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In the train a stony - faced customs officer went through my belongings , while two other officials , presumably his subordinates , and a crowd of travellers , all Russian , watched with interest as he emptied my suitcase on the seat .
In the train a stony - faced customs officer went through my belongings , while two other officials , presumably his subordinates , and a crowd of travellers , all Russian , watched with interest as he emptied my suitcase on the seat .
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At any moment I expected to hear steel brakes applied , and guards , stens at the ready , to rush forward and drag me from the train . But the engine gathered speed , and no one came near . Legally or illegally , I was inside Russia .
At any moment I expected to hear steel brakes applied , and guards , stens at the ready , to rush forward and drag me from the train . But the engine gathered speed , and no one came near . Legally or illegally , I was inside Russia .
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I had not the slightest doubt that , on arrival in Irkutsk , I would be told to catch the first train back to Moscow . I asked the Mongolians how long it would take me , as a foreigner , to obtain a Mongolian visa .
I had not the slightest doubt that , on arrival in Irkutsk , I would be told to catch the first train back to Moscow . I asked the Mongolians how long it would take me , as a foreigner , to obtain a Mongolian visa .
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A GARLAND OF LEAVES BY CHARLES WEBSTER | 96 |
A MORE SOBER SONG OF CYPRUS BY R | 192 |
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| Title | Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 302 Blackwood's Magazine |
| Publisher | William Blackwood, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2008 |
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