Konrad and Alexandra (pdf) - Rolf Gross

Other porters carried wine in sheepskins that stretched their four amputated legs pitifully
into the air.
This street was entirely occupied by rug merchants. Around the corner the furniture
makers had their shops; then came a block of tinsmiths hammering away at anything from
locks and knives to chain mail, copper pots, brass tables, and water pitchers.
Fishmongers, Tiflis Bazaar, 1890s (Ermakov/RWFG)
As he neared the river, the filth and dirt in the streets got worse. In open stands butchers
and fishmongers displayed their wares covered by thick swarms of flies. From the basements
of the houses wafted the acrid smell of the wine shops. The stench was overpowering.
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