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Rains and spray
Rains and spray had damped it; sun and wind had warped it; all the elements had combined to rot a thing that hung so idly. But heedless of all this,... -
Keep himself awake
When I had finally put my house in order, or rather seen that it had been done, it was nearing sunset, and I hastened out with the intention of... -
Chertsey road
A few seconds after midnight the crowd in the Chertsey road, Woking, saw a star fall from heaven into the pine woods to the northwest. It had a... -
Moving Forward
Meanwhile Mr. Fogg, after leaving the consulate, repaired to the quay, gave some orders to Passepartout, went off to the Mongolia in a boat, and... -
All That Was Perfect
To me, Dejah Thoris was all that was perfect; all that was virtuous and beautiful and noble and good. I believed that from the bottom of my heart,... -
Tennessee – Audio
In the sudden thud, hiss, and glare of the igniting trees, the panic-stricken crowd seems to have swayed hesitatingly for some moments. Sparks and... -
Cathedral Silhouette
Moving on, I at last came to a dim sort of light not far from the docks, and heard a forlorn creaking in the air; and looking up, saw a swinging sign... -
Planet Toronto
“He goes off in a huff. The whole he can endure; at the parts he baulks. Now I don’t like this. I make a leg for Captain Ahab, and he... -
Art Indeed
But, by the best contradictory authorities, this Grecian story of Hercules and the whale is considered to be derived from the still more ancient...
