Beggars in SpainHarper Collins, 2009 M05 13 - 451 páginas In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of an ever-growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep. Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts -- victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society ... and, ultimately, from Earth itself. But Leisha Camden has chosen to remain behind in a world that envies and fears her "gift" -- a world marked for destruction in a devastating conspiracy of freedom ... and revenge. |
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... took ten milligrams of cyclobenzaprine- III. For his back—it was solely for his back. The old injury was hurt- ing again. Afterward he stood for a long time at the window, still holding the paper magnet, feeling the pressure recede from ...
... took out a cigarette . The archaic , filthy habit surprised Susan . Then she saw that it was deliberate : Roger Camden was drawing attention to an ostentatious display to draw attention away from what he was feeling . His cigarette ...
... took out a cigarette , looked at his wife , and put it back unlit . Susan said quietly , “ Mrs. Camden , by sheer chance both your ovaries released eggs last month . We removed one for the gene surgery . By more sheer chance the second ...
... took Leisha on his lap . “ I don't need much sleep , so I get a lot more done at night than most people . Different people need different amounts of sleep . And a few , a very few , are like you . You don't need any . " site wall . But ...
... took her back to Mamselle , who taught her to write her name , which was so exciting she forgot about the puzzling talk with Daddy . There were six letters , all different , and together they were her name . Leisha wrote it over and ...