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... platform . Her eyes grew dark with anger . " At last ! " Mama said . " Better late than never . ' " " My father was walking along the platform . He had just arrived on a workers ' train from Bezhitsa . He was wearing an old jacket ...
... platform . Her eyes grew dark with anger . " At last ! " Mama said . " Better late than never . ' " " My father was walking along the platform . He had just arrived on a workers ' train from Bezhitsa . He was wearing an old jacket ...
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... platform . He kept beginning a song , break- ing it off , and starting all over again . The only words I remember are : Jankoya was the place Where it happened once so I never found out what happened at Jankoya , a little station ...
... platform . He kept beginning a song , break- ing it off , and starting all over again . The only words I remember are : Jankoya was the place Where it happened once so I never found out what happened at Jankoya , a little station ...
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... platform . She was wearing a short jacket , with a light shawl over her head . She was so cold even her lips were turning blue . She hurried up to me . We kissed each other . Then she looked carefully into my eyes , took me by the hand ...
... platform . She was wearing a short jacket , with a light shawl over her head . She was so cold even her lips were turning blue . She hurried up to me . We kissed each other . Then she looked carefully into my eyes , took me by the hand ...
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