Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 25
... wall - newspapers the size of bed - sheets . A zinc tub for drinking water , with a tin mug attached by a chain , was set up in the plywood corridor ; Aunt Motya or Aunt Raya , the messenger woman , sat beside it ; 25 Plywood Maze.
... wall - newspapers the size of bed - sheets . A zinc tub for drinking water , with a tin mug attached by a chain , was set up in the plywood corridor ; Aunt Motya or Aunt Raya , the messenger woman , sat beside it ; 25 Plywood Maze.
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... Motya and those of neighbouring , friendly or hostile establishments . Each Aunt Motya was the jealous guardian of the prestige of her own department . Its Office Regulations were her Tables of the Law ; they were subject to no ...
... Motya and those of neighbouring , friendly or hostile establishments . Each Aunt Motya was the jealous guardian of the prestige of her own department . Its Office Regulations were her Tables of the Law ; they were subject to no ...
Contents
Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
Copyright | |
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