The absolute unattainability of her beauty
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Victor Pelevin “Chapaev and Void”, page 124
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Her beauty had a sobering effect, there was something simple and slightly wistful in it...
Мне было грустно от абсолютной недостижимости её красоты; я знал, что к ней так же бессмысленно тянуться вожделеющими руками, как пытаться зачерпнуть закат мусорным ведром.
The absolute unattainability of her beauty made me sad; I knew that stretching my lusting hands to her was as senseless as trying to scoop sunset with a garbage can.
