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The City was built on a sharp mountain that jutted improbably from the sea, and the sea kept trying to claim it back.
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It had been three days since my friend disappeared and I was starting to think the worst might have happened.
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Something clicked in the house and he froze, looking towards the closed door, his heart racing.
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The industrial sliding doors heaved open to a burst of bitter alpine air, a dizzying flurry of snow, and a barrage of hoarse cries
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Travel east by train from Moscow and the clip of iron on track beats out the rhythm of your approach towards the Ural Mountains.
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Very recent hiredness was its own liminal state, Verity reminded herself, on the crowded Montgomery BART platform, waiting for a train to Sixteenth and Mission.
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As Jane climbed over a hedge and landed in a pool of mud, some of which flew upwards and came to rest on her boots, gown and face, she paused for a moment, pondering whether behaviour like this might be the reason she struggled to find a husband.
