Thief of Time - Raise

Mr White was already raising the axe as he turned round. But you just can't trust a body. It thinks for
itself. When it is surprised, it does a number of things even before the brain has been informed. The
mouth opens, for example.

'Ah, good,' said Lu-Tze, raising his cupped hand. 'Eat this!'

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The Thief of Time - p322