One Mad Bid for FreedomA Widly Hilarious Yet Ultimately Poignant Novel By Sri Lanka`S Finest Living English Language Novelist. |
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Page 42
... Vanigay . The two men moved gingerly around while the third , the tall , lanky , skin - diver , Peter , the most ingenuous and out- spoken of the four , muttered in disgust : ' Let's set fire to the place — it's not fit for human beings ...
... Vanigay . The two men moved gingerly around while the third , the tall , lanky , skin - diver , Peter , the most ingenuous and out- spoken of the four , muttered in disgust : ' Let's set fire to the place — it's not fit for human beings ...
Page 84
... Vanigay . ' If you thought these fellows were going to turn this shack into a marine research station you've got a few surprises coming to you , my friend . ' ' Hear , hear , ' shouted Muthukudarala from the back of the veranda ...
... Vanigay . ' If you thought these fellows were going to turn this shack into a marine research station you've got a few surprises coming to you , my friend . ' ' Hear , hear , ' shouted Muthukudarala from the back of the veranda ...
Page 130
... Vanigay , the confirmed cynic , melted into pulp and broke into sobs . They looked around at the others . ' Where is Hurricane Harindra ? ' asked Demos . ' He was killed , in the battle . ' ' Who else died in the action . ' ' Kadalay ...
... Vanigay , the confirmed cynic , melted into pulp and broke into sobs . They looked around at the others . ' Where is Hurricane Harindra ? ' asked Demos . ' He was killed , in the battle . ' ' Who else died in the action . ' ' Kadalay ...
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