Word: bamboos
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...cooled, they were in comfort there, as in a bamboo frigidaire...
...from Behind. On the gravel paths and carefully groomed sod of the Plaza, by the 250-year-old Imperial moat, a bloody, violent scene burst into life. The Internationale roared in a thousand throats and the Communists brought out of concealment rocks, bags of offal and vicious, steel-reinforced bamboo spears. They surged toward thin cordons of police. In the first wave marched spear-and club-wielders. Behind them, in the classic tactic of trained street fighters, were ranks of stone-throwers. Messengers scurried between the lines to transmit orders from leaders, and on the sidelines girls stood...
Then comes the beheading, performed with ceremony. The implement used is a bamboo knife. Small children are spared and adopted, in the hope that they will tell the names of the unidentified dead...
After prolonged ceremonies, a lavish celebration is prepared. The people cut bamboo to fence a dancing area, and build covered seats and sleeping couches all around its margin. An elaborate feast is made ready. The warriors braid their hair, at a sign from the elders, the drums roll and the warriors parade around the dance area showing to their fellow citizens the heads that they have taken...
...well, off to Tommy's Bamboo Paradise," he muttered as he recrossed the street and trotted up to his car. Deftly he flicked on the ignition switch, pumped the gas pedal twice and pushed the starter. The engine took hold instantly, and Vag's mind dwelt momentarily on the excellency of his driving machine. He slipped it into first gear and stepped on the gas. The engine raced, the rear wheels raced, but the car stood still. The low whine of wheels spinning on ice split...