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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,! TABLE HAD BE5 MOV$ \T FROM ! WALL1 & SPREAD ) A SOIL$ TABLE-CLO?1 9 ! SAME ROOM 9 :I* ,VOLODYA HAD PRES5T$ HIMSELF TO ! COLONEL ON ! PREC$+ EV5+4 ,! BATT]Y COMM&] N[ (F]$ HIM HIS H&1 & QUE/ION$ HIM AB\T ,PET]SBURG & HIS J\RNEY4 

0,WELL1 G5TLEM51 ,I BEG ! FAVOR ( A GLASS ) ANY ( Y\ :O DR9K VODKA4 ,! 5SIGNS DO NOT DR9K10 HE ADD$1 ) A SMILE4 

,ON ! :OLE1 ! BATT]Y COMM&] DID NOT APPE> NE>LY SO /]N TO-DAY AS HE HAD ON ! PREC$+ EV5+2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE HAD ! APPE>ANCE ( A K9DLY1 HOSPITABLE HO/1 & AN ELD] COMRADE AMONG ! (FIC]S4 ,BUT1 9 SPITE ( ?IS1 ALL ! (FIC]S1 FROM ! OLD CAPTA9 D[N TO ,5SIGN ,DYAD5KO1 BY !IR V]Y MANN] ( SPEAK+ & LOOK+ ! COMM&] /RAI<T 9 ! EYE1 AS !Y APPROA*$1 ONE AFT] ! O!R1 TO DR9K !IR VODKA1 EXHIBIT$ GREAT RESPECT = HIM4 

,! D9N] CONSI/$ ( A L>GE WOOD5 B[L ( CABBAGE-S\P1 9 :I* FLOAT$ FAT *UNKS ( BEEF1 & A HUGE QUANTITY ( PEPP] & LAUREL-LEAVES1 MU/>D1 & ,POLI% MEAT-BALLS 9 A CABBAGE LEAF1 TURNOV] PATTIES ( *OPP$ MEAT & D\<1 & ) BUTT]1 :I* WAS NOT P]FECTLY FRE%4 ,!RE W]E NO NAPK9S1 ! SPOONS W]E ( PEWT] & WOOD1 !RE W]E ONLY TWO GLASSES1 & ON ! TABLE /OOD A DECANT] ( WAT] ) A BROK5 NECK2 BUT ! D9N] WAS NOT DULL2 CONV]SATION NEV] HALT$4 

,AT FIR/1 !IR TALK TURN$ ON ! BATTLE ( ,9K]MAN1 9 :I* ! BATT]Y HAD TAK5 P>T1 AS TO ! CAUSES ( FAILURE1 ( :I* EA* ONE GAVE HIS [N IMPRESSIONS & IDEAS1 & HELD HIS TONGUE AS SOON AS ! BATT]Y COMM&] HIMSELF BEGAN TO SPEAK2 !N ! CONV]SATION NATURALLY *ANG$ TO ! 9SUFFICI5CY ( CALIB] ( ! LI<T GUNS1 & UPON ! NEW LI<T5$ CANNONS1 9 :I* CONNECTION ,VOLODYA HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY HIS KN[L$GE ( >TILL]Y4 

,BUT !IR TALK DID NOT DWELL UPON ! PRES5T T]RIBLE POSITION ( ,SEVA/OPOL1 AS ?\< EA* ( !M HAD M$ITAT$ TOO MU* ON ?AT SUBJECT TO ALLUDE TO IT AGA94 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 TO ,VOLODYA'S GREAT AMAZEM5T & DISAPPO9TM5T1 NOT A WORD WAS SAID AB\T ! DUTIES ( ! S]VICE :I* HE WAS TO FULFILL1 JU/ AS ?\< HE HAD COME TO ,SEVA/OPOL M]ELY = ! PURPOSE ( TELL+ AB\T ! NEW CANNON & D9+ ) ! COMM&] ( ! BATT]Y4 

,:ILE !Y W]E AT D9N]1 A BOMB FELL NOT F> FROM ! H\SE 9 :I* !Y W]E SEAT$4 ,! WALLS & ! FLOOR TREMBL$1 AS ?\< 9 AN E>?QUAKE1 & ! W9D[ WAS OBSCUR$ ) ! SMOKE ( ! P[D]4 

0,Y\ DID NOT SEE ANY?+ ( ?IS SORT 9 ,PET]SBURG1 ,I FANCY2 BUT !SE SURPRISES (T5 TAKE PLACE H]E10 SAID ! BATT]Y COMM&]4 

0,LOOK \T1 ,VLANG1 & SEE :]E IT BUR/40 

,VLANG LOOK$1 & REPORT$ ?AT IT HAD BUR/ ON ! SQU>E1 & !N !RE WAS NO?+ MORE SAID AB\T ! BOMB4 

,JU/ BE=E ! 5D ( ! D9N]1 AN OLD MAN1 ! CL]K ( ! BATT]Y1 5T]$ ! ROOM1 ) ?REE SEAL$ 5VELOPES1 & H&$ !M TO ! COMM&]4 

0,?IS IS V]Y IMPORTANT2 A MESS5G] HAS ?IS MOM5T BR\<T !SE FROM ! *IEF ( ! >TILL]Y40 

,ALL ! (FIC]S GAZ$1 ) IMPATI5T CURIOSITY1 AT ! COMM&]'S PRACTIC$ F+]S AS !Y BROKE ! SEAL ( ! 5VELOPE & DREW =? !  
V]Y IMPORTANT PAP]4 0,:AT CAN IT BE80 EA* ONE ASK$ HIMSELF4 

,IT MI<T BE ?AT !Y W]E TO M>* \T ( ,SEVA/OPOL = A RE/1 IT MI<T BE AN ORD] = ! :OLE BATT]Y TO BETAKE !MSELVES TO ! BA/IONS4 

0,AGA960 SAID ! COMM&]1 FL++ ! PAP] ANGRILY ON ! TABLE4 

0,:AT'S IT AB\T1 ,APOLLON ,S]GIEIT*80 9QUIR$ ! ELDE/ (FIC]4 

0,AN (FIC] & CREW >E REQUIR$ = A MORT> BATT]Y OV] YOND]1 & ,I HAVE ONLY F\R (FIC]S1 & !RE IS NOT A FULL GUN-CREW 9 ! L9E10 GR[L$ ! COMM&]3 0& H]E MORE >E DEM&$ ( ME4 ,BUT SOME ONE MU/ GO1 G5TLEM510 HE SAID1 AFT] A BRIEF PAUSE3 0! ORD] REQUIRES HIM TO BE AT ! B>RI] AT SEV5 O'CLOCK4444 ,S5D ! S]GEANT6 ,:O IS TO GO1 G5TLEM58 DECIDE10 HE REPEAT$4 

0,WELL1 H]E'S ONE :O HAS NEV] BE5 YET10 SAID ,T*]NOVITZKY1 PO9T+ TO ,VOLODYA4 ,! COMM&] ( ! BATT]Y MADE NO REPLY4 

0,YES1 ,I %\LD LIKE TO GO10 SAID ,VOLODYA1 AS HE FELT ! COLD SWEAT />T \T ON HIS BACK & NECK4 

0,NO2 :Y %\LD Y\8 ,!RE'S NO OCCASION60 BROKE 9 ! CAPTA94 0,( C\RSE1 NO ONE WILL REFUSE1 BUT NEI!R IS IT PROP] TO ASK ANY ONE2 BUT IF ,APOLLON ,S]GIEIT* WILL P]MIT US1 WE WILL DRAW LOTS1 AS WE DID ONCE BE=E40 

,ALL AGRE$ TO ?IS4 ,KRAUT CUT SOME PAP] 9TO BITS1 FOLD$ !M UP1 & DROPP$ !M 9TO A CAP4 ,! CAPTA9 JE/$1 & EV5 PLUCK$ UP ! AUDACITY1 ON ?IS OCCASION1 TO ASK ! COLONEL = W9E1 TO KEEP UP !IR C\RAGE1 HE SAID4 ,DYAD5KO SAT 9 GLOOMY SIL5CE1 ,VOLODYA SMIL$ AT SOME?+ OR O!R1 ,T*]NOVITZKY DECL>$ ?AT IT W\LD 9FALLIBLY FALL TO HIM1 ,KRAUT WAS P]FECTLY COMPOS$4 

,VOLODYA WAS ALL[$ TO DRAW FIR/2 HE TOOK ONE SLIP1 :I* WAS RA!R LONG1 BUT IT IMM$IATELY OCCURR$ TO HIM TO *ANGE IT2 HE TOOK ANO!R1 :I* WAS SMALL] & ?9N]1 UNFOLD$ IT1 & READ ON IT1 0,I GO40 

0,IT HAS FALL5 TO ME10 HE SAID1 ) A SI<4 

0,WELL1 ,GOD BE ) Y\4 ,Y\ WILL GET Y\R BAPTISM ( FIRE AT ONCE10 SAID ! COMM&] ( ! BATT]Y1 GAZ+ AT ! P]TURB$ C\NT5ANCE ( ! 5SIGN ) A K9DLY SMILE2 0BUT Y\ MU/ GET !RE AS SPE$ILY AS POSSIBLE4 ,&1 TO MAKE IT MORE *E]FUL = Y\1 ,VLANG %ALL GO ) Y\ AS GUN-S]GEANT40 

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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