I, Dacien -- Chapter Twenty: Displacement -- CORRECTED CANONICAL VERSION

The brown mage paused. "chelm ... there is ... another matter. a sensitive matter. it may ..." and the mage paused. "no. i equivocate. it will distress you, i think, to no purpose, and that ... while you are recovering is not the right time."

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Grasping at Shadows

The woman replied pausing outside the room before opening the door. "i am not a deadbeat." the tiger grumbled as he squeezed past the defiant looking old lady. "yeah, of course you're not."

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Reckless

Ishada shiro paused, uncertainty in his eyes, then leaned the broom against the wall and hastily caught up to walk by his teacher's side.

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Chapter 5 - Poetry

There was a long pause as wanda stepped around beside him. "what kind do you write?" _why did i tell her that? i'm not too sure about where this conversation is heading._"i've written several love poems to cindy." he paused to catch his breath.

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A Life In College: Renewing a Bond, Part 1

"and there's fifty eight," the wolf paused, "fifty nine now," anji started to twirl a finger through the air. "you wanna," i paused my current push up, "shut the," i dropped back down to my sixtieth push up, "fuck up?"

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Curse of Smiles

"yeah. that." he paused for a moment. "yeah." alius paused for a moment. something seemed off. "you good smiles?" "what? yeah, i'm fine." smiles took a deep breath, "alius, do you trust me?"

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A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 3: Locks and Keys

I've used it myself," he paused, "but only when the situation called was dire.

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Life Among The Grass

He paused as if half expecting something to happen when he said that. when nothing did he gave a sigh of relief and closed his eyes. "good night alex." "night kickaha!" the next day was easier.

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Enochian: Book 1, Chapter 13

A pause as the drakkaren looked up with a flat look at him. "good luck to you and your family." "thanks."

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Bonds of Love (5)

I paused "chinese." he kissed the hickey that he gave me. "let's go then, do you want to drive?" i shook my head. after we finished eating chinese we headed to the drive-in theater. the previews started. "oh!"

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Open Season Chapter 47: Under Construction

I asked, pausing to wash out a few glasses. "well, for one thing, i couldn't keep my nose out of her fur! kath smelled like buttered popcorn, just about drove me nuts," the old badger shook his head as he headed back to his office.

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Canvas and Melody - Chapter 7

There was a long, awkward pause as michael painted a banner covering the bleachers, "so, are you going to prom?"

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