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Word: gripless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...heavy corner of Adams House in the piped labyrinth of the basement there are two unmarked wooden doors. Behind them, three or four rooms wind inwards like the chambers of a shell. They are cluttered with odd implements--worn-wood museum pieces with too many handles and big, gripless screws. There are empty racks and cupboards full of metals. There is a smell of deepening rubber. And nested in the inner room, there is the press...

Author: By By J.L. Martin, | Title: closerlook: Impressions in the Bowels of Adams | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

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