constants & variables.

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     Had she turned to glance at her visitor, even for but a moment, she      would surely have been given pause. Although his hood was tugged      up and his face was hidden mostly by shadows, nothing had been      done (or indeed, could be done) to conceal his height; high though      her ceilings were, the man was obliged to stoop slightly to avoid      striking his head against the beams, and even in his hunched posture      he far exceeded seven feet in height. 

     ‘ —I am no customer, madam. ’ His voice was gruff and rattling, and it      was touched with a European accent. ‘ Pardon my intrusion; I come to      beg shelter from tonight’s storm. ’

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                    A sigh lingers on rose petal lips as she finally raises her gaze to                     meet that of the man standing in her doorway; it is a surprise, of                     course, when crystal blue eyes travel much higher than they ever                     should need for an average being.  Rosalind sets her pen upon                     her notebook with a quizzical expression, rising from her desk                     somewhat hastily.

                 ❝ Are you a traveler, sir?  I’m afraid it has been some time since                     I’ve entertained guests, but it would be cruel of me to turn you                     away in this weather--no matter how tall you are. ❞

                    She adds the last sentence with the mischievous hint of a smile,                     stepping towards the man with no reservations about her.  Of all                     the curiosities in the world, a man of above-average height is hard-                     ly one to cause the dauntless woman to falter, after all.

    ⊰ - ｢ out of cages ｣ ;;

  ⊰   ｢ ℛℒ ｣ ;;

                 ❝ Are you saying I look ill, Robert? ❞

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                    If she weren’t so enraptured by the experiment she was working                     on, perhaps she would have at least cast a glance at the guest                     who had so hastily entered the front room of her home.  How-                     ever, as it were, she was far more involved with the research;                     she’d simply have to remember to lock the front door before                     bed that night.

     ⊰ - ｢ out of cages ｣ ;;