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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

0,BUT1 DO Y\ KN[1 ,PRASKUKH9 HAS BE5 KILL$10 SAID ,PE/H1 ACCOMPANY+ ,KALUG91 ON ! WAY BACK4 

0,IT CANNOT BE60 

0,BUT IT CAN4 ,I SAW HIM MYSELF40 

0,F>EWELL2 ,I AM 9 A HURRY40 

0,I AM WELL CONT5T10 ?\<T ,KALUG91 AS HE RETURN$ HOME2 0,I HAVE HAD LUCK = ! FIR/ TIME :5 ON DUTY4 ,?AT WAS A CAPITAL 5GAGEM5T1 & ,I AM ALIVE & :OLE4 ,!RE WILL BE SOME F9E PRES5TATIONS1 & ,I %ALL C]TA9LY GET A GOLD5 SWORD4 ,& ,I DES]VE IT TOO40 

,AFT] REPORT+ TO ! G5]AL ALL ?AT WAS NECESS>Y1 HE W5T TO HIS ROOM1 9 :I* SAT ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 :O HAD RETURN$ LONG BE=E1 & :O WAS READ+ A BOOK1 :I* HE HAD F\ND ON ,KALUG9'S TABLE1 :ILE WAIT+ = HIM4 

,IT WAS ) A WOND]FUL S5SE ( 5JOYM5T ?AT ,KALUG9 F\ND HIMSELF AT HOME AGA91 \T ( ALL DANG]1 &1 HAV+ DONN$ HIS NI<T-%IRT & LA9 D[N ON ! S(A1 HE BEGAN TO RELATE TO ,GALTS9 ! P>TICUL>S ( ! AFFAIR1 COMMUNICAT+ !M1 NATURALLY1 FROM A PO9T ( VIEW :I* MADE IT APPE> ?AT HE1 ,KALUG91 WAS A V]Y ACTIVE & VALIANT (FIC]1 TO :I*1 9 MY OP9ION1 IT WAS SUP]FLU\S TO REF]1 SEE+ ?AT EV]Y ONE KNEW IT & ?AT NO ONE HAD ANY RI<T TO D\BT IT1 ) ! EXCEPTION1 P]HAPS1 ( ! DECEAS$ ,CAPTA9 ,PRASKUKH91 :O1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT HE HAD CONSID]$ IT A PIECE ( HAPP9ESS TO WALK >M 9 >M ) ,KALUG91 HAD TOLD A FRI5D1 ONLY ! EV5+ BE=E1 9 PRIVATE1 ?AT ,KALUG9 WAS A V]Y F9E MAN1 BUT ?AT1 BETWE5 Y\ & ME1 HE WAS T]RIBLY AV]SE TO GO+ TO ! BA/IONS4 

,NO SOON] HAD ,PRASKUKH91 :O HAD BE5 WALK+ BESIDE ,MIKHAIL(F1 TAK5 LEAVE ( ,KALUG91 &1 BETAK+ HIMSELF TO A SAF] PLACE1 HAD BEGUN TO RECOV] HIS SPIRITS SOME:AT1 ?AN HE CAU<T SI<T ( A FLA% ( LI<TN+ BEH9D HIM FL>+ UP VIVIDLY1 HE>D ! %\T ( ! S5T9EL1 0,MORT>60 & ! WORDS ( ! SOLDI]S :O W]E M>*+ BEH9D1 0,IT'S FLY+ /RAI<T AT ! BA/ION60 

,MIKHAIL(F GLANC$ R\ND4 ,! BRILLIANT PO9T ( ! BOMB SEEM$ TO BE SUSP5D$ DIRECTLY OV] HIS HEAD 9 SU* A POSITION ?AT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO DET]M9E ITS C\RSE4 ,BUT ?IS LA/$ ONLY = A SECOND4 ,! BOMB CAME FA/] & FA/]1 NE>] & NE>]1 ! SP>KS ( ! FUZE W]E ALREADY VISIBLE1 & ! FATEFUL :I/LE WAS AUDIBLE1 & IT DESC5D$ /RAI<T 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! BATTALION4 

0,LIE D[N60 %\T$ A VOICE4 

,MIKHAIL(F & ,PRASKUKH9 ?REW !MSELVES ON ! GR\ND4 ,PRASKUKH9 %UT HIS EYES1 & ONLY HE>D ! BOMB CRA% AGA9/ ! H>D E>? SOME:]E 9 ! VIC9ITY4 ,A SECOND PASS$1 :I* SEEM$ AN H\R--& ! BOMB HAD NOT BUR/4 ,PRASKUKH9 WAS AL>M$2 HAD HE FELT C[>DLY = NO?+8 ,P]HAPS ! BOMB HAD FALL5 AT A DI/ANCE1 & IT M]ELY SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT ! FUZE WAS HISS+ NE> HIM4 ,HE OP5$ HIS EYES1 & SAW ) SATISFACTION ?AT ,MIKHAIL(F WAS LY+ MOTIONLESS ON ! E>?1 AT HIS V]Y FEET4 ,BUT !N HIS EYES 5C\NT]$ = A MOM5T ! GL[+ FUZE ( ! BOMB1 :I* WAS TWI/+ AB\T AT A DI/ANCE ( AN >%9 FROM HIM4 

,A COLD HORROR1 :I* EXCLUD$ EV]Y O!R ?\<T & FEEL+1 TOOK POSSESSION ( HIS :OLE BE+4 ,HE COV]$ HIS FACE ) HIS H&S4 

,ANO!R SECOND PASS$--A SECOND 9 :I* A :OLE WORLD ( ?\<TS1 FEEL+S1 HOPES1 & MEMORIES FLA%$ ?R\< HIS M9D4 

0,:I* WILL BE KILL$1 ,MIKHAIL(F OR ,I8 ,OR BO? TOGE!R8 ,& IF IT IS ,I1 :]E WILL IT /RIKE8 ,IF 9 ! HEAD1 !N ALL IS OV] ) ME2 BUT IF 9 ! LEG1 !Y WILL CUT IT (F1 & ,I %ALL ASK !M TO BE SURE TO GIVE ME *LOR(ORM1--& ,I MAY /ILL REMA9 AMONG ! LIV+4 ,BUT P]HAPS NO ONE BUT ,MIKHAIL(F WILL BE KILL$2 !N ,I WILL RELATE H[ WE W]E WALK+ ALONG TOGE!R1 & H[ HE WAS KILL$ & HIS BLOOD SPURT$ OV] ME4 ,NO1 IT IS NE>] TO ME 444 IT WILL KILL ME60 

,!N HE REMEMB]$ ! TW5TY RUBLES :I* HE [$ ,MIKHAIL(F1 & RECALL$ ANO!R DEBT 9 ,PET]SBURG1 :I* \<T TO HAVE BE5 PAID LONG AGO2 ! GYPSY AIR :I* HE HAD SUNG ! PREVI\S EV5+ RECURR$ TO HIM4 ,! WOMAN :OM HE LOV$ APPE>$ TO HIS IMAG9ATION 9 A CAP ) LILAC RIBBONS1 A MAN :O HAD 9SULT$ HIM FIVE YE>S BE=E1 & :OM HE HAD NOT PAID (F = HIS 9SULT1 CAME TO HIS M9D1 ?\< 9EXTRICABLY 9T]WOV5 ) !SE & ) A ?\S& O!R MEMORIES ! FEEL+ ( ! MOM5T--! FE> ( DEA?--NEV] DES]T$ HIM = AN 9/ANT4 

0,BUT P]HAPS IT WILL NOT BUR/10 HE ?\<T1 &1 ) ! DECISION ( DESPAIR1 HE TRI$ TO OP5 HIS EYES4 ,BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT1 ?R\< ! CREVICE ( HIS EYELIDS1 HIS EYES W]E SMITT5 ) A R$ FIRE1 & SOME?+ /RUCK HIM 9 ! C5T] ( ! BREA/1 ) A FRI<TFUL CRA%2 HE RAN (F1 HE KNEW NOT :I!R1 /UMBL$ OV] HIS SWORD1 :I* HAD GOT BETWE5 HIS LEGS1 & FELL OV] ON HIS SIDE4 

0,?ANK ,GOD6 ,I AM ONLY BRUIS$10 WAS HIS FIR/ ?\<T1 & HE TRI$ TO T\* HIS BREA/ ) HIS H&S2 BUT HIS >MS SEEM$ FETT]$1 & P9C]S W]E PRESS+ HIS HEAD4 ,! SOLDI]S FLITT$ BE=E HIS EYES1 & HE UNCONSCI\SLY C\NT$ !M3 0,ONE1 TWO1 ?REE SOLDI]S2 & !RE IS AN (FIC]1 WRAPP$ UP 9 HIS CLOAK10 HE ?\<T4 ,!N A FLA% PASS$ BE=E HIS EYES1 & HE ?\<T ?AT SOME?+ HAD BE5 FIR$ (F2 WAS IT ! MORT>S1 OR ! CANNON8 ,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ! CANNON4 ,& !RE WAS /ILL ANO!R %OT2 & !RE W]E MORE SOLDI]S2 FIVE1 SIX1 SEV5 SOLDI]S W]E PASS+ BY HIM4 ,!N SUDD5LY HE FELT AFRAID ?AT !Y W\LD CRU% HIM4 ,HE WANT$ TO %\T TO !M ?AT HE WAS BRUIS$2 BUT HIS M\? WAS SO DRY ?AT HIS TONGUE CLOVE TO HIS PALATE & HE WAS TORTUR$ BY A FRI<TFUL ?IR/4 

,HE FELT ?AT HE WAS WET AB\T ! BREA/3 ?IS S5SATION ( DAMPNESS REM9D$ HIM ( WAT]1 & HE EV5 WANT$ TO DR9K ?IS1 :ATEV] IT WAS4 0,I MU/ HAVE BR\<T ! BLOOD :5 ,I FELL10 HE ?\<T1 &1 BEG9N+ TO GIVE WAY MORE & MORE TO T]ROR1 LE/ ! SOLDI]S :O PASS$ %\LD CRU% HIM1 HE COLLECT$ ALL HIS /R5G?1 & TRI$ TO CRY3 0,TAKE ME ) Y\60 BUT1 9/EAD ( ?IS1 HE GROAN$ SO T]RIBLY ?AT IT FRI<T5$ HIM TO HE> HIMSELF4 ,!N MORE R$ FIRES FLA%$ 9 HIS EYES--& IT SEEM$ TO HIM AS ?\< ! SOLDI]S W]E LAY+ /ONES UPON HIM2 ! FIRES DANC$ MORE & MORE R>ELY1 ! /ONES :I* !Y PIL$ ON HIM OPPRESS$ HIM MORE & MORE4 

,HE EX]T$ ALL HIS /R5G?1 9 ORD] TO CA/ (F ! /ONES2 HE /RET*$ HIMSELF \T1 & NO LONG] SAW OR HE>D OR ?\<T OR FELT ANY?+4 ,HE HAD BE5 KILL$ ON ! SPOT BY A SPL9T] ( %ELL1 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! BREA/4 

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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