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Page 192
... smell of kerosene hung in layers around us . The night light flickered . The old lady groaned . Sevruk sat up on the hay next to me . " It would be better to lie outside in the wagon , " he said . “ I'll have a heart attack from this ...
... smell of kerosene hung in layers around us . The night light flickered . The old lady groaned . Sevruk sat up on the hay next to me . " It would be better to lie outside in the wagon , " he said . “ I'll have a heart attack from this ...
Page 489
... smell of printer's ink , and the smell of rye bread . The army brought this second village smell with it . The city was filled with soldiers pouring back from the front in spite of Kerensky's strident orders . Moscow was transformed ...
... smell of printer's ink , and the smell of rye bread . The army brought this second village smell with it . The city was filled with soldiers pouring back from the front in spite of Kerensky's strident orders . Moscow was transformed ...
Page 511
... smell of rotten leaves , like the faint bouquet of wine , a smell of vegetable bitterness and the thawing of last year's flowers . It was as if it were percolating up through the damp earth , earth which had been uncared for , untended ...
... smell of rotten leaves , like the faint bouquet of wine , a smell of vegetable bitterness and the thawing of last year's flowers . It was as if it were percolating up through the damp earth , earth which had been uncared for , untended ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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