Darvo

"Darvo of the Sharamudoi, this is Ayla of the Mamutoi," Jondalar said.

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Serenio had one son, but she never had any others after that, and Darvo was almost a young man.

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Doraldo was a young man, a few years older than Darvo, and full of high spirits, just beginning his life.

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He had thought about it the night before, and, recalling how Darvo had taken to flint knapping even as a young boy, he felt that if they could be taught a craft, like flint knapping, they could lead independent and useful lives even though they were crippled.

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Ayla could see the genuine affection they shared, but after the first rush of greeting, Darvo seemed a little embarrassed.

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"I came to ask Darvo if he'd like to spend the night with us," Markeno said.

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"About these animals, you could help us, Darvo, if you're willing," he said.

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The man told Darvo to stretch up, then belted it fairly low, almost at the hips, so that it bloused in a way that made the ermine tails hang free.

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You are speaking Mamutoi as though you were born to it, Darvo.

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He liked the way she always called him Darvalo, and not Darvo, the way everyone else did.

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It is called Darvo – deny, attack and reverse victim and offender.

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