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Did anyone say anything about her appearance? About her height? Anything that
was not nice?" "Ruth did," I said. "Ruth said she looked like a giraffe." My mother's
hand slid off mine; gratified, she got up and began to gather up the tea things.
Then she began to choke. He put his arms around her and she leaned against
him, choking, making funny ... They began to walk slowly toward the kitchen door.
When they had gone out and put out the light, I followed them out into the back ...
As I watched, the water began falling in the seal-woman's helmet and then it was
all air. I supposed she was dead. My friend, our visitor, was standing in the
middle of the room, blood welling from under her hand; she was bent over with
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Alyx is the hero of these five tales. She is fearless, determined, amoral, a complex character. No man can detain her. In the earlier stories she is Alyx the Pickpocket or Alyx the Murderer; later she ... Read full review
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The Adventures of Alyx is a collection of four short stories and a novella. The first three short stories follow a small-time tough named Alyx on a series of typical fantasy adventures. Alyx is an ... Read full review
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