Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 280W. Blackwood, 1956 - England |
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To our left a small , partly subterranean stream wound its way quietly past banks thickly carpeted with dark , wet leaves . Pure - white birds fitted on wings of silence in and out of the trees , sometimes pausing to hover close above ...
To our left a small , partly subterranean stream wound its way quietly past banks thickly carpeted with dark , wet leaves . Pure - white birds fitted on wings of silence in and out of the trees , sometimes pausing to hover close above ...
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If left alone , unoccupied , for a few minutes , I have an overpowering desire to close my eyes in slumber . What with the pleasant hum of the machinery and the pleasant warmth of the room , I am constantly struggling to keep awake .
If left alone , unoccupied , for a few minutes , I have an overpowering desire to close my eyes in slumber . What with the pleasant hum of the machinery and the pleasant warmth of the room , I am constantly struggling to keep awake .
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I heard afterwards that the fishermen along the coast had seen our lights close inshore and had put the word about ; and so when we went back to the same spot they were on the lookout for us . That was the mistake I made .
I heard afterwards that the fishermen along the coast had seen our lights close inshore and had put the word about ; and so when we went back to the same spot they were on the lookout for us . That was the mistake I made .
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Contents
54 | 96 |
THE ELK HUNT BY BRIGADIER J V DAVIDSONHOUSTON | 96 |
THE END OF BARBARA FEA BY SIR JAMES FERGUSSON BART | 192 |
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