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"Now go and never come here again The black gave another writhe, as if smarting from the pain of the blow he had received, and ended by snatching boomerang and club from his waistband, uttering a fiercely defiant yell as he clattered them together, leaped the fence and darted off straight across the paddock, shouting as he rushed on toward the horses, and sending them in panic to the end of the enclosure The scoundrel!"— The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range
Somehow it all made me writhe, agitated me so that I could hardly keep my seat Presently she came hurrying round, bringing me some food When can I see you, girl?"— The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
It increased in violence until it was as if an animal was within and was kicking and tumbling furiously to be free This spectacle of gradual strangulation made the youth writhe, and once as his friend rolled his eyes, he saw something in them that made him sink wailing to the ground.— The Red Badge of Courage

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