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The tiny two - roomed house in which she lived was slightly apart from the other houses in the village and many of her uncles and friends came and went several times , and they spoke excitedly with much shaking of their heads and bowing ...
The tiny two - roomed house in which she lived was slightly apart from the other houses in the village and many of her uncles and friends came and went several times , and they spoke excitedly with much shaking of their heads and bowing ...
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One night , a drunken party of Chinese soldiery who had been celebrating in the neighbouring village came across the caravan and started shooting into the tents . Then as the Tibetans ran hither and thither in confusion , they were mown ...
One night , a drunken party of Chinese soldiery who had been celebrating in the neighbouring village came across the caravan and started shooting into the tents . Then as the Tibetans ran hither and thither in confusion , they were mown ...
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Village weddings are held there , and the pregnant Madonna , her azure robe about to open like a pair of curtains , gazes sternly at brides , as though to say : " Face facts , my dears , you too must come to this .
Village weddings are held there , and the pregnant Madonna , her azure robe about to open like a pair of curtains , gazes sternly at brides , as though to say : " Face facts , my dears , you too must come to this .
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Contents
APPIN MEMORIES BY DAWN MACLEOD | 65 |
INDEX | 87 |
ARMY TOMORROW THE BY MAJORGENERAL JOHN STRAWSON | 193 |
Copyright | |
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