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The hot sun beat down upon the streets and houses, but awoke no life.
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But Menotah only laughed again, while the roar of the great rapids beat down upon their ears with sound of sombre menace.
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This man, apparently so cold and formal, seemed to contain within him a burning altar, the flames of which beat down upon us.
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The white dust blew about us, and the sun beat down upon our heads, and we were in the Tropics indeed.
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The tropic sun beat down upon his face, bringing each wicked line to strong relief.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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