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Page 119
... sleep in the day - time , he always found something to do . But when awake he was always calm and even - tempered , as if he suffered no pain at all . He talked leisurely with the surgeons , cracked jokes when the latter tapped and ...
... sleep in the day - time , he always found something to do . But when awake he was always calm and even - tempered , as if he suffered no pain at all . He talked leisurely with the surgeons , cracked jokes when the latter tapped and ...
Page 292
... Sleeping quarters was a more serious difficulty . This little oasis in the desolate , weed - grown wilderness was ... Sleep here tonight . I'll make some other arrangements for you in the morning . " " " There were already nine men in ...
... Sleeping quarters was a more serious difficulty . This little oasis in the desolate , weed - grown wilderness was ... Sleep here tonight . I'll make some other arrangements for you in the morning . " " " There were already nine men in ...
Page 340
... sleep . The simplicity and grandeur of this confession had thrilled me . It might have been a beautiful fable were not the hero of the story sleeping right opposite me and his artificial feet lying on the ground glistening with moisture ...
... sleep . The simplicity and grandeur of this confession had thrilled me . It might have been a beautiful fable were not the hero of the story sleeping right opposite me and his artificial feet lying on the ground glistening with moisture ...
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