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Page 98
... yellow water lilies filled it from shore to shore . A wooden dam crossed the river at the island , on which there was an abandoned sawmill . Sawdust was piled high , next to empty sheds . On hot days there was an overpowering smell of ...
... yellow water lilies filled it from shore to shore . A wooden dam crossed the river at the island , on which there was an abandoned sawmill . Sawdust was piled high , next to empty sheds . On hot days there was an overpowering smell of ...
Page 187
... yellow with islands of flowers , and made little noises in the gray sedge . I had never before seen such enormous swamps . A long way from the road we could see in the middle of the green , luxuriant quagmires a dark slanting cross ...
... yellow with islands of flowers , and made little noises in the gray sedge . I had never before seen such enormous swamps . A long way from the road we could see in the middle of the green , luxuriant quagmires a dark slanting cross ...
Page 244
... yellow whirlwinds began to be seen in the cloud . Its edge drooped down to the earth . Lightning ran and danced in ... yellow haze moved over the ground . An incredible white light caught flame in this haze and then we heard such a crash ...
... yellow whirlwinds began to be seen in the cloud . Its edge drooped down to the earth . Lightning ran and danced in ... yellow haze moved over the ground . An incredible white light caught flame in this haze and then we heard such a crash ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich ΙΟ | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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