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25 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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fend off
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repel
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obstinacy
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stubborness
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exclamation mark
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the District Commissioner
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ravenous
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very hungry
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attributed solely to
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gave credit completely to
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Dullards reeled senselessly and aimlessly into the abyss
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stupid people were unaware of why they lost
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grapple with
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wrestle with
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hurtling past
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rushing wildly ahead of
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advent
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coming
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encompassed
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encircled
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diverted into
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turned into
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destined
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bound
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besieged
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surrounded and attacked
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sluggish
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slow-moving
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wavering
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unsteadily
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clods
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lumps
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...their plight became momently more perilous
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The danger increased second by second.
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barrage
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bombardment
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erred
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gone wrong
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zest
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enjoyment
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bestir himself
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get going
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skirmishers
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scouts
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assert
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state strongly
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...in a flash a towering rampart of fire encompassed the garrison
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a wall of fire surrounded the besieged
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nil
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nothing
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