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Gavrila Malakhin

Malakhin

also: Малахин, старик, Malakhin

An old cattle-dealer transporting eight carloads of oxen by rail to the capital to sell; over the long, bribery-greased journey he badgers conductors and stationmasters for priority, keeps meticulous account of every payoff, and grows indifferent to his animals' suffering from cold, thirst, and hunger.

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