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  • The alternative name Sarsen, has an interesting derivation.

    Stonehenge Today and Yesterday Frank Stevens 1896

  • Avebury the Sarsen is a rough unhewn monolith; in Stonehenge it is squared, dressed, and crowned with its lintel.

    Stonehenge Today and Yesterday Frank Stevens 1896

  • It is probably a "Sarsen," indicating that the church site was used for worship in prehistoric times or at least that it was a place of sepulture.

    Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes

  • Sarsen would be dead by the time Vittorio got through the door.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • Enough to give Sarsen the second or two he needed to shoot back.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • It was also dawning on Sarsen that his chest hurt like hell; he probably had a couple of broken ribs.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • It was just a flickering sensation, but it was enough for Vittorio to know what Sarsen was seeing.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • It was also dawning on Sarsen that his chest hurt like hell; he probably had a couple of broken ribs.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • Vittorio suddenly felt a distant thump in his own chest: his implant telling him that Sarsen had just been hit hard above the breastbone.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • But Vittorio knew that Sarsen would have gone only a few feet into the room.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

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