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Page 42
... trees , entangled in the naked branches , floated the thin black clouds like the rags of some ample sinuous garment . The thin black clouds dragged themselves through the tree tops , tearing raggedly among the naked branches . The ...
... trees , entangled in the naked branches , floated the thin black clouds like the rags of some ample sinuous garment . The thin black clouds dragged themselves through the tree tops , tearing raggedly among the naked branches . The ...
Page 88
... trees of the free world , yet remained perforce within those dank cold walls in perpetual gloom . Softly the green trees grew among the ruined towers , and with a curious tenderness the ivy covered the grey stones which had withstood a ...
... trees of the free world , yet remained perforce within those dank cold walls in perpetual gloom . Softly the green trees grew among the ruined towers , and with a curious tenderness the ivy covered the grey stones which had withstood a ...
Page 225
... trees and shrubs ; but only these massive walls of great grey stones remain , and the quadrangle is a jungle of tropical vegetation . Opposite the fort is a large open space reaching down to the sea where huge trees grow , casuarinas ...
... trees and shrubs ; but only these massive walls of great grey stones remain , and the quadrangle is a jungle of tropical vegetation . Opposite the fort is a large open space reaching down to the sea where huge trees grow , casuarinas ...
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