The bristling eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. Mesmerized. the boy w…

Jonathan Stroud
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The bristling eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. Mesmerized. the boy watched them disappear under the hanging white thatch of hair. There, almost coyly, they remained just out of sight for a moment, before suddenly descending with a terrible finality and weight. ✨ The Amulet of Samarkand. Book by Jonathan Stroud, September 30, 2003.
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