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Page 108
And at the foot of all those downs and hills flowed the river Bystraya Sosna ,
stretching under the railway bridge like a ribbon made wide by the spring waters .
It was a quick - flowing river , a rapid stream of a river , carrying with it the last ...
And at the foot of all those downs and hills flowed the river Bystraya Sosna ,
stretching under the railway bridge like a ribbon made wide by the spring waters .
It was a quick - flowing river , a rapid stream of a river , carrying with it the last ...
Page 127
One late afternoon he and I were sitting on the deserted bank of the river Oka
near the ferryman's cottage . Behind us , lush and green , were the steep hills of
the right bank . It was that ancient bank so intimately bound up with Russia's
history ...
One late afternoon he and I were sitting on the deserted bank of the river Oka
near the ferryman's cottage . Behind us , lush and green , were the steep hills of
the right bank . It was that ancient bank so intimately bound up with Russia's
history ...
Page 192
The concrete structures of the jetty and of mooring installations in the port were
made red hot by the sun and smelled of dried crabs . A crowded old tram went
from port to town ( the town was situated beyond the river Rioni ) . It was
surprising ...
The concrete structures of the jetty and of mooring installations in the port were
made red hot by the sun and smelled of dried crabs . A crowded old tram went
from port to town ( the town was situated beyond the river Rioni ) . It was
surprising ...
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Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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| Title | Story of a Life, Volume 6 Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1974 |
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