Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1967 |
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... machine - gun . A bullet went through Chekhov's portrait , smack into the wall . I found the portrait later , buried under a heap of plaster . The bullet had hit Chekhov in the chest , tearing a hole in his white piqué waistcoat . The ...
... machine - gun . A bullet went through Chekhov's portrait , smack into the wall . I found the portrait later , buried under a heap of plaster . The bullet had hit Chekhov in the chest , tearing a hole in his white piqué waistcoat . The ...
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... machine- gun ammunition belt slung across his shoulder and a rifle in his hands , stood in the doorway . He gave me a fixed , wild look , pointed his rifle at me and shouted : ' Don't move ! Hands up ! ' I held up my hands . ' What've ...
... machine- gun ammunition belt slung across his shoulder and a rifle in his hands , stood in the doorway . He gave me a fixed , wild look , pointed his rifle at me and shouted : ' Don't move ! Hands up ! ' I held up my hands . ' What've ...
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... gun- carriage , between two machine - guns , their barrels pointing directly at us . The cat watched this circus , quivering with delight , putting out its claws and drawing them in . Following a drunken boy in a surplice , with a roast ...
... gun- carriage , between two machine - guns , their barrels pointing directly at us . The cat watched this circus , quivering with delight , putting out its claws and drawing them in . Following a drunken boy in a surplice , with a roast ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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