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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! TIME HE HAD COV]$ HIMSELF ) ! SACKCLO? & SEAT$ HIMSELF BEH9D ! SL$GE1 ,NIKITA HAD NOT /IRR$4 ,LIKE ALL ?OSE :O LIVE 9 T\* ) NATURE & HAVE KN[N WANT1 HE WAS PATI5T & C\LD WAIT = H\RS1 EV5 DAYS1 )\T GR[+ RE/LESS OR IRRITABLE4 ,HE HE>D HIS MA/] CALL HIM1 BUT DID NOT ANSW] BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO MOVE OR TALK4 ,?\< HE /ILL FELT SOME W>M? FROM ! TEA HE HAD DRUNK & FROM HIS 5]GETIC /RUGGLE :5 CLAMB]+ AB\T 9 ! SN[DRIFT1 HE KNEW ?AT ?IS W>M? W\LD NOT LA/ LONG & ?AT HE HAD NO /R5G? LEFT TO W>M HIMSELF AGA9 BY MOV+ AB\T1 = HE FELT AS TIR$ AS A HORSE :5 IT /OPS & REFUSES TO GO FUR!R 9 SPITE ( ! :IP1 & ITS MA/] SEES ?AT IT MU/ BE F$ BE=E IT CAN WORK AGA94 ,! FOOT 9 ! BOOT ) A HOLE 9 IT HAD ALREADY GR[N NUMB1 & HE C\LD NO LONG] FEEL HIS BIG TOE4 ,BESIDES ?AT1 HIS :OLE BODY BEGAN TO FEEL COLD] & COLD]4 

,! ?\<T ?AT HE MI<T1 & V]Y PROBABLY W\LD1 DIE ?AT NI<T OCCURR$ TO HIM1 BUT DID NOT SEEM P>TICUL>LY UNPLEASANT OR DREADFUL4 ,IT DID NOT SEEM P>TICUL>LY UNPLEASANT1 BECAUSE HIS :OLE LIFE HAD BE5 NOT A CONT9UAL HOLIDAY1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y AN UNCEAS+ R\ND ( TOIL ( :I* HE WAS BEG9N+ TO FEEL WE>Y4 ,& IT DID NOT SEEM P>TICUL>LY DREADFUL1 BECAUSE BESIDES ! MA/]S HE HAD S]V$ H]E1 LIKE ,VASILI ,&REEVI*1 HE ALWAYS FELT HIMSELF DEP5D5T ON ! ,*IEF ,MA/]1 :O HAD S5T HIM 9TO ?IS LIFE1 & HE KNEW ?AT :5 DY+ HE W\LD /ILL BE 9 ?AT ,MA/]'S P[] & W\LD NOT BE ILL-US$ BY ,HIM4 ',IT SEEMS A PITY TO GIVE UP :AT ONE IS US$ TO & ACCU/OM$ TO4 ,BUT !RE'S NO?+ TO BE DONE1 ,I %ALL GET US$ TO ! NEW ?+S4' 

',S9S8' HE ?\<T1 & REMEMB]$ HIS DRUNK5NESS1 ! MONEY ?AT HAD GONE ON DR9K1 H[ HE HAD (F5D$ HIS WIFE1 HIS CURS+1 HIS NEGLECT ( *UR* & ( ! FA/S1 & ALL ! ?+S ! PRIE/ BLAM$ HIM = AT CONFESSION4 ',( C\RSE !Y >E S9S4 ,BUT !N1 DID ,I TAKE !M ON ( MYSELF8 ,?AT'S EVID5TLY H[ ,GOD MADE ME4 ,WELL1 & ! S9S8 ,:]E AM ,I TO ESCAPE TO8' 

,SO AT FIR/ HE ?\<T ( :AT MI<T HAPP5 TO HIM ?AT NI<T1 & !N DID NOT RETURN TO SU* ?\<TS BUT GAVE HIMSELF UP TO :ATEV] RECOLLECTIONS CAME 9TO HIS HEAD ( !MSELVES4 ,N[ HE ?\<T ( ,M>?A'S >RIVAL1 ( ! DRUNK5NESS AMONG ! WORK]S & HIS [N R5UNCIATION ( DR9K1 !N ( !IR PRES5T J\RNEY & ( ,T>AS'S H\SE & ! TALK AB\T ! BREAK+-UP ( ! FAMILY1 !N ( HIS [N LAD1 & ( ,MUKHORTY N[ %ELT]$ UND] ! DRUGGET1 & !N ( HIS MA/] :O MADE ! SL$GE CREAK AS HE TOSS$ AB\T 9 IT4 ',I EXPECT Y\'RE SORRY Y\RSELF ?AT Y\ />T$ \T1 DE> MAN1' HE ?\<T4 ',IT W\LD SEEM H>D TO LEAVE A LIFE SU* AS HIS6 ,IT'S NOT LIKE ! LIKES ( US4' 

,!N ALL !SE RECOLLECTIONS BEGAN TO GR[ CONFUS$ & GOT MIX$ 9 HIS HEAD1 & HE FELL ASLEEP4 

,BUT :5 ,VASILI ,&REEVI*1 GETT+ ON ! HORSE1 J]K$ ! SL$GE1 AGA9/ ! BACK ( :I* ,NIKITA WAS LEAN+1 & IT %IFT$ AWAY & HIT HIM 9 ! BACK ) ONE ( ITS RUNN]S1 HE AWOKE & HAD TO *ANGE HIS POSITION :E!R HE LIK$ IT OR NOT4 ,/RAI<T5+ HIS LEGS ) DIFFICULTY & %AK+ ! SN[ (F !M HE GOT UP1 & AN AGONIZ+ COLD IMM$IATELY P5ETRAT$ HIS :OLE BODY4 ,ON MAK+ \T :AT WAS HAPP5+ HE CALL$ TO ,VASILI ,&REEVI* TO LEAVE HIM ! DRUGGET :I* ! HORSE NO LONG] NE$$1 SO ?AT HE MI<T WRAP HIMSELF 9 IT4 

,BUT ,VASILI ,&REEVI* DID NOT /OP1 BUT DISAPPE>$ AMID ! P[D]Y SN[4 

,LEFT ALONE ,NIKITA CONSID]$ = A MOM5T :AT HE %\LD DO4 ,HE FELT ?AT HE HAD NOT ! /R5G? TO GO (F 9 SE>* ( A H\SE4 ,IT WAS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO SIT D[N 9 HIS OLD PLACE--IT WAS BY N[ ALL FILL$ ) SN[4 ,HE FELT ?AT HE C\LD NOT GET W>M] 9 ! SL$GE EI!R1 = !RE WAS NO?+ TO COV] HIMSELF )1 & HIS COAT & %EEPSK9 NO LONG] W>M$ HIM AT ALL4 ,HE FELT AS COLD AS ?\< HE HAD NO?+ ON BUT A %IRT4 ,HE BECAME FRI<T5$4 ',LORD1 HEAV5LY ,FA!R6' HE MUTT]$1 & WAS COM=T$ BY ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT HE WAS NOT ALONE BUT ?AT !RE WAS ,ONE :O HE>D HIM & W\LD NOT AB&ON HIM4 ,HE GAVE A DEEP SI<1 & KEEP+ ! SACKCLO? OV] HIS HEAD HE GOT 9SIDE ! SL$GE & LAY D[N 9 ! PLACE :]E HIS MA/] HAD BE54 

,BUT HE C\LD NOT GET W>M 9 ! SL$GE EI!R4 ,AT FIR/ HE %IV]$ ALL OV]1 !N ! %IV]+ CEAS$ & LITTLE BY LITTLE HE BEGAN TO LOSE CONSCI\SNESS4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ :E!R HE WAS DY+ OR FALL+ ASLEEP1 BUT FELT EQUALLY PREP>$ = ! ONE AS = ! O!R4 

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