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Page 52, sentence 5.

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Elegran Mon 23-Sept-13 22:01:45

It's International Book Week. The Rules: Grab the nearest book to you, turn to page 52, post the fifth sentence as your status. Don't mention the title and share the rules as part of your status.

"I pulled on a pair of cotton gloves and wandered over to the bed, whistling softly through my teeth - a habit that severely tries my husband, friends, and anyone working near me in the library"

grannyactivist Wed 25-Sept-13 00:26:02

But his human rights record was better than those of many of the ministers in Kabul, and instead of pocketing the customs money he seemed to spend it on rural development projects.

chrissy5061 Tue 24-Sept-13 16:55:43

Amina must have spotted someone else's, same colour, same make.

kinjil Tue 24-Sept-13 16:42:30

He was admitted into a dark hallway, where Cesar was waiting for him.

Lona Tue 24-Sept-13 16:24:44

"Oh, here comes a wolf!"

broomsticks Tue 24-Sept-13 16:19:59

He threw it over his shoulder, almost removing the Dean's left ear, and fished in the sack again.

NannaAnna Tue 24-Sept-13 14:33:57

"Don't ask your mind."

libra10 Tue 24-Sept-13 14:16:55

'For God's sake' Ferdy, will you go put your head under the pump?' cried the exasperated Viscount.

Madwuman Tue 24-Sept-13 14:04:45

The reporter obliged, switched the machine on :D

Madwuman Tue 24-Sept-13 14:02:25

The reporter obliged, switched the machine on :D

Labouroflove Tue 24-Sept-13 12:47:51

"Ha, ha! Very good indeed!

Maggiemaybe Tue 24-Sept-13 12:42:23

Is he Walter Cromwell?

Yofab Tue 24-Sept-13 12:23:45

And if you can accept the preposterous notion of a living creator who gives a bugger about every sparrow that falls, why jib at the rest of it?

shysal Tue 24-Sept-13 12:19:57

Taylor was impressed with the effort Russ had made.

Penstemmon Tue 24-Sept-13 12:14:40

When I close my eyes and think of that time in Jerusalem , I can feel the still summer afternoons when the adults were sleeping and the heat of the day lay heavy on the empty streets and houses.

J52 Tue 24-Sept-13 12:04:41

"Oh Opal,"I said.

Maniac Tue 24-Sept-13 11:54:01

'He jumped up and put a record on the turntable'

desperatehousewife21 Tue 24-Sept-13 11:50:12

Kitty- Im reading that book too!

pamelaJEAN Tue 24-Sept-13 11:45:32

"Is Adele taking me to school? Tommy asked once his tie was tied.

felice Tue 24-Sept-13 11:36:46

The next day, Professor Leblanc got up in a very bad mood.

RosG Tue 24-Sept-13 11:30:08

I had been puzzled as to how to proceed.

seamus8 Tue 24-Sept-13 11:27:18

mouth open. There was no one else there. The voice had

dustyangel Tue 24-Sept-13 10:36:40

Often there is a large influx of Skylarks and pipits early in the month.

vegasmags Tue 24-Sept-13 09:42:28

An unlucky man.

glammanana Tue 24-Sept-13 09:34:09

Settle for clasping her chubby arm's around his thigh hmm

Marelli Tue 24-Sept-13 09:28:11

Other operations mounted during 1954 also led to the establishment of more "White Areas".