The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 168
... night . - It was December the north's darkest month . At first , that long night appealed to me . In the morning frost , voices had a special ring to them as they called out to each other in different languages ( there were many British ...
... night . - It was December the north's darkest month . At first , that long night appealed to me . In the morning frost , voices had a special ring to them as they called out to each other in different languages ( there were many British ...
Page 170
... night watchmen on these plates marked the night hours . I was given a bunk at a monastery , turned into a hotel : vaulted corridors impregnated with the age - old smell of vegetable oil used for icon - lamps , a coldish cell . Two girls ...
... night watchmen on these plates marked the night hours . I was given a bunk at a monastery , turned into a hotel : vaulted corridors impregnated with the age - old smell of vegetable oil used for icon - lamps , a coldish cell . Two girls ...
Page 201
... night . It then ceased altogether to push its way through the narrow blood vessels . Every night I tried to escape from that tight , creaky movement of the dying blood in my body . But only once did I succeed in creeping out of my bed ...
... night . It then ceased altogether to push its way through the narrow blood vessels . Every night I tried to escape from that tight , creaky movement of the dying blood in my body . But only once did I succeed in creeping out of my bed ...
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Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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