House of StairsFive fifteen-year-old orphans of widely varying personality characteristics are involuntarily placed in a house of endless stairs as subjects for a psychological experiment on conditioned human response. |
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... side to side , hands out- stretched . As each one reached the point nearest the edge she would spin around quickly , timing it so that the spin occurred at every other flash of light ; and at the moment of spinning , each would raise ...
... side to side , hands out- stretched . As each one reached the point nearest the edge she would spin around quickly , timing it so that the spin occurred at every other flash of light ; and at the moment of spinning , each would raise ...
Page 115
... side to side . " I'm sorry , " she said at last , finally getting her laughter under control , “ but I just couldn't help it . The way she's trying to sound so brave and self - sacrificing , and yet what she's really doing is so obvious ...
... side to side . " I'm sorry , " she said at last , finally getting her laughter under control , “ but I just couldn't help it . The way she's trying to sound so brave and self - sacrificing , and yet what she's really doing is so obvious ...
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... side to side ; their quick , furtive gestures - when Abigail brushed back her hair it was not a luxuriant movement as it once had been , but quick and businesslike , as though to keep the hand poised for something more important . And ...
... side to side ; their quick , furtive gestures - when Abigail brushed back her hair it was not a luxuriant movement as it once had been , but quick and businesslike , as though to keep the hand poised for something more important . And ...
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