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I stood for a while under the old elms on the platform and sniffed the long-
forgotten smell of tar coming from cart-wheels. A cart was tied to one of the elms.
A grey gelding was dozing between its shafts, its dry skin occasionally twitching.
I stood for a while under the old elms on the platform and sniffed the long-
forgotten smell of tar coming from cart-wheels. A cart was tied to one of the elms.
A grey gelding was dozing between its shafts, its dry skin occasionally twitching.
Page 46
It happened in late autumn just before the bitter frosts of 1924. Zuzenko and I
went into a dimly lit carriage. Only the platform lamps shone brightly. Their light
penetrated into the carriage through the rain-stained windows. The rain was
pouring ...
It happened in late autumn just before the bitter frosts of 1924. Zuzenko and I
went into a dimly lit carriage. Only the platform lamps shone brightly. Their light
penetrated into the carriage through the rain-stained windows. The rain was
pouring ...
Page 75
take the train from Pushkino to Tayninka, and from the station platform would
walk along the line to Losinka. There we discovered new and rich seams of stubs
. Back home, we would cut off the charred ends, take out the clean tobacco, ...
take the train from Pushkino to Tayninka, and from the station platform would
walk along the line to Losinka. There we discovered new and rich seams of stubs
. Back home, we would cut off the charred ends, take out the clean tobacco, ...
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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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