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Page 78
... Mironov . I managed to get only the main outline . Mironov was a revolu- tionary in the simplest sense of the word . To begin with , he was down on every dog of a captain and his underling , the mate . He believed in the mighty ...
... Mironov . I managed to get only the main outline . Mironov was a revolu- tionary in the simplest sense of the word . To begin with , he was down on every dog of a captain and his underling , the mate . He believed in the mighty ...
Page 79
... Mironov replied . ' Hot as a furnace and not a breath of air . And the sea - water , incidentally , is like ice . You can't even bathe . ' Mironov spent a long time in Odessa , waiting for a ship , so he attached himself to The Seaman ...
... Mironov replied . ' Hot as a furnace and not a breath of air . And the sea - water , incidentally , is like ice . You can't even bathe . ' Mironov spent a long time in Odessa , waiting for a ship , so he attached himself to The Seaman ...
Page 81
... Mironov said , unruffled . ' Ocean going liner Kostroma . Belonged to the Volunteer Fleet , now sails under Italian flag from Brindisi to Massawa and Somali , calling at Alexandria . Painted white and re - named Basilicata . The boilers ...
... Mironov said , unruffled . ' Ocean going liner Kostroma . Belonged to the Volunteer Fleet , now sails under Italian flag from Brindisi to Massawa and Somali , calling at Alexandria . Painted white and re - named Basilicata . The boilers ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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