He was transfixed at the sight of the lords and ladies of his realm running about like demented chickens.
("The Amulet of Samarkand")
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The bristling eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. Mesmerized, the boy watched them disappear under the hanging thatch of white hair. There, almost coyly, they remained just out of sight for a moment, before suddenly descending with a terrible finality and weight.
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