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... better . I jumped on a trolley while it was moving , just to get away from the district as quickly as I could . The passengers all looked at me in amusement . I jumped off the trolley , and walked along on foot . Dust was heavy over the ...
... better . I jumped on a trolley while it was moving , just to get away from the district as quickly as I could . The passengers all looked at me in amusement . I jumped off the trolley , and walked along on foot . Dust was heavy over the ...
Page 217
... better to get sick and not go , ” Grandmother advised me . " It's all so stupid . Hasn't the Tsar really anything better to do than just show off in front of the people ? " I said that obviously this was how it was . " Well , then , don ...
... better to get sick and not go , ” Grandmother advised me . " It's all so stupid . Hasn't the Tsar really anything better to do than just show off in front of the people ? " I said that obviously this was how it was . " Well , then , don ...
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... better than the wonderful smell of these unmowed fields ? How is it better than even that green beetle sliding hurriedly along the planked wall of the bathhouse ? ” It was easy to find consolation . Obviously , because everything around ...
... better than the wonderful smell of these unmowed fields ? How is it better than even that green beetle sliding hurriedly along the planked wall of the bathhouse ? ” It was easy to find consolation . Obviously , because everything around ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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