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Distended veins traced darker lines along the thick shaft.
Sexy Beast IV Kate Douglas, Deanna Lee, Dawn Thompson 2008
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It looked strangely Distended — more so than bacterial action and the resulting Decomposition would suggest in this extreme cold — and no postmortem examination would be complete without an Inspection of this Anomaly.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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"Distended and greedy in Trevalyon's case; he has been too independent of her," he said thoughtfully; "but here is my halting place, sorry to leave you both, but only till to-night."
A Heart-Song of To-day Annie Gregg Savigny
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Distended by that empty fare he went off to the Low Countries, leaving
The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Rafael Sabatini 1912
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Distended by this rush of humours, by this injection in which the organism concentrates all its forces, the outer skin finally splits along the line of least resistance which the subtle previsions of life have prepared.
Social Life in the Insect World Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Distended trade deficits in the United States and Britain financed too much consumption, too many houses and too little investment in manufacturing.
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The Distended Poetics Of 6: 01 PM, Glancing Around My Desk
his-holiness Diary Entry his-holiness 2004
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'Green Lantern' Character Posters: Distended Heads and Mustaches
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'Green Lantern' Character Posters: Distended Heads and Mustaches
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'Green Lantern' Character Posters: Distended Heads and Mustaches
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