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  • I touched the ecstasy plug with my imaginary fingertips, then ran them down the hair-fine wire going deep into Owen's brain, down into the pleasure center.

    Minnesota Menage Jack Swenson 2010

  • His eyes were eggs of unstable crystal, vibrating with a frequency whose name was rain and the sound of trains, sud - denly sprouting a humming forest of hair-fine glass spines.

    Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010

  • Hold it adjacent to a bright light source and tilt it until you see hundreds of hair-fine lines of color.

    Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: March 5-7, 2010 | Universe Today 2010

  • A single hair-fine thread of crimson neon extended from the center of the restored window to the shifting outline of his icebreaker.

    Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010

  • Afterimage of a single hair-fine line of red light.

    Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010

  • Before I could get clear on what this might mean, the silver snake on my upper arm split into dozens of hair-fine chains and slithered back down to my wrist, binding my hands.

    Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009

  • Before I could get clear on what this might mean, the silver snake on my upper arm split into dozens of hair-fine chains and slithered back down to my wrist, binding my hands.

    Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009

  • Before I could get clear on what this might mean, the silver snake on my upper arm split into dozens of hair-fine chains and slithered back down to my wrist, binding my hands.

    Dancing with Werewolves Carole Nelson Douglas 2009

  • He held his hand out flat in front of him so the boy could see the imprinted face and the swinging, hair-fine needle.

    The Janus Gate: Future Imperfect L. A. Graf 2002

  • He held his hand out flat in front of him so the boy could see the imprinted face and the swinging, hair-fine needle.

    The Janus Gate: Future Imperfect L. A. Graf 2002

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