had ...
Page 296
... called out and started across the street . Hair flew back on the head , the figure whirled , paused with feet apart , arms out , then ran down the street . " Wait ! " Jon called , and ran after him . Jon caught up after three - quarters ...
... called out and started across the street . Hair flew back on the head , the figure whirled , paused with feet apart , arms out , then ran down the street . " Wait ! " Jon called , and ran after him . Jon caught up after three - quarters ...
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Alter asked aquariums Arkor barrier began blinked breath camera dollies Catham caught Chargill Clea corner cried Curly dark Devil's Pot door Duchess edge enemy eyes face feet fingers Flames forest guard frowned Geryn girl guess guys hair hand Jeof Jon and Alter Jon asked Jon Koshar Jon's King Kino laughed light looked Lord loudspeaker mainland malis mind morning moved neanderthal night nodded once palace paused Petra Ptorn pulled Quorl Rara remember rock Rolth screamed shadow shook his head shoulder Shrimp shrugged side smiled someone sound stepped stood stopped street suddenly talk tank telepaths tell Telphar tetron there's theremin thing thought told Tomar Toromon Toron towers TOWERS OF TORON transit-ribbon Triton trying turned unified field theory Uske voice Vol Nonik walked wall What's whispered window woman