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Page 96
... trees was overgrown with little nut trees and impenetrable buckthorn . Moss - covered benches in the middle of clumps of lilac . Quiet paths . They had names- " The Temple of Diana , " " The Path of Sighs , " " Nightingale Ravine ...
... trees was overgrown with little nut trees and impenetrable buckthorn . Moss - covered benches in the middle of clumps of lilac . Quiet paths . They had names- " The Temple of Diana , " " The Path of Sighs , " " Nightingale Ravine ...
Page 97
... trees to look around over this green ocean for a planked roof with a crooked , eight - pointed cross which would be the monastery . There was a warm little breeze high up in the pine trees ; our hands stuck to the resiny branches ...
... trees to look around over this green ocean for a planked roof with a crooked , eight - pointed cross which would be the monastery . There was a warm little breeze high up in the pine trees ; our hands stuck to the resiny branches ...
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... trees . The clouds caught in them , then moved away , leaving wet rags of mist on the branches . The trees swung in the wind and groaned . The leaves of the water lilies in the river stood on end . Rain hammered on the roof . It made ...
... trees . The clouds caught in them , then moved away , leaving wet rags of mist on the branches . The trees swung in the wind and groaned . The leaves of the water lilies in the river stood on end . Rain hammered on the roof . It made ...
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