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Strange Cargo

prisoners escape by boat from Devil’s Island, accompanied by a mysterious stranger. [Am. Cinema: Strange Cargo]
See: Escape
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Her fiction has appeared in Strange Cargo, The Rattling Wall, Black Clock, Bloom, and Cactus Heart.
And fair play to the removal guys Bill and Ben (yes, really) for not so much as blinking when introduced to their strange cargo, or at Sir Benjamin's unnerving penchant for walking around the house with an antique Tommy gun under his arm.
"We had songs lined up that were breathtaking, you'll hear some of them on Chris Brown's new album, Kreayshawn's (INCREDIBLE) new album and my own, recently completed Strange Cargo album.
And then there is a remount at La MaMa of a piece called I Killed My Mother and a dance piece with Pavel Zustiak called Strange Cargo.
..and other animals found in passengers' luggage A DEAD cobra, monkey legs and a scorpion were among the strange cargo discovered by Customs over the last three years.
Unattainable, this strange cargo epitomized the effect of autonomy that has been characteristic of McConnell's work.
The officer waved Cobbett through after examining his strange cargo.
It is the latest stage in a project called Strange Cargo masterminded by Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio who style themselves the Kartoon Kings.
Giant Liver birds and other models created by Strange Cargo will also take part in today's parade, starting 11.30am at St George's Hall.
While locals scratched their heads over the mystery, a fleet of lorries delivered a strange cargo to the nearby disused Cwar yr Hendre quarry.
The Hatton Gallery at Newcastle University has produced 30,000 copies of the Strange Cargo cartoon which are being distributed around the region.
The two-hour parade will be led by the 15ft Liverpool Giant being created at World Museum Liverpool by arts company Strange Cargo.
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