"Purpura" is a word in ENGLISH
A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin from
extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength, pain in the limbs,
and mental dejection; the purples.
A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and
thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
The girl's face was the color of talcum. Her uncle's was a death mask, a bone structure overlaid by parchment. Shane's was granite, with a glistening line of sweat just below his hair line. He'd never forget this night, the detective knew, no matter what else happened for the rest of his life. They were all getting scars on their souls, the sort of scars people got in the Dark Ages, when they believed in devils and black magic. ("Speak To Me Of Death")
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The Fire brigade phones George Graham in the early hours of Sunday morning."Mr Graham sir, White Hart Lane is on fire!""The cups man! Save the cups!" cries George."Uh, the fire hasn't spread to the canteen yet, sir."
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