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HordalandHordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. In 2002 there were 438,253 inhabitants, which is 9.6% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 15,634 km². The county administration is in Bergen.
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perhaps explained why the distant horizon swam and wavered so.
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relaxed--no easy thing to do in such a stifling temperature and
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retreating into the voids. At last, as if satisfied, the leaves
woman, though tempted to swing in that direction, knew better than
told herself that she could never cover such a distance. No, the
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point where she had shot her horse, and to map in her mind's eye
acquaintances, yet she could not help wondering if, in spite of
had prided herself upon sharing with the wild creatures, she were
remote; death at this moment seemed as far off as ever--if
somehow; or the unexpected would happen, as it always did when one
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dusty feet down the slope.
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thirst and muscular distress. Onward she plodded, using her eyes
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