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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,I HAVE COME \T E>LY4 ,MY S\L FEELS LI<T 
& JOYFUL4 ,IT IS A WOND]FUL MORN+4 ,! 
SUN IS ONLY JU/ APPE>+ FROM BEH9D ! TREES4 
,! DEW GLITT]S ON !M & ON ! GRASS4 ,EV]Y?+ 
IS LOVELY2 EV]YONE IS LOVABLE4 ,IT IS SO 
BEAUTIFUL ?AT1 AS ! SAY+ HAS IT1 0,ONE DOES NOT 
WANT TO DIE40 ,&1 REALLY1 ,I DO NOT WANT TO DIE4 
,I W\LD WILL+LY LIVE A LITTLE LONG] 9 ?IS WORLD 
) SU* BEAUTY >\ND ME & SU* JOY 9 MY 
HE>T4 ,?AT1 H[EV]1 IS NOT MY AFFAIR1 BUT ! 
,MA/]'S4444 

,I APPROA* ! VILLAGE4 ,BE=E ! FIR/ H\SE 
,I SEE A MAN /&+1 MOTIONLESS1 SIDEWAYS TO ME4 
,HE IS EVID5TLY WAIT+ = SOMEBODY OR SOME?+1 
& WAIT+ AS ONLY WORK+ PEOPLE KN[ 
H[ TO WAIT1 )\T IMPATI5CE OR VEXATION4 ,I 
DRAW NE>]3 HE IS A BE>D$1 /RONG1 HEAL?Y 
PEASANT1 ) %AGGY1 SLI<TLY GRAY HAIR1 & A 
SIMPLE1 WORK]'S FACE4 ,HE IS SMOK+ NOT A 
0CIG>0 TWI/$ \T ( PAP]1 BUT A %ORT PIPE4 
,WE GREET ONE ANO!R4 

0,:]E DOES OLD ,ALEXEY LIVE80 ,I ASK4 

0,I DON'T KN[1 FRI5D2 WE >E /RANG]S 
H]E40 

,NOT 0,I AM A /RANG]10 BUT 0WE >E /RANG]S40 
,A ,RUSSIAN IS H>DLY EV] ALONE4 ,IF HE IS DO+ 
SOME?+ WRONG1 HE MAY P]HAPS SAY 0,I02 O!RWISE 
IT IS ALWAYS 0WE0 ! FAMILY1 0WE0 ! 
>TEL1 0WE0 ! ,COMMUNE4 

0,/RANG]S8 ,:]E DO Y\ COME FROM80 

0,WE >E FROM ,KAL\GA40 

,I PO9T TO HIS PIPE4 0,& H[ MU* DO Y\ 
SP5D A YE> ON SMOK+8 ,?REE OR MORE RUBLES1 
,I D>ESAY60 

0,?REE8 ,?AT W\LD H>DLY BE 5\<40 

0,:Y NOT GIVE IT UP80 

0,H[ CAN ONE GIVE IT UP :5 ONE'S ACCU/OM$ 
TO IT80 

0,I ALSO US$ TO SMOKE1 BUT HAVE GIV5 IT UP 444 
& ,I FEEL SO WELL--SO FREE60 

0,WELL ( C\RSE 444 BUT IT'S DULL )\T 
IT40 

0,GIVE IT UP1 & ! DULLNESS WILL GO6 ,SMOK+ 
IS NO GOOD1 Y\ KN[60 

0,NO GOOD AT ALL40 

0,IF IT'S NO GOOD1 Y\ %\LD NOT DO IT4 ,SEE+ 
Y\ SMOKE1 O!RS WILL DO ! SAME 444 ESPECIALLY 
! Y\NG FOLK4 ,!Y'LL SAY1 ',IF ! OLD 
FOLK SMOKE1 ,GOD HIMSELF BIDS US DO IT6'0 

0,?AT'S TRUE 5\<40 

0,& Y\R SON1 SEE+ Y\ SMOKE1 WILL DO IT 
TOO40 

0,( C\RSE1 MY SON TOO44440 

0,WELL !N1 GIVE IT UP60 

0,I W\LD1 ONLY IT'S SO DULL )\T IT4444 ,IT'S 
*IEFLY FROM DULLNESS4 ,:5 ONE FEELS DULL1 ONE HAS 
A SMOKE4 ,?AT'S :]E ! MIS*IEF LIES4444 ,IT'S 
DULL6 ,AT TIMES IT'S SO DULL 444 SO DULL 444 SO 
DULL60 DRAWL$ HE4 

0,! BE/ REM$Y = ?AT IS TO ?9K ( ONE'S 
S\L40 

,HE ?REW A GLANCE AT ME1 & AT ONCE ! 
EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE QUITE *ANG$3 9/EAD 
( HIS =M] K9DLY1 HUMOR\S1 LIVELY & 
TALKATIVE EXPRESSION1 HE BECAME ATT5TIVE & 
S]I\S4 

0',?9K ( ! S\L 444 ( ! S\L1' Y\ 
SAY80 HE ASK$1 GAZ+ QUE/ION+LY 9TO MY 
EYES4 

0,YES6 ,:5 Y\ ?9K ( ! S\L1 Y\ GIVE 
UP ALL FOOLI% ?+S40 

,HIS FACE LIT UP AFFECTIONATELY4 

0,Y\ >E RI<T1 DADDY6 ,Y\ SAY TRULY4 ,TO 
?9K ( ! S\L IS ! GREAT ?+4 ,! S\L'S 
! *IEF ?+44440 ,HE PAUS$4 0,?ANK Y\1 
DADDY1 IT IS QUITE TRUE02 & HE PO9T$ TO HIS 
PIPE4 0,:AT IS IT8444 ,GOOD-=-NO?+ RUBBI%6 
,! S\L'S ! *IEF ?+60 REPEAT$ HE4 
0,:AT Y\ SAY IS TRUE10 & HIS FACE GREW /ILL 
K9DLI] & MORE S]I\S4 

,I WI%$ TO CONT9UE ! CONV]SATION1 BUT A 
LUMP ROSE 9 MY ?ROAT 7,I HAVE GR[N V]Y WEAK 
9 ! MATT] ( TE>S71 & ,I C\LD NOT SPEAK4 
,) A JOYFUL1 T5D] FEEL+ ,I TOOK LEAVE ( HIM1 
SWALL[+ MY TE>S1 & ,I W5T AWAY4 

,YES1 H[ CAN ONE HELP BE+ JOYFUL1 LIV+ 
AMID SU* PEOPLE8 ,H[ CAN ONE HELP EXPECT+ 
FROM SU* PEOPLE ALL ?AT IS MO/ EXCELL5T8 

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