Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 19
... rivers , the vegetation , the people . At sunset the enormous mountain tops - I did not know their names as yet ... river was full of mysteries . At its bends the Kelasura formed small sand - banks . They glistened in the sun as if ...
... rivers , the vegetation , the people . At sunset the enormous mountain tops - I did not know their names as yet ... river was full of mysteries . At its bends the Kelasura formed small sand - banks . They glistened in the sun as if ...
Page 68
... river Azanda broke through to the surface again in a foaming torrent and rushed headlong down to the Black Sea , with its eyes closed against the sudden sun . Stones moved under the river water and struck each other as if trying out ...
... river Azanda broke through to the surface again in a foaming torrent and rushed headlong down to the Black Sea , with its eyes closed against the sudden sun . Stones moved under the river water and struck each other as if trying out ...
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... river Klyazma , famed of old for its limpid water . Sometimes I would peer at the low hills on the horizon . They ... river Arpacay . Once , at the end of the afternoon the train halted at the river's brink . On the other bank we saw ...
... river Klyazma , famed of old for its limpid water . Sometimes I would peer at the low hills on the horizon . They ... river Arpacay . Once , at the end of the afternoon the train halted at the river's brink . On the other bank we saw ...
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The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
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