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Authors: D. M. Cornish

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Wrangle
poor boy of obscure origins who goes by this name and this name alone—of too destitute a beginning, it seems, to have more than a first name. A fairly slow-witted but physically adept lad, he is the perfect candidate for a soldier—or
lighter.
wrench-of-arms
what we would call arm wrestling.
X
Blood and sutures! No entry for
x!
Y
yesternight
last night, the counterpart of yesterday.
Z
Pullets and cockerels! Still no entry for
z!
How is this possible?
APPENDIX 1(A)
THE 16-MONTH CALENDAR OF THE HALF-CONTINENT
APPENDIX 1(B)
DAYS OF THE WEEK (7)
APPENDIX 2
APPENDIX 3
APPENDIX 4
A GENERAL MANNING-TABLE OF LAMPLIGHTERS & AUXILIARIES OF WINSTERMILL MANSE
and the cothouses beyond, in order of rank & authority from highest to least
WARRANT & NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICIERS
OTHER RANKS
APPENDIX 5
APPENDIX 6
PRENTICE SCHEDULE
APPENDIX 7

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