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A
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across
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air
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
and
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as
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
augmented
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
bandages
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bathed
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began
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bindings
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black
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blade
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But
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From this reading But the cruelty of the Inquisition was not yet exhausted.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
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chamber
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chest
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closing
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crescent
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cruelty
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cut
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enticing
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exhausted
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extent
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floor
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force
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frantic
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free
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garment
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gave
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glow
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gnaw
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grow
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had
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heat
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hinges
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hissed
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hot
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I
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in
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
inches
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
increased
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
ingenuity
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From this reading With frantic ingenuity, I rubbed the remaining oily, spicy meat upon my leather bandages, enticing the ravenous rats to gnaw through the thongs.
InquisitionnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
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into
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inward
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iron
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it
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its
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Just
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keen
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
leather
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massive
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me
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meat
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my
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not
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of
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oily
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on
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pendulumnounUS /ˈpen.dʒə.ləm/
A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely, often used in timekeeping.
From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
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rats
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ravenous
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razor
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red
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remaining
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rolled
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rubbed
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scorching
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shifting
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spicy
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steel
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stone
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sudden
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sulfurous
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sweep
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The
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their
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thongs
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through
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to
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touched
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upon
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velocity
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From this reading The sweep of the pendulum had increased in extent, its velocity had augmented, and its keen steel crescent hissed as it cut through the air within inches of my chest.
walls
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was
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way
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With
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within
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yawning
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yet
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