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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

0,IS ?IS ! SECOND BATTALION ( ! ,M---- REGIM5T80 ASK$ ,PRASKUKH91 HA/5+ UP TO ! SPOT1 & RUNN+ AGA9/ ! SOLDI]S :O W]E C>RY+ E>? 9 SACKS4 

0,EXACTLY SO40 

0,:]E IS ! COMM&]80 

,MIKHAIL(F1 SUPPOS+ ?AT ! 9QUIRY WAS = ! COMM&] ( ! CORPS1 CRAWL$ \T ( HIS PIT1 &1 TAK+ ,PRASKUKH9 = ! COLONEL1 HE /EPP$ UP TO HIM ) HIS H& AT HIS VISOR4 

0,! G5]AL HAS GIV5 ORD]S 444 ?AT Y\ 444 >E TO BE SO GOOD AS TO GO 444 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE 444 &1 9 P>TICUL>1 AS QUIETLY AS POSSIBLE1 TO ! RE> 444 NOT TO ! RE> EXACTLY1 BUT TO ! RES]VE10 SAID ,PRASKUKH91 GLANC+ ASKANCE AT ! 5EMY'S FIRES4 

,ON RECOGNIZ+ ,PRASKUKH9 & DISCOV]+ ! /ATE ( ?+S1 ,MIKHAIL(F DROPP$ HIS H&1 GAVE HIS ORD]S1 & ! BATTALION />T$ 9TO MOTION1 GA!R$ UP !IR GUNS1 PUT ON !IR CLOAKS1 & SET \T4 

,NO ONE :O HAS NOT EXP]I5C$ IT CAN IMAG9E ! DELI<T :I* A MAN FEELS :5 HE TAKES HIS DEP>TURE1 AFT] A ?REE-H\RS BOMB>DM5T1 FROM SU* A DANG]\S PO/ AS ! LODGM5TS4 ,SEV]AL TIMES 9 ! C\RSE ( ?OSE ?REE H\RS1 ,MIKHAIL(F HAD1 NOT )\T REASON1 CONSID]$ HIS  
5D AS 9EVITABLE1 & HAD GR[N ACCU/OM$ TO ! CONVICTION ?AT HE %\LD 9FALLIBLY BE KILL$1 & ?AT HE NO LONG] BELONG$ TO ?IS WORLD4 ,9 SPITE ( ?IS1 H[EV]1 HE HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY 9 KEEP+ HIS FEET FROM RUNN+ AWAY ) HIM :5 HE ISSU$ FROM ! LODGM5TS AT ! HEAD ( HIS CORPS1 9 COMPANY ) ,PRASKUKH94 

0,AU REVOIR10 SAID ! MAJOR1 ! COMM&] ( ANO!R BATTALION1 :O WAS TO REMA9 9 ! LODGM5TS1 & ) :OM HE HAD %>$ HIS *EESE1 AS !Y SAT 9 ! PIT BEH9D ! BREA/WORKS--0A PLEASANT J\RNEY TO Y\40 

0,?ANKS1 ,I HOPE Y\ WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK AFT] WE HAVE GONE4 ,! FIR+ SEEMS TO BE HOLD+ UP40 

,BUT NO SOON] HAD HE SAID ?IS ?AN ! 5EMY1 :O MU/ HAVE OBS]V$ ! MOVEM5T 9 ! LODGM5TS1 BEGAN TO FIRE FA/] & FA/]4 ,\R GUNS BEGAN TO REPLY TO HIM1 & AGA9 A HEAVY CANNONADE BEGAN4 ,! />S W]E GLEAM+ HI<1 BUT NOT BRILLIANTLY 9 ! SKY4 ,! NI<T WAS D>K--Y\ C\LD H>DLY SEE Y\R H& BE=E Y\2 ONLY ! FLA%ES ( ! DIS*>GES & ! EXPLOSIONS ( ! BOMBS ILLUM9AT$ OBJECTS = A MOM5T4 ,! SOLDI]S M>*$ ON RAPIDLY1 9 SIL5CE1 9VOLUNT>ILY TREAD+ CLOSE ON EA* O!R'S HEELS2 ALL ?AT WAS AUDIBLE ?R\< ! 9CESSANT FIR+ WAS ! MEASUR$ S\ND ( !IR FOOT/EPS ON ! DRY ROAD1 ! NOISE ( !IR BAYONETS AS !Y CAME 9 CONTACT1 OR ! SI< & PRAY] ( SOME Y\NG SOLDI]1 0,LORD1 ,LORD6 :AT IS ?IS60 ,N[ & !N ! GROAN ( A W\ND$ MAN >OSE1 & ! %\T1 0,/RET*]60 7,9 ! COMPANY COMM&$ BY ,MIKHAIL(F1 TW5TY-SIX M5 W]E KILL$ 9 ONE NI<T1 BY ! FIRE ( ! >TILL]Y ALONE47 ,! LI<TN+ FLA%$ AGA9/ ! DI/ANT HORIZON1 ! S5TRY 9 ! BA/ION %\T$1 0,CAN-NON60 & ! BALL1 %RIEK+ OV] ! HEADS ( ! CORPS1 TORE UP ! E>?1 & S5T ! /ONES FLY+4 

0,DEUCE TAKE IT6 H[ SL[LY !Y M>*10 ?\<T ,PRASKUKH91 GLANC+ BACK CONT9UALLY1 AS HE WALK$ BESIDE ,MIKHAIL(F4 0,REALLY1 IT WILL BE BETT] = ME TO RUN ON 9 FRONT2 ,I HAVE ALREADY GIV5 ! ORD]4444 ,BUT NO1 IT MI<T BE SAID LAT] ON ?AT ,I WAS A C[>D4 ,:AT WILL BE WILL BE2 ,I WILL M>* ) !M40 

0,N[1 :Y IS HE WALK+ BEH9D ME80 ?\<T ,MIKHAIL(F1 ON HIS SIDE4 0,SO F> AS ,I HAVE OBS]V$1 HE ALWAYS BR+S ILL-LUCK4 ,!RE IT COMES1 FLY+ /RAI<T = US1 APP>5TLY40 

,AFT] TRAV]S+ SEV]AL HUNDR$ PACES1 !Y 5C\NT]$ ,KALUG91 :O WAS GO+ TO ! CASEMATES1 CLANK+ HIS SWORD BOLDLY AS HE WALK$1 9 ORD] TO LE>N1 BY ! G5]AL'S COMM&1 H[ ! WORK WAS PROGRESS+ !RE4 ,BUT ON MEET+ ,MIKHAIL(F1 IT OCCURR$ TO HIM ?AT1 9/EAD ( GO+ ?I!R1 UND] ?AT T]RIBLE FIRE1 :I* HE WAS NOT ORD]$ TO DO1 HE C\LD MAKE M9UTE 9QUIRIES ( ! (FIC] :O HAD BE5 !RE4 ,&1 9 FACT1 ,MIKHAIL(F FURNI%$ HIM ) A DETAIL$ ACC\NT ( ! WORK4 ,AFT] WALK+ A %ORT DI/ANCE ) !M1 ,KALUG9 TURN$ 9TO ! TR5*1 :I* L$ TO ! CASEMATE4 

0,WELL1 :AT NEWS IS !RE80 9QUIR$ ! (FIC]1 :O WAS SEAT$ ALONE AT ! TABLE1 & EAT+ HIS SUPP]4 

0,WELL1 NO?+1 APP>5TLY1 EXCEPT ?AT !RE WILL NOT BE ANY FUR!R CONFLICT40 

0,H[ SO8 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! G5]AL HAS BUT JU/ GONE UP TO ! TOP ( ! WORKS4 ,A REGIM5T HAS ALREADY >RIV$4 ,YES1 !RE IT IS 444 DO Y\ HE>8 ,! FIR+ HAS BEGUN AGA94 ,DON'T GO4 ,:Y %\LD Y\80 ADD$ ! (FIC]1 P]CEIV+ ! MOVEM5T MADE BY ,KALUG94 

0,BUT ,I MU/ BE !RE )\T FAIL1 9 ! PRES5T 9/ANCE10 ?\<T ,KALUG91 0BUT ,I HAVE ALREADY SUBJECT$ MYSELF TO A GOOD DEAL ( DANG] TO-DAY2 ! FIR+ IS T]RIBLE40 

0,WELL1 AFT] ALL1 ,I HAD BETT] WAIT = HIM H]E10 HE SAID4 

,9 FACT1 ! G5]AL RETURN$1 TW5TY M9UTES LAT]1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ! (FIC]S1 :O HAD BE5 ) HIM2 AMONG !IR NUMB] WAS ! YUNK]1 ,B>ON ,PE/H1 BUT ,PRASKUKH9 WAS NOT ) !M4 ,! LODGM5TS HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ & OCCUPI$ BY \R =CES4 

,AFT] RECEIV+ A FULL ACC\NT ( ! 5GAGEM5T1 ,KALUG9 & ,PE/H W5T \T ( ! CASEMATES4 

7,S\RCE3 0,SEVA/OPOL10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,ISABEL ,F4 ,HAPGOOD1 ,PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL ,CO41 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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