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  • He himself was somber in black velvet, but jewels flashed on the hand which covered a fire-gun laid in front of him.

    The High Crusade Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1960

  • As if from far off, I heard the crackle of fire-gun practice, the zap of archery, the cheerful clatter of quarterstaff play.

    The High Crusade Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1960

  • Tom's heel reached the right spot and up flew the mule's hind feet with the rapidity of a rapid fire-gun.

    Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Wyn Roosevelt

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