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The Breathless Hours

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Re: The Breathless Hours

#11

Post by Ended » Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 3:43 PM UTC

> The real problem with kraits is that they enter homes in the dead of night and bite people in their sleep.

A krait in the bed is the premise for the excellent short story "Poison" by Roald Dahl.

#12

Post by Apocryphon » Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 4:42 PM UTC

So, er, are mongeese an effective deterrent against these things?

#13

Post by irrational » Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 5:16 PM UTC

This made me thankful I live in a place with nothing more dangerous than tiny garden snakes.

#14

Post by kirankn » Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 10:55 AM UTC

Amazing ending - "Their time has come" !

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