Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 74
... Gelendzhik near Novorossisk . A better place to discourage my passion for the sea and for the south could not have been imagined . Gelendzhik in those days was a dusty , sultry little town with barely a blade of grass in it . The ...
... Gelendzhik near Novorossisk . A better place to discourage my passion for the sea and for the south could not have been imagined . Gelendzhik in those days was a dusty , sultry little town with barely a blade of grass in it . The ...
Page 78
... Gelendzhik , feeling burned out by the sun and drunk with fatigue and forest air . I was almost asleep when a hot breath struck my face and I heard the distant rumble of the sea . After this I became the owner of yet another magical ...
... Gelendzhik , feeling burned out by the sun and drunk with fatigue and forest air . I was almost asleep when a hot breath struck my face and I heard the distant rumble of the sea . After this I became the owner of yet another magical ...
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