Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 59
... Marukh ? ' he asked with no trace of interest in his voice . ' In a hurry , are you ? There are landslides there . Who is it you're looking for , on Marukh ? ' ' What are you keeping watch over ? ' ' A lot . Every kitchen garden , every ...
... Marukh ? ' he asked with no trace of interest in his voice . ' In a hurry , are you ? There are landslides there . Who is it you're looking for , on Marukh ? ' ' What are you keeping watch over ? ' ' A lot . Every kitchen garden , every ...
Page 68
... Marukh had stopped in its flight to heaven , still straining upwards with every brazen sinew . At one place , evidently spurting out of a glacier cave , a wide jet of water arched through the air and fell with a concentrated thud into ...
... Marukh had stopped in its flight to heaven , still straining upwards with every brazen sinew . At one place , evidently spurting out of a glacier cave , a wide jet of water arched through the air and fell with a concentrated thud into ...
Page 69
... Marukh . Afterwards I realized that it was not smoke , but the dust of landslides . The whole day Marukh stood opposite us like a green bronze altar of some gigantic and terrible god , the angular shield of an Attic hero of Heracles or ...
... Marukh . Afterwards I realized that it was not smoke , but the dust of landslides . The whole day Marukh stood opposite us like a green bronze altar of some gigantic and terrible god , the angular shield of an Attic hero of Heracles or ...
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