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One may freely admit, as Indiana does, that Montherlant was a pederast, and even shrug off his collaboration with the Nazis as a matter of being “snagged in the gearworks of history.”
Monster of Marriage 2010
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One may freely admit, as Indiana does, that Montherlant was a pederast, and even shrug off his collaboration with the Nazis as a matter of being “snagged in the gearworks of history.”
Monster of Marriage 2010
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Logically, it was also this era that produced the most powerful muscle powered cranes ever designed: those composed of iron structures and gearworks, using wire ropes, but not yet powered by steam.
Energy Bulletin - kristinsponsler 2010
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His cold sapphire eyes open, his mysterious mind clicking like gearworks.
Gawker 2009
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I saw some interesting lights inside, then peered closer to see a giant gearworks rotating around.
unknown title 2009
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