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Page 145
This may add piquancy to tales of my youth , but I could wish for something a little less highly flavoured at the moment , " I thought as I looked sourly at the walls of my prison , which were also the walls of a Polish stable , and a ...
This may add piquancy to tales of my youth , but I could wish for something a little less highly flavoured at the moment , " I thought as I looked sourly at the walls of my prison , which were also the walls of a Polish stable , and a ...
Page 196
Unlike the border city of Kalgan , it lies on the plateau itself , the prairie ocean washing the very walls of the houses ; Changpei cannot compare with it , for Changpei is a soulless collection of Chinese shops ; Hailar and Kueihua ...
Unlike the border city of Kalgan , it lies on the plateau itself , the prairie ocean washing the very walls of the houses ; Changpei cannot compare with it , for Changpei is a soulless collection of Chinese shops ; Hailar and Kueihua ...
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struck the prison , its solid masonry walls quivered to the shock . At first the bellow of the wind overwhelmed every other sound , but as his ear became accustomed to it , Beattie realised that the whole building was full of noise .
struck the prison , its solid masonry walls quivered to the shock . At first the bellow of the wind overwhelmed every other sound , but as his ear became accustomed to it , Beattie realised that the whole building was full of noise .
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