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Subject: Turn to page 21

Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: May 25 19

Turn to page 21 of the book you're reading, and tell us what the first full sentence on the page is.

"Dave put the sandwich down on the road, stood up, and walked away." (p.21 of Stuart Maclean's 'Vinyl Cafe Diaries', a collection of short stories. This quote is from 'Walking Man.')

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But, because of the habit, she and Hawk were fit and ready to take on any terrain for any length of time.
--- Lone Wolf by Sara Driscoll




Reply #221. Mar 31 21, 1:43 PM
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A well raised girl from Edinburgh, she'd been the beneficiary of an excellent state education,followed by university in London, where shed stayed on account of a boyfriend.

The Other Passenger.....Luise Candlish



Reply #222. Apr 05 21, 2:00 PM
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This neighbor's mess still lay exactly as it had lain many hours ago: a black plastic garbage bag with a jagged hole ripped in it, and shreds of paper, orange peelings, empty food containers, and mystery items spread along the side of his house all the way into the front lawn.
--- Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart

Reply #223. Apr 08 21, 8:05 AM
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You ought to come.

The Shipping News...Annie Proulx


Reply #224. Apr 09 21, 10:43 AM
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Five minutes brought them to the turnoff for Cedro Peak Group Campground in Cibola National Forest, and another five to a gravel road.
--- The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Reply #225. Apr 10 21, 7:39 PM
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She took her leave somewhat piqued, for she was perspicacious, although foolish, and she realized that the gentle-mannered Julie, in that outbreak of rebellion, had told her a home-truth; but she was not evil-minded, and an hour later had forgotten her spleen.
--- Antonia by George Sand

Reply #226. Apr 17 21, 10:50 AM
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Besides, Aaron was probably right about the kitten being able to come down on its own.
--- The Storekeeper's Daughter (Daughters of Lancaster County #1) by Wanda E Brunstetter

Reply #227. Apr 26 21, 7:15 PM
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Kate ignored the comparison to a tenacious little dog and went back to concentrating.
--- Tea and Sympathy by Carol Cox

Reply #228. May 04 21, 6:59 PM
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Stone was at his desk the following morning when he heard voices--a man and a woman--followed by scuffling sounds, followed by a very large man with a length of tape across his nose and two black eyes, looking much like a sorrowful raccoon.
--- Family Jewels by Stuart Woods

Reply #229. May 20 21, 5:32 PM
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She'd wisely refrained from pointing out that it might have something to do with their preoccupation with body piercing and tattoos.
--- Puzzle in Patchwork by Roberta Updegraff

Reply #230. May 24 21, 3:01 PM
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In the family room, the football game returned to full volume and then some.
--- Homespun Harvest by Robert Elmer

Reply #231. Jun 01 21, 5:19 AM
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If you have any information regarding this book's origin, you are urged to contact the Blue Hill Librarian, Anne Gibson, at the library as soon as possible.
--- The Rightful Owner by Emily Thomas


Reply #232. Jun 04 21, 10:47 AM
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She was so grateful to see Matthew rise from a chair in the waiting room when she walked out.
--- A Time for Peace by Barbara Cameron



Reply #233. Jun 30 21, 11:04 AM
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"I doubt the ferry's going anywhere tonight," I said.
--- Murder with Puffins by Donna Andrews


Reply #234. Jul 03 21, 11:17 AM
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Pausing at the top, we looked out across the Moose River Valley to the forested mountains that marked the border with Canada.
--- The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron

Reply #235. Jul 08 21, 1:19 PM
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"I thought they were calling my name the last time I went through the kitchen," said Uncle Miltie, "but I'm more than willing to introduce them to some new folks."
--- Maim That Tune by Rhoda Blecker

Reply #236. Jul 14 21, 12:27 PM
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In most instances, once the Chief of Police had read a ' White Paper' it was supposedly destroyed.
From
Bombshell, The Night Bobby Kennedy killed Marilyn Monroe
by Detective Mike Rothmiller LAPD/OCID & Douglas Thompso

Reply #237. Aug 13 21, 1:17 AM
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It takes time to walk right around a starship.
Spock's World by Diane Duane

Reply #238. Aug 21 21, 7:57 PM
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His family is the farming joke of the community.
--- Seeing Your Face Again by Jerry S. Eicher

Reply #239. Oct 09 21, 5:18 AM
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She was always trying to convince Cork to learn to speak as his ancestors had, but he complained that it was too hard.
--- Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger

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