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Page 440
... walls of houses . " There was also in this notebook a description of the slopes which run downhill toward harbors . The descent to a port , the road to ships and the open sea , is not so easy to describe as one might think . " The ...
... walls of houses . " There was also in this notebook a description of the slopes which run downhill toward harbors . The descent to a port , the road to ships and the open sea , is not so easy to describe as one might think . " The ...
Page 606
... walls were scrawled over with obscenities , and they shook in the waves of stamping , shouts , yells , cursing , and ... walls . Rats scurried around in the dark corners . Light barely came through a narrow slit in the wall . Our fingers ...
... walls were scrawled over with obscenities , and they shook in the waves of stamping , shouts , yells , cursing , and ... walls . Rats scurried around in the dark corners . Light barely came through a narrow slit in the wall . Our fingers ...
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... walls of big gardens which stretched down to the sea . These walls offered no cover , no hiding place . In those days , everyone had developed the habit , when walking through the streets , of picking in advance the nearest hiding place ...
... walls of big gardens which stretched down to the sea . These walls offered no cover , no hiding place . In those days , everyone had developed the habit , when walking through the streets , of picking in advance the nearest hiding place ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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