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Page 111
... shoulders are too weak for the stony load of the rocks . And even Goran , with his fur cap , his tufted rug and his shock of hair , grew smaller than an ant , and the ram on his shoulders was like a millet seed . And all the time it ...
... shoulders are too weak for the stony load of the rocks . And even Goran , with his fur cap , his tufted rug and his shock of hair , grew smaller than an ant , and the ram on his shoulders was like a millet seed . And all the time it ...
Page 139
... shoulder - blade . The shoulder - blade , still warm , was passed from hand to hand down the table , and each one wiped the water from his face with his hand , and waited for a flash of lightning to see the cross . Sixty times did the ...
... shoulder - blade . The shoulder - blade , still warm , was passed from hand to hand down the table , and each one wiped the water from his face with his hand , and waited for a flash of lightning to see the cross . Sixty times did the ...
Page 143
... shoulders . A black kerchief , faded with age , was tied around her face , and because she was bent , the thin little braid of white hair would fall forwards . I shall not even try to tell of the kindness and gentleness that radiated ...
... shoulders . A black kerchief , faded with age , was tied around her face , and because she was bent , the thin little braid of white hair would fall forwards . I shall not even try to tell of the kindness and gentleness that radiated ...
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