Unreal City: StoriesWordcraft of Oregon, 1996 - 196 pages |
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... head . “ You never wore the skin of a man , angel . You tried so hard to make us into radiant creatures . You ... " Murphy stopped speaking and looked more closely into the angel's open , staring eyes , its slack mouth , its still ...
... head . “ You never wore the skin of a man , angel . You tried so hard to make us into radiant creatures . You ... " Murphy stopped speaking and looked more closely into the angel's open , staring eyes , its slack mouth , its still ...
Page 114
... head staring up at the knot - holes . They looked like eyes , strange sightless eyes , burnt out sockets . He blinked slowly , to comfort his own eyes from the image . His wife , beside him , sighed . Her breathing deep- ened , slowed ...
... head staring up at the knot - holes . They looked like eyes , strange sightless eyes , burnt out sockets . He blinked slowly , to comfort his own eyes from the image . His wife , beside him , sighed . Her breathing deep- ened , slowed ...
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... head and howled like a dog . " Manfred , " Flecht snapped . “ You are peculiar . You are a peculiar man , " but Flecht's junior partner was toppling from his chair . His head struck the edge of the work table , turning him as he fell so ...
... head and howled like a dog . " Manfred , " Flecht snapped . “ You are peculiar . You are a peculiar man , " but Flecht's junior partner was toppling from his chair . His head struck the edge of the work table , turning him as he fell so ...
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