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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,! ELD] ,KOZELTZ(F1 :O HAD SUCCE$$ 9 W9N+ BACK HIS MONEY & LOS+ IT ALL AGA9 ?AT NI<T1 9CLUD+ EV5 ! GOLD PIECES :I* W]E SEW$ 9TO HIS CUFFS1 HAD FALL51 JU/ BE=E DAYBREAK1 9TO A HEAVY1 UNHEAL?Y1 BUT PR(\ND SLUMB]1 9 ! =TIFI$ B>RACKS ( ! FIF? BATTALION1 :5 ! FATEFUL CRY1 REPEAT$ BY V>I\S VOICES1 RANG \T3-- 

0,! AL>M60 

0,:Y >E Y\ SLEEP+1 ,MIKHAIL ,SEMYONIT*6 ,!RE'S AN ASSAULT60 A VOICE %\T$ TO HIM4 

0,?AT IS PROBABLY SOME S*OOL-BOY10 HE SAID1 OP5+ HIS EYES1 BUT PUTT+ NO FAI? 9 IT4 

,BUT ALL AT ONCE HE CAU<T SI<T ( AN (FIC] RUNN+ AIMLESSLY FROM ONE CORN] TO ! O!R1 ) SU* A PALE FACE ?AT HE UND]/OOD IT ALL4 ,! ?\<T ?AT HE MI<T BE TAK5 = A C[>D1 :O DID NOT WI% TO GO \T TO HIS COMPANY AT A CRITICAL MOM5T1 /RUCK HIM ) T]RIBLE =CE4 ,HE RAN TO HIS CORPS AT ! TOP ( HIS SPE$4 ,FIR+ HAD CEAS$ FROM ! HEAVY GUNS2 BUT ! CRA% ( MUSKETRY WAS AT ITS HEI<T4 ,! BULLETS :I/L$1 NOT S+LY LIKE RIFLE-BALLS1 BUT 9 SW>MS1 LIKE A FLOCK ( BIRDS 9 AUTUMN1 FLY+ PA/ OV]HEAD4 ,! 5TIRE SPOT ON :I* HIS BATTALION HAD /OOD ! NI<T BE=E WAS VEIL$ 9 SMOKE1 & ! %\TS & CRIES ( ! 5EMY W]E AUDIBLE4 ,SOLDI]S1 BO? W\ND$ & UNW\ND$1 MET HIM 9 ?RONGS4 ,AFT] RUNN+ ?IRTY PACES FUR!R1 HE CAU<T SI<T ( HIS COMPANY1 :I* WAS HUGG+ ! WALL4 

0,!Y HAVE CAPTUR$ ,S*W>TZ10 SAID A Y\NG (FIC]4 0,ALL IS LO/60 

0,NONS5SE60 SAID HE1 ANGRILY1 GRASP+ HIS BLUNT LITTLE IRON SWORD1 & HE BEGAN TO %\T3-- 

0,=W>D1 *ILDR56 ,HURRAH60 

,HIS VOICE WAS /RONG & R++2 IT R\S$ EV5 ,KOZELTZ(F HIMSELF4 ,HE RAN =W>D ALONG ! TRAV]SE2 FIFTY SOLDI]S RU%$ AFT] HIM1 %\T+ AS !Y W5T4 ,FROM ! TRAV]SE HE RAN \T UPON AN OP5 SQU>E4 ,! BULLETS FELL LIT]ALLY LIKE HAIL4 ,TWO /RUCK HIM1--BUT :]E1 & :AT !Y DID1 :E!R !Y BRUIS$ OR W\ND$ HIM1 HE HAD NOT ! TIME TO DECIDE4 

,9 FRONT1 HE C\LD ALREADY SEE BLUE UNI=MS & R$ TR\S]S1 & C\LD HE> %\TS :I* W]E NOT ,RUSSIAN2 ONE ,FR5*MAN WAS /&+ ON ! BREA/WORKS1 WAV+ HIS CAP1 & %\T+ SOME?+4 ,KOZELTZ(F WAS CONV9C$ ?AT HE WAS AB\T TO BE KILL$2 ?IS GAVE HIM C\RAGE4 

,HE RAN ON & ON4 ,SOME SOLDI]S OV]TOOK HIM2 O!R SOLDI]S APPE>$ AT ONE SIDE1 ALSO RUNN+4 ,! BLUE UNI=MS REMA9$ AT ! SAME DI/ANCE FROM HIM1 FLEE+ BACK FROM HIM TO !IR [N TR5*ES2 BUT B5EA? HIS FEET W]E ! DEAD & W\ND$4 ,:5 HE HAD RUN TO ! \T]MO/ DIT*1 EV]Y?+ BECAME CONFUS$ BE=E ,KOZELTZ(F'S EYES1 & HE WAS CONSCI\S ( A PA9 9 ! BREA/4 

,HALF AN H\R LAT]1 HE WAS LY+ ON A /RET*]1 NE> ! ,NIKOLAEVSKY B>RACKS1 & KNEW ?AT HE WAS W\ND$1 ?\< HE FELT H>DLY ANY PA92 ALL HE WANT$ WAS SOME?+ COOL+ TO DR9K1 & TO BE ALL[$ TO LIE /ILL 9 PEACE4 

,A PLUMP LITTLE DOCTOR1 ) BLACK SIDE-:ISK]S1 APPROA*$ HIM1 & UNBUTTON$ HIS COAT4 ,KOZELTZ(F />$ OV] HIS *9 AT :AT ! DOCTOR WAS DO+ TO HIS W\ND1 & AT ! DOCTOR'S FACE1 BUT HE FELT NO PA94 ,! DOCTOR COV]$ HIS W\ND ) HIS %IRT1 WIP$ HIS F+]S ON ! SKIRTS ( HIS COAT1 &1 )\T A WORD OR GLANCE AT ! W\ND$ MAN1 W5T (F TO SOME ONE ELSE4 

,KOZELTZ(F'S EYES ME*ANICALLY TOOK NOTE ( :AT WAS GO+ ON BE=E HIM1 &1 RECALL+ ! FACT ?AT HE HAD BE5 9 ! FIF? BA/ION1 HE ?\<T1 ) AN EXTRAORD9>Y FEEL+ ( SELF-SATISFACTION1 ?AT HE HAD FULFILL$ HIS DUTY WELL1 & ?AT1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 ALL HIS S]VICE1 HE HAD BEHAV$ AS H&SOMELY AS IT WAS POSSIBLE = ANY ONE1 & HAD NO?+ ) :I* TO REPROA* HIMSELF4 ,! DOCTOR1 AFT] B&AG+ ! O!R (FIC]'S W\ND1 PO9T$ TO ,KOZELTZ(F1 & SAID SOME?+ TO A PRIE/1 ) A HUGE R$DI% BE>D1 & A CROSS1 :O WAS /&+ NE> BY4 

0,:AT6 AM ,I DY+80 ,KOZELTZ(F ASK$ ! PRIE/1 :5 ! LATT] APPROA*$ HIM4 

,! PRIE/1 )\T MAK+ ANY REPLY1 RECIT$ A PRAY] & H&$ ! CROSS TO ! W\ND$ MAN4 

,DEA? HAD NO T]RORS = ,KOZELTZ(F4 ,HE GRASP$ ! CROSS ) HIS WEAK H&S1 PRESS$ IT TO HIS LIPS1 & BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

0,WELL1 W]E ! ,FR5* REPULS$80 HE 9QUIR$ ( ! PRIE/1 9 FIRM TONES4 

0,! VICTORY HAS REMA9$ ) US AT EV]Y PO9T10 REPLI$ ! PRIE/1 9 ORD] TO COM=T ! W\ND$ MAN1 CONCEAL+ FROM HIM ! FACT ?AT ! ,FR5* /&>D HAD ALREADY BE5 UNFURL$ ON ! ,MALAK(F M\ND4 

0,?ANK ,GOD60 SAID ! W\ND$ MAN1 )\T FEEL+ ! TE>S :I* W]E TRICKL+ D[N HIS *EEKS4 

,! ?\<T ( HIS BRO!R OCCURR$ TO HIS M9D = A S+LE 9/ANT4 0,MAY ,GOD GRANT HIM ! SAME GOOD-=TUNE10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 

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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