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An empire of smoke.
12020-09-11T09:49:03-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5910Note #1: It is an empire of smoke. "The Russian smokes even at meals, between the courses."(xxxi) 25 cigarettes cost a handful of kopeks, but cigars cost an arm and a leg. Darn customs duties.plain2020-09-11T13:45:09-04:002020-09-11T09:21Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
"The Russian smokes even at meals, between the courses."(xxxi)
25 cigarettes cost a handful of kopeks, but cigars cost an arm and a leg.
Darn customs duties.
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