Sheep-things

[winter]

Meme from just about everyone.

1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph.

Now we turn again. 'Ohh, ça ira, ça ira, ça ira, les aristocrates à la lanterne... There's been an accident, but you're perfectly fine. ' He looked down and set off back the way she'd come, and she saw how twisted the accident had left him, hobbling, swinging his stiff leg as he went. Because he was a secretive man, he was glad at least of one thing; that no-one would ever know.

(La Morte D'Arthur vol. 2, Sandman VI, Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, All Tomorrow's Parties and The Fist of God)

ETA: Happy birthday applegnat!

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[spiteful-caddy.livejournal.com]

The agent is always pushing paper in front of me and saying, sign this, "Birds arouse more interest among the general public than any other animal group, even including mammals." He also has a wrist-sized viewscreen monitor that can be turned to the master video screen. Lady Rohanne took a carrot from her sleeves and stroked her head as she took it. This proved successful, and helped the pioneers of forensic odotology, Davenport and Amoedo establish guidelines that are still followed today.

(Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds, Crime Scene - The Ultimate Guide to Forensic Science, Survivor, Legends II, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe vol. 3)

Not sure if the last one counts, but it was the easiest set of bound pages to pull out without disturbing everything else.