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  1. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    And if things go on as they are, in a few months the men will have cut all the trees down and that will be the end of the bubblegum tree - forever'.Nobody said anything. Billy thought that he had never heard such a sad story before. Surely somebody could do something before the bubblegum trees before it was too late.
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  2. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    I watched him walk down the path from the house and then off on to the dusty road. People do that in India. When they reach a certain time of life, they sometimes just walk off and become holy men and never come back.That is what my father did
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  3. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    It was a job that suited Stinger perfectly, as he was always happy when snarling, and snarling at sharks is as snarly a job as anyone can imagine. Of course it was possible that one day he might meet a shark who wasn't frightened of him, but then that's another story, and no job can be perfect in all respects.
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  4. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    They'll go to jail' said the Captain. 'And they'll stay there until Christmas. Then, if they promise to give up piracy and take an honest job somewhere, they may be allowed to go free.
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  5. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    Bill and Ed did not look as bad as the other two, but they both had six or seven large gold rings in each ear, and this made them rattle when they walked.
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  6. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    And if you do see any pirates, I don't want you to pick up any rough manners from them. Do you understand?
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  7. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    The turtles and birds who lived on the islands were also very friendly, as they hardly ever saw any humans and were always pleased to have some company.
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  8. Alexander McCall Smith _ Explosive Adventures

    It was a pink sort of smell- a smell that seemed to get bigger as you smelled it and then burst, just like the popping of a bubble
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