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by repudiating our union exclaimed the
[134] "You will not dare set idle tongues gossiping by repudiating our union!" exclaimed the young man, fiercely.
— from The Masked Bridal by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.

burning regions of Upper Egypt the
Their bodies were protected by a cuirass of crocodile-skin; their impassible look, the perfect regularity of their motions, their coppery complexion, deepened still more by the recent expedition to the burning regions of Upper Egypt, the desert dust which lay upon their clothes, inspired admiration for their discipline and courage.
— from The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 by Théophile Gautier

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