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1 There were the great piles of white bowls and the shining kettles.
2 On the dock great piles of seines and drift-nets were being inspected.
3 Here lay great piles of tied fleeces and heaps of loose wool.
4 Here were great piles of loose wool reaching from floor to ceiling.
5 He passes great piles of wood, and canals with logs floating in them.
6 I love to watch them when they look like great piles of snow.
7 They had disgorged great piles of weapons and supplies onto Saergaeth's new flight deck.
8 Stranded crews and passengers waved and called to them amid great piles of cargo.
9 The postman brought great piles of letters into the house.
10 Why, that must be great piles of carrots and cabbage!
11 Yet every morning there were great piles of fish and vegetables in the palace kitchen.
12 He saw the executioner throw great piles of his "Akakia" into the fire.
13 The children followed, gathering the beets into great piles for Mr. Lukes's wagon to collect.
14 Mingled with these were picks, pans, steam thawers, windlasses, and great piles of sluice timber.
15 And these great piles of lumber, Hans-think, if they should tumble down and kill you!
16 Soon they are decided to be illegal publications, and are confiscated and burned in great piles .
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