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... overcoat with a velvet col- lar and a strange round hat which was also black . It was gloomy in the church , and cold . Some red paper roses hung at the base of the crucifix . Without candles , without the sound of church bells ...
... overcoat with a velvet col- lar and a strange round hat which was also black . It was gloomy in the church , and cold . Some red paper roses hung at the base of the crucifix . Without candles , without the sound of church bells ...
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... overcoat under his head instead of a pillow . He dragged his feet when he walked , and he talked indistinctly . Under his overcoat he wore a faded blue Russian blouse , and he belted it with a black silk cord with tassels . Volodya's ...
... overcoat under his head instead of a pillow . He dragged his feet when he walked , and he talked indistinctly . Under his overcoat he wore a faded blue Russian blouse , and he belted it with a black silk cord with tassels . Volodya's ...
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... overcoats right on the square for a few kopecks or gave them away free , walking away in their shirts or blouses . I felt cold , so I kept my overcoat and only ripped the buttons off . Cotton came out of the holes where the buttons had ...
... overcoats right on the square for a few kopecks or gave them away free , walking away in their shirts or blouses . I felt cold , so I kept my overcoat and only ripped the buttons off . Cotton came out of the holes where the buttons had ...
Contents
The Death of My Father | 3 |
My Grandfather Maxim Grigorievich | 10 |
Carp | 16 |
Copyright | |
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