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They glided out of the heat-haze on their camels like specters. There were twenty of them, and they were Tuareg. Their faces were hidden by black veils that left only slits for the eyes, and they wore purple robes that fluttered in the desert wind. They carried swords, muskets and seven-foot iron spears, and wore stilettos in sheaths on their left forearms. They were an impressive, sinister sight.
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― Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre
― Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre
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I used to hunt for shooting stars. To know they had traveled billions of miles, just to burn and be over in a matter of seconds… that was what mattered to me, really. Not the brightness or the wishes… Just, you know? To see the end of such well-travelled nomads. I didn't want them to die alone.
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― The Librarian: A First Contact Story
― The Librarian: A First Contact Story
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