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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,! SOLDI]S W]E BE>+ ! W\ND$ ON /RET*]S1 & SUPPORT+ !M BY !IR >MS4 ,IT WAS COMPLETELY D>K 9 ! /REETS2 N[ & !N1 A R>E LI<T FLA%$ 9 ! HOSPITAL OR FROM ! SPOT :]E ! (FIC]S W]E SEAT$4 ,! SAME ?UND] ( CANNON & EX*ANGE ( RIFLE-%OTS WAS BORNE FROM ! BA/IONS1 & ! SAME FIRES FLA%$ AGA9/ ! D>K HEAV5S4 ,N[ & !N1 Y\ C\LD HE> ! TRAMPL+ HO(S ( AN ORD]LY'S HORSE1 ! GROAN ( A W\ND$ MAN1 ! FOOT/EPS & VOICES ( ! /RET*]-BE>]S1 OR ! CONV]SATION ( SOME ( ! FRI<T5$ FEMALE 9HABITANTS1 :O HAD COME \T ON !IR POR*ES TO VIEW ! CANNONADE4 

,AMONG ! LATT] W]E \R ACQUA9TANCES ,NIKITA1 ! OLD SAILOR'S WID[1 ) :OM HE HAD ALREADY MADE HIS PEACE1 & H] T5-YE>-OLD DAU<T]4 0,LORD1 ,MO/ ,HOLY ,MO!R ( ,GOD60 :ISP]$ ! OLD WOMAN TO H]SELF ) A SI<1 AS %E WAT*$ ! BOMBS1 :I*1 LIKE BALLS ( FIRE1 SAIL$ 9CESSANTLY FROM ONE SIDE TO ! O!R4 0,:AT A %AME1 :AT A %AME6 ,I-I-HI-HI6 ,IT WAS NOT SO 9 ! FIR/ BOMB>DM5T4 ,SEE1 !RE IT HAS BUR/1 ! CURS$ ?+6 RI<T ABOVE \R H\SE 9 ! SUBURBS40 

0,NO1 IT IS F>!R (F1 9 AUNT ,>9KA'S G>D51 ?AT !Y ALL FALL10 SAID ! LITTLE GIRL4 

0,& :]E1 :]E IS MY MA/] N[60 SAID ,NIKITA1 ) A DRAWL1 = HE WAS /ILL RA!R DRUNK4 0,OH1 H[ ,I LOVE ?AT MA/] ( M9E6--,I DON'T KN[ MYSELF6--,I LOVE HIM SO ?AT IF1 :I* ,GOD =BID1 !Y %\LD KILL HIM 9 ?IS S9FUL FI<T1 !N1 IF Y\ WILL BELIEVE IT1 AUNTIE1 ,I DON'T KN[ MYSELF :AT ,I MI<T DO TO MYSELF 9 ?AT CASE--BY ,HEAV5S1 ,I DON'T6 ,HE IS SU* A MA/] ?AT WORDS WILL NOT DO HIM JU/ICE6 ,W\LD ,I EX*ANGE HIM = ONE ( ?OSE :O PLAY C>DS8 ,?AT IS SIMPLY--:EW6 ?AT'S ALL !RE IS TO SAY60 CONCLUD$ ,NIKITA1 PO9T+ AT ! LI<T$ W9D[ ( HIS MA/]'S ROOM1 9 :I*1 AS ! /AFF-CAPTA9 WAS ABS5T1 ,YUNK] ,ZHVAD*EVSKY HAD 9VIT$ HIS FRI5DS TO A C>\SE1 ON ! OCCASION ( HIS RECEIV+ ! CROSS3 ,SUB-,LIEUT5ANT ,UGROVIT* & ,SUB-,LIEUT5ANT ,NEP%ISETSKY1 :O WAS ILL ) A COLD 9 ! HEAD4 

0,?OSE LITTLE />S6 ,!Y D>T ?R\< ! SKY LIKE />S1 LIKE />S60 SAID ! LITTLE GIRL1 BREAK+ ! SIL5CE :I* SUCCE$$ ,NIKITA'S WORDS4 0,!RE1 !RE6 ANO!R HAS DROPP$6 ,:Y DO !Y DO IT1 MAMA80 

0,!Y WILL RU9 \R LITTLE CAB9 5TIRELY10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 SI<+1 & NOT REPLY+ TO H] LITTLE DAU<T]'S QUE/ION4 

0,& :5 UNCLE & ,I W5T !RE TO-DAY1 MAMA10 CONT9U$ ! LITTLE GIRL1 9 A %RILL VOICE1 0!RE WAS SU* A BIG CANNON-BALL LY+ 9 ! ROOM1 NE> ! CUPBO>D2 IT HAD BROK5 ?R\< ! WALL & 9TO ! ROOM 444 & IT IS SO BIG ?AT Y\ C\LDN'T LIFT IT40 

0,?OSE :O HAD HUSB&S & MONEY HAVE GONE AWAY10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 0& N[ !Y HAVE RU9$ MY LA/ LITTLE H\SE4 ,SEE1 SEE H[ !Y >E FIR+1 ! WRET*ES4 ,LORD1 ,LORD60 

0,& AS SOON AS WE CAME \T1 A BOMB FLEW AT US1 & BUR/ & SCATT]$ ! E>? AB\T1 & A PIECE ( ! %ELL CAME NE> /RIK+ UNCLE & ME40 

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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