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| 50 | 139 | But where was the View more quotes about great">great mechanical beast I had hoped to discover, and then disable? There were two Kurii in the room, one facing us, half bent over, as Kurii often stand, on the other side of the threshold, and one back, near the cistern, little more than a large mound of fur, a haunch of meat in one paw. |
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| 50 | 136 | Indeed, a version of the blasting flame death itself might be linked to such an unauthorized inquiry. |
| 50 | 137 | I was pleased to see the food and water, enough to sustain even life forms as large and voracious as Kurii. |
| 50 | 138 | This portion of the palace, with its door and supplies, might form a defensible redoubt capable of resisting intrusion for days. |
| 50 | 139 | But where was the great mechanical beast I had hoped to discover, and then disable? There were two Kurii in the room, one facing us, half bent over, as Kurii often stand, on the other side of the threshold, and one back, near the cistern, little more than a large mound of fur, a haunch of meat in one paw. |
| 50 | 140 | I supposed this was the first glimpse of Kurii entertained by Pertinax and Tajima. |
| 50 | 141 | I did not envy them the experience, particularly under these circumstances, in the ill-lit corridor. |
| 50 | 142 | The Kur before us had the light behind him and thus we could not well see its features. |