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Page 367
It was in Kobrin that we watched the evacuation from the village of a Hebrew holy
man, a so-called "tsadik." Gronsky told us there were several such tsadiks in
western Russia and in Poland. They always lived in small villages. Hundreds of ...
It was in Kobrin that we watched the evacuation from the village of a Hebrew holy
man, a so-called "tsadik." Gronsky told us there were several such tsadiks in
western Russia and in Poland. They always lived in small villages. Hundreds of ...
Page 383
The outskirts of the village were right ahead of us. It was raining. The wretched
little village looked like a spread-out pile of manure. "It looks as if they're waiting
for the Germans here," I said to Lelya. I looked to the west, where the Germans ...
The outskirts of the village were right ahead of us. It was raining. The wretched
little village looked like a spread-out pile of manure. "It looks as if they're waiting
for the Germans here," I said to Lelya. I looked to the west, where the Germans ...
Page 391
We dug a deep grave on a little hillock beyond the village, next to an old willow
tree. You could see the willow from a long distance away. The orderlies made a
coffin out of old black boards. I took a simple silver ring from Lelya's finger and
hid ...
We dug a deep grave on a little hillock beyond the village, next to an old willow
tree. You could see the willow from a long distance away. The orderlies made a
coffin out of old black boards. I took a simple silver ring from Lelya's finger and
hid ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of a Life, Volume 2 |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2009 |
| Length | 661 pages |
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