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Page 211
... Konak stood amid Elindenya , its walls shining white , while life for Elindenya's folk was black . In the old days , it was like a haunt of ravens , from which hungry soldiers flew out to pounce on Christian souls as if they were ...
... Konak stood amid Elindenya , its walls shining white , while life for Elindenya's folk was black . In the old days , it was like a haunt of ravens , from which hungry soldiers flew out to pounce on Christian souls as if they were ...
Page 228
... Konak there were huge ant - hills - piles of earth and dry spruce needles , almost as high as a man - and in them ... Konak for a harem . But she always found some reason to pass through our inner courtyard with the two maidservants at ...
... Konak there were huge ant - hills - piles of earth and dry spruce needles , almost as high as a man - and in them ... Konak for a harem . But she always found some reason to pass through our inner courtyard with the two maidservants at ...
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... Konak . And one Friday , when the Turks had assembled for the big Friday prayer in the new mosque of Prossoina - it was right next to the ruins of the church -- the bands went down in silence through the forests above Elindenya . And ...
... Konak . And one Friday , when the Turks had assembled for the big Friday prayer in the new mosque of Prossoina - it was right next to the ruins of the church -- the bands went down in silence through the forests above Elindenya . And ...
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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