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It felt good to predict the effects that would likely follow a particular cause, just as it felt good to feel the rain on her face. A predictable future meant that any previous change had not been too severe.

- Liberation (Joanna Scott), pg. 124

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But I do let the slaves recline upon the dining couches as if they were guests and take turns serving each other, while I take a meal in my bedchamber. They always seem to enjoy the little charade, judging from all the noise they make.

- The House of the Vestals (Steven Saylor), pg. 161

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He nodded ahead to where the path narrowed and grunted something she took to mean he wanted her to ride in front. she spurred her horse, grateful to put a little distance between them.

- Knight of Desire (Margaret Mallory), pg. 238

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Five minutes after the conversation was over, the newspapers headlined that the Queen secretly taped the conversation. One big scandal followed.

- Visions on America (Jean Koning), pg. 64

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Dell grabbed two and we met at the table. My face burned from the cold, my hair was dripping wet, and the legs of my jeans were crusted over with snow and sticking uncomfortably to my legs. Dell looked like he’d just walked out of a trendy men’s fashion magazine.

- Forbidden: The Temptation (Samantha Sommersby), pg. 97

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The Dutch model is based on harm reduction: protect the public health, provide treatment options to users, and let law enforcement focus efforts on high-level drug producers instead of the drug users. As a social experiment, the Dutch people have benefitted, with abuse rates significantly lower than those seen in the United States.

- Chemical Cowboys (Lisa Sweetingham), pg. ??