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Page 41
There in the mud on the bank he found an extraordinary creature with a copper
head bound around with wires. The soldiers had knocked this creature down and
piled on top of it while it awkwardly tried to kick them away with its heavy lead ...
There in the mud on the bank he found an extraordinary creature with a copper
head bound around with wires. The soldiers had knocked this creature down and
piled on top of it while it awkwardly tried to kick them away with its heavy lead ...
Page 148
It moved still farther away and grew softer, as if it were looking back at me and
nodding its head. Then Aunt Marusya said: "You have a weak boy there. Too
much emotion for him." "Who has me?" I asked. "Go to sleep," Aunt Marusya's
voice ...
It moved still farther away and grew softer, as if it were looking back at me and
nodding its head. Then Aunt Marusya said: "You have a weak boy there. Too
much emotion for him." "Who has me?" I asked. "Go to sleep," Aunt Marusya's
voice ...
Page 459
Having sent it, I began to regret it, but it was too late. The train got into Kharkov
early on a chilly morning. Lyuba was waiting for me on the platform. She was
wearing a short jacket, with a light shawl over her head. She was so cold even
her ...
Having sent it, I began to regret it, but it was too late. The train got into Kharkov
early on a chilly morning. Lyuba was waiting for me on the platform. She was
wearing a short jacket, with a light shawl over her head. She was so cold even
her ...
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Carp | 16 |
The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of a Life, Volume 2 |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Length | 661 pages |
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