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... began to drop the trumpery ; his voice started to sound almost human . The clean air of our steppes began to creep into his verses , " the wind over the waving grain fields , " and his sophistication was sometimes replaced by a true ...
... began to drop the trumpery ; his voice started to sound almost human . The clean air of our steppes began to creep into his verses , " the wind over the waving grain fields , " and his sophistication was sometimes replaced by a true ...
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... began a feverish , stubborn , indomitable activity . Galya and Mama wrote letters to the army . They searched for Dima's and Borya's fellow soldiers , even those still in hospital or released from the army . They learned the names of ...
... began a feverish , stubborn , indomitable activity . Galya and Mama wrote letters to the army . They searched for Dima's and Borya's fellow soldiers , even those still in hospital or released from the army . They learned the names of ...
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... began to feel the wall and I hurt myself — I tore a fingernail on a silken hanging . In the end I bumped into a soft armchair with elbow rests and I sat down in it and began to wait . For a while this incident amused me . It was clear ...
... began to feel the wall and I hurt myself — I tore a fingernail on a silken hanging . In the end I bumped into a soft armchair with elbow rests and I sat down in it and began to wait . For a while this incident amused me . It was clear ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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