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“Excuse me for a moment, will ye. I think I have to talk to the river,' he said unsteadily and flopped over the side-rail.”

— Ian Livingstone

“He woke early the next morning. It was still cool, but he opened the window and, leaning on the ledge, looked down at the…

— Rupert Thomson

“Nothing. Where all was burnt to ash before them no fires were to be had and the nights were long and dark and cold…

— Cormac McCarthy

“I’m coming back for you, Calypso,” he said to the night wind. “I swear it on the River Styx.”

— Rick Riordan

“I didn't have to stand here in the darkling arms. I could vanish from his grip, slide back into consciousness and the safety of…

— Leigh Bardugo

“I paused finally and watched the trees for slashes of light, but saw none. As my heart settled and my ears became less occupied…

— Augusten Burroughs

“He stared out across the lake. And suddenly he felt the fire and iron of her presence, a moment before the water began to…

— Stephen Deas

“Tawny gave me a puzzled look but nodded in agreement. She went downstairs while I went to my room. I collapsed onto the bed.…

— Shawnda Currie

“I wasn't sure I found that particularly reassuring, but in the event of an attack I wasn't going to be as much use as…

— Ben Aaronovitch

“...the wildlings had no where to go. Some continued upward, and died. Some went downward, and died. Some stayed where they were. They died…

— George R.R. Martin

“He spun away from his friends. Glanced down. The puddles were now undulating fiercely against the jagged rocks lining the ground. They were still…

— Gena Showalter