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...Jamieson’s involvement in arming the international space station. As rogue generals from Russia, China and the U.S. try to install a mind-control weapon designed to divide the world into three parts, Brand tries to stop them. Enlisting the help of Mrs. Stone, the mafia and covert operatives, he must find the weapon before it can be used. Read this taut thriller today! ...

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...aker, “Alright, folks, it’s time to relax.” The same words she had always used before the start of every show. The studio went silent and then to bla... ... Bible. The red eye above the lens of the camera glared at him like a laser beam. Stone stared back as if it were the only thing in the universe. H... ...I mean who worked the closest with him on the set?” - J.Cross/Stone 9 The young man startled and flinched for a second. “That would be J.S., Ja... ...on in the political circles within the Beltway, and became a frequent guest on the Sunday morning news shows. Not only because he had garnered a win... ...re are they now?” “After Mr. Stone’s…well, they were too afraid to stay and left the next morning.” “Didn’t you find that peculiar?” “Two Jamaican’... ...right, Jonesy,” Brand said. “And don’t forget to have the window fixed first thing in the morning.” “Right you are, sir. Would you be needing anythi... ...on’t move, Tony,” Brand warned. “Fuck you. Shoot.” “Are you armed?” “I don’t carry a weapon when I go out to lunch.” But Garza opened his jacket... ...ccidentally ran across my desk. They’re going to equip the space station with six special weapons directed so that they cover the planet.” “Nuclear?... ...mn memo that’s why.” “So give,” Radcliff said. “What else did it say?” “It said that the weapons would be deployed within two months with the Russia...

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...on Camp Called Home The Miracle of the Kisses Fearful Love My Putrid Lover When You Wake the Morning Narcissism Prague at Dusk In Moist Propinquity Pr... ...t Dusk In Moist Propinquity Prowling Getting Old Sally Ann Selfdream Snowflake Haiku Twinkle Star Synthetic Joy Tableaux (van Gogh) The Author ... ...ttached to it a partitioned table-top confiscated from the greengrocer down the lane. Every morning, forehead wrinkled, my grandfather would fill th... ...een trolley – a tall and stout and handsome man, fair-skinned and sapphire-eyed. "A movie star" – they gasped behind his back. Day in and day out, ... ...o his azure pushcart, day in and day out. She said nothing and he remained mute. They just stared with vacuous eyes, perhaps away, perhaps inside, p... ... in her arthritic palms – they all conspired to deny him his erstwhile memory of her. Each morning, my grandfather woke up to study this ageless im... ...bbed me in the back, for instance, or popped me with a silencered gun, or wasted me with a weapon I never even heard of. What she did say stunned m...

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... Prologue “Pol und Jude” Political and a Jew. It’s around 4 o’clock in the morning. I am not sure of the date. The days all look the same, ... ...ally, I am the last in the row of ten, not an auspicious place. They count us every morning when we depart, assigned to work details, and every even... ...in every row attract attention. Attention here means pain and, often, death. This morning’s roll call is mercifully brief, the foul mist and drizzl... ...d, we sure could use the money.” He weighed his own arguments. I got up. When Bauer started to debate with himself, the meeting was over. Only ... ...spicious. ****** That evening, safely ensconced in a faded leather armchair, I started taking stock of the cataract of paper that constituted F... ... and brought to cruel light many things I had conveniently forgotten I possessed. I stared around in disbelief and budding outrage and then I crumbl... ...es. But they were also involved in money counterfeiting, stolen art dealing, drugs, weapons, and other illicit activities. The received opinion is t... ...war in Europe. We could not allow the Soviets to lay their hands on advanced German weapons technologies and intelligence assets.” He pondered so... ...tely lost control over them. When we tried to dismantle the operations and reclaim weapons caches, they went underground and bombed airplanes to te...

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... Sparta. But for how long? With Ulysses’ cunning and the strength of their weapons, the Greeks managed to overcome Troy’s high walls and conquer the ... ...olve the problem of how to save beauty with the use of cunning, deceit and weapons. Ulysses understood this in the very moment he proposed to make t... ...art. He therefore must attempt new ways that are different from the use of weapons and deceit, even though these tactics can still sometimes be neces... ...ereby swear to cultivate our faithfulness to the Pact for Beauty, and every morning, in complete freedom, we will renew our vow. 22 THE BEAU... ... with one eye, who could care less about Zeus’ laws of hospitality, and he starts eating Ulysses’ companions two at a time. Here Ulysses encounte... ... our lives on our defense mechanisms. They hold up for a bit, but then they start to crumble, and we are left with desperation. We must base our li... ...uild a raft. Then she teaches him the art of navigation by night using the stars, and this is an even more precious gift. While in the uterus, a ...

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...y competitive Egyptology program. “Professor Dustimaine, we weren’t expecting you…” Mitch started to say. “You two are falling further behind every ... ...mpering those workers.” He leaned closer to them, “If you don’t get your act together and start producing better results, I am going to have you bot... ...Alex soldiered on. They were clearing away some dirt and sand to allow them to get a good start in the morning and move on to the finer, more detail... ...d on. They were clearing away some dirt and sand to allow them to get a good start in the morning and move on to the finer, more detailed work. “Ug... ...scrolls out to analyze them more closely.” “Gee, is that all? We can have that for you by morning,” Jack said with as much sarcasm as he could possi... ...is stuff laying around for prying eyes to see, now can we? And you know Bob and I are not morning people. We’re vam- pires, thank-you very much!” Mi... ...ic had changed to something Zhek felt confident in. “Our soldiers are adapting to the new weapons and tactics. Our mili- tary leaders are adopting ne... ...to the new weapons and tactics. Our mili- tary leaders are adopting new strategies for the weapons that are available. Other Houses, including the Ro... ...to watch his soldiers instructing new recruits on tactics and how to use their new, crude weapons. The Draxens had built a large wall, which now sur...

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... by an intense set of his jaw that she recognized so well. Julia stood and stared as he ignored the questions being thrown at him rapid-fire. Their... ... shouting questions at her that were lost in the noise. Julia continued to stare past them to the foot of the steps. Cade started toward her. The... ...ll hurt her. She glanced back before she entered the courthouse. He was staring at her through the tinted lenses of his expensive sunglasses. T... ... He woke up sweating just thinking about those satin garters. The ice-cold morning showers had become so frequent that he was starting to like them... ... 20 Chapter Three The next morning, Cade watched Julia undetected from her office doorway. She bent... ...a plea. “You knew how hard we worked. How difficult it was to get up every morning year round and perfect that pitch. You’ve got distance and accu... ...nths probation for repeat offense of breaking and entering. We’ll drop the weapons charge in exchange for information. It’s the best we can do.” ...

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...nd slapped his bare feet on the wood-finish floor. "I don't believe you're starting this all over again." "You think because you apologized that I'm s... ...not nearly enough to alarm her. Why is he up so early? The aroma of Sunday morning cooking wafted out to her almost on cue and Therese threw off the c... ..."Thank you, sir." Therese took it, salivating like Marsh. She knew she was starving enough to eat every scrap and still want seconds. Where was this m... ...l facing her. "Just thought you should get your day off to a good, healthy start is all." He shrugged, digging into his pancakes. She stared at him fo... ...he museum's interns, had approached her with an ominous pronouncement this morning right before the opening ceremonies had kicked off: "Therese, there... ...y Gracie C. McKeever 50 They had talked hours into that night and the next morning, about his experiences in Kuwait and her interests in Muslim belief... ... this." He frowned at the thick metal bar she wielded. "You provide me the weapon with which to destroy you?" "I provide you protection against your e... ...e first that it would take more than his "artisan" skills to make a useful weapon. But having mawla's mate's machinery available to him encouraged him... ...p at him. "Dueling at dawn?" Kane shook his head as he bent to recover his weapon. "May I?" Therese put out a palm as he approached, surprised when he...

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...ething incredible has happened.As James and Sam attempt to overcome their fears and embrace their new talents, a series of murders and disappearances start plaguing the hospital. The twins aren’t the only ones with special abilities and it becomes apparent that someone is coming for them.Will James and Sam be able to survive the nightmare into which they have been plunged?...

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...bate the agony of his pounding head and sandpaper throat. Flu. The symptoms had started yesterday. Brian opened his eyes to see the lights were gre... ... Brian opened his eyes to see the lights were green, as three drivers behind him started leaning on their horns. He inched the coach forward. They’d... ... James was about to mount a punitive expedition to the back of the coach when Mr Stark, the History teacher, stood up and bellowed at Emma to sit pr... ...cked up Sam’s medical chart from the end of the bed and gave Sam a warm smile. “Morning, Doctor,” said Yvonne Blake. “How is she doing?” There was... ...ne, but his would look better for the photos. He’d charred it in the cooker this morning, and ripped off one of its arms. He placed it next to Sam’s... ...hnically, he was her big brother. “I’m so glad you’re here. But it’s one in the morning. What are you doing out of bed?” “I woke up. They gave me... ...f vest. None of the individuals on the top floor was thought to be carrying any weapons, but it was standard procedure. The taser is a non-lethal, ... ...any weapons, but it was standard procedure. The taser is a non-lethal, hand-held weapon, often used by Special Firearms Officers to subdue potential... ...s the hostile immobile. Stannard still wasn’t sure how she felt about firing the weapon at a child. She looked up. Two, possibly three, floors abov...

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... he smelled of sandalwood. He lifted the saddle flaps, undid the girth, and started in anger. There was a short nail driven through the saddle flap,... ...st with the beautiful voice teasing my dreams. 11 Chapter 4 I woke the next morning to find another ribbon-wrapped rose on the night stand next to my... ...his tone. “One day, there was a fire in the barn. I still don’t know how it started. Philippe was visiting and we were having tea. I heard the ala... ...ippe was visiting and we were having tea. I heard the alarm bell sound and started up quickly. I saw the smoke, and ran outside toward the barn, b... ...hlessly as he reached for her head collar. At that moment, I struck with my weapon of choice and did not let go until Giraud had breathed his last. ... ...tell you, though, that when he is in this mood he will write his music from morning until night, barely pausing to eat or sleep. You may not see as... ...r 16 From the pages of Erik’s journal: I left her with great reluctance that morning, before sunrise. Yet, we both knew it must be so. I returned... ...losed since no real cause of death could be determined. I had known Erik’s weapon was effective, but had no idea up until then just how skilled he ...

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... but conditioned into repudiating their aloneness. It was an early Bangkok morning with a new day tripping over the corpse of the earlier one the way ... ...he moon, that they happened to glimpse as accompanying them on their early morning departure as they were of the monarch, Ramkhamhaeng, that was the s... ...uld have sniffed at this new city like one of the myriad crazed but gently starving dogs (after all, in certain areas of the streets, pheromones and u... ...nt; nor would it be any worse than his life in Ayutthaya unless he were to starve. Still, he felt apprehension; and like a restive boy he slowly... ...d its head off when the motorcycle skid and floundered onto one side. Staring down as his brothers, his owners, pulled the invisible leash, he kn... ... time in his life apart from the night sports that usually happened in the mornings, his life was becoming a purposeless abyss. He personified his fr... ...d Suthep who treated him with the blades of indifference (the worst of all weapons). He vehemently hated them sometimes and yet-- He imagined th... ...o supply Israel with millions of dollars in aid and billions of dollars in weapon sales even though Israel still occupies what was once Palestine." H...

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...tten. Chapter 1 Fall 2207: Floyal City, New Florida Territory Zina McFin stared at the giant, almost-impenetrable Sevicorps research lab. It was chi... ...no exception. “You need to control yourself.” Stefan McJeysen’s brown-eyed stare collided with her gaze in a momentary battle of wills before Stefan ... ..., with piercing blue eyes...such a waste. Henry glared at her. Zina calmly stared at him, her eyes shining with cruelty. “Our child is not an abominat... ...his passing was a tiny frog on a lily pad. Chapter 7 Laylah woke the next morning to the smell of eggs and biscuits. She rubbed the sleep from her ey... ... delicious and she couldn’t wait to sink her teeth into it. She wasn’t a morning person, but once up she did everything at a nice, quick pace. As La... ...tta cursed and then growled, “Laylah? What happened when you got here this morning?” Laylah flinched and tried to pull away, but found herself held i... ...limbed the stairs. He noted the door was ajar. Tightening his grip on his weapon, Jacques nudged the door open enough to slide inside. Silently he ch... ...ricks. Of course, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” Jacques mocked, weapon ready as he waited for Gerard to take the bait. “Don’t talk about A... ...nned. When she was younger, Jacques had insisted Laylah take some sort of weapons training. She’d been failing at nearly everything put in front of ...

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...main Earth city of Orland built from ruin after the ban of technology that once was man?s downfall. With his heart set on discovering life beyond the stars, he finally gets his chance when tragedy strikes as his daughter falls into an incurable illness. Saron mans a flight into space with a faith in finding a higher life to help his daughter. What he finds will change the ...

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...rs 3010 – 3030 I Exit to Alloria Year 3030 Saron Bravewind stared at the grey brick ceiling in the darkness. The fire that s... ... position of the moon meant it was the middle of the night, only a few hours until morning. He had been trying to figure out the cause of the co... ... two thousand and four. Since he was a little boy, he had wanted to venture to the stars. He heard stories during the age of technology of how man se... ...her human’s life, as some believe. The time would come when he would enter the stars to explore. His ship would be ready soon enough once the re... ... were finalized and he would find the answers he needed. All would be well in the morning, as it should be. He pulled his wife, Jacina onto hi... ...d in minutes, his mind finally rested enough to fall into slumber. The next morning, Saron stood amidst the cool greenery of the landscape tha... ...out to the front hall and saw his men and the mystical creatures both aiming their weapons at each other. Alin held one of the creatures’ necks in a... ...dy because it is simply replacing your natural defense. A wound made by an unknown weapon in an elven body is difficult when one does not understand... ...weapon in an elven body is difficult when one does not understand the metal in the weapon.” “Then we will have to obtain one of their weapons,” he d...

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... agrees to take a look at his artifact. She believes it is a partial piece of a shaman's breatplate, a very spiritual man who believesd in a mystical star pathway to the spirit world. She tells Hawk legend has it he will be rewarded with a night vision and a meeting with the Soul Bearer. ...

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... man's thoughts were on tomorrow: a day he feared, but knew had to come. As he stared into the crystal green water just below the surface of the ri... ...e great sun that warmed the Mother Earth, the moon that lit the night, even the stars that sparkled like distant fireflies, were all strands in the ... ...ed. Seattle knew the fate of his brothers who had stood against the white man's weapons. He would sign the Treaty and let the White Chief buy the l... ...great white clouds and splashed rays of sunlight onto a grassy plain. The early morning dew still glistened. The panoramic view was exquisite. The s... ...espective places. Cavalry sol­ diers stood around a Union flag that waved in the morning breeze, while a Union band played soothing music against a ... ...man acknowledging the oth- 6 Johnathan Cross er. The Suquamish braves stood in stark contrast to the uni­ formed blue-coated soldiers. When the ban... ...o believe," Richard said hesitantly. "If this is a dream, you will awake in the morning, and that will be that." "And ifI'm not dreaming?" "Then y... ...information. And I mean that literally. It seems that your ex-lover is stealing weapons­ grade plutonium." "How do you know?" she asked suspiciously... ...y serious. "If that's the case, Pierce may be more sinister than we imag­ ined. Weapons-grade plutonium is stored there." The words sent shock waves...

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...nerves. He slipped off his leather jacket. “Oh, come on. I even bought a proper Indiana Jones fedora for the occasion.” Her cheeks grew hot as she stared at the safari shirt stretching across his broad shoulders and strong chest, his sleeves rolled up at the elbow. Khaki-colored pants finished his adventurer ensemble. His brown hair hung in shaggy waves from underneath ...

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...Huin's sleep was spastic like a nervous twitch that would every now and then startle him into wakefulness and he would wonder where he was: Muguk, Cho... .....America") and the class was in an uproar. He thought of this in one of his startled awakenings. He looked from the window to flat patches of skimpy ... ...like a reluctant and tortured snake but accepting the inevitability. He just stared at the fountain for many uncomfortable minutes hoping that the mou... ...he trailer park and whisk his sister away, his mother would pursue her early morning exercises in front of the television and he would emulate her mo... ...horrible but in winters the cold snuffed the residents out of sleep in early mornings as animals from forest fires and the mostly aged tenants, before... ...erceptions of them, each one was august, unpretentious, and melting into the morning sun. Those rags they wore were more patriotic than flags and more... ...th the environment and Islamic extremists; more and more societies possessed weapons of mass destruction that had the potential force that was beyond ... ...ed innate aggression behind terms like axis of evil, rogue country harboring weapons of mass destruction, links to Al Queida, and liberation for the I... ...n its quest for meaning was like the Bush administration's groping for these weapons of mass destruction to disprove the obvious: that Bush's hallucin...

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...the sand-dunes with their out- rageously long feet, or simply engaged in a staring contest with a nearby star, they instantly forgot what they were d... ...m the distant galaxies. ‘I passed my younger years travelling between the stars, unearthing the secrets that they yielded and sharing my wisdom wher... ...oons will fall out of the sky, they moaned. Tell us that the light of the stars will go out like a candle. Tell us anything but that the Story will ... ...at f owed down from the grape bushes in the hills. They made merry in the mornings and sometimes impersonated the Hoomans from the Story, strutting ... ...s they’d had surf ng down the 6 Bozo and the Storyteller dunes, the long mornings of making up songs beside the wine-streams, and the nights of pla... ...ine wherever they go. Other deities f nd it hard to get out of bed in the morning, and when they do they bring a good deal of mist and grey cloud wi... ...for the blow to fall another huge wave swamped the deck. Marv gripped his weapon so tightly that he’d forgotten to hold on to anything else. With a ...

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... play, beseeching her with open- faced candor. Evit fixed her with a serious stare. Zai leaned toward them and kissed their messy faces. Abri asked,... ...f their kind, learning the nuances of the hunt. They wept at the sight of a starving Masari—the skin turned sallow, the fur dulled and shedding. The... ...t People? Ata became convinced that his companion's death had resulted from starvation, not that she had gone to feed others. We are called Yata to... ...rvings surrounding them changed with the shifting light. A tale told in the morning held a different meaning against the backdrop of dusk. TripSton... ...oothills steepened. A hidden, precipitous trail took her higher until early morning light gleamed golden off cairns that pointed the way, disguised a... ...e delivered to the Yata alongside the other goods. TripStone had spent the morning with her household at the Grange, Crossroads' communal farm, pul... ...re like." Gria adjusted Zai's aim, illustrating sight lines. "We tested the weapons to be sure they worked. These are training rifles, not full-size... ...into their targets as archers stood in a line and practiced with contraband weapons. Others wielded crossbows. Still others engaged in hand-to-hand ... ...All that we do here is arm ourselves with pincers—with claws, beaks, fangs. Weapons are our own natural tools. Without the Covenant, we'd have devel...

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...these indescribable hideous life forms worshipped advanced technology and weaponry. No surface dweller could prove what was thought, fact. Fabricate... ...rotective glasses sat on top of her short, dark hair in readiness for the morning glare. With no respect for the dead, Roxanne made comments that sh... ...anne lowered her tone and continued. "No one survived this one; let’s just start the burning." "You know the routine," Alex replied, continuing to sea... ...s to drag corpses to the mounds, their blood already drying in the early morning heat. "Like lambs to the slaughter." Alex sighed disappointed. "Lam... ...he stirring dry earth in the distance prompted a change of subject. "It’s starting early this morning, and I'm not getting showered in the shit. Alr... ...h in the distance prompted a change of subject. "It’s starting early this morning, and I'm not getting showered in the shit. Already I've got so muc... ...security. He knows his job so let him do it." He continued with Alex just staring unmoved. "Repeatedly we have gone over this. You place more emphas... ...ched and disarmed the Rider out in the field. No matter how primitive the weapons, security confiscated any threat to the underworld. Experience had... ... be armed. Masking his fears in facade of calm, he glanced over the four weapons now pointing at him. Such an abrupt demand to hand Alex over to ano...

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...meretricious tool to conjure plausible scenarios of itself being used as a weapon. No, he thought, he did not seriously dislike this fetid sloven bene... ... ground near an ancient stupa, prop his head against its stone spiral, and stare out into clouds and distant space. If in doing so he were to be perce... ... that air conditioner in the window of the living room on early into early morning chilling the house like an American winter, and he would snuggle de... ...deep under a saffron monk-colored blanket that was as stiff as it had been starched and ironed. Within that room where he would sleep there was a pict... ...ned/Thai co-signed sweatshops. Independence, you know. They will be facing starvation in Laos shortly. Early death is like being a marathon winner, do... ...ch to scratch with. "Don't keep me waiting all night for an answer." "It's morning now. She's not all that ugly and she is a good communicator. Well, ... ...m the window and seat from the window and seat thief, so that he might let morning and movement pass through the orifices of his eyes to obstruct memo... ...e through nature's hand and bidding but as such arsenal all the same; live weaponry shot from a missile launcher that could not be said to be possesse...

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...ow if Lazer Cat would run well either. The horse had performed poorly in four starts on a sunny day, but maybe he’d like the shitty weather. Lazer r... ... trainer now, making bags of money.” “Everything’s good. Got a race about to start.” Kurt’s mouth tightened as the horses approached the starting g... ...rned and re-focused on the horses clustering around the gate. The race would start soon, just three left to load. Lazer was the only gray in the rac... ...a’s complaints. It didn’t matter what kind of horses she rode the rest of the morning because it was finally happening. She was going to ride a nice... ...new guy. Exercising horses for free is piss-poor business.” “If I show up for morning gallops there's a better chance the trainer will let me ride in... .... “This Julie you recommend, is she dependable?” “Sure. Shows up early every morning, ready to ride.” Sandra slapped her stirrup over the horn and ... ...dles. The metal box was still there though, its contents a secret. A murder weapon maybe? No, Otto wouldn't be stupid enough to leave anything th... ...an has diamonds in his possession, we'll be okay. Maybe we’ll find the murder weapon or something that shows how they smuggled the rocks.” “They h...