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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,! PLACE FIX$ ON = ! /&-%OOT+ WAS NOT F> ABOVE A 
/REAM 9 A LITTLE ASP5 COPSE4 ,ON REA*+ ! COPSE1 ,LEV9 GOT 
\T ( ! TRAP & L$ ,OBLONSKY TO A CORN] ( A MOSSY1 SWAMPY 
GLADE1 ALREADY QUITE FREE FROM SN[4 ,HE W5T BACK HIMSELF TO A 
D\BLE BIR* TREE ON ! O!R SIDE1 & LEAN+ HIS GUN ON ! 
=K ( A DEAD L[] BRAN*1 HE TOOK (F HIS FULL OV]COAT1 
FA/5$ HIS BELT AGA91 & WORK$ HIS >MS TO SEE IF !Y W]E 
FREE4 

,GRAY OLD ,LASKA1 :O HAD FOLL[$ !M1 SAT D[N W>ILY OPPOSITE 
HIM & PRICK$ UP H] E>S4 ,! SUN WAS SETT+ BEH9D A ?ICK 
=E/1 & 9 ! GL[ ( SUNSET ! BIR* TREES1 DOTT$ AB\T 
9 ! ASP5 COPSE1 /OOD \T CLE>LY ) !IR HANG+ TWIGS1 
& !IR BUDS SWOLL5 ALMO/ TO BUR/+4 

,FROM ! ?ICKE/ P>TS ( ! COPSE1 :]E ! SN[ /ILL 
REMA9$1 CAME ! FA9T S\ND ( N>R[ W9D+ ?READS ( WAT] 
RUNN+ AWAY4 ,T9Y BIRDS TWITT]$1 & N[ & !N FLUTT]$ 
FROM TREE TO TREE4 

,9 ! PAUSES ( COMPLETE /ILLNESS !RE CAME ! RU/LE ( LA/ 
YE>'S LEAVES1 /IRR$ BY ! ?AW+ ( ! E>? & ! GR[? 
( ! GRASS4 

0,IMAG9E6 ,ONE CAN HE> & SEE ! GRASS GR[+60 ,LEV9 SAID 
TO HIMSELF1 NOTIC+ A WET1 SLATE-COLOR$ ASP5 LEAF MOV+ 
BESIDE A BLADE ( Y\NG GRASS4 ,HE /OOD1 LI/5$1 & GAZ$ 
SOMETIMES D[N AT ! WET MOSSY GR\ND1 SOMETIMES AT ,LASKA 
LI/5+ ALL AL]T1 SOMETIMES AT ! SEA ( B>E TREE TOPS ?AT 
/RET*$ ON ! SLOPE BEL[ HIM1 SOMETIMES AT ! D>K5+ SKY1 
COV]$ ) :ITE /REAKS ( CL\D4 

,A HAWK FLEW HI< OV] A =E/ F> AWAY ) SL[ SWEEP ( ITS 
W+S2 ANO!R FLEW ) EXACTLY ! SAME MOTION 9 ! SAME 
DIRECTION & VANI%$4 ,! BIRDS TWITT]$ MORE & MORE L\DLY 
& BUSILY 9 ! ?ICKET4 ,AN [L HOOT$ NOT F> (F1 & ,LASKA1 
/>T+1 /EPP$ CAUTI\SLY A FEW /EPS =W>D1 & PUTT+ H] 
HEAD ON ONE SIDE1 BEGAN TO LI/5 9T5TLY4 ,BEYOND ! /REAM 
WAS HE>D ! CUCKOO4 ,TWICE %E UTT]$ H] USUAL CUCKOO CALL1 
& !N GAVE A HO>SE1 HURRI$ CALL & BROKE D[N4 

0,IMAG9E6 ! CUCKOO ALREADY60 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 COM+ 
\T FROM BEH9D A BU%4 

0,YES1 ,I HE> IT10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 RELUCTANTLY BREAK+ ! 
/ILLNESS ) HIS VOICE1 :I* S\ND$ DISAGREEABLE TO HIMSELF4 
0,N[ IT'S COM+60 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S FIGURE AGA9 W5T BEH9D ! BU%1 & 
,LEV9 SAW NO?+ BUT ! BRI<T FLA% ( A MAT*1 FOLL[$ BY 
! R$ GL[ & BLUE SMOKE ( A CIG>ETTE4 

0,T*K6 T*K60 CAME ! SNAPP+ S\ND ( ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* 
COCK+ HIS GUN4 

0,:AT'S ?AT CRY80 ASK$ ,OBLONSKY1 DRAW+ ,LEV9'S ATT5TION TO 
A PROLONG$ CRY1 AS ?\< A COLT W]E :9NY+ 9 A HI< VOICE1 
9 PLAY4 

0,OH1 DON'T Y\ KN[ IT8 ,?AT'S ! H>E4 ,BUT 5\< TALK+6 
,LI/51 IT'S FLY+60 ALMO/ %RIEK$ ,LEV91 COCK+ HIS GUN4 

,!Y HE>D A %RILL :I/LE 9 ! DI/ANCE1 & 9 ! EXACT 
TIME1 SO WELL KN[N TO ! SPORTSMAN1 TWO SECONDS LAT]--ANO!R1 
A ?IRD1 & AFT] ! ?IRD :I/LE ! HO>SE1 GUTTURAL CRY 
C\LD BE HE>D4 

,LEV9 LOOK$ AB\T HIM TO RI<T & TO LEFT1 & !RE1 JU/ 
FAC+ HIM AGA9/ ! DUSKY BLUE SKY ABOVE ! CONFUS$ MASS ( 
T5D] %OOTS ( ! ASP5S1 HE SAW ! FLY+ BIRD4 ,IT WAS 
FLY+ /RAI<T T[>DS HIM2 ! GUTTURAL CRY1 LIKE ! EV5 
TE>+ ( SOME /RONG /UFF1 S\ND$ CLOSE TO HIS E>2 ! LONG 
BEAK & NECK ( ! BIRD C\LD BE SE51 & AT ! V]Y 
9/ANT :5 ,LEV9 WAS TAK+ AIM1 BEH9D ! BU% :]E ,OBLONSKY 
/OOD1 !RE WAS A FLA% ( R$ LI<TN+3 ! BIRD DROPP$ LIKE 
AN >R[1 & D>T$ UPW>DS AGA94 ,AGA9 CAME ! R$ FLA% & 
! S\ND ( A BL[1 & FLUTT]+ ITS W+S AS ?\< TRY+ TO 
KEEP UP 9 ! AIR1 ! BIRD HALT$1 /OPP$ /ILL AN 9/ANT1 
& FELL ) A HEAVY SPLA% ON ! SLU%Y GR\ND4 

0,CAN ,I HAVE MISS$ IT80 %\T$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 :O C\LD 
NOT SEE = ! SMOKE4 

0,H]E IT IS60 SAID ,LEV91 PO9T+ TO ,LASKA1 :O ) ONE E> 
RAIS$1 WAGG+ ! 5D ( H] %AGGY TAIL1 CAME SL[LY BACK AS 
?\< %E W\LD PROLONG ! PLEASURE1 & AS IT W]E SMIL+1 
BR\<T ! DEAD BIRD TO H] MA/]4 0,WELL1 ,I'M GLAD Y\ W]E 
SUCCESSFUL10 SAID ,LEV91 :O1 AT ! SAME TIME1 HAD A S5SE ( 
5VY ?AT HE HAD NOT SUCCE$$ 9 %OOT+ ! SNIPE4 

0,IT WAS A BAD %OT FROM ! RI<T B>REL10 RESPOND$ ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT*1 LOAD+ HIS GUN4 0,%444 IT'S FLY+60 

,! %RILL :I/LES RAPIDLY FOLL[+ ONE ANO!R W]E HE>D 
AGA94 ,TWO SNIPE1 PLAY+ & *AS+ ONE ANO!R1 & ONLY 
:I/L+1 NOT CRY+1 FLEW /RAI<T AT ! V]Y HEADS ( ! 
SPORTSM54 ,!RE WAS ! REPORT ( F\R %OTS1 & LIKE SWALL[S 
! SNIPE TURN$ SWIFT SOM]SAULTS 9 ! AIR & VANI%$ FROM 
SI<T4 

,! /&-%OOT+ WAS CAPITAL4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* %OT TWO 
MORE BIRDS & ,LEV9 TWO1 ( :I* ONE WAS NOT F\ND4 ,IT BEGAN 
TO GET D>K4 ,V5US1 BRI<T & SILV]Y1 %ONE ) H] S(T 
LI<T L[ D[N 9 ! WE/ BEH9D ! BIR* TREES1 & HI< UP 9 
! EA/ TW9KL$ ! R$ LI<TS ( ,>CTURUS4 ,OV] HIS HEAD 
,LEV9 MADE \T ! />S ( ! ,GREAT ,BE> & LO/ !M AGA94 
,! SNIPE HAD CEAS$ FLY+2 BUT ,LEV9 RESOLV$ TO /AY A LITTLE 
LONG]1 TILL ,V5US1 :I* HE SAW BEL[ A BRAN* ( BIR*1 %\LD 
BE ABOVE IT1 & ! />S ( ! ,GREAT ,BE> %\LD BE P]FECTLY 
PLA94 ,V5US HAD RIS5 ABOVE ! BRAN*1 & ! E> ( ! 
,GREAT ,BE> ) ITS %AFT WAS N[ ALL PLA9LY VISIBLE AGA9/ ! 
D>K BLUE SKY1 YET /ILL HE WAIT$4 

0,ISN'T IT TIME TO GO HOME80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

,IT WAS QUITE /ILL N[ 9 ! COPSE1 & NOT A BIRD WAS /IRR+4 

0,LET'S /AY A LITTLE :ILE10 ANSW]$ ,LEV94 

0,AS Y\ LIKE40 

,!Y W]E /&+ N[ AB\T FIFTE5 PACES FROM ONE ANO!R4 

0,/IVA60 SAID ,LEV9 UNEXPECT$LY2 0H[ IS IT Y\ DON'T TELL ME 
:E!R Y\R SI/]-9-LAW'S M>RI$ YET1 OR :5 %E'S GO+ TO 
BE80 

,LEV9 FELT SO RESOLUTE & S]5E ?AT NO ANSW]1 HE FANCI$1 
C\LD AFFECT HIM4 ,BUT HE HAD NEV] DREAM$ ( :AT ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT* REPLI$4 

0,%E'S NEV] ?\<T ( BE+ M>RI$1 & ISN'T ?9K+ ( IT2 
BUT %E'S V]Y ILL1 & ! DOCTORS HAVE S5T H] ABROAD4 
,!Y'RE POSITIVELY AFRAID %E MAY NOT LIVE40 

0,:AT60 CRI$ ,LEV94 0,V]Y ILL8 ,:AT IS WRONG ) H]8 ,H[ 
HAS %E44480 

,:ILE !Y W]E SAY+ ?IS1 ,LASKA1 ) E>S PRICK$ UP1 WAS 
LOOK+ UPW>DS AT ! SKY1 & REPROA*FULLY AT !M4 

0,!Y HAVE *OS5 A TIME TO TALK10 %E WAS ?9K+4 0,IT'S ON 
! W+4444 ,H]E IT IS1 YES1 IT IS4 ,!Y'LL MISS IT10 ?\<T 
,LASKA4 

,BUT AT ?AT V]Y 9/ANT BO? SUDD5LY HE>D A %RILL :I/LE 
:I*1 AS IT W]E1 SMOTE ON !IR E>S1 & BO? SUDD5LY SEIZ$ 
!IR GUNS & TWO FLA%ES GLEAM$1 & TWO BANGS S\ND$ AT ! 
V]Y SAME 9/ANT4 ,! SNIPE FLY+ HI< ABOVE 9/ANTLY FOLD$ 
ITS W+S & FELL 9TO A ?ICKET1 B5D+ D[N ! DELICATE 
%OOTS4 

0,SPL5DID6 ,TOGE!R60 CRI$ ,LEV91 & HE RAN ) ,LASKA 9TO ! 
?ICKET TO LOOK = ! SNIPE4 

0,OH1 YES1 :AT WAS IT ?AT WAS UNPLEASANT80 HE WOND]$4 0,YES1 
,KITTY'S ILL4444 ,WELL1 IT CAN'T BE HELP$2 ,I'M V]Y SORRY10 HE 
?\<T4 

0,%E'S F\ND IT6 ,ISN'T %E A CLEV] ?+80 HE SAID1 TAK+ ! 
W>M BIRD FROM ,LASKA'S M\? & PACK+ IT 9TO ! ALMO/ FULL 
GAME BAG4 0,I'VE GOT IT1 ,/IVA60 HE %\T$4 

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