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Page 41
I had to take a train every day to go to the editorial office in Moscow, coming back
at midnight by the last train. Just before it left Moscow station the conductor would
go through the carriages and corral all the passengers into one carriage - for ...
I had to take a train every day to go to the editorial office in Moscow, coming back
at midnight by the last train. Just before it left Moscow station the conductor would
go through the carriages and corral all the passengers into one carriage - for ...
Page 42
The strangest thing of all was that Zuzenko never made a mistake: characters '
suspiciously like members of a gang' would get off the train without so much as a
swear word. On one occasion, however, Zuzenko found himself at a loss.
The strangest thing of all was that Zuzenko never made a mistake: characters '
suspiciously like members of a gang' would get off the train without so much as a
swear word. On one occasion, however, Zuzenko found himself at a loss.
Page 59
The train was approaching. Suddenly it shuddered. The brakes clanked and
screeched. The roar of the wheels ceased all at once and the train stopped in the
middle of the forest. The engine was breathing like a broken-winded horse.
The train was approaching. Suddenly it shuddered. The brakes clanked and
screeched. The roar of the wheels ceased all at once and the train stopped in the
middle of the forest. The engine was breathing like a broken-winded horse.
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Contents
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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