Culling the Fold
Into the gentle fold they are culled, and the guide which leads them is their own hand. they are not bad, though they are not good. they are mistaken and misplaced hope--without hope what is there?
MoonDust, Chapter 5
In the row ahead of her, alexei whispered to victor, "what's he mean, survive the cull?" victor's muscular shoulders rippled in a shrug. "people who don't make the grade get sent dirt-side.
MoonDust, Chapter 6
"i just wish the cull had less target practice." victor turned, ears cupping towards her. "hey,_chiquita_, don't worry. i'm sure you'll make the cut." he gave her shoulder a gentle punch.
Thrown Back: Chapter 13
"in those days, there were no cull-villages and it was unheard of for two different type of squirrels to live together.
Thrown Back: Chapter 5
There are many of us, but there are only two villages that i know of that are cull villages." "cull? that's a horrible word for it." mark bristled slightly. "it's like saying a baby isn't good enough."
MoonDust, Chapter 12
She might have survived the cull, but apparently she was far from acceptable.
Chapter 5 - The Grandmaster of Sarthas
At the end of the culling, suzujomei placed more than just the single student prohibition on his fellow teachers.
A Most Courteous Apocalypse
More cullings, more people turning back, until with a shout those at the front spotted a clear and sunny sky.
LINKS - Chapter 6 - The Collar
She’d spent two days there while it was debated whether she was to be whipped or simply culled.
The Aether
They tested, they played, they culled - they worked throughout the eons. by these demonic hands the first anima were wrought, tools of potential yet unrealized.
Tremor City Primer 1
They dont shower, they cull their weak and gorge on sapient flesh like it was nobodies buisness.
A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 3
That she would cull the herd of the weak and the sick, keeping only the strong." strong soul nodded and then slowly sank to her knees and then took a seat in the middle of the corridor.