Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 267William Blackwood, 1950 - England |
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Page 162
When we got down into the gorge the sun had left it and the river flowed over stones that were as dark and shining as polished iron . There was something sinister about the place . Even the water did not seem like that of other rivers ...
When we got down into the gorge the sun had left it and the river flowed over stones that were as dark and shining as polished iron . There was something sinister about the place . Even the water did not seem like that of other rivers ...
Page 163
The sickly , rottensweet smell of the river came to me , and the steady rumble of its descending waters . Then I drifted into sleep . An hour or two later I started awake . It was pitch - black and a wind was blowing down the gorge .
The sickly , rottensweet smell of the river came to me , and the steady rumble of its descending waters . Then I drifted into sleep . An hour or two later I started awake . It was pitch - black and a wind was blowing down the gorge .
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Misled by a false scent , he may go off in any direction , swim a river in spate , even gallop through a town . Before he had run a mile , the oryx was clear of the storm and , turning then , might have seen some mark to guide him back ...
Misled by a false scent , he may go off in any direction , swim a river in spate , even gallop through a town . Before he had run a mile , the oryx was clear of the storm and , turning then , might have seen some mark to guide him back ...
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