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Page 85
... blood the big white stone on which was carved naked men and bunches of grapes . He held the lamb in his arms like a wine skin , and squeezed it , and the blood sprinkled the stone like wine , and the red blood flowed on the stone , as ...
... blood the big white stone on which was carved naked men and bunches of grapes . He held the lamb in his arms like a wine skin , and squeezed it , and the blood sprinkled the stone like wine , and the red blood flowed on the stone , as ...
Page 159
... blood will flow , that it will support an oka of stone . Whichever faith is the strongest , let it float up . ' ' Aga , ' Old Kralyo spoke once more , ' what can you do to people who are ready to give their heads ? You , master , must ...
... blood will flow , that it will support an oka of stone . Whichever faith is the strongest , let it float up . ' ' Aga , ' Old Kralyo spoke once more , ' what can you do to people who are ready to give their heads ? You , master , must ...
Page 179
... Blood filled his palm and flowed over between his fingers and dripped to the earth . And one could hear the earth swallowing and drinking it . And in the light of the stars the blood was as black as pitch . And when the black blood that ...
... Blood filled his palm and flowed over between his fingers and dripped to the earth . And one could hear the earth swallowing and drinking it . And in the light of the stars the blood was as black as pitch . And when the black blood that ...
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Aegean Sea Aga's alive Allah asked Balkandji began blood breast brother Bulgarian Candia cast cave chans Chepino child courtyard cried cross dark dead Delyo dogs earth Elindenya Elitsa eyes face faith father feet fell felt fire flocks forest Goran Grand Vizier Granny Srebra grass grew Gyulfié haidouts hair hand Hassan Hodja head heard heart horse howling hundred Ismaïl Bey Janissaries Karaibrahim kaval kill knife Konak light lips looked Manol meadow Mircho Momchil mountain night notables Old Galoushko Old Kralyo passed Petglassets pistol Podviss priest Prossoina rapier remembered Rhodopa Rhodope Mountains rocks rose seemed Sevda sheep shepherds Sherko shone shoulders shouted silent Spahis spoke spruce stone stood stopped Sultan Syuleiman Aga tell terrible thought tree Tsepina Turkish Turks turned valley veranda village voice Voivoda Vrazhou Kehaya waited wall wanted weeping wind woman women words yataghan Yurouks