Elias carried the box upstairs and set it next to the old boombox he kept for his own collection of jazz records. He slid the first tape into the deck and hit play.
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Elias felt a pang of confusion. His grandfather was a sober man, a creature of routine. These tapes were not for learning a language. Viktor already knew Russian. He was fluent. He was a native. Elias carried the box upstairs and set it
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Viktor didn't answer the tape immediately. Elias heard the creak of a chair. The sound of a hand covering the microphone.