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... girls would light the candles at twilight and float the wreaths on the river . The girls were telling their fortunes : the one whose candle burned the longest would be the happiest . But luckiest of all was the girl whose wreath floated ...
... girls would light the candles at twilight and float the wreaths on the river . The girls were telling their fortunes : the one whose candle burned the longest would be the happiest . But luckiest of all was the girl whose wreath floated ...
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... girls of the Marin- skaya Gymnasium . I don't know why , but they took their written examination in Russian literature together with us . Stanishevsky carried on negotiations with the girls . He brought us a list of the names of those ...
... girls of the Marin- skaya Gymnasium . I don't know why , but they took their written examination in Russian literature together with us . Stanishevsky carried on negotiations with the girls . He brought us a list of the names of those ...
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... girls suddenly began to write feverishly . It wasn't the plump girl with heavy braids , but a different one . I could see only her thin back , striped with shadows from the white curtain at the window , and some reddish curls around her ...
... girls suddenly began to write feverishly . It wasn't the plump girl with heavy braids , but a different one . I could see only her thin back , striped with shadows from the white curtain at the window , and some reddish curls around her ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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