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shewhomust ([personal profile] shewhomust) wrote2007-03-23 09:04 pm
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Modern Firsts

How's this for a first line?
Hanging by his heels and turning slowly in the draught that slipped beneath the crimson door, Detective Inspector Chen tried desperately to attract the demon's attention.

Snake Agent, Liz Williams


The next few chapters (which is as far as I've got) are pretty damn good too, but isn't that just a fine start?




In other news, the Third Gasman announced that the fan which was fitted by the Second Gasman two days before) had burned out, and no, he didn't have a spare. So yesterday we were visited by the Fourth Gasman - who was in fact the First Gaswoman - who fitted a new new fan. It's working so far.

We marked the arrival of spring by eating rhubarb for the first time this year (in a crumble, with a little orange zest). The rhubard crop is late, it seems, because of the mild weather.

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