Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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Page 94
... train . Outside the station , the tracks curved in a horseshoe arc and vanished in a pinewood . Always unexpectedly , the train burst out of the woods , snaking and bending outwards round the curve . I felt I had never seen anything ...
... train . Outside the station , the tracks curved in a horseshoe arc and vanished in a pinewood . Always unexpectedly , the train burst out of the woods , snaking and bending outwards round the curve . I felt I had never seen anything ...
Page 96
... train , and for a few moments Dodya would subside . The night passed without incident . The train was barely dragging itself along . I had no conversation with my com- panions and kept trying to think of an excuse to change carriages ...
... train , and for a few moments Dodya would subside . The night passed without incident . The train was barely dragging itself along . I had no conversation with my com- panions and kept trying to think of an excuse to change carriages ...
Page 194
... train ? ' I said yes and smiled - a hell of a passenger train it was , our collection of dirty , broken - down wagons leaning this way and that . " Then go back and tell them to lock themselves in and not to show their noses outside ...
... train ? ' I said yes and smiled - a hell of a passenger train it was , our collection of dirty , broken - down wagons leaning this way and that . " Then go back and tell them to lock themselves in and not to show their noses outside ...
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Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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