[…] the girls locked up Echo Lodge again and went away in the perfect half hour that follows the rose and saffron of a winter sunset.

Nothing but sand. Desertsful of the stuff.

The sample was controlled for educational capital to ensure that snowballing would not lead to a narrow sample of 'aca-fans' whose combined scholarly and fan interest might offer a biased sample that does not reflect broader patterns of engagements among ordinary fans.

The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.