A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen. Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame.
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"I don't like Nan's cooking," grumbled Mary. "What?" piped up Grandad, his hackles raised. "Time was when we'd have been glad to get such a lovely bit of grub each day!"
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One item on the summit's agenda has raised hackles at the European Commission, which runs the EU's day-to-day affairs.
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