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Page 157
... started on the appointed day , and always during the main recess . Some high school boys were " released from the battle . " They were the sick ones , those with no physical strength , and those who felt an aversion not only to fighting ...
... started on the appointed day , and always during the main recess . Some high school boys were " released from the battle . " They were the sick ones , those with no physical strength , and those who felt an aversion not only to fighting ...
Page 617
... started to go down to the Dnieper at Podol . As they walked along , the noisy trading streets grew quieter and quieter . Passers - by stopped and watched them for a long time . Terror started to follow the wounded men down the ...
... started to go down to the Dnieper at Podol . As they walked along , the noisy trading streets grew quieter and quieter . Passers - by stopped and watched them for a long time . Terror started to follow the wounded men down the ...
Page 651
... started to shout . I jumped out of my room , and saw some- thing quite inexplicable . While Yasha and I watched it , the big glass container started to lean over , looking for a moment like the leaning tower of Pisa , and then suddenly ...
... started to shout . I jumped out of my room , and saw some- thing quite inexplicable . While Yasha and I watched it , the big glass container started to lean over , looking for a moment like the leaning tower of Pisa , and then suddenly ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
Carp | 16 |
The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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