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As cool as this premise is, the situation with Lais is revealed in such a piecemeal fashion that it was difficult to know completely what was going on until the story was nearly over.
REVIEW: Infinity Plus - The Anthology edited by Keith Brooke and Nick Gevers 2007
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These garlands are made by threading flowers on a string about a yard and a half long, usually each string is of one kind of flower, and, as they throw these "Lais" over the head of the friend about to leave, they say or sing, "Al-o-ah-o, until we meet again."
An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Emily Bronson Conger
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The natives have a time honored custom of crowning their friends at leave-taking with "Lais" (lays).
An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Emily Bronson Conger
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_Bisclaveret_ is the Breton word for _loup garou_; and the poem is headed with a caption to this effect from the "Lais" of Marie.
A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century 1886
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"This wearer of crinoline seems destined to play Oedipus to the Sphinx he is supposed to be;" or better still, as he gallantly adds, the "Lais" for whose sake he will unveil the mystery unasked.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865
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Lais final warning echoed in her ears, but Aya wasnt afraid.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Lais told her to contact the cipher clerk directly.
Code Name Cynthia: The Life of Elizabeth Thorpe Pack Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Lais told her to contact the cipher clerk directly.
Archive 2010-01-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Aya took a slow breath, remembering Lais words on the sled.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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She remembered Lais last warning on the sled: Whoever built this monstrosity is dangerous.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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