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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
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Stephen King's Mist.
0 I guess he could be forgiven for squashing my nickel when I could barely remember not to do it myself. 02 br
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00 Above is from Stephen King's Mist. 02 br
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00 (1) I could barely remember.... means that I managed to remember with some difficulty? 02 br
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00 (2) remember not to do it......... means remember the time that I started not squashing my nickel? 0-
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00 Above is from Stephen King's Mist. 02 br
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00 (1) I could barely remember.... means that I managed to remember with some difficulty? 02 br
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00 (2) remember not to do it......... means remember the time that I started not squashing my nickel? 0-
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0 he squashed my nickel 02 br 00 normally, I'd would have done it myself, I barely resisted not to do it 02 br 00 so his feat was understandable/excusable 02 br 00 1) yes 02 br 00 2) barely remembered NOT to do it: I remembered 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 to squash the nickel 01 b 00 at the limit/in the extreme/barely, with some difficulty 02 b 0-
- 0 he squashed my nickel 02 br 00 normally, I'd would have done it myself, I barely resisted not to do it 02 br 00 so his feat was understandable/excusable 02 br 00 1) yes 02 br 00 2) barely remembered NOT to do it: I remembered 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 to squash the nickel 01 b 00 at the limit/in the extreme/barely, with some difficulty 02 b 0-
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0 he squashed my nickel 02 br
00 normally, I'd would have done it myself, I barely resisted not to do it 02 br
00 so his feat was understandable/excusable 02 br
00 1) yes 02 br
00 2) barely remembered NOT to do it: I remembered 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 to squash the nickel 01 b 00 at the limit/in the extreme/barely, with some difficulty 02
00 normally, I'd would have done it myself, I barely resisted not to do it 02 br
00 so his feat was understandable/excusable 02 br
00 1) yes 02 br
00 2) barely remembered NOT to do it: I remembered 01 b 00 NOT 02 b 00 to squash the nickel 01 b 00 at the limit/in the extreme/barely, with some difficulty 02
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1 i 00 (1) I could barely remember.. means that I managed to remember with some difficulty? 02 i 01 font 00 Yes, and it also suggests that there may have been a few times when he didn't remember (i.e. he sometimes forgot). 02 font 02 br
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01 i 00 (2) remember not to do it.. means remember the time that I started not squas
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01 i 00 (2) remember not to do it.. means remember the time that I started not squas
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This is some more context....
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Norton drained his beer, crushed the can in one hand,
and dropped it indifferently to the floor of the Scout. Billy
opened his mouth to say something and then closed it
again—good boy. Norton came from New Jersey, where
there was no bottle-and-can law; I guess he could be
forgiven for squashing my nickel when I could barely
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Norton drained his beer, crushed the can in one hand,
and dropped it indifferently to the floor of the Scout. Billy
opened his mouth to say something and then closed it
again—good boy. Norton came from New Jersey, where
there was no bottle-and-can law; I guess he could be
forgiven for squashing my nickel when I could barely
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