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The more time I spent with this particular unit and the more time I spent with Captain Lankey, the more I grew to respect the professionalism of the job that he was doing.
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The indignant sage sallied forth in his shirt, poker in hand, and a little black wig on the top of his head, instead of helmet; prepared to wreak vengeance on the assailants of his castle; but when his two young friends, Lankey and Beau, as he used to call them, presented themselves, summoning him forth to a morning ramble, his whole manner changed.
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"Let's get beneath the stateroom and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Bret Harte 1869
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"Let's get beneath the state-room and bore through the deck, and so tap it," said Lankey.
Condensed Novels Bret Harte 1869
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The indignant sage sallied forth in his shirt, poker in hand, and a little black wig on the top of his head, instead of helmet; prepared to wreak vengeance on the assailants of his castle; but when his two young friends, Lankey and Beau, as he used to call them, presented themselves, summoning him forth to a morning ramble, his whole manner changed.
Oliver Goldsmith Irving, Washington 1849
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The indignant sage sallied forth in his shirt, poker in hand, and a little black wig on the top of his head, instead of helmet; prepared to wreak vengeance on the assailants of his castle; but when his two young friends, Lankey and Beau, as he used to call them, presented themselves, summoning him forth to a morning ramble, his whole manner changed.
Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Washington Irving 1821
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A Meigs County escapee, Lankey said he was the triggerman.
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News NewsChannel 9 2010
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District Attorney General Steve Bebb had previously offered Lankey a 40-year sentence, which he would have to serve 100 percent of, in exchange for a guilty plea in the death of Jeff Beene.
WBIR.com - News 2010
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As Lankey is 31, he'll be eligible for release at age 71.
WBIR.com - News 2010
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A Meigs County escapee, Lankey said he was the triggerman.
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News NewsChannel 9 2010
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