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 9
... arrack , or arracku , as you primitives like to call it — it has been the means of survival of the Sinhalayo on this island ; but for it they would have disappeared . Arrack is what preserved them during the worst periods of their ...
... arrack , or arracku , as you primitives like to call it — it has been the means of survival of the Sinhalayo on this island ; but for it they would have disappeared . Arrack is what preserved them during the worst periods of their ...
Page 17
... arrack , as if resolved to blot out the suspicion he had that Korala was a genius . But he couldn't admit that an Asian barbarian could be a genius . If he admitted that he had to admit that he was right . The prospect facing mankind ...
... arrack , as if resolved to blot out the suspicion he had that Korala was a genius . But he couldn't admit that an Asian barbarian could be a genius . If he admitted that he had to admit that he was right . The prospect facing mankind ...
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... arrack , and he was staggering around looking for more . Van Hulft started to mutter , followed by the growling noises he was accustomed to making . The stalwarts knew what was coming . There was then a fresh burst of slogan- shouting ...
... arrack , and he was staggering around looking for more . Van Hulft started to mutter , followed by the growling noises he was accustomed to making . The stalwarts knew what was coming . There was then a fresh burst of slogan- shouting ...
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asked beach become began believed bottle brain build Callay called coming common complete Conny creatures cried dead death decided Demos destroy direction discovered dropped especially excitement eyes face fact faithful feeling feet fellows felt final fish forces forms freedom friends gathered gave getting give gone hand head heard hold Hulft human ideas important inside island Kadalay Peiris kind knew known Korala Lanka later learned living looking marine mass memorial Mikhail mind moved naturalist needed never newspaper once original plans produced professor research station roar round rushing seemed shack shouting silence sitting sound stalwarts stand started stood story studied sudden suddenly talk tell things thought tion took truth trying Turab turned Van Hulft voice