The Invisible WormVanguard Press, 1950 - 307 pages |
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Page 15
... looked at the perverse body , wrapped in the soft folds of the gown , and at the pale , dried skin . The bed and the rug were stained with her blood , and in her room was the rich , sickly sweet smell of decay . The longing to spit grew ...
... looked at the perverse body , wrapped in the soft folds of the gown , and at the pale , dried skin . The bed and the rug were stained with her blood , and in her room was the rich , sickly sweet smell of decay . The longing to spit grew ...
Page 169
... looked at each other for a moment and then , in the silence , looked away . nnnn ՈՈՈՈ Now briskly advanced the prepara- tions for a 169.
... looked at each other for a moment and then , in the silence , looked away . nnnn ՈՈՈՈ Now briskly advanced the prepara- tions for a 169.
Page 218
... looked as though they might . They were already drunk : so much was obvious , for they were talking loudly . When foreigners are sober , they whisper ; they do not roar in the healthy Sicilian man- ner ; but when they are drunk , even ...
... looked as though they might . They were already drunk : so much was obvious , for they were talking loudly . When foreigners are sober , they whisper ; they do not roar in the healthy Sicilian man- ner ; but when they are drunk , even ...
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