В подземном переходе. In a Pedestrian Subway

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Дмитрий (Dmitri) Данчеев (Dancheyev). В подземном переходе. In a Pedestrian Subway

В ПОДЗЕМНОМ ПЕРЕХОДЕ. IN A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY

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РАССКАЗ НА ДВУХ ЯЗЫКАХ (НА РУССКОМ И АНГЛИЙСКОМ)

RUSSIAN – ENGLISH BILINGUAL STORY

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Sometimes in the mornings, a beggar would see a wrinkled-face dwarf in a shiny, but tattered tailcoat that was form fitting, appearing for a few seconds as he scurried by with an ironic smile on his thin, senile lips. No one noticed him except the beggar, who would immediately bow ashamed by the absurdity of his own sight. His bow of meditation caused him to freeze in position.

The morning sun, which had not yet been touched by the poisonous, yellow Moscow smog crept out from behind the distant grocery stalls, illuminating the metro station with a ceremonial sheen. The fiery beam penetrated the dusty, glass doors of the vestibule and lit up the beggar clothed in picturesque rags sitting on the dirty floor not far from the escalator.

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