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One of the women was an ancient crone.
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The ancient crone prevented him, saying, Wait!
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The people sharing his space were a family of three on one side, and an ancient crone on the other.
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I put my hand on the small of my back, my body craning slowly to straighten like an ancient crone.
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He looketh like an ancient crone, and will be thy old nurse, no doubt, going with thee on thy journey.
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The ancient crone turned, drew aside the curtains, and showed the sweet face of Thankful Blossom, more beautiful even in its paleness.
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Whether he had killed the ancient crone he did not know, but he let her rest on the floor where she had fallen.
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As the smoke ascended, the chanting died away and the ancient crone closed her single eye, the better to peer into the future.
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There are said to be ancient crones in Lerwick now who live by selling wind.
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"You would help an ancient crone over a disappeared girl?" said Sister Doctor.
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She did not move her head, but stood looking demurely, after the manner of ancient crones, over the summer landscape.
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"The second marker is proximity," the ancient crone went on.
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" Ancient crone, harbinger!" I began, then raised my voice, louder.