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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ! CONV]SATION ) ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 ,VRONSKY W5T 
\T ONTO ! /EPS ( ! ,K>59S' H\SE & /OOD /ILL1 ) 
DIFFICULTY REMEMB]+ :]E HE WAS1 & :]E HE \<T TO WALK 
OR DRIVE4 ,HE FELT DISGRAC$1 HUMILIAT$1 GUILTY1 & DEPRIV$ ( 
ALL POSSIBILITY ( WA%+ AWAY HIS HUMILIATION4 ,HE FELT ?RU/ 
\T ( ! BEAT5 TRACK ALONG :I* HE HAD SO PR\DLY & LI<TLY 
WALK$ TILL !N4 ,ALL ! HABITS & RULES ( HIS LIFE ?AT HAD 
SEEM$ SO FIRM1 HAD TURN$ \T SUDD5LY FALSE & 9APPLICABLE4 
,! BETRAY$ HUSB&1 :O HAD FIGUR$ TILL ?AT TIME AS A 
PITIFUL CREATURE1 AN 9CID5TAL & SOME:AT LUDICR\S OB/ACLE 
TO HIS HAPP9ESS1 HAD SUDD5LY BE5 SUMMON$ BY H] H]SELF1 
ELEVAT$ TO AN AWE-9SPIR+ P9NACLE1 & ON ! P9NACLE ?AT 
HUSB& HAD %[N HIMSELF1 NOT MALIGNANT1 NOT FALSE1 NOT 
LUDICR\S1 BUT K9D & /RAI<T=W>D & L>GE4 ,VRONSKY C\LD 
NOT BUT FEEL ?IS1 & ! P>TS W]E SUDD5LY REV]S$4 ,VRONSKY 
FELT HIS ELEVATION & HIS [N ABASEM5T1 HIS TRU? & HIS [N 
FALSEHOOD4 ,HE FELT ?AT ! HUSB& WAS MAGNANIM\S EV5 9 HIS 
SORR[1 :ILE HE HAD BE5 BASE & PETTY 9 HIS DECEIT4 ,BUT ?IS 
S5SE ( HIS [N HUMILIATION BE=E ! MAN HE HAD UNJU/LY 
DESPIS$ MADE UP ONLY A SMALL P>T ( HIS MIS]Y4 ,HE FELT 
UNUTT]ABLY WRET*$ N[1 = HIS PASSION = ,ANNA1 :I* HAD 
SEEM$ TO HIM ( LATE TO BE GR[+ COOL]1 N[ ?AT HE KNEW HE 
HAD LO/ H] =EV]1 WAS /RONG] ?AN EV] IT HAD BE54 ,HE HAD 
SE5 ALL ( H] 9 H] ILLNESS1 HAD COME TO KN[ H] V]Y S\L1 
& IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HE HAD NEV] LOV$ H] TILL !N4 ,& 
N[ :5 HE HAD LE>N$ TO KN[ H]1 TO LOVE H] AS %E %\LD BE 
LOV$1 HE HAD BE5 HUMILIAT$ BE=E H]1 & HAD LO/ H] 
=EV]1 LEAV+ ) H] NO?+ ( HIMSELF BUT A %AMEFUL 
MEMORY4 ,MO/ T]RIBLE ( ALL HAD BE5 HIS LUDICR\S1 %AMEFUL 
POSITION :5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD PULL$ HIS H&S AWAY 
FROM HIS HUMILIAT$ FACE4 ,HE /OOD ON ! /EPS ( ! ,K>59S' 
H\SE LIKE ONE DI/RAU<T1 & DID NOT KN[ :AT TO DO4 

0,A SL$GE1 SIR80 ASK$ ! PORT]4 

0,YES1 A SL$GE40 

,ON GETT+ HOME1 AFT] ?REE SLEEPLESS NI<TS1 ,VRONSKY1 )\T 
UNDRESS+1 LAY D[N FLAT ON ! S(A1 CLASP+ HIS H&S & 
LAY+ HIS HEAD ON !M4 ,HIS HEAD WAS HEAVY4 ,IMAGES1 MEMORIES1 
& IDEAS ( ! /RANGE/ DESCRIPTION FOLL[$ ONE ANO!R ) 
EXTRAORD9>Y RAPIDITY & VIVIDNESS4 ,FIR/ IT WAS ! M$IC9E 
HE HAD P\R$ \T = ! PATI5T & SPILL$ OV] ! SPOON1 !N 
! MIDWIFE'S :ITE H&S1 !N ! QUE] PO/URE ( ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* ON ! FLOOR BESIDE ! B$4 

0,TO SLEEP6 ,TO =GET60 HE SAID TO HIMSELF ) ! S]5E 
CONFID5CE ( A HEAL?Y MAN ?AT IF HE IS TIR$ & SLEEPY1 HE 
WILL GO TO SLEEP AT ONCE4 ,& ! SAME 9/ANT HIS HEAD DID 
BEG9 TO FEEL DR[SY & HE BEGAN TO DROP (F 9TO =GETFULNESS4 
,! WAVES ( ! SEA ( UNCONSCI\SNESS HAD BEGUN TO MEET OV] 
HIS HEAD1 :5 ALL AT ONCE--IT WAS AS ?\< A VIOL5T %OCK ( 
ELECTRICITY HAD PASS$ OV] HIM4 ,HE />T$ SO ?AT HE LEAP$ UP 
ON ! SPR+S ( ! S(A1 & LEAN+ ON HIS >MS GOT 9 A 
PANIC ONTO HIS KNEES4 ,HIS EYES W]E WIDE OP5 AS ?\< HE HAD 
NEV] BE5 ASLEEP4 ,! HEAV9ESS 9 HIS HEAD & ! WE>9ESS 
9 HIS LIMBS ?AT HE HAD FELT A M9UTE BE=E HAD SUDD5LY GONE4 

0,Y\ MAY TRAMPLE ME 9 ! MUD10 HE HE>D ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S 
WORDS & SAW HIM /&+ BE=E HIM1 & SAW ,ANNA'S FACE ) 
ITS BURN+ FLU% & GLITT]+ EYES1 GAZ+ ) LOVE & 
T5D]NESS NOT AT HIM BUT AT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*2 HE SAW HIS 
[N1 AS HE FANCI$1 FOOLI% & LUDICR\S FIGURE :5 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* TOOK HIS H&S AWAY FROM HIS FACE4 ,HE /RET*$ 
\T HIS LEGS AGA9 & FLUNG HIMSELF ON ! S(A 9 ! SAME 
POSITION & %UT HIS EYES4 

0,TO SLEEP6 ,TO =GET60 HE REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF4 ,BUT ) HIS 
EYES %UT HE SAW MORE DI/9CTLY ?AN EV] ,ANNA'S FACE AS IT HAD 
BE5 ON ! MEMORABLE EV5+ BE=E ! RACES4 

0,?AT IS NOT & WILL NOT BE1 & %E WANTS TO WIPE IT \T ( H] 
MEMORY4 ,BUT ,I CANNOT LIVE )\T IT4 ,H[ CAN WE BE RECONCIL$8 
H[ CAN WE BE RECONCIL$80 HE SAID AL\D1 & UNCONSCI\SLY BEGAN 
TO REPEAT !SE WORDS4 ,?IS REPETITION *ECK$ ! RIS+ UP ( 
FRE% IMAGES & MEMORIES1 :I* HE FELT W]E ?RONG+ 9 HIS 
BRA94 ,BUT REPEAT+ WORDS DID NOT *ECK HIS IMAG9ATION = 
LONG4 ,AGA9 9 EXTRAORD9>ILY RAPID SUCCESSION HIS BE/ MOM5TS 
ROSE BE=E HIS M9D1 & !N HIS REC5T HUMILIATION4 0,TAKE 
AWAY HIS H&S10 ,ANNA'S VOICE SAYS4 ,HE TAKES AWAY HIS H&S & 
FEELS ! %AME/RUCK & IDIOTIC EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE4 

,HE /ILL LAY D[N1 TRY+ TO SLEEP1 ?\< HE FELT !RE WAS NOT 
! SMALLE/ HOPE ( IT1 & KEPT REPEAT+ /RAY WORDS FROM SOME 
*A9 ( ?\<T1 TRY+ BY ?IS TO *ECK ! RIS+ FLOOD ( 
FRE% IMAGES4 ,HE LI/5$1 & HE>D 9 A /RANGE1 MAD :ISP] 
WORDS REPEAT$3 0,I DID NOT APPRECIATE IT1 DID NOT MAKE 5\< ( 
IT4 ,I DID NOT APPRECIATE IT1 DID NOT MAKE 5\< ( IT40 

0,:AT'S ?IS8 ,AM ,I GO+ \T ( MY M9D80 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 
0,P]HAPS4 ,:AT MAKES M5 GO \T ( !IR M9DS2 :AT MAKES M5 
%OOT !MSELVES80 HE ANSW]$ HIMSELF1 & OP5+ HIS EYES1 HE 
SAW ) WOND] AN EMBROID]$ CU%ION BESIDE HIM1 WORK$ BY 
,V>YA1 HIS BRO!R'S WIFE4 ,HE T\*$ ! TASSEL ( ! CU%ION1 
& TRI$ TO ?9K ( ,V>YA1 ( :5 HE HAD SE5 H] LA/4 ,BUT 
TO ?9K ( ANY?+ EXTRANE\S WAS AN AGONIZ+ EF=T4 0,NO1 ,I 
MU/ SLEEP60 ,HE MOV$ ! CU%ION UP1 & PRESS$ HIS HEAD 9TO 
IT1 BUT HE HAD TO MAKE AN EF=T TO KEEP HIS EYES %UT4 ,HE 
JUMP$ UP & SAT D[N4 0,?AT'S ALL OV] = ME10 HE SAID TO 
HIMSELF4 0,I MU/ ?9K :AT TO DO4 ,:AT IS LEFT80 ,HIS M9D 
RAPIDLY RAN ?R\< HIS LIFE AP>T FROM HIS LOVE ( ,ANNA4 

0,AMBITION8 ,S]PUHOVSKOY8 ,SOCIETY8 ,! C\RT80 ,HE C\LD NOT 
COME TO A PAUSE ANY:]E4 ,ALL ( IT HAD HAD MEAN+ BE=E1 BUT 
N[ !RE WAS NO REALITY 9 IT4 ,HE GOT UP FROM ! S(A1 TOOK 
(F HIS COAT1 UNDID HIS BELT1 & UNCOV]+ HIS HAIRY *E/ TO 
BREA! MORE FREELY1 WALK$ UP & D[N ! ROOM4 0,?IS IS H[ 
PEOPLE GO MAD10 HE REPEAT$1 0& H[ !Y %OOT !MSELVES 444 TO 
ESCAPE HUMILIATION10 HE ADD$ SL[LY4 

,HE W5T TO ! DOOR & CLOS$ IT1 !N ) FIX$ EYES & 
CL5*$ TEE? HE W5T UP TO ! TABLE1 TOOK A REVOLV]1 LOOK$ 
R\ND HIM1 TURN$ IT TO A LOAD$ B>REL1 & SANK 9TO ?\<T4 
,= TWO M9UTES1 HIS HEAD B5T =W>D ) AN EXPRESSION ( AN 
9T5SE EF=T ( ?\<T1 HE /OOD ) ! REVOLV] 9 HIS 
H&1 MOTIONLESS1 ?9K+4 

0,( C\RSE10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 AS ?\< A LOGICAL1 CONT9U\S1 
& CLE> *A9 ( REASON+ HAD BR\<T HIM TO AN 9DUBITABLE 
CONCLUSION4 ,9 REALITY ?IS 0( C\RSE10 ?AT SEEM$ CONV9C+ 
TO HIM1 WAS SIMPLY ! RESULT ( EXACTLY ! SAME CIRCLE ( 
MEMORIES & IMAGES ?R\< :I* HE HAD PASS$ T5 TIMES ALREADY 
DUR+ ! LA/ H\R--MEMORIES ( HAPP9ESS LO/ =EV]4 ,!RE 
WAS ! SAME CONCEPTION ( ! S5SELESSNESS ( EV]Y?+ TO 
COME 9 LIFE1 ! SAME CONSCI\SNESS ( HUMILIATION4 ,EV5 ! 
SEQU5CE ( !SE IMAGES & EMOTIONS WAS ! SAME4 

0,( C\RSE10 HE REPEAT$1 :5 = ! ?IRD TIME HIS ?\<T 
PASS$ AGA9 R\ND ! SAME SPELLB\ND CIRCLE ( MEMORIES & 
IMAGES1 & PULL+ ! REVOLV] TO ! LEFT SIDE ( HIS *E/1 
& CLUT*+ IT VIGOR\SLY ) HIS :OLE H&1 AS IT W]E1 
SQUEEZ+ IT 9 HIS FI/1 HE PULL$ ! TRIGG]4 ,HE DID NOT HE> 
! S\ND ( ! %OT1 BUT A VIOL5T BL[ ON HIS *E/ S5T HIM 
REEL+4 ,HE TRI$ TO CLUT* AT ! $GE ( ! TABLE1 DROPP$ 
! REVOLV]1 /AGG]$1 & SAT D[N ON ! GR\ND1 LOOK+ 
AB\T HIM 9 A/ONI%M5T4 ,HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIS ROOM1 
LOOK+ UP FROM ! GR\ND1 AT ! B5T LEGS ( ! TABLE1 AT ! 
WA/EPAP] BASKET1 & ! TIG]-SK9 RUG4 ,! HURRI$1 CREAK+ 
/EPS ( HIS S]VANT COM+ ?R\< ! DRAW+ ROOM BR\<T HIM 
TO HIS S5SES4 ,HE MADE AN EF=T AT ?\<T1 & WAS AW>E ?AT 
HE WAS ON ! FLOOR2 & SEE+ BLOOD ON ! TIG]-SK9 RUG & 
ON HIS >M1 HE KNEW HE HAD %OT HIMSELF4 

0,IDIOTIC6 ,MISS$60 HE SAID1 FUMBL+ AFT] ! REVOLV]4 ,! 
REVOLV] WAS CLOSE BESIDE HIM--HE S\<T FUR!R (F4 ,/ILL 
FEEL+ = IT1 HE /RET*$ \T TO ! O!R SIDE1 & NOT BE+ 
/RONG 5\< TO KEEP HIS BALANCE1 FELL OV]1 /REAM+ ) 
BLOOD4 

,! ELEGANT1 :ISK]$ MANS]VANT1 :O US$ TO BE CONT9UALLY 
COMPLA9+ TO HIS ACQUA9TANCES ( ! DELICACY ( HIS N]VES1 
WAS SO PANIC-/RICK5 ON SEE+ HIS MA/] LY+ ON ! FLOOR1 
?AT HE LEFT HIM LOS+ BLOOD :ILE HE RAN = ASSI/ANCE4 ,AN 
H\R LAT] ,V>YA1 HIS BRO!R'S WIFE1 HAD >RIV$1 & ) ! 
ASSI/ANCE ( ?REE DOCTORS1 :OM %E HAD S5T = 9 ALL 
DIRECTIONS1 & :O ALL APPE>$ AT ! SAME MOM5T1 %E GOT ! 
W\ND$ MAN TO B$1 & REMA9$ TO NURSE HIM4 

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