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centaur
in
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Arranged all in a row were several of these animal bushes—fantastic creatures as tall as the house, standing guard against the woods—including a winged griffin, a rearing centaur, and a mermaid.†
p. 145.2

centaur = a mythical being that is half man and half horse
Chasing after their lost ball, a pair of teenage boys ran to the base of the centaur, followed by a young girl.†
p. 145.3 *
She rose slowly up the side of the centaur; when she was level with its chest she reached into the branches for the ball, but it was stuck deep inside.†
p. 145.6
Outside, a second girl was approaching the centaur.†
p. 145.8
A moment later I saw the centaur's hand move.†
p. 145.9
I watched, astonished, as the centaur's huge arm bent at the elbow and reached into its own chest, plucked out the ball, and tossed it back to the cheering kids.†
p. 146.1
As the game resumed, the wild-haired girl dropped the centaur's tail, and it went still once more.†
p. 146.2

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