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In a small house crammed with red - and black-painted bamboo sticks, she deftly rolls incense dough, getting ready for upcoming Buddhist holidays when people burn incense at temples.

Catholic Relief Services: Help for Sri Lanka's Abused Maids Catholic Relief Services 2010

In a small house crammed with red - and black-painted bamboo sticks, she deftly rolls incense dough, getting ready for upcoming Buddhist holidays when people burn incense at temples.

Catholic Relief Services: Help for Sri Lanka's Abused Maids Catholic Relief Services 2010

As Annie pelted down the hall, Dante half slid, half fell to his knees on the Oriental carpet, his black-painted nails scraping furrows along the threshold on his way down.

Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

As Annie pelted down the hall, Dante half slid, half fell to his knees on the Oriental carpet, his black-painted nails scraping furrows along the threshold on his way down.

Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

She sat on the floor in the darkened entrance hall, her back against the black-painted wall, her knees drawn up to her chest.

Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

She sat on the floor in the darkened entrance hall, her back against the black-painted wall, her knees drawn up to her chest.

Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

He remembered the spare anchor - chain, new and black-painted, that hung under the house suspended from the floor-beams, and ordered it to be used on the hospital as well.

Chapter 3 2010

Even as he spoke, they heard the rumble of chain through hawse-pipe, and from the veranda saw a big black-painted schooner, swinging to her just-caught anchor.

Chapter 14 2010

Wasps wriggle beneath black-painted fingernails . . .

Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

Wasps wriggle beneath black-painted fingernails . . .

Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011