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... bedhead . The child at her breast began to slide down and , again instinctively , she saved him from a sudden fall and he reached the ground safely , sobbing loudly . Once she was sure that her child was safe , there was no longer any ...
... bedhead . The child at her breast began to slide down and , again instinctively , she saved him from a sudden fall and he reached the ground safely , sobbing loudly . Once she was sure that her child was safe , there was no longer any ...
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Abbas Abdullah afraid answer asked became become bedhead began begun behaviour Black Policeman body breath Cairo calor gas child cigarette county hall darkness death door dreadful dreams evil eye eyes face fate father Fathiyya fear feel felt flat flesh frightened gallabiyya gone Hamid Hanafy hand happened head heard Hugh Kenner human hyena imagined inside kill knew laughed listening living longer loofah looked Ma'ruf mind mother mouth moved never night once opened pain perhaps prison question reached realized Sayyida Second World War seemed sense Shalabi Shawqi sheer terror shouting silent sitting smile someone square tiles stood stop story strange Stranger suddenly talking tears tell terror things thought took trembling tried turned uncon Upper Egypt village voice wait wanted Warda watchman whispered wife wild thing woman words YUSUF IDRIS