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... heavy train stopped , it seemed to freeze to the rails . It took two engines to get it moving again , and then only with a heavy jerk . Russia itself was beginning to move . The war , like a sub- terranean tremor , had shaken us loose ...
... heavy train stopped , it seemed to freeze to the rails . It took two engines to get it moving again , and then only with a heavy jerk . Russia itself was beginning to move . The war , like a sub- terranean tremor , had shaken us loose ...
Page 542
... heavy , dull blows , as if someone were driving wooden piles into the ground around the theater with a heavy hammer . A gray - haired usher beckoned to me with his finger , and said : " If you want to know what's going on in the city ...
... heavy , dull blows , as if someone were driving wooden piles into the ground around the theater with a heavy hammer . A gray - haired usher beckoned to me with his finger , and said : " If you want to know what's going on in the city ...
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... heavy being dragged down the corridor , probably a machine gun . Someone , swearing jerkily , gave the command : " Four men up to the second floor ! Don't let them in the windows ! " Something exploded with a crash . Then a lot of ...
... heavy being dragged down the corridor , probably a machine gun . Someone , swearing jerkily , gave the command : " Four men up to the second floor ! Don't let them in the windows ! " Something exploded with a crash . Then a lot of ...
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The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
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