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I summoned more force from the body of the Logrus, which swam specterlike within and before me, and I poured this energy into the gauntlets, the pattern of the Logrus changing form again as I did so.
Blood of Amber Zelazny, Roger 1986
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I'm not sure which worried me more, Brockhurst calling me "boss" or the specterlike character who had just stepped up to our table.
Myth Conceptions Asprin, Robert 1980
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Here and there a solitary tree stood specterlike on the riverbank, but for the most part the plains were unwooded.
The Chisholms Evan Hunter 1976
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Here and there a solitary tree stood specterlike on the riverbank, but for the most part the plains were unwooded.
The Chisholms Evan Hunter 1976
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Here and there a solitary tree stood specterlike on the riverbank, but for the most part the plains were unwooded.
The Chisholms Evan Hunter 1976
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At night, pillars of fire took the place of the smoke, and all the while, save for an occasional glimpse in the distance of a solitary horseman who faded specterlike from view on their approach, they saw not a soul.
When Dreams Come True Ritter Brown
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The nurse rose from the deepening gloom and stood erect in the moonlight, her figure throwing upon the whitewashed wall a distorted, specterlike silhouette.
The Wall Between Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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