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Page 336
... covered with fish scales and strewn with rock salt . Flat halibut with blue bony growths along their backs looked up at the sky out of dim eyes . Mackerel thrashed about in wet baskets , like blue mercury . Brown perch slowly opened ...
... covered with fish scales and strewn with rock salt . Flat halibut with blue bony growths along their backs looked up at the sky out of dim eyes . Mackerel thrashed about in wet baskets , like blue mercury . Brown perch slowly opened ...
Page 425
... covered the windows of the stores , and the light from inside the stores illumined words like " Candy Store , " Mineral Waters , " " Beer , " and " Fruits , " and threw a deadened , mysterious light into the streets . Talkative women ...
... covered the windows of the stores , and the light from inside the stores illumined words like " Candy Store , " Mineral Waters , " " Beer , " and " Fruits , " and threw a deadened , mysterious light into the streets . Talkative women ...
Page 500
... covered with horseradish from cans which had been hit by bullets . There were pools of vinegar , mixed with cognac and liqueurs , on the floor . Firm , marinated white mushrooms , covered with a reddish film , were swimming in these ...
... covered with horseradish from cans which had been hit by bullets . There were pools of vinegar , mixed with cognac and liqueurs , on the floor . Firm , marinated white mushrooms , covered with a reddish film , were swimming in these ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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