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Satisfactual
Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old PlantationJoel Chandler Harris “Now, den, honey,” he said, after a while, “you hit me whar I’m weak–you mos’ sho’ly does. Comp’ny mighty good fer some folks en I kin put up wid it long ez de nex’ un, but you kin des take’n pile comp’ny Continue reading
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NSFW
Happy Groundhog Day. I promise this will be the only time I post this. That’s The Way To Do It!Slave Nano The devil pondered on the deal carefully. “Alright Punch, I’m feeling a bit randy. I’ll accept your offer, as long as I go back to hell with somebody.” I was horrified. What an awful Continue reading
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Butterfly in the Sky
Despite inadvertently neglecting to publish yesterday’s draft until after midnight this morning, we’ve made it through our first month of random books. The Grey Fairy BookEdited by Andrew Lang ‘Very well,’ said she, ‘but you had better begin your supper.’ And when she came back with the milk they were both eating busily. ‘Sit down Continue reading
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Promises Something for Everyone
We made it through the first month! The Innocents AbroadMark Twain The commandant of the Piraeus came in his boat, and said we must either depart or else get outside the harbor and remain imprisoned in our ship, under rigid quarantine, for eleven days! So we took up the anchor and moved outside, to lie Continue reading
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Miles, I Am Here
My 30th Out of Context book The Turn of the ScrewHenry James The child had again got up–this time blowing out the taper, and had again, for some purpose of observation or response, squeezed in behind the blind and was peering out into the night. That she now saw–as she had not, I had satisfied Continue reading
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To Prove the County Wrong
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane He started forward slowly. He stepped as if he expected to tread upon some explosive thing. Doubts and he were struggling. He would truly be a worm if any of his comrades should see him returning thus, the marks of his flights upon him. There was a reply that Continue reading
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Mealybug and Sketel
The Call of the WildJack London When the sled started, he floundered in the soft snow alongside the beaten trail, attacking Sol-leks with his teeth, rushing against him and trying to thrust him off into the soft snow on the other side, striving to leap inside his traces and get between him and the sled, Continue reading
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Dark, Strong, and Proud
Black BeautyAnna Sewell I could have groaned, too, for I was suffering intense pain both from my foot and knees; but horses are used to bear their pain in silence. I uttered no sound, but I stood there and listened. One more heavy groan from Smith; but though he now lay in the full moonlight Continue reading
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Curiouser and Curiouser
Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and Continue reading
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