Wild BerriesEnriching the tale of Soviet scientists on a search for rare ore in the far northern taiga, or forests, of Siberia are Yevtushenko's voluptuous and poetic evocations of the Russian peasants and his own native countryside. |
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... tiny earth , he thought : It's a good thing I didn't fly earlier ; this is the right time for me . The cosmonaut's reflection in the little mirror on the wall caught his eye , and involuntarily , he began examining his face , as though ...
... tiny earth , he thought : It's a good thing I didn't fly earlier ; this is the right time for me . The cosmonaut's reflection in the little mirror on the wall caught his eye , and involuntarily , he began examining his face , as though ...
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... tiny black eyes , which glittered when she concentrated — like moist water- melon seeds . " So it's like this , Comrade Colonel , " she said , promoting the duty officer by two ranks . He looked at the floor with embarrassment ...
... tiny black eyes , which glittered when she concentrated — like moist water- melon seeds . " So it's like this , Comrade Colonel , " she said , promoting the duty officer by two ranks . He looked at the floor with embarrassment ...
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... tiny swans in the heavy , chipped glasses , and if the machines swallowed coins only to sneeze impotently , sweaty fists hammered on their red sides . Ice cream which had just been removed from the smoking light blue portable freezers ...
... tiny swans in the heavy , chipped glasses , and if the machines swallowed coins only to sneeze impotently , sweaty fists hammered on their red sides . Ice cream which had just been removed from the smoking light blue portable freezers ...
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