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Letters of Anton Chekhov (Tchekhov) - Penn State University

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<strong>Letters</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Anton</strong> <strong>Chekhov</strong> to His Family and Friends with biographical sketchMarch 6.It is devilishly cold, but the poor birds are already flying to Russia!They are driven by homesickness and love for their native land. Ifpoets knew how many millions <strong>of</strong> birds fall victims to their longingand love for their homes, how many <strong>of</strong> them freeze on the way,what agonies they endure on getting home in March and at thebeginning <strong>of</strong> April, they would have sung their praises long ago! …Put yourself in the place <strong>of</strong> a corncrake who does not fly but walksall the way, or <strong>of</strong> a wild goose who gives himself up to man to escapebeing frozen …. Life is hard in this world!74

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