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  • It was just that my nerves were ultra-sensitive at this stage of the mission, taking the organism close to the zone where the psyche was picking up extrasensory vibrations from what we call the past.

    Northlight Hall, Adam, 1920- 1985

  • Irving, and many another whose name remains, though the owners of those names are all dead now, and their laughter and their good-fellowship are only a part of that intangible fabric which we call the past. '

    Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume I, Part 2: 1835-1866 Albert Bigelow Paine 1899

  • Irving, and many another whose name remains, though the owners of those names are all dead now, and their laughter and their good-fellowship are only a part of that intangible fabric which we call the past. '

    Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete Albert Bigelow Paine 1899

  • Chinese society does not at this point favour such an extreme departure from its long-term past.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Chinese society does not at this point favour such an extreme departure from its long-term past.

    IOL: News 2010

  • Henry Irving, and many another whose name remains, though the owners of those names are all dead now, and their laughter and their good-fellowship are only a part of that intangible fabric which we call the past.

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • "I wish," said the Major, "that I could persuade you not to be quite so cock-sure about what you call her past.

    The Simpkins Plot George A. Birmingham 1907

  • Donny Osmond Pros: More charming than expected, appeals to older viewers, name “Osmond” has led to final 3 in past.

    'Dancing With the Stars': Who deserves to make the finals? | EW.com 2009

  • Several times, on smooth ice, Savoy spurted his dogs, and as often failed to gain past.

    A DAUGHTER OF THE AURORA 2010

  • LUDDEN: Mary Kate Cary, we're about to take a break, but we're hearing elite more this season than in past.

    Decoding 2010 Political Attack Buzzwords 2010

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