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... clay - plastered horses straining and swaying in their harness , carried the family and all their possessions round the bends and up the hills on the road to Chaslands . Chaslands ! Only a name as yet , a settlement in the bush ; but in ...
... clay - plastered horses straining and swaying in their harness , carried the family and all their possessions round the bends and up the hills on the road to Chaslands . Chaslands ! Only a name as yet , a settlement in the bush ; but in ...
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... clay road , red - glowing candle in the bottomless bottle , and away single - file through the mud from bungie house to bungie house - home ! These were homes , not just places wherein to sleep ; this was family life . There may have ...
... clay road , red - glowing candle in the bottomless bottle , and away single - file through the mud from bungie house to bungie house - home ! These were homes , not just places wherein to sleep ; this was family life . There may have ...
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... clay and to be hoisted therefrom on to an already well - loaded dray , would appear a fairly awkward proposition . It was all in the night's work to Bill . His house was just a reasonable wade from the cheese 30 CHASLANDS.
... clay and to be hoisted therefrom on to an already well - loaded dray , would appear a fairly awkward proposition . It was all in the night's work to Bill . His house was just a reasonable wade from the cheese 30 CHASLANDS.
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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