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Rebellion The empty stage of the Bolshoi was set for the Granatnaya Palata
scene in Boris Godunov . Heels clicking , a woman in black , a scarlet carnation
pinned to her blouse , ran across the stage towards the footlights . At a distance
she ...
Rebellion The empty stage of the Bolshoi was set for the Granatnaya Palata
scene in Boris Godunov . Heels clicking , a woman in black , a scarlet carnation
pinned to her blouse , ran across the stage towards the footlights . At a distance
she ...
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A grey tom cat with rusty patches came up the stairs , gave us a passing glance ,
walked on every table and the empty counter , jumped onto the window - sill ,
turned his back on us , sat down and , like ourselves , stared at the empty tracks .
A grey tom cat with rusty patches came up the stairs , gave us a passing glance ,
walked on every table and the empty counter , jumped onto the window - sill ,
turned his back on us , sat down and , like ourselves , stared at the empty tracks .
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Almost as bad were empty purses and torn - up documents . But these were rare .
The lucky finds were few but varied . They were usually completely unexpected
objects : faded flowers from a bouquet , fragments of cut glass , dry lobster claws
...
Almost as bad were empty purses and torn - up documents . But these were rare .
The lucky finds were few but varied . They were usually completely unexpected
objects : faded flowers from a bouquet , fragments of cut glass , dry lobster claws
...
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