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  • In the third, the farmers had killed nearly fifty townies -- mostly with the etheline firebombs -- and someone had picked off the one-armed man.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • Some of them looked like they ran on etheline, or some liquid hydrocarbon.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • The entire pile of etheline missiles burst into flames, cremating a dozen townspeople as instant torches.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • I could almost feel the impact of the shredder on the steamer, and even through the undertime, the blast of flame from the ruptured cans of etheline was bright enough not to mistake.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • I could see that, because all the farmers would claim poverty and lack of grain to hold out for the etheline.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • "Even if the etheline-food trades and food taxes get us through this winter, what happens next year, or when we run out of etheline to trade?"

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • The entire pile of etheline missiles burst into flames, spewing fireballs in all directions and turning a good dozen townies into instant torches.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • Just the area in front of the closed and timbered gate was illuminated by the yellow of the etheline lights.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • "They could use old-fashioned stills to turn the grain we need to eat into alcohol, which would work almost as well as etheline."

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • Wryan even worked out a continuous duplication stream for etheline.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

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