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Varthlokkur asked, "What did you mean about the savan dalage?"
An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988
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It was the scent of savan dalage, a monster of the night, created in the laboratories of Ehelebe by Magden Norath.
An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988
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And the savan dalage could not start after him before nightfall.
An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988
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He gaped as the savan dalage hurtled back through the fire, screaming and writhing.
An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988
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The problem would be to find a place where the savan dalage could come at him from but one direction.
An Ill Fate Marshalling Cook, Glen 1988
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By the same great _savan_, we are taught that God governs all, not as the soul of the world, but as the Lord and sovereign of all things; that it is in consequence of His sovereignty He is called the Lord God, the
An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles Charles Southwell
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Vogt, a savan who in late years has become noted as a radical politician.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Various
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In 1860, M. Lartet, a distinguished French savan, examined thoroughly the remaining contents of the cavern and its surroundings and approaches.
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In truth, the French savan is uncommonly clear in the most abstract things; but it would be an interesting question, whether the necessity of being not alone easily intelligible but agreeable to the capacity of comprehension possessed by the unschooled mind of woman, has not largely contributed to the facility and charm which is peculiar to French scientific literature.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 Various
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She is the daughter of the German savan, L.H. Jacob, who was long a Professor at
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Various
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