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  • Behind him in the boat were arranged six swords, buried point-down in the hull of the boat.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • Behind him in the boat were arranged six swords, buried point-down in the hull of the boat.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • Maven turned it point-down against the table, the end of the handle against his open palm, slowly rotating his flat hand, cutting a tiny hole in the table linen.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • Maven turned it point-down against the table, the end of the handle against his open palm, slowly rotating his flat hand, cutting a tiny hole in the table linen.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • Maven turned it point-down against the table, the end of the handle against his open palm, slowly rotating his flat hand, cutting a tiny hole in the table linen.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • Maven turned it point-down against the table, the end of the handle against his open palm, slowly rotating his flat hand, cutting a tiny hole in the table linen.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • The last of the Taraboners, those who had arrived late, began stretching out in a line fifty paces behind the others, driving their lances point-down into the ground and pulling their horse-bows from the cases fastened behind their saddles.

    Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005

  • No one was smoking heroin, but there were plenty of needles in evidence; on the buffet table three hypodermics stood point-down in a glass of clear liquid.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • Joscelin cast the torch from him, hurling it point-down like a warrior planting a spear ...

    Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003

  • With that I thrust the knife point-down into the tatami next to where the guest was sitting and, with head held high, marched out of the room.

    Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002

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