He came forward, holding his belt by one hand. The holes in it marked the progress of his emaciation and the leather at one side had a lacquered look to it where he was used to stropping the blade of his knife... He was lean, wiry, rachitic. - The Road, Cormac McCarthy (p. 63)
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He came forward, holding his belt by one hand. The holes in it marked the progress of his emaciation and the leather at one side had a lacquered look to it where he was used to stropping the blade of his knife... He was lean, wiry, rachitic. - The Road, Cormac McCarthy (p. 63)
January 26, 2010