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... suddenly quit the job and went back to his father's old farm at Gorodishche . His brother Ilko , a village teacher , and Aunt Dosia were living there . My father's inexplicable conduct upset all his relatives , but most of all my mother ...
... suddenly quit the job and went back to his father's old farm at Gorodishche . His brother Ilko , a village teacher , and Aunt Dosia were living there . My father's inexplicable conduct upset all his relatives , but most of all my mother ...
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... suddenly down , or be yanked quickly to one side . My father pulled the line tight , the walnut rod bent in an arc , and a gurgling , splash- ing sound started in the mist over the pond . The water churned . Water beetles scattered ...
... suddenly down , or be yanked quickly to one side . My father pulled the line tight , the walnut rod bent in an arc , and a gurgling , splash- ing sound started in the mist over the pond . The water churned . Water beetles scattered ...
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... Suddenly my heart beat faster with the thought that I had managed to live in a most interesting time , full of contradictions and events , full of great hopes . " You've been really lucky , ” I told myself . " You were born under a ...
... Suddenly my heart beat faster with the thought that I had managed to live in a most interesting time , full of contradictions and events , full of great hopes . " You've been really lucky , ” I told myself . " You were born under a ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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