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You never know . . . that's what makes life interesting. - [Unknown] The police officer was leaning against one corner of the information counter watching the tall Eurasian without watching him. - Noble House (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] BUY VARYING HARE USED BOOK Blackthorne was suddenly awake. For a moment he thought he was dreaming because he was ashore and the room unbelievable. It was small and very clean and covered with soft mats. He was lying on a thick quilt and another was thrown over him. The ceiling was polished cedar and the walls were lathes of cedar, in squares, covered with an opaque paper that muted the light pleasantly. Beside him was a scarlet tray bearing small bowls. One contained cold cooked vegetables and he wolfed them, hardly noticing the piquant taste. Another contained a fish soup and he drained that. Another was filled with a thick porridge of wheat or barley and he finished it quickly, eating with his fingers. The water in an odd-shaped gourd was warm and tasted curious--slightly bitter but savory. - Shogun (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] BUY VARYING HARE USED BOOK "A pox on this stinking island," Brock said, staring around the beach and up at the mountains. "The whole of China at our feets and all we takes be this barren, sodding rock." - Tai-Pan (ch. 1) [Books (First Lines)] Dirk Struan came up onto the quarterdeck of the flagship H.M.S. Vengeance, and strode for the gangway. The 74-gun ship of the line was anchored half a mile off the island. Surrounding her were the rest of the fleet's warships, the troopships of the expeditionary force, and the merchantmen and opium clippers of the China traders. - Tai-Pan (prologue) [Books (First Lines)] - Whirlwind (ch. 1), fifth novel of the Asian Saga [Books (First Lines)] BUY VARYING HARE USED BOOK
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