'' she 's great , but i 'm not concerned right now with coupling , '' stowik replied haughtily . ellis and tom exchanged looks . '' you should seriously consider it , '' ellis said gravely . '' i mean it . '' stowik looked up . '' what are you saying ? '' '' there are fifty one of us , dear . you 're already twenty-five . we ca n't afford to let a healthy man like yourself go to waste , '' said ellis
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'' the thousand in there was supposed to be the second payment . '' '' so the blackmail is recent ? '' owen asked sharply . '' you were n't bothered by any demands until a few weeks ago ? '' '' no . '' arthur dropped his head into his hands . '' i thought there would only be the one

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Q: not the wiser gor himself could have fought that well , '' he said , and started pulling a few more leaves off his shirt . it fascinated grimdin to realize the power of dorthia 's curse , but the mallet is gone , he cursed from within . how will i free king albert now ! oh dear the sky and ground , what must i do ? he squeezed a hard fist , feeling the guilt of grabbing at his journal instead of the _ ... Fill the blank.
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'' and he knows better than to fight it . '' david came to stand behind my right shoulder . the darkling studied me in the torchlight . for a moment , all was silence . twilight had gone , and the moon had risen , bright and full . the glade seemed suspended in stillness . '' open your coat , '' said the
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