Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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... fire . Unfortunately our fortress was unsafe . Already by the end of the first day , stray bullets were falling in ... fire broke out in the chemist's shop opposite . As the various chemicals caught fire , it burned yellow , green , or ...
... fire . Unfortunately our fortress was unsafe . Already by the end of the first day , stray bullets were falling in ... fire broke out in the chemist's shop opposite . As the various chemicals caught fire , it burned yellow , green , or ...
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... fire gradually died down , but pungent , rainbow - coloured clouds of smoke rose from the ruins for days on end . Our metal roof buckled and the window frames smoked , but luckily did not catch . We coughed and our eyes watered from the ...
... fire gradually died down , but pungent , rainbow - coloured clouds of smoke rose from the ruins for days on end . Our metal roof buckled and the window frames smoked , but luckily did not catch . We coughed and our eyes watered from the ...
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... fire has been agreed - it will begin in one minute from now - to enable the women and children to evacuate this building . Women and children only . They won't let the men leave . But the house will go up in flames at any moment . You ...
... fire has been agreed - it will begin in one minute from now - to enable the women and children to evacuate this building . Women and children only . They won't let the men leave . But the house will go up in flames at any moment . You ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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