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  • In his hand he had a long spear made of gold, and at the spear's point was the burning of a fire.

    New FIC...just because...BEDTIME STORY rabid1st 2009

  • The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: ...without a spear's wound skip to main

    Friday, January 09, 2009 As'ad 2009

  • Not a spot on my body does not have a spear's wound

    Friday, January 09, 2009 As'ad 2009

  • Friday, January 09, 2009 ...without a spear's wound

    Friday, January 09, 2009 As'ad 2009

  • That puts the SNP way ahead of John Major's ruling Tories and within a spear's throw of the Labor Party, long the dominant political party in Scotland.

    Mad Macs At The Movies 2008

  • The road was only the spear's point that led the way.

    Renegade's Magic Hobb, Robin 2008

  • Not a spot on my body does not have a spear's wound

    Thursday, August 31, 2006 As'ad 2006

  • Peddo punched back a pair of men with his spear's stout haft while Jabi went at a clot of bandits who had pushed the beleaguered merchants up against their wagons.

    Spirit Gate 2006

  • The sea bullock did not so much as open an eye until Reyn was within a spear's length of it.

    Ship Of Destiny Hobb, Robin 2000

  • A spear missed his midriff by inches, whistling past to embed itself in the wooden slats of a bench behind him The spear's intended victim, a roaring Ansar Majlis sympathizer, pulled a mortar trowel from his tool belt and launched himself at the ring-mail clad woman who'd thrown the spear.

    Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

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