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A grandpiano stood in front of the long narrow windows and on it slouched several thick piles of curlyedged paper.
Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940
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He designed the waterfall himself, and over the grandpiano in the front room looking out on the plaza was an oil-painting of it -- a whale of a painting, done by a stranded Scandinavian who told Mr. Amundsen he'd seen that identical waterfall in Norway many a time, which perhaps he had.
Sonnie-Boy's People 1912
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The structure is based on the keyboard and mechanics of a classic grandpiano but with a smaller harp, less strings and shorter than a classic baby grand.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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