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Page 84
I climbed the granite steps to the front doors , as massive as the bronze doors of a
mediæval cathedral , and listened . Not a sound came from within ... Someone
seized my arm , pulled me inside and the door slammed . I was in total darkness .
I climbed the granite steps to the front doors , as massive as the bronze doors of a
mediæval cathedral , and listened . Not a sound came from within ... Someone
seized my arm , pulled me inside and the door slammed . I was in total darkness .
Page 86
Watch that corner — they might toss a grenade . ' The footsteps stopped outside
my door . Someone gave a wrench at the handle , but the door held . ' Locked
themselves in , the skunks , ' a becolded voice said thoughtfully . The door shook
.
Watch that corner — they might toss a grenade . ' The footsteps stopped outside
my door . Someone gave a wrench at the handle , but the door held . ' Locked
themselves in , the skunks , ' a becolded voice said thoughtfully . The door shook
.
Page 209
Yasha woke me by opening the door very carefully but with a loud squeak . I
opened my eyes , glanced at the bedside table , and felt the hair rise on my head
— the thermometer was very slowly rolling towards the edge of the table . I
wanted ...
Yasha woke me by opening the door very carefully but with a loud squeak . I
opened my eyes , glanced at the bedside table , and felt the hair rise on my head
— the thermometer was very slowly rolling towards the edge of the table . I
wanted ...
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Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1967 |
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