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Examples
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Her wild reddish mane, black in the dark-ness, eclipsed the moon, and I willed all thought and passion from my face.
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They had burst out of the great dark-ness to impose themselves on the civilized worlds with a forcefulness and cool brutality that was as stunning in its single-mindedness as it was in its effi-ciency.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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Keman made greater speed than any smaller, two-legged creature possibly could; from his inverted position in the dark-ness, Kyrtian couldn't see much, but when he twisted his head, the dim, round light that represented the place where the last set of small caves met the entrance cave was getting bigger.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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Encora, Ranuak The woman in pale blue stands and walks to the window of her study, gazing out into the darkness, a dark-ness that bears the faint hint of salt air and the ripeness of harvest time.
The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001
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Ahead, Roland sees an uprushing column of dark-ness and his heart quails, but this is where the pink storm is taking him, and this is where he must go.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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He looks and sees a brilliant blue-gold glow piercing the dirty dark-ness of Thunderclap.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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Next to him Tuuvatem strained to penetrate the dark-ness.
Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995
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Takhisis, watchful in her strange motherhood, circled the cloud and waited, as deafening cries of labor and rage burst forth from the eddying dark-ness.
The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994
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She rode the warm, swirling nightwinds of the Abyss through darkness on dark-ness, darkness layering darkness until those places where light had fled entirely seemed hazy, almost pale compared to the kind of darkness that sur'rounded them-a gloom of the spirit.
The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994
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The tower bells tolled that first hour, and the city of Istar wakened slowly in the early morning dark-ness.
The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994
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