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Page 142
Even the artillery fire had died down — there was only the sound of wheels
rumbling in the distance. From the quality of this sound, the more knowledgeable
citizens judged that army convoys were hurriedly withdrawing from the city. And
so ...
Even the artillery fire had died down — there was only the sound of wheels
rumbling in the distance. From the quality of this sound, the more knowledgeable
citizens judged that army convoys were hurriedly withdrawing from the city. And
so ...
Page 213
The loggia was dark. There was no wind, and no one could see me from outside.
I lay down on a wicker chaise-longue, wrapped myself in the blanket and stayed
until dawn, listening to the night. The sea murmured endlessly. The sound of the
...
The loggia was dark. There was no wind, and no one could see me from outside.
I lay down on a wicker chaise-longue, wrapped myself in the blanket and stayed
until dawn, listening to the night. The sea murmured endlessly. The sound of the
...
Page 220
Only the sound of the 'International' drifted faintly from the town. A jet of steam,
spurting up at the grey sky, and a hoarse, quavering whistle came from the bridge
of one of the ships. Immediately taking up the sound, all the other ships chorused
...
Only the sound of the 'International' drifted faintly from the town. A jet of steam,
spurting up at the grey sky, and a hoarse, quavering whistle came from the bridge
of one of the ships. Immediately taking up the sound, all the other ships chorused
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Publisher | Harvill P., 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jul 2007 |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Literary Literary Criticism / Russian & Former Soviet Union |
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