demons

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No - the way Bell stiff-armed his demons was the same way he wallowed in them - he opened a bar.

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  1. noun An evil supernatural being; a devil.
  2. noun A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion: the demon of drug addiction.
  3. noun One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent: worked away like a demon; a real demon at math.

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  • If nothing else, the demons were as cruel to each other as to the humans who lived among and below them, but Biantha had found less and less comfort in that knowledge I stood in the doorway," Marten went on, "trying to understand. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 06 - June 2001
  • It was good to see that the demons could be afflicted by them too. —  Question Quest
  • All the demons were there, along with lesser lights from the marching foothills of Mount Parnassus, and even a few mortal folk. —  Piers Anthony - [Xanth 29] - Pet Peeve (2005)
  • I was suspicious of a demon who hunted other demons, although I suppose I could technically be accused of the same thing. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 03] - Darkling
  • Hybras and the demons were transported, but the warlocks were blasted into space.' —  ARTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his brilliant mind to criminal activities
 

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