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Arseniev, V. K.

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20111201112129 Patrick Evans on Vladimir Klavdievich-Arseniev, Slightly Foxed Issue 31

Siberian Taiga

Patrick Evans on Vladimir Klavdievich Arseniev, Dersu the Trapper

The dog pricked up his ears, which was surprising because so far he hadn’t seemed all that bright. Vanya and I turned to look. At the edge of the clearing a man in a white woollen suit was just visible against the snow, returning our stares and clasping a rifle. For half a minute or so nobody  moved or spoke. Vanya’s gun was out of reach, leaning against a tree stump. All around us the forest gaped. Apart from the crackle of twigs we were burning to ward off frostbite, silence reigned – and all waited to see if there would be blood.

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