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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,LUKHN( TOOK TWO C&LES1 BR\<T \T A HUGE D>K-COLOR$ POCKET-BOOK FULL ( MONEY2 SL[LY1 AS ?\< P]=M+ SOME SACRAM5T1 OP5$ IT ON ! TABLE2 TOOK \T TWO ONE-HUNDR$-RUBLE NOTES1 & LAID !M ON ! C>DS4 

0,!RE1 JU/ ! SAME AS LA/ EV5+2 ! BANK BEG9S ) TWO HUNDR$10 SAID HE1 ADJU/+ HIS GLASSES1 & OP5+ A PACK ( C>DS4 

0,V]Y WELL10 SAID ,ILY91 NOT GLANC+ AT HIM1 OR 9T]RUPT+ HIS CONV]SATION ) ,TURB94 

,! GAME BEGAN4 ,LUKHN( KEPT ! BANK ) ME*ANICAL REGUL>ITY1 OCCASIONALLY PAUS+1 & DELIB]ATELY MAK+ NOTES1 OR LOOK+ /]NLY OV] HIS GLASSES1 & SAY+ 9 A WEAK VOICE1 0,?R[40 

,! /\T PROPRIETOR TALK$ L\D] ?AN ! RE/1 MAK+ V>I\S CALCULATIONS AT ! TOP ( HIS VOICE1 :ILE HE WET HIS CLUMSY F+]S & DOG-E>$ HIS C>DS4 

,! G>RISON (FIC] SIL5TLY WROTE 9 A F9E H& HIS ACC\NT ON A C>D1 TURN$ D[N SMALL CORN]S1 PRESS+ !M AGA9/ ! TABLE4 

,! ,GREEK SAT NEXT ! BANK]1 ATT5TIVELY FOLL[+ ! GAME ) HIS DEEP BLACK EYES1 AS ?\< WAIT+ = SOME?+4 

,ZAVAL%EVSKY1 AS HE /OOD BY ! TABLE1 W\LD SUDD5LY BECOME ALL ( A TREMBLE1 DRAW FROM HIS TR\S]S-POCKET A BLUE NOTE OR A R$1.<#f#c.> LAY A C>D ON IT1 P\ND ON .<#b#g.>IT ) HIS PALM1 & SAY1 0,BR+ ME LUCK1 LITTLE SEV560 !N HE W\LD BITE HIS MU/A*E1 *ANGE FROM ONE LEG TO ! O!R1 & BE 9 A CONT9UAL /ATE ( EXCITEM5T UNTIL ! C>D CAME \T4 

,ILY91 :O HAD BE5 EAT+ VEAL & CUCUMB]S PLAC$ NE> HIM ON ! HAIRCLO? S(A1 BRISKLY WIP$ HIS H&S ON HIS COAT1 & BEGAN TO PUT D[N ONE C>D AFT] ANO!R4 

,TURB91 :O HAD TAK5 HIS SEAT AT FIR/ ON ! S(A1 IMM$IATELY NOTIC$ ?AT SOME?+ WAS WRONG4 ,LUKHN( DID NOT LOOK AT ! UHLAN1 OR SAY ANY ?+ TO HIM2 BUT OCCASIONALLY HIS EYES = AN 9/ANT RE/$ ON ! UHLAN'S H&S4 ,! MO/ ( HIS C>DS LO/4 

0,IF ,I C\LD ONLY TRUMP ?AT LITTLE C>D10 EXCLAIM$ ,LUKHN( 9 REF]5CE TO ONE ( ! /\T PROPRIETOR'S C>DS4 ,HE WAS /ILL MAK+ HALF-RUBLE WAG]S4 

0,TRUMP ,ILY9'S 9/EAD3 :AT W\LD BE ! USE ( TRUMP+ M9E80 REPLI$ ! PROPRIETOR4 

,&1 9 PO9T ( FACT1 ,ILY9'S C>DS W]E TRUMP$ (T5] ?AN ! O!RS'4 ,HE N]V\SLY TORE UP HIS LOS+ C>D UND] ! TABLE1 & ) TREMBL+ H&S *OSE ANO!R4 

,TURB9 >OSE FROM ! S(A1 & ASK$ ! ,GREEK TO GIVE HIM HIS PLACE NEXT ! BANK]4 ,! ,GREEK *ANG$ PLACES2 & ! C\NT1 TAK+ HIS *AIR1 & NOT MOV+ HIS EYES1 BEGAN TO WAT* ,LUKHN('S H&S ATT5TIVELY4 

0,ILY910 SAID HE SUDD5LY 9 HIS ORD9>Y VOICE1 :I*1 5TIRELY CONTR>Y TO HIS DESIRE1 DR[N$ \T ! O!RS1 0:Y DO Y\ /ICK TO ?OSE R\T9E C>DS8 ,Y\ DON'T KN[ H[ TO PLAY60 

0,SUPPOS+ ,I DON'T1 IT'S ALL ! SAME40 

0,Y\'LL LOSE ?AT WAY SURELY4 ,LET ME PLAY AGA9/ ! BANK = Y\40.<#b#h.> 

0,NO1 EXCUSE ME1 ,I BEG ( Y\4 ,I'M ALWAYS ?IS WAY4 ,PLAY = Y\RSELF IF Y\ LIKE40 

0,I HAVE TOLD Y\ ?AT ,I AM NOT GO+ TO PLAY4 ,BUT ,I %\LD LIKE TO PLAY = Y\4 ,I HATE TO SEE Y\ LOS+ SO40 

0,AH1 WELL6 Y\ SEE IT'S MY LUCK40 

,! C\NT SAID NO?+ MORE1 & LEAN+ ON HIS ELB[ BEGAN ONCE MORE TO WAT* ! BANK]'S H& JU/ AS ATT5TIVELY AS BE=E4 

0,%AMEFUL60 HE SUDD5LY CRI$ 9 A L\D VOICE1 DWELL+ ON ! WORD4 

,LUKHN( GL>$ AT HIM4 

0,%AMEFUL1 %AMEFUL60 HE REPEAT$ /ILL L\D]1 />+ /RAI<T 9TO ,LUKHN('S EYES4 

,! GAME CONT9U$4 

0,?AT IS NOT RI<T60 SAID ,TURB9 AGA91 AS ,LUKHN( TRUMP$ ONE ( ,ILY9'S HI< C>DS4 

0,:AT DISPLEASES Y\1 C\NT80 POLITELY ASK$ ! BANK] ) AN AIR ( 9DIFF]5CE4 

0,BECAUSE Y\ GIVE ,ILY9 A SIMPLUM1 & TURN D[N Y\R CORN]S4 ,?AT'S :AT IS %AMEFUL60 

,LUKHN( MADE A SLI<T MOTION ) HIS %\LD]S & BR[S1 SIGNIFY+ ?AT HE WAS RESIGN$ TO ANY FATE1 & !N HE W5T ON ) ! GAME4 

0,BLU*]1 FIU60 CRI$ ! C\NT1 RIS+2 0OV] ) HIM60 HE ADD$ QUICKLY4 ,BLU*]1 BUMP+ AGA9/ ! S(A ) HIS BACK1 & ALMO/ KNOCK+ ! G>RISON (FIC] FROM HIS FEET1 CAME LEAP+ T[>D HIS MA/]1 LOOK+ AT EV]Y ONE & WAGG+ HIS TAIL AS ?\< HE W\LD ASK1 0,:O IS MISBEHAV+ H]E1 HEY80 

,LUKHN( LAID D[N ! C>DS1 & MOV$ HIS *AIR AWAY4 0,?IS IS NO WAY TO PLAY10 SAID HE4 0,I DETE/ DOGS4 ,:AT K9D ( A GAME CAN Y\ HAVE IF A :OLE PACK ( H\NDS IS TO BE BR\<T 980.<#b#i.> 

0,ESPECIALLY ?AT K9D ( DOG3 !Y >E CALL$ BLOOD-SUCK]S1 IF ,I AM NOT MI/AK510 SUGGE/$ ! G>RISON (FIC]4 

0,WELL1 >E WE TO PLAY OR NOT1 ,MIKHAILO ,VASILYIT*80 ASK$ ,LUKHN(1 ADDRESS+ ! UHLAN4 

0,DON'T BO!R US1 C\NT1 ,I BEG ( Y\10 SAID ,ILY91 TURN+ TO ,TURB94 

0,COME H]E = A MOM5T10 SAID ,TURB91 TAK+ ,ILY9'S >M1 & DRAW+ HIM 9TO ! NEXT ROOM4 

,!RE ! C\NT'S WORDS W]E P]FECTLY AUDIBLE1 ?\< HE SPOKE 9 HIS ORD9>Y TONE4 ,BUT HIS VOICE WAS SO P[]FUL ?AT IT C\LD ALWAYS BE HE>D ?REE ROOMS (F4 

0,>E Y\ BESIDE Y\RSELF8 ,DON'T Y\ SEE ?AT ?AT MAN ) ! GLASSES IS A *EAT ( ! WOR/ ORD]80 

0,HEY8 ,NONS5SE6 ,BE C>EFUL :AT Y\ SAY40 

0,NO NONS5SE6 BUT QUIT IT1 ,I TELL Y\4 ,IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE TO ME4 ,ANO!R TIME ,I MYSELF W\LD HAVE PLUCK$ Y\2 BUT N[ ,I AM SORRY TO SEE Y\ RU9+ Y\RSELF4 ,HAVE Y\ ANY PUBLIC MONEY LEFT80 

0,NO4 ,:AT MAKES Y\ ?9K SO AB\T HIM80 

0,BRO!R1 ,I HAVE BE5 OV] ?IS SAME ROAD1 & ,I KN[ ! WAYS ( !SE PR(ESSIONAL GAMBL]S4 ,I TELL Y\ ?AT ! MAN 9 ! GLASSES IS A *EAT4 ,QUIT1 PLEASE4 ,I ASK Y\ AS A COMRADE40 

0,ALL RI<T2 ,I'LL HAVE JU/ ONE MORE H&1 & !N HAVE DONE ) IT40 

0,I KN[ :AT ?AT 'ONE MORE' MEANS3 V]Y WELL1 WE WILL SEE40 

,!Y RETURN$ TO ! GAM+-TABLE4 ,9 ONE DEAL HE LAID D[N SO MANY C>DS1 & !Y W]E TRUMP$ SO BADLY1 ?AT HE LO/ A L>GE AM\NT4 

,TURB9 RE/$ HIS H& 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! TABLE1 & SAID1 0,?AT'S 5\<6 N[ LET US BE GO+40.<#b#a.> 

0,NO1 ,I CAN'T GO YET2 LEAVE ME1 PLEASE10 SAID ,ILY9 9 VEXATION1 %UFFL+ ! B5T C>DS & NOT LOOK+ AT ,TURB94 

0,ALL RI<T6 ! ,DEVIL BE ) Y\6 ,LOSE ALL Y\'VE GOT1 IF ?AT PLEASE Y\2 BUT IT'S TIME = ME TO BE GO+4--,COME1 ,ZAVAL%EVSKY1 LET US GO TO ! M>%AL'S40 

,& !Y W5T \T4 ,NO ONE SPOKE1 & ,LUKHN( DID NOT MAKE ! BANK UNTIL ! NOISE ( !IR FEET & ( ,BLU*]'S PAWS HAD DI$ AWAY D[N ! CORRIDOR4 

0,?AT'S A MADCAP10 SAID ! PROPRIETOR1 SMIL+4 

0,WELL1 N[ HE WON'T BO!R US ANY MORE10 SAID ! G>RISON (FIC] 9 A HURRI$ :ISP]4 

,& ! GAME W5T ON4.<#b#a#a.> 

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