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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! P]SONAL MATT] ?AT ABSORB$ ,LEV9 DUR+ HIS CONV]SATION 
) HIS BRO!R WAS ?IS4 ,ONCE 9 A PREVI\S YE> HE HAD GONE 
TO LOOK AT ! M[+1 & BE+ MADE V]Y ANGRY BY ! BAILIFF 
HE HAD REC\RSE TO HIS FAVORITE MEANS = REGA9+ HIS TEMP]1--HE 
TOOK A SCY! FROM A PEASANT & BEGAN M[+4 

,HE LIK$ ! WORK SO MU* ?AT HE HAD SEV]AL TIMES TRI$ HIS 
H& AT M[+ S9CE4 ,HE HAD CUT ! :OLE ( ! MEAD[ 9 
FRONT ( HIS H\SE1 & ?IS YE> EV] S9CE ! E>LY SPR+ HE 
HAD *]I%$ A PLAN = M[+ = :OLE DAYS TOGE!R ) ! 
PEASANTS4 ,EV] S9CE HIS BRO!R'S >RIVAL1 HE HAD BE5 9 D\BT 
:E!R TO M[ OR NOT4 ,HE WAS LOA! TO LEAVE HIS BRO!R ALONE 
ALL DAY LONG1 & HE WAS AFRAID HIS BRO!R W\LD LAU< AT HIM 
AB\T IT4 ,BUT AS HE DROVE 9TO ! MEAD[1 & RECALL$ ! 
S5SATIONS ( M[+1 HE CAME NE> DECID+ ?AT HE W\LD GO 
M[+4 ,AFT] ! IRRITAT+ DISCUSSION ) HIS BRO!R1 HE 
POND]$ OV] ?IS 9T5TION AGA94 

0,I MU/ HAVE PHYSICAL EX]CISE1 OR MY TEMP]'LL C]TA9LY BE 
RU9$10 HE ?\<T1 & HE DET]M9$ HE W\LD GO M[+1 
H[EV] AWKW>D HE MI<T FEEL AB\T IT ) HIS BRO!R OR ! 
PEASANTS4 

,T[>DS EV5+ ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 W5T TO HIS C\NT+ H\SE1 GAVE 
DIRECTIONS AS TO ! WORK TO BE DONE1 & S5T AB\T ! VILLAGE 
TO SUMMON ! M[]S = ! MORR[1 TO CUT ! HAY 9 ,KAL9OV 
MEAD[1 ! L>GE/ & BE/ ( HIS GRASS L&S4 

0,& S5D MY SCY!1 PLEASE1 TO ,TIT1 = HIM TO SET IT1 & BR+ 
IT R\ND TOMORR[4 ,I %ALL MAYBE DO SOME M[+ MYSELF TOO10 HE 
SAID1 TRY+ NOT TO BE EMB>RASS$4 

,! BAILIFF SMIL$ & SAID3 0,YES1 SIR40 

,AT TEA ! SAME EV5+ ,LEV9 SAID TO HIS BRO!R3 

0,I FANCY ! F9E WEA!R WILL LA/4 ,TOMORR[ ,I %ALL />T 
M[+40 

0,I'M SO FOND ( ?AT =M ( FIELD LABOR10 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*4 

0,I'M AWFULLY FOND ( IT4 ,I SOMETIMES M[ MYSELF ) ! 
PEASANTS1 & TOMORR[ ,I WANT TO TRY M[+ ! :OLE DAY40 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 & LOOK$ ) 9T]E/ AT 
HIS BRO!R4 

0,H[ DO Y\ MEAN8 ,JU/ LIKE ONE ( ! PEASANTS1 ALL DAY LONG80 

0,YES1 IT'S V]Y PLEASANT10 SAID ,LEV94 

0,IT'S SPL5DID AS EX]CISE1 ONLY Y\'LL H>DLY BE ABLE TO /& 
IT10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 )\T A %ADE ( IRONY4 

0,I'VE TRI$ IT4 ,IT'S H>D WORK AT FIR/1 BUT Y\ GET 9TO IT4 
,I D>E SAY ,I %ALL MANAGE TO KEEP IT UP4440 

0,REALLY6 :AT AN IDEA6 ,BUT TELL ME1 H[ DO ! PEASANTS LOOK AT 
IT8 ,I SUPPOSE !Y LAU< 9 !IR SLEEVES AT !IR MA/]'S 
BE+ SU* A QUE] FI%80 

0,NO1 ,I DON'T ?9K SO2 BUT IT'S SO DELI<TFUL1 & AT ! SAME 
TIME SU* H>D WORK1 ?AT ONE HAS NO TIME TO ?9K AB\T IT40 

0,BUT H[ WILL Y\ DO AB\T D9+ ) !M8 ,TO S5D Y\ A 
BOTTLE ( ,LAFITTE & ROA/ TURKEY \T !RE W\LD BE A LITTLE 
AWKW>D40 

0,NO1 ,I'LL SIMPLY COME HOME AT ! TIME ( !IR NOONDAY RE/40 

,NEXT MORN+ ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 GOT UP E>LI] ?AN USUAL1 BUT HE 
WAS DETA9$ GIV+ DIRECTIONS ON ! F>M1 & :5 HE REA*$ 
! M[+ GRASS ! M[]S W]E ALREADY AT !IR SECOND R[4 

,FROM ! UPL&S HE C\LD GET A VIEW ( ! %AD$ CUT P>T ( 
! MEAD[ BEL[1 ) ITS GRAYI% RIDGES ( CUT GRASS1 & ! 
BLACK HEAPS ( COATS1 TAK5 (F BY ! M[]S AT ! PLACE FROM 
:I* !Y HAD />T$ CUTT+4 

,GRADUALLY1 AS HE RODE T[>DS ! MEAD[1 ! PEASANTS CAME 9TO 
SI<T1 SOME 9 COATS1 SOME 9 !IR %IRTS M[+1 ONE BEH9D 
ANO!R 9 A LONG /R+1 SW++ !IR SCY!S DIFF]5TLY4 ,HE 
C\NT$ =TY-TWO ( !M4 

,!Y W]E M[+ SL[LY OV] ! UNEV51 L[-LY+ P>TS ( ! 
MEAD[1 :]E !RE HAD BE5 AN OLD DAM4 ,LEV9 RECOGNIZ$ SOME 
( HIS [N M54 ,H]E WAS OLD ,Y]MIL 9 A V]Y LONG :ITE SMOCK1 
B5D+ =W>D TO SW+ A SCY!2 !RE WAS A Y\NG FELL[1 
,VASKA1 :O HAD BE5 A COA*MAN ( ,LEV9'S1 TAK+ EV]Y R[ ) 
A WIDE SWEEP4 ,H]E1 TOO1 WAS ,TIT1 ,LEV9'S PRECEPTOR 9 ! >T 
( M[+1 A ?9 LITTLE PEASANT4 ,HE WAS 9 FRONT ( ALL1 & 
CUT HIS WIDE R[ )\T B5D+1 AS ?\< PLAY+ ) ! 
SCY!4 

,LEV9 GOT (F HIS M>E1 & FA/5+ H] UP BY ! ROADSIDE W5T 
TO MEET ,TIT1 :O TOOK A SECOND SCY! \T ( A BU% & GAVE IT 
TO HIM4 

0,IT'S READY1 SIR2 IT'S LIKE A RAZOR1 CUTS ( ITSELF10 SAID ,TIT1 
TAK+ (F HIS CAP ) A SMILE & GIV+ HIM ! SCY!4 

,LEV9 TOOK ! SCY!1 & BEGAN TRY+ IT4 ,AS !Y F9I%$ 
!IR R[S1 ! M[]S1 HOT & GOOD-HUMOR$1 CAME \T 9TO ! 
ROAD ONE AFT] ANO!R1 &1 LAU<+ A LITTLE1 GREET$ ! 
MA/]4 ,!Y ALL />$ AT HIM1 BUT NO ONE MADE ANY REM>K1 TILL 
A TALL OLD MAN1 ) A WR9KL$1 BE>DLESS FACE1 WE>+ A %ORT 
%EEPSK9 JACKET1 CAME \T 9TO ! ROAD & ACCO/$ HIM4 

0,LOOK'EE N[1 MA/]1 ONCE TAKE HOLD ( ! ROPE !RE'S NO 
LETT+ IT GO60 HE SAID1 & ,LEV9 HE>D SMO!R$ LAU<T] AMONG 
! M[]S4 

0,I'LL TRY NOT TO LET IT GO10 HE SAID1 TAK+ HIS /& BEH9D 
,TIT1 & WAIT+ = ! TIME TO BEG94 

0,M9D'EE10 REPEAT$ ! OLD MAN4 

,TIT MADE ROOM1 & ,LEV9 />T$ BEH9D HIM4 ,! GRASS WAS %ORT 
CLOSE TO ! ROAD1 & ,LEV91 :O HAD NOT DONE ANY M[+ = A 
LONG :ILE1 & WAS DISCONC]T$ BY ! EYES FA/5$ UPON HIM1 
CUT BADLY = ! FIR/ MOM5TS1 ?\< HE SWUNG HIS SCY! 
VIGOR\SLY4 ,BEH9D HIM HE HE>D VOICES3 

0,IT'S NOT SET RI<T2 H&LE'S TOO HI<2 SEE H[ HE HAS TO /OOP 
TO IT10 SAID ONE4 

0,PRESS MORE ON ! HEEL10 SAID ANO!R4 

0,NEV] M9D1 HE'LL GET ON ALL RI<T10 ! OLD MAN RESUM$4 

0,HE'S MADE A />T4444 ,Y\ SW+ IT TOO WIDE1 Y\'LL TIRE 
Y\RSELF \T4444 ,! MA/]1 SURE1 DOES HIS BE/ = HIMSELF6 
,BUT SEE ! GRASS MISS$ \T6 ,= SU* WORK US FELL[S W\LD 
CAT* IT60 

,! GRASS BECAME S(T]1 & ,LEV91 LI/5+ )\T ANSW]+1 
FOLL[$ ,TIT1 TRY+ TO DO ! BE/ HE C\LD4 ,!Y MOV$ A 
HUNDR$ PACES4 ,TIT KEPT MOV+ ON1 )\T /OPP+1 NOT %[+ 
! SLI<TE/ WE>9ESS1 BUT ,LEV9 WAS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO BE 
AFRAID HE W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP IT UP3 HE WAS SO TIR$4 

,HE FELT AS HE SWUNG HIS SCY! ?AT HE WAS AT ! V]Y 5D ( HIS 
/R5G?1 & WAS MAK+ UP HIS M9D TO ASK ,TIT TO /OP4 ,BUT AT 
?AT V]Y MOM5T ,TIT /OPP$ ( HIS [N ACCORD1 & /OOP+ D[N 
PICK$ UP SOME GRASS1 RUBB$ HIS SCY!1 & BEGAN :ETT+ IT4 
,LEV9 /RAI<T5$ HIMSELF1 & DRAW+ A DEEP BREA? LOOK$ 
R\ND4 ,BEH9D HIM CAME A PEASANT1 & HE TOO WAS EVID5TLY 
TIR$1 = HE /OPP$ AT ONCE )\T WAIT+ TO M[ UP TO ,LEV91 
& BEGAN :ETT+ HIS SCY!4 ,TIT %>P5$ HIS SCY! & 
,LEV9'S1 & !Y W5T ON4 ,! NEXT TIME IT WAS JU/ ! SAME4 
,TIT MOV$ ON ) SWEEP AFT] SWEEP ( HIS SCY!1 NOT /OPP+ 
NOR %[+ SIGNS ( WE>9ESS4 ,LEV9 FOLL[$ HIM1 TRY+ NOT TO 
GET LEFT BEH9D1 & HE F\ND IT H>D] & H>D]3 ! MOM5T 
CAME :5 HE FELT HE HAD NO /R5G? LEFT1 BUT AT ?AT V]Y 
MOM5T ,TIT /OPP$ & :ETT$ ! SCY!S4 

,SO !Y M[$ ! FIR/ R[4 ,& ?IS LONG R[ SEEM$ 
P>TICUL>LY H>D WORK TO ,LEV92 BUT :5 ! 5D WAS REA*$ & 
,TIT1 %\LD]+ HIS SCY!1 BEGAN ) DELIB]ATE /RIDE 
RETURN+ ON ! TRACKS LEFT BY HIS HEELS 9 ! CUT GRASS1 & 
,LEV9 WALK$ BACK 9 ! SAME WAY OV] ! SPACE HE HAD CUT1 9 
SPITE ( ! SWEAT ?AT RAN 9 /REAMS OV] HIS FACE & FELL 9 
DROPS D[N HIS NOSE1 & DR5*$ HIS BACK AS ?\< HE HAD BE5 
SOAK$ 9 WAT]1 HE FELT V]Y HAPPY4 ,:AT DELI<T$ HIM 
P>TICUL>LY WAS ?AT N[ HE KNEW HE W\LD BE ABLE TO HOLD \T4 

,HIS PLEASURE WAS ONLY DI/URB$ BY HIS R[ NOT BE+ WELL CUT4 
0,I WILL SW+ LESS ) MY >M & MORE ) MY :OLE BODY10 HE 
?\<T1 COMP>+ ,TIT'S R[1 :I* LOOK$ AS IF IT HAD BE5 CUT 
) A L9E1 ) HIS [N UNEV5LY & IRREGUL>LY LY+ GRASS4 

,! FIR/ R[1 AS ,LEV9 NOTIC$1 ,TIT HAD M[$ SPECIALLY QUICKLY1 
PROBABLY WI%+ TO PUT HIS MA/] TO ! TE/1 & ! R[ 
HAPP5$ TO BE A LONG ONE4 ,! NEXT R[S W]E EASI]1 BUT /ILL 
,LEV9 HAD TO /RA9 EV]Y N]VE NOT TO DROP BEH9D ! PEASANTS4 

,HE ?\<T ( NO?+1 WI%$ = NO?+1 BUT NOT TO BE LEFT 
BEH9D ! PEASANTS1 & TO DO HIS WORK AS WELL AS POSSIBLE4 ,HE 
HE>D NO?+ BUT ! SWI% ( SCY!S1 & SAW BE=E HIM ,TIT'S 
UPRI<T FIGURE M[+ AWAY1 ! CRESC5T-%AP$ CURVE ( ! CUT 
GRASS1 ! GRASS & FL[] HEADS SL[LY & RHY?MICALLY FALL+ 
BE=E ! BLADE ( HIS SCY!1 & AHEAD ( HIM ! 5D ( ! 
R[1 :]E W\LD COME ! RE/4 

,SUDD5LY1 9 ! MID/ ( HIS TOIL1 )\T UND]/&+ :AT IT 
WAS OR :5CE IT CAME1 HE FELT A PLEASANT S5SATION ( *ILL ON 
HIS HOT1 MOI/ %\LD]S4 ,HE GLANC$ AT ! SKY 9 ! 9T]VAL 
= :ETT+ ! SCY!S4 ,A HEAVY1 L[]+ /ORM CL\D HAD 
BL[N UP1 & BIG RA9DROPS W]E FALL+4 ,SOME ( ! PEASANTS 
W5T TO !IR COATS & PUT !M ON2 O!RS--JU/ LIKE ,LEV9 
HIMSELF--M]ELY %RUGG$ !IR %\LD]S1 5JOY+ ! PLEASANT 
COOLNESS ( IT4 

,ANO!R R[1 & YET ANO!R R[1 FOLL[$--LONG R[S & %ORT 
R[S1 ) GOOD GRASS & ) POOR GRASS4 ,LEV9 LO/ ALL S5SE 
( TIME1 & C\LD NOT HAVE TOLD :E!R IT WAS LATE OR E>LY 
N[4 ,A *ANGE BEGAN TO COME OV] HIS WORK1 :I* GAVE HIM 
IMM5SE SATISFACTION4 ,9 ! MID/ ( HIS TOIL !RE W]E 
MOM5TS DUR+ :I* HE =GOT :AT HE WAS DO+1 & IT CAME ALL 
EASY TO HIM1 & AT ?OSE SAME MOM5TS HIS R[ WAS ALMO/ AS 
SMOO? & WELL CUT AS ,TIT'S4 ,BUT SO SOON AS HE RECOLLECT$ :AT 
HE WAS DO+1 & BEGAN TRY+ TO DO BETT]1 HE WAS AT ONCE 
CONSCI\S ( ALL ! DIFFICULTY ( HIS TASK1 & ! R[ WAS 
BADLY M[N4 

,ON F9I%+ YET ANO!R R[ HE W\LD HAVE GONE BACK TO ! TOP 
( ! MEAD[ AGA9 TO BEG9 ! NEXT1 BUT ,TIT /OPP$1 & GO+ 
UP TO ! OLD MAN SAID SOME?+ 9 A L[ VOICE TO HIM4 ,!Y 
BO? LOOK$ AT ! SUN4 0,:AT >E !Y TALK+ AB\T1 & :Y 
DOESN'T HE GO BACK80 ?\<T ,LEV91 NOT GUESS+ ?AT ! 
PEASANTS HAD BE5 M[+ NO LESS ?AN F\R H\RS )\T 
/OPP+1 & IT WAS TIME = !IR LUN*4 

0,LUN*1 SIR10 SAID ! OLD MAN4 

0,IS IT REALLY TIME8 ,?AT'S RI<T2 LUN*1 !N40 

,LEV9 GAVE HIS SCY! TO ,TIT1 & TOGE!R ) ! PEASANTS1 :O 
W]E CROSS+ ! LONG /RET* ( M[N GRASS1 SLI<TLY SPR9KL$ 
) RA91 TO GET !IR BREAD FROM ! HEAP ( COATS1 HE W5T 
T[>DS HIS H\SE4 ,ONLY !N HE SUDD5LY AWOKE TO ! FACT ?AT 
HE HAD BE5 WRONG AB\T ! WEA!R & ! RA9 WAS DR5*+ 
HIS HAY4 

0,! HAY WILL BE SPOIL$10 HE SAID4 

0,NOT A BIT ( IT1 SIR2 M[ 9 ! RA91 & Y\'LL RAKE 9 F9E 
WEA!R60 SAID ! OLD MAN4 

,LEV9 UNTI$ HIS HORSE & RODE HOME TO HIS C(FEE4 ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT* WAS ONLY JU/ GETT+ UP4 ,:5 HE HAD DRUNK HIS 
C(FEE1 ,LEV9 RODE BACK AGA9 TO ! M[+ BE=E ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT* HAD HAD TIME TO DRESS & COME D[N TO ! 
D9+ ROOM4 

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