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  • A mated hunting pair would take on almost anything in the hylaea.

    Shopgirls Frederick Barthelme 2010

  • In front of them, the hylaea seemed to become a single tree'the Home-tree.

    Shopgirls Frederick Barthelme 2010

  • In minutes the hylaea sounded and resounded normally again.

    Shopgirls Frederick Barthelme 2010

  • He returned his attention to the dark, dripping hylaea.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • The hylaea began to thin perceptibly, and the already partially acclimated Flinx found himself watching the larger openings warily.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • He could overfly the community numerous times in the Teacher's shuttle without spotting its location buried deep within the hylaea.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • Overhead, the brilliant mottled green of the hylaea soared another hundred fifty meters to meet the sky.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • Fully awake, he took in the envelop­ing hylaea, the glistening arboreals, the brilliant‑hued flowers, the vines and lianas and epiphytes and sym­biotes.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • The rain muffled the noise as it bounced down through the hylaea below, breaking branches and snapping vines.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

  • "I don't think any AAnn will be waiting in ambush," he told them as they made their way through the hylaea.

    Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995

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