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Page 193
... hand over hand , like madmen , panting audibly , till at last the vessel swung off by her head and rode quietly at her anchor . An hour later , with twenty sweeps swinging rhythmically in the tholes , and a fair south- westerly breeze ...
... hand over hand , like madmen , panting audibly , till at last the vessel swung off by her head and rode quietly at her anchor . An hour later , with twenty sweeps swinging rhythmically in the tholes , and a fair south- westerly breeze ...
Page 527
... hand was a spear , and the act was to run Gilbert through , unmailed as he was , and just below his adversary . But as Gilbert laid his hand upon his sword , looking straight at the man's eye , he very suddenly saw a strange sight ; for ...
... hand was a spear , and the act was to run Gilbert through , unmailed as he was , and just below his adversary . But as Gilbert laid his hand upon his sword , looking straight at the man's eye , he very suddenly saw a strange sight ; for ...
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... hand . Such it really is . The heat of the hand forms a layer of vapor or air about the hand , and the liquid air does not come in contact with the flesh . Should the liq- uid actually touch the flesh , a severe injury like a burn ...
... hand . Such it really is . The heat of the hand forms a layer of vapor or air about the hand , and the liquid air does not come in contact with the flesh . Should the liq- uid actually touch the flesh , a severe injury like a burn ...
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