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Page 168
I saw the real Urals when I went for several days to Solikamsk, where by that time
the potassium mines were already working. The mountain slopes, some steep,
some gentle, sank into snow so unsullied that it seemed fresh from last night.
I saw the real Urals when I went for several days to Solikamsk, where by that time
the potassium mines were already working. The mountain slopes, some steep,
some gentle, sank into snow so unsullied that it seemed fresh from last night.
Page 169
I thought of this as I gazed into the window of a ramshackle and cold truck,
dragged along by a dirty and untidy-looking engine from Berezniki to Solikamsk. I
knew that the action of several of Mamin-Sibiryak's67 stories and, as far as I know
, ...
I thought of this as I gazed into the window of a ramshackle and cold truck,
dragged along by a dirty and untidy-looking engine from Berezniki to Solikamsk. I
knew that the action of several of Mamin-Sibiryak's67 stories and, as far as I know
, ...
Page 170
It was night by the time we sped into the streets of Solikamsk. Past us rushed
lonely and bright electric lamp-posts, low stone houses like chandlers' shops,
white alabaster churches, cast-iron plates hanging on low posts at street corners.
It was night by the time we sped into the streets of Solikamsk. Past us rushed
lonely and bright electric lamp-posts, low stone houses like chandlers' shops,
white alabaster churches, cast-iron plates hanging on low posts at street corners.
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The Last Meeting | 13 |
3 The Fourth Strip | 29 |
4 Night Trains | 40 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a Life, Volume 6 Story of a Life, Story of a Life |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1974 |
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