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“Daddy taught me. He’s a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he’ll come and rescue us”

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“You’re talking too much. Shut up fatty.”

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“Rodger’s arm was conditioned by a civilisation that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.”

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“‘And you shut up! Who are you anyway? Sitting there - telling people what to do. You can’t hunt’
‘I’m chief. I was chosen.’
‘Why should chosing make any difference?’”

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“Suddenly Jack bounded out from the tribe and began screaming wildly. ‘See? See? That’s what you’ll get! I mean that! There isn’t a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone’ … Viciously and with full intention he hurled his spear at Ralph.”

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“‘Smoke.’
A strange thing happened in his head. Something flittered there in front of his mind like a bat’s wing, obscuring his idea.
‘Smoke.’”

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“Someone laughed excitedly, and a voice shouted. ‘Smoke!’”

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“Rodger sharpened a stick at both ends.”

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