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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,VASS5KA DROVE ! HORSES SO SM>TLY ?AT !Y REA*$ ! M>% TOO E>LY1 :ILE IT WAS /ILL HOT4 

,AS !Y DREW NE> ?IS MORE IMPORTANT M>%1 ! *IEF AIM ( !IR EXP$ITION1 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HELP CONSID]+ H[ HE C\LD GET RID ( ,VASS5KA & BE FREE 9 HIS MOVEM5TS4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* EVID5TLY HAD ! SAME DESIRE1 & ON HIS FACE ,LEV9 SAW ! LOOK ( ANXIETY ALWAYS PRES5T 9 A TRUE SPORTSMAN :5 BEG9N+ %OOT+1 TOGE!R ) A C]TA9 GOOD-HUMOR$ SLYNESS PECULI> TO HIM4 

0,H[ %ALL WE GO8 ,IT'S A SPL5DID M>%1 ,I SEE1 & !RE >E HAWKS10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 PO9T+ TO TWO GREAT BIRDS HOV]+ OV] ! RE$S4 0,:]E !RE >E HAWKS1 !RE IS SURE TO BE GAME40 

0,N[1 G5TLEM510 SAID ,LEV91 PULL+ UP HIS BOOTS & EXAM9+ ! LOCK ( HIS GUN ) RA!R A GLOOMY EXPRESSION1 0DO Y\ SEE ?OSE RE$S80 ,HE PO9T$ TO AN OASIS ( BLACKI% GRE5 9 ! HUGE HALF-M[N WET MEAD[ ?AT /RET*$ ALONG ! RI<T BANK ( ! RIV]4 0,! M>% BEG9S H]E1 /RAI<T 9 FRONT ( US1 DO Y\ SEE--:]E IT IS GRE5]8 ,FROM H]E IT RUNS TO ! RI<T :]E ! HORSES >E2 !RE >E BRE$+ PLACES !RE1 & GR\SE1 & ALL R\ND ?OSE RE$S AS F> AS ?AT ALD]1 & RI<T UP TO ! MILL4 ,OV] !RE1 DO Y\ SEE1 :]E ! POOLS >E8 ,?AT'S ! BE/ PLACE4 ,!RE ,I ONCE %OT SEV5TE5 SNIPE4 ,WE'LL SEP>ATE ) ! DOGS & GO 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS1 & !N MEET OV] !RE AT ! MILL40 

0,WELL1 :I* %ALL GO TO LEFT & :I* TO RI<T80 ASK$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 0,IT'S WID] TO ! RI<T2 Y\ TWO GO ?AT WAY & ,I'LL TAKE ! LEFT10 HE SAID ) APP>5T C>ELESSNESS4 

0,CAPITAL6 WE'LL MAKE ! BIGG] BAG6 ,YES1 COME ALONG1 COME ALONG60 ,VASS5KA EXCLAIM$4 

,LEV9 C\LD DO NO?+ BUT AGREE1 & !Y DIVID$4 

,AS SOON AS !Y 5T]$ ! M>%1 ! TWO DOGS BEGAN HUNT+ AB\T TOGE!R & MADE T[>DS ! GRE51 SLIME-COV]$ POOL4 ,LEV9 KNEW ,LASKA'S ME?OD1 W>Y & 9DEF9ITE2 HE KNEW ! PLACE TOO & EXPECT$ A :OLE COVEY ( SNIPE4 

0,VESLOVSKY1 BESIDE ME1 WALK BESIDE ME60 HE SAID 9 A FA9T VOICE TO HIS COMPANION SPLA%+ 9 ! WAT] BEH9D HIM4 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HELP FEEL+ AN 9T]E/ 9 ! DIRECTION HIS GUN WAS PO9T$1 AFT] ?AT CASUAL %OT NE> ! ,KOLP5SKY M>%4 

0,OH1 ,I WON'T GET 9 Y\R WAY1 DON'T TR\BLE AB\T ME40 

,BUT ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HELP TR\BL+1 & RECALL$ ,KITTY'S WORDS AT P>T+3 0,M9D Y\ DON'T %OOT ONE ANO!R40 ,! DOGS CAME NE>] & NE>]1 PASS$ EA* O!R1 EA* PURSU+ ITS [N SC5T4 ,! EXPECTATION ( SNIPE WAS SO 9T5SE ?AT TO ,LEV9 ! SQUEL*+ S\ND ( HIS [N HEEL1 AS HE DREW IT UP \T ( ! MIRE1 SEEM$ TO BE ! CALL ( A SNIPE1 & HE CLUT*$ & PRESS$ ! LOCK ( HIS GUN4 

0,BANG6 BANG60 S\ND$ ALMO/ 9 HIS E>4 ,VASS5KA HAD FIR$ AT A FLOCK ( DUCKS :I* WAS HOV]+ OV] ! M>% & FLY+ AT ?AT MOM5T T[>DS ! SPORTSM51 F> \T ( RANGE4 ,BE=E ,LEV9 HAD TIME TO LOOK R\ND1 !RE WAS ! :IR ( ONE SNIPE1 ANO!R1 A ?IRD1 & SOME EI<T MORE ROSE ONE AFT] ANO!R4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HIT ONE AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 IT WAS BEG9N+ ITS ZIGZAG MOVEM5TS1 & ! SNIPE FELL 9 A HEAP 9TO ! MUD4 ,OBLONSKY AIM$ DELIB]ATELY AT ANO!R1 /ILL FLY+ L[ 9 ! RE$S1 & TOGE!R ) ! REPORT ( ! %OT1 ?AT SNIPE TOO FELL1 & IT C\LD BE SE5 FLUTT]+ \T :]E ! S$GE HAD BE5 CUT1 ITS UNHURT W+ %[+ :ITE B5EA?4 

,LEV9 WAS NOT SO LUCKY3 HE AIM$ AT HIS FIR/ BIRD TOO L[1 & MISS$2 HE AIM$ AT IT AGA91 JU/ AS IT WAS RIS+1 BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT ANO!R SNIPE FLEW UP AT HIS V]Y FEET1 DI/RACT+ HIM SO ?AT HE MISS$ AGA94 

,:ILE !Y W]E LOAD+ !IR GUNS1 ANO!R SNIPE ROSE1 & ,VESLOVSKY1 :O HAD HAD TIME TO LOAD AGA91 S5T TWO *>GES ( SMALL-%OT 9TO ! WAT]4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* PICK$ UP HIS SNIPE1 & ) SP>KL+ EYES LOOK$ AT ,LEV94 

0,WELL1 N[ LET US SEP>ATE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 & LIMP+ ON HIS LEFT FOOT1 HOLD+ HIS GUN 9 READ9ESS & :I/L+ TO HIS DOG1 HE WALK$ (F 9 ONE DIRECTION4 ,LEV9 & ,VESLOVSKY WALK$ 9 ! O!R4 

,IT ALWAYS HAPP5$ ) ,LEV9 ?AT :5 HIS FIR/ %OTS W]E A FAILURE HE GOT HOT & \T ( TEMP]1 & %OT BADLY ! :OLE DAY4 ,SO IT WAS ?AT DAY4 ,! SNIPE %[$ !MSELVES 9 NUMB]S4 ,!Y KEPT FLY+ UP FROM JU/ UND] ! DOGS1 FROM UND] ! SPORTSM5'S LEGS1 & ,LEV9 MI<T HAVE RETRIEV$ HIS ILL LUCK4 ,BUT ! MORE HE %OT1 ! MORE HE FELT DISGRAC$ 9 ! EYES ( ,VESLOVSKY1 :O KEPT POPP+ AWAY M]RILY & 9DISCRIM9ATELY1 KILL+ NO?+1 & NOT 9 ! SLI<TE/ ABA%$ BY HIS ILL SUCCESS4 ,LEV91 9 FEV]I% HA/E1 C\LD NOT RE/RA9 HIMSELF1 GOT MORE & MORE \T ( TEMP]1 & 5D$ BY %OOT+ ALMO/ )\T A HOPE ( HITT+4 ,LASKA1 9DE$1 SEEM$ TO UND]/& ?IS4 ,%E BEGAN LOOK+ MORE LANGUIDLY1 & GAZ$ BACK AT ! SPORTSM51 AS IT W]E1 ) P]PLEXITY OR REPROA* 9 H] EYES4 ,%OTS FOLL[$ %OTS 9 RAPID SUCCESSION4 ,! SMOKE ( ! P[D] HUNG AB\T ! SPORTSM51 :ILE 9 ! GREAT ROOMY NET ( ! GAME BAG !RE W]E ONLY ?REE LI<T LITTLE SNIPE4 ,& ( !SE ONE HAD BE5 KILL$ BY ,VESLOVSKY ALONE1 & ONE BY BO? ( !M TOGE!R4 ,MEAN:ILE FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! M>% CAME ! S\ND ( ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S %OTS1 NOT FREQU5T1 BUT1 AS ,LEV9 FANCI$1 WELL-DIRECT$1 = ALMO/ AFT] EA* !Y HE>D 0,KRAK1 ,KRAK1 APPORTE60 

,?IS EXCIT$ ,LEV9 /ILL MORE4 ,! SNIPE W]E FLOAT+ CONT9UALLY 9 ! AIR OV] ! RE$S4 ,!IR :IRR+ W+S CLOSE TO ! E>?1 & !IR H>% CRIES HI< 9 ! AIR1 C\LD BE HE>D ON ALL SIDES2 ! SNIPE ?AT HAD RIS5 FIR/ & FL[N UP 9TO ! AIR1 SETTL$ AGA9 BE=E ! SPORTSM54 ,9/EAD ( TWO HAWKS !RE W]E N[ DOZ5S ( !M HOV]+ ) %RILL CRIES OV] ! M>%4 

,AFT] WALK+ ?R\< ! L>G] HALF ( ! M>%1 ,LEV9 & ,VESLOVSKY REA*$ ! PLACE :]E ! PEASANTS' M[+-GRASS WAS DIVID$ 9TO LONG /RIPS REA*+ TO ! RE$S1 M>K$ (F 9 ONE PLACE BY ! TRAMPL$ GRASS1 9 ANO!R BY A PA? M[N ?R\< IT4 ,HALF ( !SE /RIPS HAD ALREADY BE5 M[N4 

,?\< !RE WAS NOT SO MU* HOPE ( F9D+ BIRDS 9 ! UNCUT P>T AS ! CUT P>T1 ,LEV9 HAD PROMIS$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TO MEET HIM1 & SO HE WALK$ ON ) HIS COMPANION ?R\< ! CUT & UNCUT PAT*ES4 

0,HI1 SPORTSM560 %\T$ ONE ( A GR\P ( PEASANTS1 SITT+ ON AN UNH>NESS$ C>T2 0COME & HAVE SOME LUN* ) US6 ,HAVE A DROP ( W9E60 

,LEV9 LOOK$ R\ND4 

0,COME ALONG1 IT'S ALL RI<T60 %\T$ A GOOD-HUMOR$-LOOK+ BE>D$ PEASANT ) A R$ FACE1 %[+ HIS :ITE TEE? 9 A GR91 & HOLD+ UP A GRE5I% BOTTLE ?AT FLA%$ 9 ! SUNLI<T4 

0,QU'E/-CE QU'ILS DIS5T80 ASK$ ,VESLOVSKY4 

0,!Y 9VITE Y\ TO HAVE SOME VODKA4 ,MO/ LIKELY !Y'VE BE5 DIVID+ ! MEAD[ 9TO LOTS4 ,I %\LD HAVE SOME10 SAID ,LEV91 NOT )\T SOME GUILE1 HOP+ ,VESLOVSKY W\LD BE TEMPT$ BY ! VODKA1 & W\LD GO AWAY TO !M4 

0,:Y DO !Y (F] IT80 

0,OH1 !Y'RE M]RY-MAK+4 ,REALLY1 Y\ %\LD JO9 !M4 ,Y\ W\LD BE 9T]E/$40 

0,ALLONS1 C'E/ CURIEUX40 

0,Y\ GO1 Y\ GO1 Y\'LL F9D ! WAY TO ! MILL60 CRI$ ,LEV91 & LOOK+ R\ND HE P]CEIV$ ) SATISFACTION ?AT ,VESLOVSKY1 B5T & /UMBL+ ) WE>9ESS1 HOLD+ HIS GUN \T AT >M'S L5G?1 WAS MAK+ HIS WAY \T ( ! M>% T[>DS ! PEASANTS4 

0,Y\ COME TOO60 ! PEASANTS %\T$ TO ,LEV94 0,NEV] FE>6 ,Y\ TA/E \R CAKE60 

,LEV9 FELT A /RONG 9CL9ATION TO DR9K A LITTLE VODKA & TO EAT SOME BREAD4 ,HE WAS EXHAU/$1 & FELT IT A GREAT EF=T TO DRAG HIS /AGG]+ LEGS \T ( ! MIRE1 & = A M9UTE HE HESITAT$4 ,BUT ,LASKA WAS SETT+4 ,& IMM$IATELY ALL HIS WE>9ESS VANI%$1 & HE WALK$ LI<TLY ?R\< ! SWAMP T[>DS ! DOG4 ,A SNIPE FLEW UP AT HIS FEET2 HE FIR$ & KILL$ IT4 ,LASKA /ILL PO9T$4--0,FET* IT60 ,ANO!R BIRD FLEW UP CLOSE TO ! DOG4 ,LEV9 FIR$4 ,BUT IT WAS AN UNLUCKY DAY = HIM2 HE MISS$ IT1 & :5 HE W5T TO LOOK = ! ONE HE HAD %OT1 HE C\LD NOT F9D ?AT EI!R4 ,HE W&]$ ALL AB\T ! RE$S1 BUT ,LASKA DID NOT BELIEVE HE HAD %OT IT1 & :5 HE S5T H] TO F9D IT1 %E PRET5D$ TO HUNT = IT1 BUT DID NOT REALLY4 ,& 9 ! ABS5CE ( ,VASS5KA1 ON :OM ,LEV9 ?REW ! BLAME ( HIS FAILURE1 ?+S W5T NO BETT]4 ,!RE W]E PL5TY ( SNIPE /ILL1 BUT ,LEV9 MADE ONE MISS AFT] ANO!R4 

,! SLANT+ RAYS ( ! SUN W]E /ILL HOT2 HIS CLO!S1 SOAK$ ?R\< ) P]SPIRATION1 /UCK TO HIS BODY2 HIS LEFT BOOT FULL ( WAT] WEI<$ HEAVILY ON HIS LEG & SQUEAK$ AT EV]Y /EP2 ! SWEAT RAN 9 DROPS D[N HIS P[D]-GRIM$ FACE1 HIS M\? WAS FULL ( ! BITT] TA/E1 HIS NOSE ( ! SMELL ( P[D] & /AGNANT WAT]1 HIS E>S W]E R++ ) ! 9CESSANT :IR ( ! SNIPE2 HE C\LD NOT T\* ! /OCK ( HIS GUN1 IT WAS SO HOT2 HIS HE>T BEAT ) %ORT1 RAPID ?ROBS2 HIS H&S %OOK ) EXCITEM5T1 & HIS WE>Y LEGS /UMBL$ & /AGG]$ OV] ! HILLOCKS & 9 ! SWAMP1 BUT /ILL HE WALK$ ON & /ILL HE %OT4 ,AT LA/1 AFT] A DISGRACEFUL MISS1 HE FLUNG HIS GUN & HIS HAT ON ! GR\ND4 

0,NO1 ,I MU/ CONTROL MYSELF10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 ,PICK+ UP HIS GUN & HIS HAT1 HE CALL$ ,LASKA1 & W5T \T ( ! SWAMP4 ,:5 HE GOT ON TO DRY GR\ND HE SAT D[N1 PULL$ (F HIS BOOT & EMPTI$ IT1 !N WALK$ TO ! M>%1 DRANK SOME /AGNANT-TA/+ WAT]1 MOI/5$ HIS BURN+ HOT GUN1 & WA%$ HIS FACE & H&S4 ,FEEL+ REFRE%$1 HE W5T BACK TO ! SPOT :]E A SNIPE HAD SETTL$1 FIRMLY RESOLV$ TO KEEP COOL4 

,HE TRI$ TO BE CALM1 BUT IT WAS ! SAME AGA94 ,HIS F+] PRESS$ ! COCK BE=E HE HAD TAK5 A GOOD AIM AT ! BIRD4 ,IT GOT WORSE & WORSE4 

,HE HAD ONLY FIVE BIRDS 9 HIS GAME-BAG :5 HE WALK$ \T ( ! M>% T[>DS ! ALD]S :]E HE WAS TO REJO9 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

,BE=E HE CAU<T SI<T ( ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HE SAW HIS DOG4 ,KRAK D>T$ \T FROM BEH9D ! TWI/$ ROOT ( AN ALD]1 BLACK ALL OV] ) ! /9K+ MIRE ( ! M>%1 & ) ! AIR ( A CONQU]OR SNIFF$ AT ,LASKA4 ,BEH9D ,KRAK !RE CAME 9TO VIEW 9 ! %ADE ( ! ALD] TREE ! %APELY FIGURE ( ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 ,HE CAME TO MEET HIM1 R$ & P]SPIR+1 ) UNBUTTON$ NECKB&1 /ILL LIMP+ 9 ! SAME WAY4 

0,WELL8 ,Y\ HAVE BE5 POPP+ AWAY60 HE SAID1 SMIL+ GOOD-HUMOR$LY4 

0,H[ HAVE Y\ GOT ON80 QU]I$ ,LEV94 ,BUT !RE WAS NO NE$ TO ASK1 = HE HAD ALREADY SE5 ! FULL GAME BAG4 

0,OH1 PRETTY FAIR40 

,HE HAD F\RTE5 BIRDS4 

0,A SPL5DID M>%6 ,I'VE NO D\BT ,VESLOVSKY GOT 9 Y\R WAY4 ,IT'S AWKW>D TOO1 %OOT+ ) ONE DOG10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 TO S(T5 HIS TRIUMPH4 

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