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  • The McEwan ProseTM may be, and often is, an effective instrument; but it is a ponderous one, a slow-build and accumulatory one.

    Ian McEwan, Solar, 2010 Adam Roberts 2010

  • The McEwan ProseTM may be, and often is, an effective instrument; but it is a ponderous one, a slow-build and accumulatory one.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Adam Roberts 2010

  • His daily "Bookosphere" posts assemble an unbelievable amount of links both literary and geeky, and have become required reading in my aggregator; I read a lot of blogs, but Matt just astounds me with the breadth of his accumulatory posts.

    enter the octopus with matt staggs jlundberg 2008

  • In the adult the liver is the chief accumulatory organ.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • In the adult the liver is the chief accumulatory organ.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • The total don't make a clear statement cos statements are for dicks, it's all just neon vibes, critique is the anti-positive, never mind Guantanamo, here's the dreamcatcher / real life embodiment of the accumulatory STUFF dazzle of The Selby etc etc etc.

    tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn's tear 2009

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