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There was an incident in my years of teaching which remains vivid in my memory, though it all happened ages ago. In my class, there was...
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Казвам се Весела и от три години работя като нощна портиерка в блок на улица „Пирин“ в Пловдив — стар...
Mi chiamo Dario Ferraris, ho quarantatré anni, faccio l'elettricista a Bergamo da quando ne avevo diciannove. Questa storia la devo...
Mano vardas Audrius Vaitkus, man šešiasdešimt treji, ir jau vienuolika metų savanoriauju Kauno rajono gyvūnų prieglaudoje, netoli Garliavos. Mačiau visko....
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