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Hi,

I'm having trouble understanding these 2 Russian sentences. Any help is appreciated.

Топят болотные топи в сестрах-лихорадках. -- no clue what this means

"Цели", попрежнему, необходимы, -- надо, чтобы они "целили", со всяческими ударениями, и над е, и над и. -- play on aim/heal?

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Some writing about the book "Under Western Eyes" by Joseph Conrad

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I would appreciate any feedback on these questions I am answering for a course on Russian literature. Here is a link