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Falconry
a. designating short-winged hawks that capture their quarry by swiftness and adroitness of flight
b. designating quarry which is inferior or unworthy of pursuit by a particular species of hawk or falcon
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In contrast to Arthur's physical attraction to Carrie, "his love for Helen, if love it were, had been a pure devotion of the spirit, a sentiment which called into play the highest energies of his heart to the exclusion of all ignobler feeling" (2: 58).
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The River That Might Have Been - The lure and lore of Canada's outpost Atlantic province are unforgettably conveyed by two brilliant novels from Newfoundland

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