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Saki. Wilderness , and the Wilderness was kind and beautiful to him . When one is young and strong and unfettered the wild earth can be very kind and very beautiful . Witness the legion of men who were once young and unfettered and now ...
Saki. Wilderness , and the Wilderness was kind and beautiful to him . When one is young and strong and unfettered the wild earth can be very kind and very beautiful . Witness the legion of men who were once young and unfettered and now ...
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... kind , I suppose . You see , when one hasn't been very good in the life one has just lived , one reincarnates in some lower organism . And I haven't been very good , when one comes to think of it . I've been petty and mean and vindic ...
... kind , I suppose . You see , when one hasn't been very good in the life one has just lived , one reincarnates in some lower organism . And I haven't been very good , when one comes to think of it . I've been petty and mean and vindic ...
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... kind . On the other hand , I haven't been a bad sort in my way , so I think I may count on being a nice animal , something elegant and lively , with a love of fun . An otter , perhaps . " " I can't imagine you as an otter , " said ...
... kind . On the other hand , I haven't been a bad sort in my way , so I think I may count on being a nice animal , something elegant and lively , with a love of fun . An otter , perhaps . " " I can't imagine you as an otter , " said ...
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Introduction by Christopher Morley | 10 |
Reginald | 10 |
The Saint and the Goblin | 75 |
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