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What surnames instead of horse ones did the characters remember in the draft version of Chekhov's story?

In the draft version of Chekhov's story "Horse Surname", the characters recalled bird names - Sokolov, Vorobyov, Petukhov, etc. Instead of Ovsov, the required surname was Verbitsky, because "a bird sits on a willow."

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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