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Константин Паустовский. dawn . Everyone grew quiet . The blue light mixed with the light from the lamp on a table . Faces looked dull and beautiful . " The nicest time of all is after a muddled night , ” the old man in the student's ...
Константин Паустовский. dawn . Everyone grew quiet . The blue light mixed with the light from the lamp on a table . Faces looked dull and beautiful . " The nicest time of all is after a muddled night , ” the old man in the student's ...
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... light ! I was being carried rapidly out to sea , and it seemed there was nothing that could hold the little boat against that furi- ous wind . Then I dropped the oars and began to bail again . A strange indifference swept over me . I ...
... light ! I was being carried rapidly out to sea , and it seemed there was nothing that could hold the little boat against that furi- ous wind . Then I dropped the oars and began to bail again . A strange indifference swept over me . I ...
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... light of my match had served as a kind of signal to the Red Army soldiers who had quietly surrounded the building . Most of the firing was aimed at the room where I was sitting on the floor . Bullets hit the chandelier . I could hear ...
... light of my match had served as a kind of signal to the Red Army soldiers who had quietly surrounded the building . Most of the firing was aimed at the room where I was sitting on the floor . Bullets hit the chandelier . I could hear ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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