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Yuri Vynnychuk
police – so, was her fiancé a
Pole? Was he wounded, then
fled and hid out at Lucia’s?
Maybe after that he changed
into civilian clothing... What
happened to him after that?
For several days he was
involved in clearing out
his living space, burning
some things and throwing
out others, though not
immediately, as some things
he found required closer
attention, like a box of old
watches, alarm clocks and
clocks, which grandfather
had tried to fix. All these
dead mechanisms from Lord
know what times evinced
wonder in Yarosh, so he
tossed out only a part of
them in the trash, and placed
several of the old timepieces
on shelves. His auntie, who
fortunately survived more
than one war and more than
one misfortune, remained
true to herself even in
peacetime, with her reserves
of cereals, sugar, salt, flour,
soap, matches, and various
homemade preserves, one
could manage there for many
years. Inthepantrytheshelves
were adorned with many
jars: preserves, obligatorily
including rose petal jam; they
were lined up according to
the degree of ripeness of the
fruit and vegetables, but they
weren’t sealed with metal
tops, but rather with a special
glass paper, which, after
moistening, auntie applied
to each jar, after which it
hardened and created a
tight cover; in the pantry
itself she also placed a small
circle of glass paper, soaked
in alcohol, so it wouldn’t
grow moldy; candied fruit
– boiled in sugary syrup,
orange, lemon and tangerine
skins, and additionally –
paradise apples and quince;
dried mushrooms, apples,
plums, and pears; jars with
marinades – mushrooms,
plums, gherkins, and pickles.