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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,VLANG WAS EXCE$+LY WELL PLEAS$ ) ! DUTY ASSIGN$ TO HIM1 & RAN HA/ILY TO MAKE HIS PREP>ATIONS1 &1 :5 HE WAS DRESS$1 HE W5T TO ! ASSI/ANCE ( ,VOLODYA1 & TRI$ TO P]SUADE ! LATT] TO TAKE HIS COT & FUR COAT ) HIM1 & SOME OLD 0,ANNALS ( ! ,C\NTRY10 & A SPIRIT-LAMP C(FEE-POT1 & O!R USELESS ?+S4 ,! CAPTA9 ADVIS$ ,VOLODYA TO READ UP HIS 0,MANUAL10.<,L.> FIR/1 AB\T MORT>-FIR+1 & IMM$IATELY TO COPY ! TABLES \T ( IT4 

,VOLODYA SET AB\T ?IS AT ONCE1 &1 TO HIS AMAZEM5T & DELI<T1 HE P]CEIV$ ?AT1 ?\< HE WAS /ILL SOME:AT TR\BL$ ) A S5SATION ( FE> ( DANG]1 & /ILL MORE LE/ HE %\LD TURN \T A C[>D1 YET IT WAS F> FROM BE+ TO ?AT DEGREE TO :I* IT HAD AFFECT$ HIM ON ! PREC$+ EV5+4 ,! REASON = ?IS LAY P>TLY 9 ! DAYLI<T & 9 ACTIVE OCCUPATION1 & P>TLY1 PR9CIPALLY1 ALSO1 9 ! FACT ?AT FE> & ALL P[]FUL EMOTIONS CANNOT LONG CONT9UE ) ! SAME 9T5SITY4 ,9 A WORD1 HE HAD ALREADY SUCCE$$ 9 RECOV]+ FROM HIS T]ROR4 

,AT SEV5 O'CLOCK1 JU/ AS ! SUN HAD BEGUN TO HIDE ITSELF BEH9D ! ,NIKOLAEVSKY B>RACKS1 ! S]GEANT CAME TO HIM1 & ANN\NC$ ?AT ! M5 W]E READY & WAIT+ = HIM4 

0,I HAVE GIV5 ! LI/ TO ,VLANGA4 ,Y\ WILL PLEASE TO ASK HIM = IT1 ,Y\R ,HONOR60 SAID HE4 

,TW5TY >TILL]Y-M51 ) SIDE->MS1 BUT )\T LOAD+-TOOLS1 W]E /&+ AT ! CORN] ( ! H\SE4 ,VOLODYA & ! YUNK] /EPP$ UP TO !M4 

0,%ALL ,I MAKE !M A LITTLE SPEE*1 OR %ALL ,I SIMPLY SAY1 ',GOOD DAY1 *ILDR56' OR %ALL ,I SAY NO?+ AT ALL80 ?\<T HE4 0,& :Y %\LD ,I NOT SAY1 ',GOOD DAY1 *ILDR56' ,:Y1 ,I \<T TO SAY ?AT MU*60 ,& HE %\T$ BOLDLY1 9 HIS R++ VOICE3-- 

0,GOOD DAY1 *ILDR560 

,! SOLDI]S RESPOND$ *E]FULLY4 ,! FRE%1 Y\NG VOICE S\ND$ PLEASANT 9 ! E>S ( ALL4 ,VOLODYA M>*$ VIGOR\SLY AT !IR HEAD1 9 FRONT ( ! SOLDI]S1 &1 AL?\< HIS HE>T BEAT AS IF HE HAD RUN SEV]AL V]/S AT ! TOP ( HIS SPE$1 HIS /EP WAS LI<T & HIS C\NT5ANCE *E]FUL4 

,ON >RIV+ AT ! ,MALAK(F M\ND1 & CLIMB+ ! SLOPE1 HE P]CEIV$ ?AT ,VLANG1 :O HAD NOT LAGG$ A S+LE PACE BEH9D HIM1 & :O HAD APPE>$ SU* A VALIANT FELL[ AT HOME 9 ! H\SE1 KEPT CON/ANTLY SW]V+ TO ONE SIDE1 & DUCK+ HIS HEAD1 AS ?\< ALL ! CANNON-BALLS & BOMBS1 :I* :IZZ$ BY V]Y FREQU5TLY 9 ?AT LOCALITY1 W]E FLY+ /RAI<T AT HIM4 ,SOME ( ! SOLDI]S DID ! SAME1 & ! FACES ( ! MAJORITY ( !M BETRAY$1 IF NOT FE>1 AT LEA/ ANXIETY4 ,?IS CIRCUM/ANCE PUT ! F9I%+ T\* TO ,VOLODYA'S COMPOSURE & 5C\RAG$ HIM F9ALLY4 

0,SO H]E ,I AM ALSO ON ! ,MALAK(F M\ND1 :I* ,I IMAG9$ TO BE A ?\S& TIMES MORE T]RIBLE6 ,& ,I CAN WALK ALONG )\T DUCK+ MY HEAD BE=E ! BOMBS1 & AM F> LESS T]RIFI$ ?AN ! RE/6 ,SO ,I AM NOT A C[>D1 AFT] ALL80 HE ?\<T ) DELI<T1 & EV5 ) A SOME:AT 5?USIA/IC SELF-SUFFICI5CY4 

,BUT ?IS FEEL+ WAS SOON %AK5 BY A SPECTACLE UPON :I* HE /UMBL$ 9 ! TWILI<T1 ON ! ,KORNILOVSKY BATT]Y1 9 HIS SE>* = ! COMM&] ( ! BA/ION4 ,F\R SAILORS /&+ NE> ! BREA/WORKS W]E HOLD+ ! BLOODY BODY ( A MAN1 )\T %OES OR COAT1 BY ITS >MS & LEGS1 & /AGG]+ AS !Y TRI$ TO FL+ IT OV] ! RAMP>TS4 

7,ON ! SECOND DAY ( ! BOMB>DM5T1 IT HAD BE5 F\ND IMPOSSIBLE1 9 SOME LOCALITIES1 TO C>RY (F ! CORPSES FROM ! BA/IONS1 & SO !Y W]E FLUNG 9TO ! TR5*1 9 ORD] ?AT !Y MI<T NOT IMP$E ACTION 9 ! BATT]IES47 

,VOLODYA /OOD PETRIFI$ = A MOM5T1 AS HE SAW ! CORPSE WAV] ON ! SUMMIT ( ! BREA/WORKS1 & !N ROLL D[N 9TO ! DIT*2 BUT1 LUCKILY = HIM1 ! COMM&] ( ! BA/ION MET HIM !RE1 COMMUNICAT$ HIS ORD]S1 & FURNI%$ HIM ) A GUIDE TO ! BATT]Y & TO ! BOMB-PRO(S DESIGNAT$ = HIS S]VICE4 ,WE WILL NOT 5UM]ATE ! REMA9+ DANG]S & DIS5*ANTM5TS :I* \R H]O UND]W5T ?AT EV5+3 H[1 9/EAD ( ! FIR+1 SU* AS HE HAD SE5 ON ! ,VOLK(F FIELD1 ACCORD+ TO ! RULES ( ACCURACY & PRECISION1 :I* HE HAD EXPECT$ TO F9D H]E1 HE F\ND TWO CRACK$ MORT>S1 ONE ( :I* HAD BE5 CRU%$ BY A CANNON-BALL 9 ! MUZZLE1 :ILE ! O!R /OOD UPON ! SPL9T]S ( A RU9$ PLAT=M2 H[ HE C\LD NOT OBTA9 ANY WORKM5 UNTIL ! FOLL[+ MORN+ 9 ORD] TO REPAIR ! PLAT=M2 H[ NOT A S+LE *>GE WAS ( ! WEI<T PRESCRIB$ 9 ! 0,MANUAL20 H[ TWO SOLDI]S ( HIS COMM& W]E W\ND$1 & H[ HE WAS TW5TY TIMES )9 A HAIR'S-BREAD? ( DEA?4 

,=TUNATELY1 !RE HAD BE5 ASSIGN$ = HIS ASSI/ANT A GUN-CAPTA9 ( GIGANTIC SIZE1 A SAILOR1 :O HAD S]V$ ON ! MORT>S S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! SIEGE1 & :O CONV9C$ HIM ( ! PRACTICABILITY ( US+ !M1 CONDUCT$ HIM ALL OV] ! BA/ION1 ) A LANT]N1 DUR+ ! NI<T1 EXACTLY AS ?\< IT HAD BE5 HIS [N KIT*5-G>D51 & :O PROMIS$ TO PUT EV]Y?+ 9 PROP] %APE ON ! MORR[4 

,! BOMB-PRO( TO :I* HIS GUIDE CONDUCT$ HIM WAS EXCAVAT$ 9 ! ROCKY SOIL1 & CONSI/$ ( A LONG HOLE1 TWO CUBIC FA?OMS 9 EXT5T1 COV]$ ) OAK5 PLANKS AN >%9 9 ?ICKNESS4 ,H]E HE TOOK UP HIS PO/1 ) ALL HIS SOLDI]S4 ,VLANG WAS ! FIR/1 :5 HE CAU<T SI<T ( ! LITTLE DOOR1 TW5TY-EI<T 9*ES HI<1 ( ! BOMB-PRO(1 TO RU% HEADLONG 9TO IT1 9 FRONT ( !M ALL1 &1 AFT] NE>LY CRACK+ HIS SKULL ON ! /ONE FLOOR1 HE HUDDL$ D[N 9 A CORN]1 FROM :I* HE DID NOT AGA9 EM]GE4 

,& ,VOLODYA1 :5 ALL ! SOLDI]S HAD PLAC$ !MSELVES ALONG ! WALL ON ! FLOOR1 & SOME HAD LI<T$ !IR PIPES1 SET UP HIS B$ 9 ONE CORN]1 LI<T$ A C&LE1 & LAY UPON HIS COT1 SMOK+ A CIG>ETTE4 

,%OTS W]E 9CESSANTLY HE>D1 OV] ! BOMB-PRO(1 BUT !Y W]E NOT V]Y L\D1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ?OSE FROM ONE CANNON1 :I* /OOD CLOSE BY & %OOK ! BOMB-PRO( ) ITS ?UND]4 ,9 ! BOMB-PRO( ITSELF ALL WAS /ILL2 ! SOLDI]S1 :O W]E A LITTLE %Y1 AS YET1 ( ! NEW (FIC]1 ONLY EX*ANG$ A FEW WORDS1 N[ & !N1 AS !Y REQUE/$ EA* O!R TO MOVE \T ( ! WAY OR TO FURNI% A LI<T = A PIPE4 ,A RAT SCRAT*$ SOME:]E AMONG ! /ONES1 OR ,VLANG1 :O HAD NOT YET RECOV]$ HIMSELF1 & :O /ILL GAZ$ WILDLY AB\T HIM1 UTT]$ A SUDD5 VIGOR\S SI<4 

,VOLODYA1 AS HE LAY ON HIS B$1 9 HIS QUIET CORN]1 SURR\ND$ BY ! M51 & ILLUM9AT$ ONLY BY A S+LE C&LE1 EXP]I5C$ ?AT S5SATION ( WELL-BE+ :I* HE HAD KN[N AS A *ILD1 :51 9 ! C\RSE ( A GAME ( HIDE-&-GO-SEEK1 HE US$ TO CRAWL 9TO A CUPBO>D OR UND] HIS MO!R'S SKIRTS1 & LI/51 NOT D>+ TO DRAW HIS BREA?1 & AFRAID ( ! D>K1 & YET CONSCI\S ( 5JOY+ HIMSELF4 ,HE FELT A LITTLE OPPRESS$1 BUT *E]FUL4 

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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