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  • A dozen widely-scattered white smoke-puffs broke from the rugged face in front of us.

    Churchill On The Frontier - Mamund Valley II Laban 2004

  • A dozen widely-scattered white smoke-puffs broke from the rugged face in front of us.

    Archive 2004-12-05 Laban 2004

  • At the root of the smoke-puffs, once or twice, she descried a stocky figure moving leisurely, and in spite of the distance and huddle of vapour could declare that it was Captain Stubbard.

    Springhaven Richard Doddridge 2004

  • In those days when people got quite close together in order to fight, and used—partly, at any rate—large-bore rifles to fight with, loud bangs were heard and smoke-puffs or even flashes could be seen.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • In those days when people got quite close together in order to fight, and used—partly, at any rate—large-bore rifles to fight with, loud bangs were heard and smoke-puffs or even flashes could be seen.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • A dozen widely-scattered white smoke-puffs broke from the rugged face in front of us.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • A dozen widely-scattered white smoke-puffs broke from the rugged face in front of us.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • A dozen widely-scattered white smoke-puffs broke from the rugged face in front of us.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • In those days when people got quite close together in order to fight, and used—partly, at any rate—large-bore rifles to fight with, loud bangs were heard and smoke-puffs or even flashes could be seen.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • Ordnance smoke-puffs flicker on nearly every sleeve.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

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