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He rolled the cigarette in his lips, liking the taste of the tobacco, squinting his eyes against the sun glare. His buckskin shirt, seasoned by sun, rain, and sweat, smelled stale and old. His jeans had long since faded to a neutral color that lost itself against the desert. - Hondo (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] A cold wind blew off Hanging Dog Mountain and I had no fire, nor dared I strike so much as a spark that might betray my hiding place. Somewhere near, an enemy lurked, waiting. - Jubal Sackett (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] Major Joe Makatozi stepped into the sunlight of a late afternoon. The first thing he must remember was the length of the days at this latitude. His eyes moved left and right. About three hundred yards long, a hundred yards wide, three guard towers to a side, two men in each. A mounted machine gun in each tower. Each man armed with a submachine gun. - Last of the Breed (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. - Lonely on the Mountain [Beginnings] It was my devil's own temper that brought me to grief, my temper and a skill with weapons born of my father's teaching. - Sackett’s Land [Books (First Lines)] I sat very still, as befitted a small boy among strangers, staring wide-eyed into a world I did not know. I was six years old and my father was dying. Only last year I had lost my mother. - The Lonesome Gods (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)]
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