The Story of a Life: In that dawnPantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 155
... walls . But , from the very first , my naïve illusions were scattered like dust . One look at the gloom and dirt inside was enough . Scrawled all over with obscenities , the mildewed walls shook to the tramp of boots and the noise of ...
... walls . But , from the very first , my naïve illusions were scattered like dust . One look at the gloom and dirt inside was enough . Scrawled all over with obscenities , the mildewed walls shook to the tramp of boots and the noise of ...
Page 210
... walls on either side . The large gardens on one side backed onto the cliff - edge and the sea . The solid walls offered no protection , no cover . Walking about the town in those days , we all automatically looked carefully down the ...
... walls on either side . The large gardens on one side backed onto the cliff - edge and the sea . The solid walls offered no protection , no cover . Walking about the town in those days , we all automatically looked carefully down the ...
Page 212
... wall , and chips of stone flew off the wall . We tore through the dark garden . The white trunks of trees treated with lime helped to guide us . The Cossacks were already climbing the wall after us . A bullet flew past my ear . We ...
... wall , and chips of stone flew off the wall . We tore through the dark garden . The white trunks of trees treated with lime helped to guide us . The Cossacks were already climbing the wall after us . A bullet flew past my ear . We ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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