Summary Two Milne

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Summary Dale’s Valley of Terror

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Summary Themselves of the gods

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Summary “Matrenin yard”

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“Satyricon” Petronius in the summary

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Summary Petka at the cottage

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Summary Ivashkevich I

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Short story Odessa stories Babel

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“White Leader” Read in summary

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“Under the Sun of Satan” Bernanos in brief summary

Germain Malorty, nicknamed Mushette, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Campanian brewer, once entering the dining room with a full bucket of fresh milk, felt unwell; parents immediately guessed that she was pregnant. The obstinate
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