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... wind talking to a loose board under my window . The two voices could clearly be heard the shrill high whistle of the wind , as if a snake grass were whistling , and the deep , full dull buzz of the quivering board , which was pleading ...
... wind talking to a loose board under my window . The two voices could clearly be heard the shrill high whistle of the wind , as if a snake grass were whistling , and the deep , full dull buzz of the quivering board , which was pleading ...
Page 91
... wind struck in our faces . The red cloaks of the shepherds blew out and so did my grey cassock , and their long hair and beards . And those that came out on the summit were Manol , Old Kralyo , Stan Stan , Nikola Sargoun , Manoush ...
... wind struck in our faces . The red cloaks of the shepherds blew out and so did my grey cassock , and their long hair and beards . And those that came out on the summit were Manol , Old Kralyo , Stan Stan , Nikola Sargoun , Manoush ...
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... wind did not blow from the east , for there rose the Rhodope summit , Mount Possestra , shielding our backs from the wind . When the refugee from Chepinsko saw the fires to the north , he knelt down upon the rock and covered his head ...
... wind did not blow from the east , for there rose the Rhodope summit , Mount Possestra , shielding our backs from the wind . When the refugee from Chepinsko saw the fires to the north , he knelt down upon the rock and covered his head ...
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