Story of a Life: Years of hopeHarvill Press, 1968 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 190
... Dimitry gave sharp cracks . It was hard to understand why the mouldering walls , floors and ceilings of the cabins hadn't flown to splinters under the strain of the tossing ship , which bent and loosened every screw , tie , rivet and ...
... Dimitry gave sharp cracks . It was hard to understand why the mouldering walls , floors and ceilings of the cabins hadn't flown to splinters under the strain of the tossing ship , which bent and loosened every screw , tie , rivet and ...
Page 194
... Dimitry rushed up the watery slope , then paused and , shuddering , sank into water up to the Captain's bridge . ' It's all over , ' I said to myself . ' If only I can stop myself from screaming with terror ! ' With a muffled groan ...
... Dimitry rushed up the watery slope , then paused and , shuddering , sank into water up to the Captain's bridge . ' It's all over , ' I said to myself . ' If only I can stop myself from screaming with terror ! ' With a muffled groan ...
Page 199
... Dimitry . We were rationed to half a litre a day of the cloudy remnants , smelling of rust , at the bottom of the tank . I had read as a schoolboy about the traditional mutinies on sail- ing ships - smoking pistols , and captains thrown ...
... Dimitry . We were rationed to half a litre a day of the cloudy remnants , smelling of rust , at the bottom of the tank . I had read as a schoolboy about the traditional mutinies on sail- ing ships - smoking pistols , and captains thrown ...
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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