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... suddenly he heard the stamping of fiery horses being reined up outside his smithy . And someone's voice - a woman's , a young voice - called for the blacksmith . " Ostap went out , and stood stock - still . At the very door of his ...
... suddenly he heard the stamping of fiery horses being reined up outside his smithy . And someone's voice - a woman's , a young voice - called for the blacksmith . " Ostap went out , and stood stock - still . At the very door of his ...
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... suddenly very serious . " Yes , Kostik ! " he said to me on the way , and he sighed deeply . I told my father that Chekhov had died . My father suddenly grew pinched in the face , and all hunched over . " Well , well , " he said , in ...
... suddenly very serious . " Yes , Kostik ! " he said to me on the way , and he sighed deeply . I told my father that Chekhov had died . My father suddenly grew pinched in the face , and all hunched over . " Well , well , " he said , in ...
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... suddenly . He raised his big hands above his head , as if he were warding off the prospect . " May the Virgin Mary protect me from them ! I don't want to lay eyes on a single Prussian . May the loathsome night be cursed when each one of ...
... suddenly . He raised his big hands above his head , as if he were warding off the prospect . " May the Virgin Mary protect me from them ! I don't want to lay eyes on a single Prussian . May the loathsome night be cursed when each one of ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
Carp | 16 |
The Pink Oleanders | 29 |
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