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• A Tale About Lies, page 48
  "One would assume that, for as long as there is space on this earth, the end is not in sight."
• A Tale About Lies, page 47
  "The herd grows bigger, and so does the crowd."
• A Tale About Lies, page 46
  "So, they started accepting donations. Whoever made a donation was permitted to join the argument."
• A Tale About Lies, page 45
  "They spent everything they had, till the last kopeck -- until there was nothing left to keep the horses."
• A Tale About Lies, page 44
  "The mare, in the meantime, brought forth yet another foal."
• A Tale About Lies, page 43
  "Ermil finished whitewashing the church of Nicholas the Sinner; the mare had long since brought forth a foal; but they continued to argue."
• A Tale About Lies, page 42
  "'Wait a minute,' said the priest. 'I sold you the mare without a foal -- that was one price.'"
• A Tale About Lies, page 41: Father Meager and Titus
  "They led the mare through the street, with Baba rocking on the tail."
• A Tale About Lies, page 40: Titus, Father Meager, Ermil, Baba, and the mare
  "She grabbed onto the mare's tail and refused to let go."
• A Tale About Lies, page 39
  "The red-haired Titus had enough and refused to speak with Baba any longer -- he walked straight into the shed and the others followed."
• A Tale About Lies, page 38: Titus and Father Meager
  "Baba had no idea what kind of trouble awaited her because of Titus' visit."
• A Tale About Lies, page 37: The mare
  "In the morning, she woke cheerful, humming to herself."
• A Tale About Lies, page 36
  "Baba was astonished that the visit had gone so well."
• A Tale About Lies, page 35
  "The red-haired Titus began to kiss and to hug Ermil in all kinds of ways."
• A Tale About Lies, page 34: Ermil and Titus
  "As the red-haired Titus spoke this way, he was nearly in tears, and kept moving closer and closer to Ermil."
• A Tale About Lies, page 33
  "But Baba's fears were in vain. The red-haired Titus did not let Ermil speak."
• A Tale About Lies, page 32: Baba
  "When Baba saw the red-haired Titus and heard Ermil's words, she began to tremble all over."
• A Tale About Lies, page 31: Titus
  "No sooner had Ermil returned from work and sat down to eat his supper than his wife -- according to instituted custom -- smacked Ermil back into his smart mode and Titus walked in the door."
• A Tale About Lies, page 30
  "He walked under Ermil's windows and peered in, examining everything down to the smallest detail."
• A Tale About Lies, page 29: Titus
  "And so Titus returned to his hut and sat down and started thinking."
• A Tale About Lies, page 28: Baba, Ermil, and Titus
  "'What kind of mare is he talking about?' thought Titus.
• A Tale About Lies, page 27
  "The little fire inside was gleaming as Titus peered in and saw Ermil's Baba performing her custom over her husband's head."
• A Tale About Lies, page 26: Father Meager
  "Only Ermil's wife enjoyed life, as she waited for the foal to arrive."
• A Tale About Lies, page 25: Titus and Father Meager
  "Ermil's Baba instituted her own custom: hitting her husband on the back of his head every morning before he left for work and again when he returned in the evening."
• A Tale About Lies, page 24
  "Ermil arrived at the church where the priest and the red-haired Titus were waiting for him."
• A Tale About Lies, page 23: Ermil
  "'I don't have any idea. I don't have a clue.'"
• A Tale About Lies, page 22: Ermil, Baba, and the mare
  "They had not walked more than a few steps when she aimed well and hit Ermil square on the back of his head."
• A Tale About Lies, page 21
  "'I know nothing about that!' replied his wife. 'The mare stands tied in my shed -- how can anyone sell it but me?'"
• A Tale About Lies, page 20
  "Ermil was surprised. 'What mare are you talking about?'"
• A Tale About Lies, page 19: Ermil and Baba
  "Baba positioned herself behind Ermil, aimed well and hit him square on the back of his head -- on the very same spot Ermil had bumped on the roof of the shed."
• A Tale About Lies, page 18
  "But Ermil's Baba thought out a plan."
• A Tale About Lies, page 17: Father Meager and Titus
  "We will ask that man who was whitewashing the church where the mare went... he was here, perhaps he saw something... let him tell us!"
• A Tale About Lies, page 16
  "The sky turned pitch dark, but they remained by the church arguing."
• A Tale About Lies, page 15: Father Meager and Titus
  "'You took my mare,' Father Meager yelled. 'And now you demand your money back?!'"
• A Tale About Lies, page 14: Titus and Father Meager
  "They went to investigate -- but there was no mare."
• A Tale About Lies, page 13
  "I command you, Titus, go pick up the mare."
• A Tale About Lies, page 12: Titus
  "The red-haired Titus returned with his money."
• A Tale About Lies, page 11: Ermil and Baba
  "Three times in the night she turned and whispered to her husband with the same questions, but Ermil's answer was always the same: 'I don't have any idea, I don't have a clue.'"
• A Tale About Lies, page 10
  "On the one hand, she pitied Ermil, but on the other, she was desperate to find out what had happened."
• A Tale About Lies, page 9: Ermil and Baba
  "But because of the blow he had suffered, something in Ermil's head had changed and there he lay, eyes blinking, looking at his wife and not saying a word."
• A Tale About Lies, page 8: Baba, Ermil, and the mare
  "Ermil, unfortunately, hit his head on the roof of the shed and fell off the mare and lay in the yard motionless."
• A Tale About Lies, page 7: Ermil, the mare, and Baba
  "For the mare happened by Ermil's own hut just as his Baba emerged from the gate."
• A Tale About Lies, page 6: Ermil and the mare
  "The mare jerked and, out of fear, bolted, and carried Ermil out of the yard and into the village street."
• A Tale About Lies, page 5
  "Ermil was sitting on a plank above them, dangling beneath the roof as he whitewashed the walls of the church Nicholas the Sinner."
• A Tale About Lies, page 4: The Church of Nicholas the Sinner
  "Let the mare remain here, while I fetch my money."
• A Tale About Lies, page 3
  "If it is done honestly and in God's way, then, I suppose, commerce is a godly business."
• A Tale About Lies, page 2: Titus and Father Meager
  "Suppose you sold me a young mare and suppose I brought it from you."
• A Tale About Lies, page 1
  "A Tale About Lies and How Swiftly They Spread Across the Earth"