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Page 368
... little boy went with us . The orderly Spolokh held on to his hand tightly . The hungry crowd of refugees was straining toward the kettles . Soldiers were holding them back . Torches flared in the dark , light- ing up , it seemed ...
... little boy went with us . The orderly Spolokh held on to his hand tightly . The hungry crowd of refugees was straining toward the kettles . Soldiers were holding them back . Torches flared in the dark , light- ing up , it seemed ...
Page 369
... little girl . I untethered my horse , jumped on him , and rode into the jam of wagons . I slashed at the cart horses ... boy was lying on the overcoat , pressing his pale cheek against the wet cloth . He looked as if he were asleep . There ...
... little girl . I untethered my horse , jumped on him , and rode into the jam of wagons . I slashed at the cart horses ... boy was lying on the overcoat , pressing his pale cheek against the wet cloth . He looked as if he were asleep . There ...
Page 375
... little clearing . A fire was dying in the middle of it . Beside the fire sat a little boy about ten years old in a black cap pulled down over his ears . He was rocking back and forth , with his arms around his knees , quietly and monoto ...
... little clearing . A fire was dying in the middle of it . Beside the fire sat a little boy about ten years old in a black cap pulled down over his ears . He was rocking back and forth , with his arms around his knees , quietly and monoto ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
Carp | 16 |
The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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