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The air-vesicles are completely plugged by this material, and very interesting specimens may be obtained by careful dissection, in the shape of casts of the bronchial tubes and air-vesicles, clustered together like bunches of grapes.
"I want you to tail Old Man Curry from now until the barrier goes up, understand? Yes, yes, you told me the horse bled this morning, but that old fox has got the miracle habit; I'd hate to give him too long a price on a dead horse, understand, Mac? If Curry is going to bet a plugged nickel on this here Jeremiah, I'll hold him out and not take a cent on him.
The communicator indicator light was glowing red. He plugged in his helmet circuit and said, "This is Lieutenant Foster. Go ahead." A voice crackled across space from earth. "This is Terra base. Foster, a Consops cruiser has apparently been hiding behind the sun waiting for you. Our screens just picked it up, heading your way.
Bodge; "and it's the only one in the world like it, because I made it myself, and I wouldn't tell an angel the secret of the stuff I've plugged in there. You see for yourself what it will do when it comes near gold or silver." Hiram turned a cold stare on his wistful eagerness.
When it had disappeared underground we carefully buried a steel trap at the entrance of the hole and anchored it securely to an iron tent peg. With rocks and earth we plugged all the other openings, for there are usually five or six tunnels to every burrow.
I suppose whatever you do won't put her in any worse a pickle. No doubt she'll come up herself when the holes are plugged and the pumps get going again." They pulled aboard the Barang, and while the boats were sent ashore to bring down all the empty drums, Bill Blunt assumed a comical air of study and thought out his plan. He first asked about the holes and what had been done with them.
"Not more than we can pump out of her in ten minutes," was the reply, as I sighted him creeping toward me along the narrow space underneath the beams. "They only bored five holes through her, and I've already plugged 'em tight enough to stop the water from comin' in though of course they'll want a few good taps on the head to make 'em all secure.
Side by side, encouraging, entreating, helping and driving one another they plugged through their training with their eyes fixed upon the coveted reward of every air service cadet a pair of silvered wings! Together they had won their wings; together they had gone to the front; together they had gone out on patrol, high above the lines, and met the enemy.
"He jumped and grabbed me by the arm. ''Tain't plugged, he yells, sharp. 'The tank's empty, I tell you. "He kept pulling me away from the cabin, but I hung onto the handle. "'You can't be too sure, I says. 'This door's locked. Give me the key. "'I I left the key at home, he says. 'Don't waste time. Go over to your boat and fetch me some gasoline. I'll pay you well for it.
The little short holes in the middle of the field are plugged up by the old does with grass and fur when they are away, which is pretty often. Then the silver tabby heard a thump come out of the night a thud, hollow, resounding, and noticeable. It was repeated after an interval, and again repeated. There was a certain note of insistence about it like a signal.
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