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Page 145
A narrow lagoon cut across the town and disappeared in the distance ,
somewhere in the sandy plain where a third mysterious town - Aigues - Mortes (
in Provençal this means ' Dead Waters ' ) stood on the edge of the lagoon fifteen
...
A narrow lagoon cut across the town and disappeared in the distance ,
somewhere in the sandy plain where a third mysterious town - Aigues - Mortes (
in Provençal this means ' Dead Waters ' ) stood on the edge of the lagoon fifteen
...
Page 147
number of the town's inhabitants could be counted on one's fingers . We went into
a small dark shop . It was empty , but the bell over the door , roused by us from its
torpor , tinkled for such a long time that a young Frenchman with a high ...
number of the town's inhabitants could be counted on one's fingers . We went into
a small dark shop . It was empty , but the bell over the door , roused by us from its
torpor , tinkled for such a long time that a young Frenchman with a high ...
Page 192
When leaving for Colchis , to go to Poti , I had , as always , imagined that town to
be more attractive than it in fact was . From afar I had pictured it shaded from the
burning sun by old walnut trees and mimosas with spreading branches ; the ...
When leaving for Colchis , to go to Poti , I had , as always , imagined that town to
be more attractive than it in fact was . From afar I had pictured it shaded from the
burning sun by old walnut trees and mimosas with spreading branches ; the ...
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Contents
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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