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Thog's Masterclass. Neat Tricks. 'Alex's snub-nosed face sagged open. His blue eyes revolved incredulously.' (Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson, 'Heroes are Made' aka 'The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch', May 1951 Other Worlds Science Stories) [CG]
• 'Huddled on the armchair where he'd sat to read until late last night, Helenka was embracing her retracted knees.' 'Her anguish could be perceived only by the way her lips tightened in a peristaltic pucker.' (both Ben Pastor, Lumen, 1999) [PB]
• Eyeballs in the Sky. 'For a few seconds, behind Torstad's eyes, something rattled its chains.' (Poul Anderson, There Will Be Time, 1973) [MMW]
• 'Jim stared with all his eyes.' (Isabel Ostrander, Anything Once, 1920) [PB]
• Digital Commerce Dept. 'Daniel sat back, steepling his long fingers across his waistcoat. He bought them from a little shop in Brixton Market.' (Paul McAuley, Something Coming Through, 2015) [HF]