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id: 21782
author: Laumer, Keith
title: The Yillian Way
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words: 5233
sentence: 495
flesch: 84
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summary:
  Did I understand your Excellency to say that we're ready to concede half of it to the Yill without a struggle? Ambassador Spradley looked up at Retief, blinking. As Retief came up, Ambassador Spradley glanced at his finger watch and spoke to the man beside him.


id: 61146
author: Laumer, Keith
title: Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
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words: 5635
sentence: 590
flesch: 93
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summary:
  Still, Retief said, it gives an opportunity to travel-- Travel! Here in this backwater system particularly-- He paused, blinked at Retief and cleared his throat.


id: 61353
author: Laumer, Keith
title: Saline Solution
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words: 6512
sentence: 656
flesch: 88
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summary:
  Sure thing, Mr. Retief. Mr. Leatherwell is hardly interested in these details, Retief, Magnan cut in.


id: 61198
author: Laumer, Keith
title: Aide Memoire
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words: 6537
sentence: 650
flesch: 91
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summary:
  Retief and Magnan followed in Whonk's wake. Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.


id: 61434
author: Laumer, Keith
title: Mightiest Qorn
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words: 6547
sentence: 669
flesch: 88
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summary:
  Try to restrain Mr. Magnan from any impulsive moves--in any direction. Nice piece of work, Mr. Magnan, Retief said.


id: 61285
author: Laumer, Keith
title: The Desert and the Stars
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words: 7185
sentence: 672
flesch: 89
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summary:
  Mr. Retief did play the role of messenger. Many times have I longed to broil a diplomat over a slow fire, the Aga Kaga snarled.


id: 21627
author: Laumer, Keith
title: Gambler's World
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words: 7922
sentence: 880
flesch: 96
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summary:
  Your derisive attitude is uncalled for, Retief, Magnan said sharply. Ambassador Crodfoller pursed his lips, waiting until Retief and Magnan took places in the ring of Terrestrial diplomats around him.


id: 61139
author: Laumer, Keith
title: The Madman From Earth
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words: 9329
sentence: 1016
flesch: 94
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summary:
  Please escort Mr. Retief to his quarters in this building-- I don't advise you to violate my diplomatic immunity, Fith, Retief said. As chief of mission, Miss Meuhl said quickly, I hereby waive immunity in the case of Mr. Retief.


id: 61459
author: Laumer, Keith
title: The Governor of Glave
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words: 10258
sentence: 1027
flesch: 90
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summary:
  I don't know why you smoke those things instead of dope sticks, Mr. Retief, he said. Ah, Mr. Retief honors us with his presence.


id: 60901
author: Hamilton, Frederic, Lord
title: The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday Being Some Random Reminiscences of a British Diplomat
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words: 88931
sentence: 3631
flesch: 65
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summary:
  In view of the straitened circumstances of most Portuguese families, the evening meal would probably consist of one single dish of _bacalhao_ or salt cod, and you would have put your hosts to the greatest inconvenience. I attribute the dry-rot which ate into the whole structure of the mighty Empire, and brought it crashing to the ground, in a very large degree to the intemperate habits prevailing amongst all classes of Russian men, which in justice one must add, may be due to climatic reasons.


id: 34925
author: Wells, David Dwight
title: Parlous Times: A Novel of Modern Diplomacy
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sentence: 5672
flesch: 80
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summary:
  Miss Campbell, this is Secretary Stanley, a member of the Diplomatic Corps, who has just confessed to me that he habitually eludes the trustful hostess and the proffered tea. Say Sunday.


