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... Thorns ! Thorns ! Thorns ! " Then he bowed his head and whispered like a dry old leaf : " Seek the Oldest One , in the city . He will be there . " He turned then , and shuffled away . The prince lay down , and a black , dank shadow ...
... Thorns ! Thorns ! Thorns ! " Then he bowed his head and whispered like a dry old leaf : " Seek the Oldest One , in the city . He will be there . " He turned then , and shuffled away . The prince lay down , and a black , dank shadow ...
Page 44
... thorn wall . But the thorns impaled them and they died horribly . As you have seen , their bones hang there yet . After a few years the people abandoned the city . It was a place full of ghosts and fear . The walls cracked and the roofs ...
... thorn wall . But the thorns impaled them and they died horribly . As you have seen , their bones hang there yet . After a few years the people abandoned the city . It was a place full of ghosts and fear . The walls cracked and the roofs ...
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... thorns fell over him but the avenue did not close up , though the stems thrashed about like angry serpents on either side . Underfoot the soil was grey . The thorns had drained it . For a long time there were only the moving latticed ...
... thorns fell over him but the avenue did not close up , though the stems thrashed about like angry serpents on either side . Underfoot the soil was grey . The thorns had drained it . For a long time there were only the moving latticed ...
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Red As Blood: Tales from the Sisters Grimmer (Expanded Edition) Tanith Lee No preview available - 2014 |
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