blue-backed

• “There were the tell - tale compass, the sea-lamps in their gimbals, the blue-backed charts carelessly rolled and tucked away, the signal-flags in alphabetical order, and a mariner's dividers jammed into the woodwork to hold a calendar.”

  Chapter 6

• “The blue-backed paper appeared in the hands of one of Backle's partners.”

  Fictionaut: Forgetfulness

• “Handing her the blue-backed document, Dance entered, Carraneo behind her.”

  Simon & Schuster: Roadside Crosses

• “Simunul has some patches of forest remaining that support populations of Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), blue-naped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis), and blue-backed parrot (T. sumatranus).”

  Sulu Archipelago rain forests

• “The "bleeding shad" version shown here with redhooks is the latest wrinkle on the ¼-ounce, blue-backed classic.”

  John Merwin Picks the 50 Best Lures of All Time

• “In grass lakes, Swett casts a blue-backed silver Bomber Model 15A to the edges of visible, shallow vegetation.”

  The 14 Best Hot Spots for Spawing Largemouth Bass

• “I stare at the swirling action of his hands, occasionally catching glimpses of bright green felt beneath the blue-backed cards.”

  WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: July 2004 Archives

• “Nodella rummaged in the slender attache case at his feet, pulled out a sheaf of blue-backed papers, and extracted one document which he handed her.”

  Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

• “A dead dog rotting in the gutter required a long stride that roused a cloud of fat blue-backed flies.”

  Nightside The Long Sun

• “The blue-backed notebooks, the two pencils and the pencil sharpener a pocket knife was too wasteful, the marble-topped tables, the smell of early morning, sweeping out and mopping, and luck were all you needed.”

  Simon & Schuster: A Moveable Feast

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