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... rain drummed on the low - lying gardens . The priest held the chalice containing the holy sacrament wrapped up in a piece of black cloth . My gray schoolboy's overcoat became soaked , and turned dark in color . Out of the haze made by ...
... rain drummed on the low - lying gardens . The priest held the chalice containing the holy sacrament wrapped up in a piece of black cloth . My gray schoolboy's overcoat became soaked , and turned dark in color . Out of the haze made by ...
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... rain was falling on the shell - riddled roofs of the station warehouses . We had to wait three days for the wounded in Kielce . The chief surgeon gave permission to Lelya , Romanin , and myself to travel up to the village of Khentsin ...
... rain was falling on the shell - riddled roofs of the station warehouses . We had to wait three days for the wounded in Kielce . The chief surgeon gave permission to Lelya , Romanin , and myself to travel up to the village of Khentsin ...
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... rain hung on them like untidy strings of oakum . Clear streams of rain water ran along the stone sides of the road . The road glistened . Steam rose from the wet horses . Far in the distance we could see a city shattered like a toy ...
... rain hung on them like untidy strings of oakum . Clear streams of rain water ran along the stone sides of the road . The road glistened . Steam rose from the wet horses . Far in the distance we could see a city shattered like a toy ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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