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Blizzards and cold made no difference to them, they were always on hand; they
were on hand two hours before the sun rose, an hour before the work began.
Sometimes their faces froze, sometimes their feet and their hands; sometimes
they ...
Blizzards and cold made no difference to them, they were always on hand; they
were on hand two hours before the sun rose, an hour before the work began.
Sometimes their faces froze, sometimes their feet and their hands; sometimes
they ...
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killing beds was that a man who was one minute late was docked an hour, and
this was economical, for he was made to work the balance of the hour — he was
not allowed to stand round and wait. And on the other hand if he came ahead of ...
killing beds was that a man who was one minute late was docked an hour, and
this was economical, for he was made to work the balance of the hour — he was
not allowed to stand round and wait. And on the other hand if he came ahead of ...
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In an hour or so the packing houses would be closing and the men coming in
from their work; and they would not come into a place that smelt of Jurgis. Also it
was Saturday night, and in a couple of hours would come a violin and a cornet,
and ...
In an hour or so the packing houses would be closing and the men coming in
from their work; and they would not come into a place that smelt of Jurgis. Also it
was Saturday night, and in a couple of hours would come a violin and a cornet,
and ...
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Jungle |
| Auteur | Upton Sinclair |
| Éditeur | Heritage Press, 1965 |
| Longueur | 334 pages |
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