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bent and Sile gave a little line
The tough rod bent, and Sile gave a little line at first; but the trout made an up-stream rush and was guided to the shore.
— from Two Arrows: A Story of Red and White by William O. Stoddard

begin a small gouge a little less
Take, to begin, a small gouge, a little less than the stem to be cut in diameter, and run it along the line.
— from A Manual of Wood Carving by Charles Godfrey Leland

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