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Page 75
... called the proctor , Kasimir , and ordered him to take me to the beginners ' class . Mama nodded to me , and Kasimir took me by the shoulder and led me down a long corridor . He held on to my shoulder tightly , as if he were afraid that ...
... called the proctor , Kasimir , and ordered him to take me to the beginners ' class . Mama nodded to me , and Kasimir took me by the shoulder and led me down a long corridor . He held on to my shoulder tightly , as if he were afraid that ...
Page 141
... called zhamki , out of a wooden box . Some of our friends would always come to drink tea with us , and to sit and talk- sometimes Ivanov , sometimes the Rumyantsev sisters , sometimes Aunt Marusya . Ivanov would sit on an empty box ...
... called zhamki , out of a wooden box . Some of our friends would always come to drink tea with us , and to sit and talk- sometimes Ivanov , sometimes the Rumyantsev sisters , sometimes Aunt Marusya . Ivanov would sit on an empty box ...
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... called the B line , ran along Moscow's outer ring of wide streets which is known as the Sadovy ring . Conductors did not like this line , and preferred to work on " the silver line , ” also called the A line , which ran along the inner ...
... called the B line , ran along Moscow's outer ring of wide streets which is known as the Sadovy ring . Conductors did not like this line , and preferred to work on " the silver line , ” also called the A line , which ran along the inner ...
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Carp | 16 |
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