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  • "Is that so!" said the Road-Runner, which is a polite way of saying that you think the story worth going on with; and then cocking his eye at the inscription, he hinted, "I have heard that the Long Gowns, the Padres who came with them, were master-workers in hearts."

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • Pure Road-Runner Physics by Maxwell on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 3: 00: 04 PM

    Debunking the Controlled Demolition Theory 2008

  • The Road-Runner cocked his head on one side and observed the children, to see if they knew what this meant.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • The Road-Runner tilted his long rudder-like tail, flattened his crested head until it reminded them of a wicked snake, and suddenly made up his mind to be friendly.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • "It is something none of my people ever had," said the Road-Runner.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • Pecos, "said the Road-Runner," for the Spaniards were furious at finding no gold, and the poor Indians could never make up their minds whether these were gods to be worshiped, or a strange people coming to conquer them, who must be fought.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • The Road-Runner ducked once or twice by way of refreshing his memory.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • As the children stood waiting for the Road-Runner to notice them, they found the view not very different from the one they had just left.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • "Meet my friend Thla-po-po-ke-a," said the Road-Runner, who had picked up his manners from miners and cowboys as well as from Spanish explorers.

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

  • They were a good company of men and captains, and many of those long-tailed elk, -- which are called horses, sister, "said the Road-Runner aside to Po-po-ke-a, --" and the

    The Trail Book Mary Hunter Austin 1901

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