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was born in 1871 in the town of Orol, where he attended the public school. At school, on the whole, he did not learn easily; he was in the lowest class during the whole year, being the worst pupil. His behaviour was also very bad. Andreyeff narrates that the most pleasant hours he spent at school were those between the lessons, or when the professor ordered him to leave the class as a punishment. In the long empty corridors an awful silence reigned, and at the side were closed doors, and behind the doors were the halls full of pupils. Occasionally a ray of sunshine, a stray ray, pierced through some cleft