The AccidentThe death of a scientist during an experiment at Los Alamos sets off a search to determine the cause of the accident. Based on an actual case. |
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... lawn , up to a little group of four or five boys . Louis slowed down until he was hardly moving at all , looking hard to make out just who was in the group . Abruptly he turned and crossed the street ; shielded by the houses that ran ...
... lawn , up to a little group of four or five boys . Louis slowed down until he was hardly moving at all , looking hard to make out just who was in the group . Abruptly he turned and crossed the street ; shielded by the houses that ran ...
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... lawn , shouting : " She said he had pretty eyelashes ! Ask him what she said about his eyelashes ! That's what she said ! " What happened then ? On the quiet lawn the faces were quiet , and the lunches un- eaten ; as when a dog lies ...
... lawn , shouting : " She said he had pretty eyelashes ! Ask him what she said about his eyelashes ! That's what she said ! " What happened then ? On the quiet lawn the faces were quiet , and the lunches un- eaten ; as when a dog lies ...
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... lawn , he walked slowly , loudly saying : " I don't care what Old Fatty Oliver says . What Old Fatty Oliver says makes no difference to me , " his face reddening , his whole body reddening . The watch ticks and the sleeper moves his ...
... lawn , he walked slowly , loudly saying : " I don't care what Old Fatty Oliver says . What Old Fatty Oliver says makes no difference to me , " his face reddening , his whole body reddening . The watch ticks and the sleeper moves his ...
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a glow in the canyon | 3 |
of the mind and heart | 28 |
the illimitable ocean | 87 |
Copyright | |
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