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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

0,BUT 5\<6  ,IT IS TIME = ME TO PRAY10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD DRAW+ FROM AN 9N] BREA/-POCKET ( HIS ,CIRCASSIAN COAT ,VORONTSOV'S REPEAT] WAT* & C>EFULLY PRESS+ ! SPR+4  ,! REPEAT] /RUCK TWELVE & A QU>T]4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD LI/5$ ) HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE1 REPRESS+ A *ILDLIKE SMILE4 

0,KUNAK ,VORONTSOV'S PRES5T10 HE SAID1 SMIL+4 

0,IT IS A GOOD WAT*10 SAID ,LORIS-,MELIKOV4  0,WELL !N1 TO ?\ & PRAY1 & ,I WILL WAIT40 

0,YAK%I4  ,V]Y WELL10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD & W5T TO HIS B$ROOM4 

,LEFT BY HIMSELF1 ,LORIS-,MELIKOV WROTE D[N 9 HIS NOTEBOOK ! *IEF ?+S ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD RELAT$1 & !N LI<T+ A CIG>ETTE BEGAN TO PACE UP & D[N ! ROOM4  ,ON REA*+ ! DOOR OPPOSITE ! B$ROOM HE HE>D ANIMAT$ VOICES SPEAK+ RAPIDLY 9 ,T>T>4  ,HE GUESS$ ?AT ! SPEAK]S W]E ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S MURIDS1 & OP5+ ! DOOR HE W5T TO !M4 

,! ROOM WAS IMPREGNAT$ ) ?AT SPECIAL LEA!RY ACID SMELL PECULI> TO ! M\NTA9E]S4  ,ON A BURKA SPREAD \T ON ! FLOOR SAT ! ONE-EY$1 R$-HAIR$ ,GAMZALO1 9 A TATT]$ GREASY BE%MET1 PLAIT+ A BRIDLE4  ,HE WAS SAY+ SOME?+ EXCIT$LY1 SPEAK+ 9 A HO>SE VOICE1 BUT :5 ,LORIS-,MELIKOV 5T]$ HE IMM$IATELY BECAME SIL5T & CONT9U$ HIS WORK )\T PAY+ ANY ATT5TION TO HIM4 

,9 FRONT ( ,GAMZALO /OOD ! M]RY ,KHAN ,MAHOMA %[+ HIS :ITE TEE?1 HIS BLACK LA%LESS EYES GLITT]+1 & SAY+ SOME?+ OV] & OV] AGA94  ,! H&SOME ,ELD>1 HIS SLEEVES TURN$ UP ON HIS /RONG >MS1 WAS POLI%+ ! GIR?S ( A SADDLE SUSP5D$ FROM A NAIL4  ,KHANEFI1 ! PR9CIPAL WORK] & MANAG] ( ! H\SEHOLD1 WAS NOT !RE1 HE WAS COOK+ !IR D9N] 9 ! KIT*54 

0,:AT W]E Y\ DISPUT+ AB\T80 ASK$ ,LORIS-,MELIKOV AFT] GREET+ !M4 

0,:Y1 HE KEEPS ON PRAIS+ ,%AMIL10 SAID ,KHAN ,MAHOMA GIV+ HIS H& TO ,LORIS-,MELIKOV4  0,HE SAYS ,%AMIL IS A GREAT MAN1 LE>N$1 HOLY1 & A DZHIGIT40 

0,H[ IS IT ?AT HE HAS LEFT HIM & /ILL PRAISES HIM80 

0,HE HAS LEFT HIM & /ILL PRAISES HIM10 REPEAT$ ,KHAN ,MAHOMA1 HIS TEE? %[+ & HIS EYES GLITT]+4 

0,& DOES HE REALLY CONSID] HIM A SA9T80 ASK$ ,LORIS- ,MELIKOV4 

0,IF HE W]E NOT A SA9T ! PEOPLE W\LD NOT LI/5 TO HIM10 SAID ,GAMZALO RAPIDLY4 

0,%AMIL IS NO SA9T1 BUT ,MANSUR WAS60 REPLI$ ,KHAN ,MAHOMA4  0,HE WAS A REAL SA9T4  ,:5 HE WAS ,IMAM ! PEOPLE W]E QUITE DIFF]5T4  ,HE US$ TO RIDE ?R\< ! A\LS & ! PEOPLE US$ TO COME \T & KISS ! HIM ( HIS COAT & CONFESS !IR S9S & V[ TO DO NO EVIL4  ,!N ALL ! PEOPLE -- SO ! OLD M5 SAY -- LIV$ LIKE SA9TS3  NOT DR9K+1 NOR SMOK+1 NOR NEGLECT+ !IR PRAY]S1 & =GIV+ ONE ANO!R !IR S9S EV5 :5 BLOOD HAD BE5 SPILL$4  ,IF ANYONE !N F\ND MONEY OR ANY?+1 HE TI$ IT TO A /AKE & SET IT UP BY ! ROADSIDE4  ,9 ?OSE DAYS ,GOD GAVE ! PEOPLE SUCCESS 9 EV]Y?+ -- NOT AS N[40 

0,9 ! M\NTA9S !Y DON'S SMOKE OR DR9K N[10 SAID ,GAMZALO4 

0,Y\R ,%AMIL IS A LAMOREY10 SAID ,KHAN ,MAHOMA1 W9K+ AT ,LORIS-,MELIKOV4  7,LAMOREY WAS A CONTEMPTU\S T]M = A M\NTA9E]47 

0,YES1 LAMOREY MEANS M\NTA9E]10 REPLI$ ,GAMZALO4  0,IT IS 9 ! M\NTA9S ?AT ! EAGLES DWELL40 

0,SM>T FELL[6  ,WELL HIT60 SAID ,KHAN ,MAHOMA ) A GR91 PLEAS$ AT HIS ADV]S>Y'S APT RETORT4 

,SEE+ ! SILV] CIG>ETTE-CASE 9 ,LORIS ,MELIKOV'S H&1 ,KHAN ,MAHOMA ASK$ = A CIG>ETTE1 & :5 ,LORIS"7,MELIKOV REM>K$ ?AT !Y W]E =BIDD5 TO SMOKE1 HE W9D$ ) ONE EYE & J]K+ HIS HEAD 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S B$ROOM REPLI$ ?AT !Y C\LD DO IT AS LONG AS !Y W]E NOT SE54  ,HE AT ONCE BEGAN SMOK+ -- NOT 9HAL+ -- & P\T+ HIS R$ LIPS AWKW>DLY AS HE BLEW \T ! SMOKE4 

0,?AT IS WRONG60 SAID ,GAMZALO SEV]ELY1 & LEFT ! ROOM4  ,KHAN ,MAHOMA W9K$ 9 HIS DIRECTION1 & :ILE SMOK+ ASK$ ,LORIS-,MELIKOV :]E HE C\LD BE/ BUY A SILK BE%MET & A :ITE CAP4 

0,:Y1 HAS ?\ SO MU* MONEY80 

0,I HAVE 5\<10 REPLI$ ,KHAN ,MAHOMA ) A W9K4 

0,ASK HIM :]E HE GOT ! MONEY10 SAID ,ELD>1 TURN+ HIS H&SOME SMIL+ FACE T[>DS ,LORIS-,MELIKOV4 

0,OH1 ,I WON IT60 SAID ,KHAN ,MAHOMA QUICKLY1 & RELAT$ H[ :ILE WALK+ 9 ,TIFLIS ! DAY BE=E HE HAD COME UPON A GR\P ( M5 -- ,RUSSIANS & ,>M5IANS -- PLAY+ AT ORLYANKA 7A K9D ( HEADS-&-TAILS74  ! /AKE WAS A L>GE ONE3 ?REE GOLD 2PIECES & MU* SILV]4  ,KHAN ,MAHOMA AT ONCE SAW :AT ! GAME CONSI/$ 91 & J+L+ ! COPP]S HE HAD 9 HIS POCKET HE W5T UP TO ! PLAY]S & SAID HE W\LD /AKE ! :OLE AM\NT4 

0,H[ C\LD/ ?\ DO IT8  ,HAD/ ?\ SO MU*80 ASK$ ,LORIS- ,MELIKOV4 

0,I HAD ONLY TWELVE KOPECKS10 SAID ,KHAN ,MAHOMA1 GR9N+4 

0,BUT IF ?\ HAD/ LO/80 

0,:Y1 ?IS60 SAID ,KHAN ,MAHOMA PO9T+ TO HIS PI/OL4 

0,W\LD/ ?\ HAVE GIV5 ?AT80 

0,GIVE IT 9DE$6  ,I %\LD HAVE RUN AWAY1 & IF ANYONE HAD TRI$ TO /OP ME ,I %\LD HAVE KILL$ HIM -- ?AT'S ALL60 

0,WELL1 & DID/ ?\ W980 

0,AYE1 ,I WON IT ALL & W5T AWAY60 

,LORIS-,MELIKOV QUITE UND]/OOD :AT SORT ( M5 ,KHAN ,MAHOMA & ,ELD> W]E4  ,KHAN ,MAHOMA WAS A M]RY FELL[1 C>ELESS & READY = ANY SPREE4  ,HE DID NOT KN[ :AT TO DO ) HIS SUP]FLU\S VITALITY4  ,HE WAS ALWAYS GAY & RECKLESS1 & PLAY$ ) HIS [N & O!R PEOPLE'S LIVES4  ,= ! SAKE ( ?AT SPORT ) LIFE HE HAD N[ COME OV] TO ! ,RUSSIANS1 & = ! SAME SPORT HE MI<T GO BACK TO ,%AMIL TOMORR[4 

,ELD> WAS ALSO QUITE EASY TO UND]/&4  ,HE WAS A MAN 5TIRELY DEVOT$ TO HIS ,MUR%ID2 CALM1 /RONG1 & FIRM4 

,! R$-HAIR$ ,GAMZALO WAS ! ONLY ONE ,LORIS-,MELIKOV DID NOT UND]/&4  ,HE SAW ?AT ?AT MAN WAS NOT ONLY LOYAL TO ,%AMIL BUT FELT AN 9SUP]ABLE AV]SION1 CONTEMPT1 REPUGNANCE1 & HATR$ = ALL ,RUSSIANS1 & ,LORIS-,MELIKOV C\LD !RE=E NOT UND]/& :Y HE HAD COME OV] TO !M4  ,IT OCCURR$ TO HIM ?AT1 AS SOME ( ! HI<] (FICIALS SUSPECT$1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S SURR5D] & HIS TALES ( HATR$ ( ,%AMIL MI<T BE FALSE1 & ?AT P]HAPS HE HAD SURR5D]$ ONLY TO SPY \T ! ,RUSSIANS' WEAK SPOTS ?AT1 AFT] ESCAP+ BACK TO ! M\NTA9S1 HE MI<T BE ABLE TO DIRECT HIS =CES ACCORD+LY4  ,GAMZALO'S :OLE P]SON /R5G!N$ ?IS SUSPICION4 

0,! O!RS1 & ,HAJJI ,MURAD HIMSELF1 KN[ H[ TO HID !IR 9T5TIONS1 BUT ?IS ONE BETRAYS !M BY HIS OP5 HATR$10 ?\<T HE4 

,LORIS-,MELIKOV TRI$ TO SPEAK TO HIM4  ,HE ASK$ :E!R HE DID NOT FEEL DULL4  0,NO1 ,I DON'T60 HE GR[L$ HO>SELY )\T /OPP+ HIS WORK1 & GLANC+ AT HIS QUE/ION] \T ( ! CORN] ( HIS ONE EYE4  ,HE REPLI$ TO ALL ,LORIS-,MELIKOV'S O!R QUE/IONS 9 A SIMIL> MANN]4 

,:ILE ,LORIS-,MELIKOV WAS 9 ! ROOM ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S F\R? MURID CAME 91 ! ,AV> ,KHANEFI2 A MAN ) A HAIRY FACE & NECK & AN >*$ *E/ AS R\< AS IF IT W]E OV]GR[N ) MOSS4  ,HE WAS /RONG & A H>D WORK]1 ALWAYS 5GROSS$ 9 HIS DUTIES1 & LIKE ,ELD> UNQUE/ION+LY OB$I5T TO HIS MA/]4 

,:5 HE 5T]$ ! ROOM TO FET* SOME RICE1 ,LORIS-,MELIKOV /OPP$ HIM & ASK$ :]E HE CAME FROM & H[ LONG HE HAD BE5 ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD4 

0,FIVE YE>S10 REPLI$ ,KHANEFI4  0,I COME FROM ! SAME A\L AS HE4  ,MY FA!R KILL$ HIS UNCLE & !Y WI%$ TO KILL ME40 HE SAID CALMLY1 LOOK+ FROM UND] HIS JO9$ EYEBR[S /RAI<T 9TO ,LORIS-,MELIKOV'S FACE4  0,!N ,I ASK$ !M TO ADOPT ME AS A BRO!R40 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN BY 'ADOPT AS A BRO!R'80 

0,I DID NOT %AVE MY HEAD NOR CUT MY NAILS = TWO MON?S1 & !N ,I CAME TO !M4  ,!Y LET ME 9 TO ,PATIMAT1 HIS MO!R1 & %E GAVE ME ! BREA/ & ,I BECAME HIS BRO!R40 

,HAJJI ,MURAD'S VOICE C\LD BE HE>D FROM ! NEXT ROOM & ,ELD>1 IMM$IATELY ANSW]+ HIS CALL1 PROMPTLY WIP$ HIS H&S & W5T ) L>GE /RIDES 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,HE ASKS !E TO COME10 SAID HE1 COM+ BACK4 

,LORIS-,MELIKOV GAVE ANO!R CIG>ETTE TO ! M]RY ,KHAN ,MAHOMA & W5T 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

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