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A scab is always a fascinating thing. -
It stretched the whole length of the hall from the stairs on which he sat to the front door in the distance. -
The red parts of the carpet are red-hot lumps of coal. -
The black parts poisonous snakes, adders mostly, and cobras, thick like tree-trunks round the middle. -
If he get across safely without being burnt and bitten, he will be given a puppy for his birthday tomorrow. -
Yellow was the only colour he was allowed to walk on. -
His bright oval face was curiously intent, and he was holding his arms out sideways to assist his balance. -
The fear of not getting the puppy compelled him to go on. -
The child went high up on his toes and stayed there, frozen stiff with terror.
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Outside in the sunshine, far away behind the house, the mother was looking for her son.
