They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.

Snibbing down the springed catch to secure a slatted wooden barrier, mindful of pained fingers past, she strategically pulled her hand back, thinking of it as a smart mouse stealing cheese from a trap.

Michael Reid sat, leaning against the footboard at the end of the weak-springed bed, watched a cockroach walk boldly across the headboard at the other end, and tried to figure out what day it was.

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