«Anna Sergeyevna, dear, our loaders have made such a mess!» exclaimed the administrator. «Oh, I’m sorry for barging in like this! We have an emergency, as you can understand…» She paused briefly to catch her breath and wipe large drops of sweat from her forehead. «So, what are we going to do? Two boxes of […]
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«I’ve switched our old lady to winter tires; now we’ll survive the winter,» I told my husband. «Good, but we really need a new car, don’t we? I’d like to travel around the country while we still don’t have kids.» «I’ve been thinking the same, Pasha. Let’s start looking for options, and we can put […]
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Semyon Markovich, an elderly yet meticulously groomed millionaire who owned a variety of firms and companies, found himself seated in the police chief’s office, his head bowed as if he wished to disappear into the floor. The police chief was reprimanding him like a schoolboy. “Semyon Markovich! This is utterly unacceptable! We’ve turned a blind […]
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«Did you see what she arrived in today? They say daddy gave it to her for her birthday.» «And the bag? Easily costs a couple hundred thousand!» «Forget the bag. Look at her manicure—those rhinestones alone are worth my monthly stipend!» Marina frowned, listening to her classmates whisper. Vika Solovyeva, the only daughter of a […]
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After wrapping the dough in a clear bag, neighbor Maria Petrovna stood up from the table: «Thank you again, Nastya, otherwise I never have time to make the yeast dough,» she thanked the hostess and headed towards the hallway. «And thank you for not forgetting and for stopping by. The dough turned out exceptionally well […]
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A little girl in brown tights and no shoes ran along the icy village road. The ice, mixed with mud, thawed under her warm feet, and her big toe peeking through a hole in her tights had turned completely black. For some reason, that toe felt the coldest. Perhaps because she could hardly feel her […]
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«Ninka, are you at it again? They’ll put you in solitary!» her friend threw a reproachful look at the girl. «So what? At least I’ll get to play some football, and if they lock me up for a week, so be it—better than being around those matrons,» Nina shrugged and smiled slyly. Looking around, she […]
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The conductor seated the pregnant woman without a ticket next to the strange old man in the compartment. At night, the carriage was awakened by screams. Natalya slammed the door loudly. From early in the morning, she had a premonition that this day would not go smoothly. Luce, her 19-year-old daughter, had recently brought home […]
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Natalya slammed the door shut with a loud bang. From the morning, she had a premonition that this day would be off. Lucy, her 19-year-old daughter, recently brought a kitten named Musya home, and it had already made a mess right on the bathroom rug. Natalya found it hard to scold her daughter for this, […]
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«Mash, don’t forget to lock the door,» mom said tiredly, getting up from the table. «Mom, how many times? Are you going to remind me for the rest of your life?» fifteen-year-old Masha responded resentfully. «Not for the rest of your life, but as long as grandma lives with us. If she goes outside, she’ll […]
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