THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN BY J.K. ROWLING CHAPTER ONE OWL POST Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard. It was nearly midnight, and he was lying on his stomach in bed, the blankets drawn right over his head like a tent, a flashlight in one hand and a large leather-bound
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breathing. Upon arrival at the scene I spoke to Firefighter Johnson with PFD. Johnson said PFD received a call of a female not breathing. When PFD arrived, Johnson said he observed the deceased, laying on her back on the couch in the living room. Johnson said that due to the condition of the Victim, emergency lifesaving procedures were not used. He said that the deceased had decomposed to the point that she is no longer recognizable. Johnson pronounced “Jane Doe” deceased at 1751 hours on 9/24/16
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------------------------------------------------- Hills like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway (1927) The distant hills symbolize an exquisite place of escape—but these hills look like "white elephants" (an ironic detail). They remind her that consequences of the decision she faces might be costly. The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow
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job as governess to three children-the nephew and nieces of Jason de Cordova, who more or less ruled the island Where Sarah was going. But had she only known, the children were going to the least of her problems. She had never before had to face the overwhelming attraction of a man-certainly not one like Jason de Cordova. But Jason was a married man ,and he intended to stay that way... CHAPTER ONE THE pearly, early morning light stole like a wraith across the island, lifting the wreaths of mist
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woman out to dinner and a movie. I said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.' The other woman that I wanted my husband to visit was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 40 years, and not been taken out by a man in a long time. Living in another state makes it impossible to visit her like it should be. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. 'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked? My mother is the type of
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Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon Books by Sidney Sheldon IF TOMORROW COMES MASTER OF THE GAME RAGE OF ANGELS BLOODLINE A STRANGER IN THE MIRROR THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT THE NAKED FACE WINDMILLS OF THE GODS THE SANDS OF TIME MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT THE DOOMSDAY CONSPIRACY THE STARS SHINE DOWN NOTHING LASTS FOREVER MORNING, NOON & NIGHT SIDNEY SHELDON THE BEST LAID PLANS HurperCollinsPublishers This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and modems portrayed in it are the work
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Zipo. He lived just north of a village called Northville. Prince Zipo was a handsome man. He had Blonde hair and blue eyes, he never disrespected someone older or if the person was a lady. He had a lot of manors. One day he went south to the village of Northville and found a beautiful princess. She also had Blonde hair, but she had hazel eyes that were so cute. Well on that day he saw her he fell madly in love. But he didn’t know who she was or where she came from. But he didn’t care. He walked
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as eight men carried the casket across the grass before she got out and walked with the mourners. There were several chairs in a row, she sat down and stared at her husband’s bronze casket. During the last few days, her family, and friends said she amazed them by her strength and the way she dealt with Gerald’s sudden death. According to the reports, someone shot him during a burglary, but she knew the truth. The mortuary attendant said, “This concludes the service for Gerald Stone. The family
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years, she saw him again. He was seated at one of those little bamboo tables decorated with a Japanese vase of paper daffodils. There was a tall plate of fruit in front of him, and very carefully, in a way she recog way, he was peeling an orange. He must have felt that shock of recognition in her for he looked up and met her eyes. Incredible! He didn't know her! She smiled; he frowned. She came towards him. He closed his eyes an instant, but opening them his face lit up as though he had
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The Perks Of Being A WALLFLOWER This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world
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