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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ! LAPSE ( AB\T T5 M9UTES1 ! SOLDI]S BEGAN TO *ANGE AB\T & TO CONV]SE TOGE!R4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT P]SONAGES AMONG !M--! TWO GUN-S]GEANTS--PLAC$ !MSELVES NE>E/ ! (FIC]'S LI<T & B$2--ONE WAS OLD & GRAY-HAIR$1 ) EV]Y POSSIBLE M$AL & CROSS EXCEPT ! ,GEORGE2--! O!R WAS Y\NG1 A MILITIA-MAN1 :O SMOK$ CIG>ETTES1 :I* HE WAS ROLL+4 ,! DRUMM]1 AS USUAL1 ASSUM$ ! DUTY ( WAIT+ ON ! (FIC]4 ,! BOMB>DI]S & CAVALRYM5 SAT NEXT1 & !N F>!R AWAY1 9 ! %AD[ ( ! 5TRANCE1 ! UND]L+S TOOK UP !IR PO/4 ,!Y TOO BEGAN TO TALK AMONG !MSELVES4 ,IT WAS CAUS$ BY ! HA/Y 5TRANCE ( A MAN 9TO ! CASEMATE4 

0,H[ N[1 BRO!R6 C\LDN'T Y\ /AY 9 ! /REET8 ,DIDN'T ! GIRLS S+ M]RILY80 SAID A VOICE4 

0,!Y S+ SU* M>VEL\S SONGS AS W]E NEV] HE>D 9 ! VILLAGE10 SAID ! MAN :O HAD FL$ 9TO ! CASEMATE1 ) A LAU<4 

0,BUT ,VAS9 DOES NOT LOVE BOMBS--AH1 NO1 HE DOES NOT LOVE !M60 SAID ONE FROM ! >I/OCRATIC CORN]4 

0,! IDEA6 ,IT'S QUITE ANO!R MATT] :5 IT'S NECESS>Y10 DRAWL$ ! VOICE ( ,VAS91 :O MADE ALL ! O!RS KEEP SIL5T :5 HE SPOKE3 0S9CE ! #b#d?1 ! FIR+ HAS BE5 GO+ ON DESP]ATELY2 & :AT IS !RE WRONG AB\T IT8 ,Y\'LL GET KILL$ = NO?+1 & Y\R SUP]IORS WON'T SO MU* AS SAY ',?ANK Y\6' = IT40 

,AT !SE WORDS ( ,VAS91 ALL BUR/ 9TO A LAU<4 

0,!RE'S ,MELNIK(F1 ?AT FELL[ :O WILL SIT \TSIDE ! DOOR10 SAID SOME ONE4 

0,WELL1 S5D HIM H]E1 ?AT ,MELNIK(F10 ADD$ ! OLD GUNN]2 0!Y WILL KILL HIM1 = A FACT1 & ?AT TO NO PURPOSE40 

0,:O IS ?IS ,MELNIK(F80 ASK$ ,VOLODYA4 

0,:Y1 ,Y\R ,HONOR1 HE'S A /UPID SOLDI] ( \RS4 ,HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AFRAID ( ANY?+1 & N[ HE KEEPS WALK+ AB\T \TSIDE4 ,PLEASE TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIM2 HE LOOKS LIKE A BE>40 

0,HE KN[S A SPELL10 SAID ! SL[ VOICE ( ,VAS91 FROM ! CORN]4 

,MELNIK(F 5T]$ ! BOMB-PRO(4 ,HE WAS FAT 7:I* IS EXTREMELY R>E AMONG SOLDI]S71 & A S&Y-COMPLEXION$1 H&SOME MAN1 ) A HUGE1 BULG+ =EHEAD & PROM95T1 LI<T BLUE EYES4 

0,>E Y\ AFRAID ( ! BOMBS80 ,VOLODYA ASK$ HIM4 

0,:AT IS !RE AB\T ! BOMBS TO BE AFRAID (60 REPLI$ ,MELNIK(F1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S & SCRAT*+ HIS HEAD1 0,I KN[ ?AT ,I %ALL NOT BE KILL$ BY A BOMB40 

0,SO Y\ W\LD LIKE TO GO ON LIV+ H]E80 

0,:Y1 ( C\RSE1 ,I W\LD4 ,IT'S JOLLY H]E60 HE SAID1 ) A SUDD5 \TBUR/ ( LAU<T]4 

0,OH1 !N Y\ MU/ BE DETAIL$ = ! SORTIE6 ,I'LL TELL ! G5]AL SO1 IF Y\ LIKE80 SAID ,VOLODYA1 AL?\< HE WAS NOT ACQUA9T$ ) A S+LE G5]AL !RE4 

0,:Y %\LDN'T ,I LIKE6 ,I DO60 

,& ,MELNIK(F DISAPPE>$ BEH9D ! O!RS4 

0,LET'S HAVE A GAME ( NOSKI1.<,M.> *ILDR56 ,:O HAS C>DS80 RANG \T HIS BRISK VOICE4 

,&1 9 FACT1 IT WAS NOT LONG BE=E A GAME WAS />T$ 9 ! BACK CORN]1 & BL[S ON ! NOSE1 LAU<T]1 & CALL+ ( TRUMPS W]E HE>D4 

,VOLODYA DRANK SOME TEA FROM ! SAMOV>1 :I* ! DRUMM] S]V$ = HIM1 TREAT$ ! GUNN]S1 JE/$1 *ATT$ ) !M1 BE+ DESIR\S ( W9N+ POPUL>ITY1 & FELT V]Y WELL CONT5T ) ! RESPECT :I* WAS %[N HIM4 ,! SOLDI]S1 TOO1 P]CEIV+ ?AT ! G5TLEMAN PUT ON NO AIRS1 BEGAN TO TALK TOGE!R4 

,ONE DECL>$ ?AT ! SIEGE ( ,SEVA/OPOL W\LD SOON COME TO AN 5D1 BECAUSE A TRU/WOR?Y MAN FROM ! FLEET HAD SAID ?AT ! EMP]OR'S BRO!R ,CON/ANT9E WAS COM+ TO \R RELIEF ) ! ',M]ICAN FLEET1 & !RE W\LD SOON BE AN AGREEM5T ?AT !RE %\LD BE NO FIR+ = TWO WEEKS1 & ?AT A RE/ %\LD BE ALL[$1 & IF ANY ONE DID FIRE A %OT1 EV]Y DIS*>GE W\LD HAVE TO BE PAID = AT ! RATE ( SEV5TY-FIVE KOPECKS EA*4 

,VAS91 :O1 AS ,VOLODYA HAD ALREADY NOTIC$1 WAS A LITTLE FELL[1 ) L>GE1 K9DLY EYES1 & SIDE-:ISK]S1 RELAT$1 AMID A G5]AL SIL5CE AT FIR/1 & AFT]W>DS AMID G5]AL LAU<T]1 H[1 :5 HE HAD GONE HOME ON LEAVE1 !Y HAD BE5 GLAD AT FIR/ TO SEE HIM1 BUT AFT]W>DS HIS FA!R HAD BEGUN TO S5D HIM (F TO WORK1 & ! LIEUT5ANT ( ! =E/]S' CORPS S5T HIS DROZHKI = HIS WIFE4 

,ALL ?IS AMUS$ ,VOLODYA GREATLY4 ,HE NOT ONLY DID NOT EXP]I5CE ! LEA/ FE> OR 9CONV5I5CE FROM ! CLOS5ESS & HEAVY AIR 9 ! BOMB-PRO(1 BUT HE FELT 9 A REM>KABLY *E]FUL & AGREEABLE FRAME ( M9D4 

,MANY ( ! SOLDI]S W]E ALREADY SNOR+4 ,VLANG HAD ALSO /RET*$ HIMSELF \T ON ! FLOOR1 & ! OLD GUN-S]GEANT1 HAV+ SPREAD \T HIS CLOAK1 WAS CROSS+ HIMSELF & MUTT]+ HIS PRAY]S1 PREP>ATORY TO SLEEP1 :5 ,VOLODYA TOOK A FANCY TO /EP \T ( ! BOMB-PRO(1 & SEE :AT WAS GO+ ON \TSIDE4 

0,TAKE Y\R LEGS \T ( ! WAY60 CRI$ ONE SOLDI] TO ANO!R1 AS SOON AS HE ROSE1 & ! LEGS W]E PRESS$ ASIDE TO MAKE WAY = HIM4 

,VLANG1 :O APPE>$ TO BE ASLEEP1 SUDD5LY RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 & SEIZ$ ,VOLODYA BY ! SKIRT ( HIS COAT4 

0,COME1 DON'T GO6 H[ CAN Y\60 HE BEGAN1 9 A TE>FULLY IMPLOR+ TONE4 0,Y\ DON'T KN[ AB\T ?+S YET2 !Y >E FIR+ AT US \T !RE ALL ! TIME2 IT IS BETT] H]E40 

,BUT1 9 SPITE ( ,VLANG'S 5TREATIES1 ,VOLODYA MADE HIS WAY \T ( ! BOMB-PRO(1 & SEAT$ HIMSELF ON ! ?RE%OLD1 :]E ,MELNIK(F WAS ALREADY SITT+4 

,! AIR WAS PURE & FRE%1 P>TICUL>LY AFT] ! BOMB-PRO(--! NI<T WAS CLE> & /ILL4 ,?R\< ! RO> ( ! DIS*>GES C\LD BE HE>D ! S\NDS ( C>T-:EELS1 BR++ GABIONS1 & ! VOICES ( ! M5 :O W]E AT WORK ON ! MAGAZ9E4 ,ABOVE !IR HEADS WAS ! L(TY1 />RY SKY1 ACROSS :I* FLA%$ ! FI]Y /REAKS CAUS$ BY ! BOMBS2 AN >%9 AWAY1 ON ! LEFT1 A T9Y OP5+ L$ TO ANO!R BOMB-PRO(1 ?R\< :I* ! FEET & BACKS ( ! SOLDI]S :O LIV$ !RE W]E VISIBLE1 & ?R\< :I* !IR VOICES W]E AUDIBLE2 9 FRONT1 ! ELEVATION PRODUC$ BY ! P[D]-VAULT C\LD BE SE51 & A?W>T IT FLITT$ ! B5T FIGURES ( M51 & UPON IT1 AT ! V]Y SUMMIT1 AMID ! BULLETS & ! BOMBS :I* :I/L$ PA/ ! SPOT 9CESSANTLY1 /OOD A TALL =M 9 A BLACK PALETOT1 ) HIS H&S 9 HIS POCKETS1 & FEET TREAD+ D[N ! E>?1 :I* O!R M5 W]E FET*+ 9 SACKS4 ,(T5 A BOMB W\LD FLY OV]1 & BUR/ CLOSE TO ! CAVE4 ,! SOLDI]S 5GAG$ 9 BR++ ! E>? B5T OV] & RAN ASIDE2 BUT ! BLACK FIGURE NEV] MOV$2 W5T ON QUIETLY /AMP+ D[N ! DIRT ) HIS FEET1 & REMA9$ ON ! SPOT 9 ! SAME ATTITUDE AS BE=E4 

0,:O IS ?AT BLACK MAN80 9QUIR$ ,VOLODYA ( ,MELNIK(F4 

0,I DON'T KN[2 ,I WILL GO & SEE40 

0,DON'T GO6 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y40 

,BUT ,MELNIK(F1 )\T HE$+ HIM1 WALK$ UP TO ! BLACK FIGURE1 & /OOD BESIDE HIM = A TOL]ABLY LONG TIME1 AS CALM & IMMOVABLE AS ! MAN HIMSELF4 

0,?AT IS ! MAN :O HAS *>GE ( ! MAGAZ9E1 ,Y\R ,HONOR60 HE SAID1 ON HIS RETURN4 0,IT HAS BE5 PI]C$ BY A BOMB1 SO ! 9FANTRY-M5 >E FET*+ MORE E>?40 

,N[ & !N1 A BOMB SEEM$ TO FLY /RAI<T AT ! DOOR ( ! BOMB-PRO(4 ,ON SU* OCCASIONS1 ,VOLODYA %RANK 9TO ! CORN]1 & !N PE]$ =? AGA91 GAZ+ UPW>DS1 TO SEE :E!R ANO!R WAS NOT COM+ FROM SOME DIRECTION4 ,AL?\< ,VLANG1 FROM ! 9T]IOR ( ! BOMB-PRO(1 REPEAT$LY BES\<T ,VOLODYA TO COME BACK1 ! LATT] SAT ON ! ?RE%OLD = ?REE H\RS1 & EXP]I5C$ A SORT ( SATISFACTION 9 ?US TEMPT+ FATE & 9 WAT*+ ! FLI<T ( ! BOMBS4 ,T[>DS ! 5D ( ! EV5+1 HE HAD LE>N$ FROM :AT PO9T MO/ ( ! FIR+ PROCE$$1 & :]E ! %OTS /RUCK4 

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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