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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.

The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.

The atmosphere seemed drawn taut before him as though it must any instant split open upon a sound of crying.

THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD

The Griffin carried off one sheep a day from a German village, till a man came with a "falchion" and split the Griffin open.

The rein was fastened to a piece of split rattan drawn through the animal's nose.

Then he rubbed the blade of his knife back and forth over this till the edge was sharp enough to split a hair with ease.

He muttered something about his gray hairs, but came along after an amused glance at Lilac and Konnel.

One of the tallest of the trees was split from near its top almost to the foot of the trunk.

They split up into rival factions, each one wanting to set up a government of its own.

As if to prove that he was a true prophet, the herd split against a rocky pinnacle, and on this we stranded.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

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OCTOBER 26, 1985