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1  And then you, playing at hunting.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ELEVEN Castle Rock
2  They tickled under his nostrils and played leapfrog on his thighs.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER EIGHT Gift for the Darkness
3  The green light and the glossy patches of sunshine played over their befouled bodies.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TEN The Shell and the Glasses
4  Percival finished his whimper and went on playing, for the tears had washed the sand away.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
5  Ever since then he had been peaked, red-eyed, and miserable; a littiun who played little and cried often.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
6  A couple of littluns were playing at the edge, trying to extract comfort from a wetness warmer than blood.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER NINE A View to a Death
7  By now, Ralph had no self-consciousness in public thinking but would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SEVEN Shadows and Tall Trees
8  The littluns played here, if not happily at least with absorbed attention; and often as many as three of them would play the same game together.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
9  Instead of remaining and playing, he swam with steady strokes under Simon and crawled out of the other side of the pool to lie there, sleek and streaming like a seal.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair