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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,BY MIDNI<T HIS DECISION HAD BE5 =M$4  ,HE HAD DECID$ ?AT HE MU/ FLY TO ! M\NTA9S1 & BREAK 9TO ,V$5O ) ! ,AV>S /ILL DEVOT$ TO HIM1 & EI!R DIE OR RESCUE HIS FAMILY4  ,:E!R AFT] RESCU+ !M HE W\LD RETURN TO ! ,RUSSIANS OR ESCAPE TO ,KHUNZAKH & FI<T ,%AMIL1 HE HAD NOT MADE UP HIS M9D4  ,ALL HE KNEW WAS ?AT FIR/ ( ALL HE MU/ ESCAPE FROM ! ,RUSSIANS 9TO ! M\NTA9S1 & HE AT ONCE BEGAN TO C>RY \T HIS PLAN4 

,HE DREW HIS BLACK WADD$ BE%MET FROM UND] HIS PILL[ & W5T 9TO HIS H5*M5'S ROOM4  ,!Y LIV$ ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! HALL4  ,AS SOON AS HE 5T]$ ! HALL1 ! \T] DOOR ( :I* /OOD OP51 HE WAS AT ONCE 5VELOP$ BY ! DEWY FRE%NESS ( ! MOONLIT NI<T & HIS E>S W]E FILL$ BY ! :I/L+ & TRILL+ ( SEV]AL NI<T+ALES 9 ! G>D5 BY ! H\SE4 

,HAV+ CROSS$ ! HALL HE OP5$ ! DOOR ( HIS H5*M5'S ROOM4  ,!RE WAS NO LI<T !RE1 BUT ! MOON 9 ITS FIR/ QU>T] %ONE 9 AT ! W9D[4  ,A TABLE & TWO *AIRS W]E /&+ ON ONE SIDE ( ! ROOM1 & F\R ( HIS H5*M5 W]E LY+ ON C>PETS OR ON BURKAS ON ! FLOOR4  ,KHANEFI SLEPT \TSIDE ) ! HORSES4  ,GAMZALO HE>D ! DOOR CREAK1 ROSE1 TURN$ R\ND1 & SAW HIM4  ,ON RECOGNIZ+ HIM HE LAY D[N AGA91 BUT ,ELD>1 :O LAY BESIDE HIM1 JUMP$ UP & BEGAN PUTT+ ON HIS BE%MET1 EXPECT+ HIS MA/]'S ORD]S4  ,KHAN ,MAHOMA & ,BATA SLEPT ON4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD PUT D[N ! BE%MET HE HAD BR\<T ON ! TABLE1 :I* IT HIT ) A DULL S\ND1 CAUS$ BY ! BOLD SEWN UP 9 IT4 

0,SEW !SE 9 TOO10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 H&+ ,ELD> ! GOLD PIECES HE HAD RECEIV$ ?AT DAY4  ,ELD> TOOK !M & AT ONCE W5T 9TO ! MOONLI<T1 DREW A SMALL KNIFE FROM UND] HIS DAGG] & />T$ UN/IT*+ ! L9+ ( ! BE%MET4  ,GAMZALO RAIS$ HIMSELF & SAT UP ) HIS LEGS CROSS$4 

0,& Y\1 ,GAMZALO1 TELL ! M5 TO EXAM9E ! RIFLES & PI/OLS & GET ! AMMUNITION READY4  ,TOMORR[ WE %ALL GO F>10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD4 

0,WE HAVE BULLETS & P[D]1 EV]Y?+ %ALL BE READY10 REPLI$ ,GAMZALO1 & RO>$ \T SOME?+ 9COMPREH5SIBLE4  ,HE UND]/OOD :Y ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD ORD]$ ! RIFLES TO BE LOAD$4  ,FROM ! FIR/ HE HAD DESIR$ ONLY ONE ?+ -- TO SLAY & /AB AS MANY ,RUSSIANS AS POSSIBLE & TO ESCAPE TO ! HILLS -- & ?IS DESIRE HAD 9CREAS$ DAY BY DAY4  ,N[ AT LA/ HE SAW ?AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD ALSO WANT$ ?IS & HE WAS SATISFI$4 

,:5 ,HAJJI ,MURAD W5T AWAY ,GAMZALO R\S$ HIS COMRADES1 & ALL F\R SP5T ! RE/ ( ! NI<T EXAM9+ !IR RIFLES1 PI/OLS1 FL9TS1 & ACC\T]M5TS2 REPLAC+ :AT WAS DAMAG$1 SPR9KL+ FRE% P[D] ONTO ! PANS1 & /OPP]+ ) BULLETS WRAPP$ 9 OIL$ RAGS1 PACKETS FILL$ ) ! RI<T AM\NT ( P[D] = EA* *>GE1 %>P5+ !IR SWORDS & DAGG]S & GREAS+ ! BLADES ) TALL[4 

,BE=E DAYBREAK ,HAJJI ,MURAD AGA9 CAME \T 9TO ! HALL TO GET WAT] = HIS ABLUTIONS4  ,! SONGS ( ! NI<T+ALES ?AT HAD BUR/ 9TO EC/ASY AT DAWN W]E N[ EV5 L\D] & MORE 9CESSANT1 :ILE FROM HIS H5*M5'S ROOM1 :]E ! DAGG]S W]E BE+ %>P5$1 CAME ! REGUL> SCREE* & RASP ( IRON AGA9/ /ONE4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD GOT HIMSELF SOME WAT] FROM A TUB1 & WAS ALREADY AT HIS [N DOOR :5 ABOVE ! S\ND ( ! GR9D+ HE HE>D FROM HIS MURIDS' ROOM ! HI< TONES ( ,KHANEFI'S VOICE S++ A FAMILI> SONG4  ,HE /OPP$ TO LI/54  ,! SONG TOLD ( H[ A DZHIGIT1 ,HAMZAD1 ) HIS BRAVE FOLL[]S CAPTUR$ A H]D ( :ITE HORSES FROM ! ,RUSSIANS1 & H[ A ,RUSSIAN PR9CE FOLL[$ HIM BEYOND ! ,T]EK & SURR\ND$ HIM ) AN >MY AS L>GE AS A =E/2 & !N ! SONG W5T ON TO TELL H[ ,HAMZAD KILL$ ! HORSES1 5TR5*$ HIS M5 BEH9D ?IS GORY BULW>K1 & F\<T ! ,RUSSIANS AS LONG AS !Y HAD BULLETS 9 !IR RIFLES1 DAGG]S 9 !IR BELTS1 & BLOOD 9 !IR VE9S4  ,BUT BE=E HE DI$ ,HAMZAD SAW SOME BIRDS FLY+ 9 ! SKY & CRI$ TO !M3  

,FLY ON1 YE W+$ ONES1 FLY TO \R HOMES6 

,TELL YE \R MO!RS1 TELL YE \R SI/]S1 

,TELL ! :ITE MAID5S1 ?AT FI<T+ WE DI$ 

,= ,<AZAVAT6  ,TELL !M \R BODIES 

,NEV] WILL LIE & RE/ 9 A TOMB6 

,WOLVES WILL DEV\R & TE> !M TO PIECES1 

,RAV5S & VULTURES WILL PLUCK \T \R EYES4 

,) ?AT ! SONG 5D$1 & AT ! LA/ WORDS1 SUNG TO A M\RNFUL AIR1 ! M]RY ,BATA'S VIGOR\S VOICE JO9$ 9 ) A L\D %\T ( 0,LYA-IL-LYAKHA-IL ,ALLAKH60 F9I%+ ) %RILL %RIEK4  ,!N ALL WAS QUIET AGA91 EXCEPT = ! T*UK1 T*UK1 T*UK1 T*UK & :I/L+ ( ! NI<T+ALES FROM ! G>D5 & FROM BEH9D ! DOOR ! EV5 GR9D+1 & N[ & !N ! :IZ1 ( IRON SLID+ QUICKLY ALONG ! :ET/ONE4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD WAS SO FULL ( ?\<T ?AT HE DID NOT NOTICE H[ HE TILT$ HIS JUG TILL ! WAT] BEGAN TO P\R \T4  ,HE %OOK HIS HEAD AT HIMSELF & RE5T]$ HIS ROOM4  ,AFT] P]=M+ HIS MORN+ ABLUTIONS HE EXAM9$ HIS WEAPONS & SAT D[N ON HIS B$4  ,!RE WAS NO?+ MORE = HIM TO DO4  ,TO BE ALL[$ TO RIDE \T HE W\LD HAVE TO GET P]MISSION FROM ! (FIC] 9 *>GE1 BUT IT WAS NOT YET DAYLI<T & ! (FIC] WAS /ILL ASLEEP4 

,KHANEFI'S SONG REM9D$ HIM ( ! SONG HIS MO!R HAD COMPOS$ JU/ AFT] HE WAS BORN -- ! SONG ADDRESS$ TO HIS FA!R ?AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD REPEAT$ TO ,LORIS-,MELIKOV4 

,& HE SEEM$ TO SEE HIS MO!R BE=E HIM -- NOT WR9KL$ & GRAY-HAIR$1 ) GAPS BETWE5 H] TEE?1 AS HE HAD LATELY LEFT H]1 BUT Y\NG & H&SOME1 & /RONG 5\< TO C>RY HIM 9 A BASKET ON H] BACK ACROSS ! M\NTA9S TO H] FA!R'S :5 HE WAS A HEAVY FIVE-YE>-OLD BOY4 

,& ! RECOLLECTION ( HIMSELF AS A LITTLE *ILD REM9D$ HIM ( HIS BELOV$ SON1 ,YUSUF1 :OSE HEAD HE HIMSELF HAD %AV$ = ! FIR/ TIME2 & N[ ?IS ,YUSUF WAS A H&SOME Y\NG DZHIGIT4  ,HE PICTUR$ HIM AS HE WAS :5 LA/ HE SAW HIM ON ! DAY HE LEFT ,TSELMESS4  ,YUSUF HAD BR\<T HIM HIS HORSE & ASK$ TO BE ALL[$ TO ACCOMPANY HIM4  ,HE WAS READY DRESS$ & >M$1 & L$ HIS [N HORSE BY ! BRIDLE1 & HIS ROSY H&SOME Y\NG FACE & ! :OLE ( HIS TALL SL5D] FIGURE 7HE WAS TALL] ?AN HIS FA!R7 BREA!D ( D>+1 Y\?1 & ! JOY ( LIFE4  ,! BREAD? ( HIS %\LD]S1 ?\< HE WAS SO Y\NG1 ! V]Y SIDE Y\?FUL HIPS1 ! LONG SL5D] WAI/1 ! /R5G? ( HIS LONG >MS1 & ! P[]1 FLEXIBILITY1 & AGILITY ( ALL HIS MOVEM5TS HAD ALWAYS REJOIC$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 :O ADMIR$ HIS SON4 

0,?\ HAD/ BETT] /AY4  ,?\ WILT E ALONE AT HOME N[4  ,TAKE C>E ( ?Y MO!R & ?Y GR&MO!R10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD4  ,& HE REMEMB]$ ! SPIRIT$ & PR\D LOOK & ! FLU% ( PLEASURE ) :I* ,YUSUF HAD REPLI$ ?AT AS LONG AS HE LIV$ NO ONE %\LD 9JURE HIS MO!R OR GR&MO!R4  ,ALL ! SAME1 ,YUSUF HAD M\NT$ & ACCOMPANI$ HIS FA!R AS F> AS ! /REAM4  ,!RE HE TURN$ BACK1 & S9CE !N ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD NOT SE5 HIS WIFE1 HIS MO!R1 OR HIS SON4  ,& IT WAS ?IS SON :OSE EYES ,%AMIL ?REAT5$ TO PUT \T6  ,( :AT W\LD BE DONE TO HIS WIFE ,HAJJI ,MURAD DID NOT WI% TO ?9K4 

,!SE ?\<TS SO EXCIT$ HIM ?AT HE C\LD NOT SIT /ILL ANY LONG]4  ,HE JUMP$ UP & W5T LIMP+ QUICKLY TO ! DOOR1 OP5$ IT1 & CALL$ ,ELD>4  ,! SUN HAD NOT YET RIS51 BUT IT WAS ALREADY QUITE LI<T4  ,! NI<T+ALES W]E /ILL S++4 

0,GO & TELL ! (FIC] ?AT ,I WANT TO GO \T RID+1 & SADDLE ! HORSES10 SAID HE4 

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