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Updated: May 17, 2025

With one hand she held a burning twig by way of a torch, and with the other she patted her hair into shape and finally thrust the comb into the glittering, heavy coils. She started, as if she felt his presence without looking, and knelt with body erect. "P-P-Pierre!" "Yes?" "C-c-c-close your eyes." He obeyed. "Look!"

Max Brand - Riders of the Silences