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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,MIKHAIL(F1 ON CAT*+ SI<T ( ! BOMB1 FELL TO ! E>?1 &1 LIKE ,PRASKUKH91 HE W5T OV] 9 ?\<T & FEEL+ AN 9CR$IBLE AM\NT 9 ?OSE TWO SECONDS :ILE ! BOMB LAY !RE UNEXPLOD$4 ,HE PRAY$ TO ,GOD M5TALLY1 & KEPT REPEAT+3 0,?Y WILL BE DONE60 

0,& :Y DID ,I 5T] ! MILIT>Y S]VICE80 HE ?\<T AT ! SAME TIME2 0& :Y1 AGA91 DID ,I EX*ANGE 9TO ! 9FANTRY1 9 ORD] TO TAKE P>T 9 ?IS CAMPAIGN8 ,W\LD IT NOT HAVE BE5 BETT] = ME TO REMA9 9 ! REGIM5T ( ,UHLANS1 9 ! T[N ( ,T41 & PASS ! TIME ) MY FRI5D ,NATA%A8 ,& N[ ?IS IS :AT HAS COME ( IT40 

,& HE BEGAN TO C\NT1 0,ONE1 TWO1 ?REE1 F\R10 GUESS+ ?AT IF IT BUR/ ON ! EV5 NUMB]1 HE W\LD LIVE1 BUT IF ON ! UNEV5 NUMB]1 !N HE %\LD BE KILL$4 0,ALL IS OV]2 KILL$10 HE ?\<T1 :5 ! BOMB BUR/ 7HE DID NOT REMEMB] :E!R IT WAS ON ! EV5 OR ! UNEV5 NUMB]71 & HE FELT A BL[1 & A %>P PA9 9 HIS HEAD4 0,LORD1 =GIVE MY S9S10 HE MURMUR$1 FOLD+ HIS H&S1 !N ROSE1 & FELL BACK S5SELESS4 

,HIS FIR/ S5SATION1 :5 HE CAME TO HIMSELF1 WAS ! BLOOD :I* WAS FL[+ FROM HIS NOSE1 & A PA9 9 HIS HEAD1 :I* HAD BECOME MU* LESS P[]FUL4 0,IT IS MY S\L DEP>T+10 HE ?\<T4--0,:AT WILL IT BE LIKE !RE8 ,LORD1 RECEIVE MY S\L 9 PEACE6--,BUT ONE ?+ IS /RANGE10 HE ?\<T1--0& ?AT IS ?AT1 ?\< DY+1 ,I CAN /ILL HE> SO PLA9LY ! FOOT/EPS ( ! SOLDI]S & ! REPORT ( ! %OTS40 

0,S5D SOME BE>]S 444 HEY !RE 444 ! CAPTA9 IS KILL$60 %\T$ A VOICE OV] HIS HEAD1 :I* HE RECOGNIZ$ AS ! VOICE ( HIS DRUMM] ,IGNATIEFF4 

,SOME ONE GRASP$ HIM BY ! %\LD]S4 ,HE MADE AN EF=T TO OP5 HIS EYES1 & SAW OV]HEAD ! D>K BLUE HEAV5S1 ! CLU/]S ( />S1 & TWO BOMBS1 :I* W]E FLY+ OV] HIM1 ONE AFT] ! O!R2 HE SAW ,IGNATIEFF1 ! SOLDI]S ) ! /RET*]1 ! WALLS ( ! TR5*1 & ALL AT ONCE HE BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT HE WAS NOT YET 9 ! O!R WORLD4 

,HE HAD BE5 SLI<TLY W\ND$ 9 ! HEAD ) A /ONE4 ,HIS V]Y FIR/ IMPRESSION WAS ONE RESEMBL+ REGRET2 HE HAD SO BEAUTIFULLY & SO CALMLY PREP>$ HIMSELF = TRANSIT YOND] ?AT A RETURN TO REALITY1 ) ITS BOMBS1 ITS TR5*ES1 & ITS BLOOD1 PRODUC$ A DISAGREEABLE EFFECT ON HIM2 HIS SECOND IMPRESSION WAS AN 9VOLUNT>Y JOY ?AT HE WAS ALIVE1 & ! ?IRD A DESIRE TO LEAVE ! BA/ION AS SPE$ILY AS POSSIBLE4 ,! DRUMM] B\ND UP HIS COMM&]'S HEAD ) HIS H&K]*IEF1 &1 TAK+ HIM UND] ! >M1 HE L$ HIM TO ! PLACE :]E ! B&AG+ WAS GO+ ON4 

0,BUT :]E AM ,I GO+1 & :Y80 ?\<T ! /AFF-CAPTA91 :5 HE RECOV]$ HIS S5SES A LITTLE4--0,IT IS MY DUTY TO REMA9 ) MY M51--! MORE SO AS !Y WILL SOON BE \T ( RANGE ( ! %OTS10 SOME VOICE :ISP]$ TO HIM4 

0,NEV] M9D1 BRO!R10 HE SAID1 PULL+ HIS >M AWAY FROM ! OBLIG+ DRUMM]4 0,I WILL NOT GO TO ! FIELD-HOSPITAL2 ,I WILL REMA9 ) MY M540 

,& HE TURN$ BACK4 

0,Y\ HAD BETT] HAVE Y\R W\ND PROP]LY ATT5D$ TO1 ,Y\R ,HONOR10 SAID ,IGNATIEFF4 0,9 ! HEAT ( ! MOM5T1 IT SEEMS AS IF IT W]E A TRIFLE2 BUT IT WILL BE ! WORSE IF NOT ATT5D$ TO4 ,!RE IS SOME 9FLAMMATION RIS+ !RE 444 REALLY1 N[1 ,Y\R ,HONOR40 

,MIKHAIL(F PAUS$ = A MOM5T 9 9DECISION1 & W\LD HAVE FOLL[$ ,IGNATIEFF'S ADVICE1 9 ALL PROBABILITY1 HAD HE NOT CALL$ TO M9D H[ MANY SEV]ELY W\ND$ M5 !RE MU/ NE$S BE AT ! FIELD-HOSPITAL4 0,P]HAPS ! DOCTOR WILL SMILE AT MY SCRAT*10 ?\<T ! /AFF-CAPTA91 & HE RETURN$ ) DECISION TO HIS M51 :OLLY REG>DLESS ( ! DRUMM]'S ADMONITIONS4 

0,& :]E IS ,(FIC] ,PRASKUKH91 :O WAS WALK+ ) ME80 HE ASK$ ! LIEUT5ANT1 :O WAS LEAD+ ! CORPS :5 !Y MET4 

0,I DON'T KN[--KILL$1 PROBABLY10 REPLI$ ! LIEUT5ANT1 RELUCTANTLY4 

0,H[ IS IT ?AT Y\ DO NOT KN[ :E!R HE WAS KILL$ OR W\ND$8 ,HE WAS WALK+ ) US4 ,& :Y HAVE Y\ NOT C>RI$ HIM ) Y\80 

0,H[ C\LD IT BE DONE1 BRO!R1 :5 ! PLACE WAS SO HOT = US60 

0,AH1 H[ C\LD Y\ DO SU* A ?+1 ,MIKHAIL ,IVAN[IT*60 SAID ,MIKHAIL(F1 ANGRILY4--0,H[ C\LD Y\ AB&ON HIM IF HE WAS ALIVE2 & IF HE WAS DEAD1 Y\ %\LD /ILL HAVE BR\<T AWAY HIS BODY40 

0,H[ C\LD HE BE ALIVE :51 AS ,I TELL Y\1 ,I W5T UP TO HIM & SAW60 RETURN$ ! LIEUT5ANT4--0,AS Y\ LIKE1 H[EV]6 ,ONLY1 HIS [N M5 MI<T C>RY HIM (F4 ,H]E1 Y\ DOGS6 ! CANNONADE HAS ABAT$10 HE ADD$4444 

,MIKHAIL(F SAT D[N1 & CLASP$ HIS HEAD1 :I* ! MOTION CAUS$ TO PA9 HIM T]RIBLY4 

0,YES1 ,I MU/ GO & GET HIM1 )\T FAIL2 P]HAPS HE IS /ILL ALIVE10 SAID ,MIKHAIL(F4 0,IT IS \R DUTY1 ,MIKHAIL ,IVAN[IT*60 

,MIKHAIL ,IVAN[IT* MADE NO REPLY4 

0,HE DID NOT TAKE HIM AT ! TIME1 & N[ ! SOLDI]S MU/ BE S5T ALONE--& H[ CAN !Y BE S5T8 !IR LIVES MAY BE SACRIFIC$ 9 VA91 UND] ?AT HOT FIRE10 ?\<T ,MIKHAIL(F4 

0,*ILDR56 WE MU/ GO BACK--& GET ! (FIC] :O WAS W\ND$ !RE 9 ! DIT*10 HE SAID1 9 NOT TOO L\D & COMM&+ A TONE1 = HE FELT H[ UNPLEASANT IT W\LD BE TO ! SOLDI]S TO OBEY HIS ORD]1--&1 9 FACT1 AS HE DID NOT ADDRESS ANY ONE 9 P>TICUL> BY NAME1 NO ONE SET \T TO FULFILL IT4 

0,IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ?AT HE IS ALREADY DEAD1 & IT IS NOT WOR? :ILE TO SUBJECT ! M5 TO UNNECESS>Y DANG]2 ,I ALONE AM TO BLAME = NOT HAV+ SE5 TO IT4 ,I WILL GO MYSELF & LE>N :E!R HE IS ALIVE4 ,IT IS MY DUTY10 SAID ,MIKHAIL(F TO HIMSELF4 

0,MIKHAIL ,IVAN[IT*6 ,LEAD ! M5 =W>D1 & ,I WILL OV]TAKE Y\10 HE SAID1 &1 PULL+ UP HIS CLOAK ) ONE H&1 & ) ! O!R CON/ANTLY T\*+ ! IMAGE ( ,SA9T ,MITR(ANIY1 9 :I* HE *]I%$ A SPECIAL FAI?1 HE SET (F ON A RUN ALONG ! TR5*4 

,HAV+ CONV9C$ HIMSELF ?AT ,PRASKUKH9 WAS DEAD1 HE DRAGG$ HIMSELF BACK1 PANT+1 & SUPPORT+ ) HIS H& ! LOOS5$ B&AGE & HIS HEAD1 :I* BEGAN TO PA9 HIM SEV]ELY4 ,! BATTALION HAD ALREADY REA*$ ! FOOT ( ! HILL1 & A PLACE ALMO/ \T ( RANGE ( %OTS1 :5 ,MIKHAIL(F OV]TOOK IT4 ,I SAY1 ALMO/ \T ( RANGE1 BECAUSE SOME /RAY BOMBS /RUCK H]E & !RE4 

0,AT ALL EV5TS1 ,I MU/ GO TO ! HOSPITAL TO-MORR[1 & PUT D[N MY NAME10 ?\<T ! /AFF-CAPTA91 AS ! M$ICAL /UD5T ASSI/+ ! DOCTORS B\ND HIS W\ND4 

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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