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,:AT ,HAPP5$ ,TO ,BULKA ,AT ,PYETIGORSK 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! /ANITSA1 ,I DID NOT RETURN DIRECTLY TO ,RUSSIA1  
BUT /OPP$ AT ,PYETIGORSK1 & !RE ,I SP5T TWO MON?S4  
,I GAVE ,MILTON TO ! OLD ,COSSACK HUNT]1 BUT ,BULKA ,I  
TOOK ) ME TO ,PYETIGORSK4  

,PYETIGORSK1 OR ,FIVE ,M\NTA91 IS SO CALL$ BECAUSE IT IS  
BUILT ON ,M\NT ,BE%-,TAU4 ,BE% 9 ! ,T>T> LANGUAGE  
MEANS FIVE 2 & ,TAU1 M\NTA94  

,FROM ?IS M\NTA9 FL[S A SULFUR HOT SPR+4 ,!  
WAT] BOILS LIKE A KETTLE1 & OV] ! SPOT :]E !  
WAT]S SPR+ FROM ! M\NTA9 /EAM ALWAYS RISES1 JU/  
AS IT DOES FROM A SAMOV>4  

,! :OLE REGION :]E ! CITY IS BUILT IS V]Y *>M-  
+4 ,! HOT SPR+S FL[ D[N FROM ! M\NTA9S 2  
AT !IR FEET FL[S ! LITTLE RIV] ,PODKUMOK4 ,! HILL-  
SIDES >E CLO!D ) =E/S 2 9 ALL DIRECTIONS >E FIELDS1  
& ON ! HORIZON RISE ! MI<TY M\NTA9S ( ! ,CAU-  
CASUS4 ,! SN[ ON !SE M\NTA9S NEV] MELTS1 &  
!Y >E ALWAYS AS :ITE AS SUG>4  

,ONE MI<TY M\NTA9 IS ,ELBRUS1 LIKE A :ITE SUG>-  
LOAF 2 & IT CAN BE SE5 FROM EV]Y PO9T :5 !  
WEA!R IS CLE>4  

,PEOPLE COME TO !SE HOT SPR+S = M$ICAL TREATM5T1  
& OV] ! SPR+S SUMM]-H\SES & CANOPIES >E  
BUILT1 & G>D5S & PA?S >E LAID \T ALL >\ND4  
,9 ! MORN+ ! B& PLAYS1 & ! PEOPLE DR9K  
! WAT]1 OR TAKE ! BA?S1 & PROM5ADE4  

,! CITY ITSELF /&S ON ! M\NTA91 & BEL[ !  
CITY IS ! SUBURB4  

,I LODG$ 9 A LITTLE H\SE 9 ?IS SUBURB4 ,! H\SE  
/OOD 9 A Y>D1 .<#d.> & !RE WAS A LITTLE G>D5 9 FRONT  
( ! W9D[S1 & 9 ! G>D5 W]E >RANG$ MY  
L&LORD'S BEES1 NOT 9 HOLL[ TREE-TRUNKS AS 9 ,RUSSIA1  
BUT 9 R\ND BASKET-HIVES4 ,! BEES !RE W]E SO  
PEACEABLE ?AT ALWAYS 9 ! =5OON ,BULKA & ,I  
US$ TO SIT \T 9 ! G>D51 AMONG ! HIVES4 ,BULKA  
US$ TO RUN AMONG ! HIVES1 & WOND] AT ! BEES1  
& SMELL1 & LI/5 TO !IR BUZZ+2 BUT HE MOV$  
AMONG !M SO C>EFULLY ?AT ! BEES DID NOT 9T]F]E  
) HIM & DID NOT T\* HIM4  

,ONE MORN+ ,I CAME HOME FROM ! WAT]S & SAT  
DR9K+ MY C(FEE 9 ! LATTIC$ G>D54 ,BULKA BEGAN  
TO SCRAT* HIMSELF BEH9D ! E>S & TO RATTLE HIS COLL>4  
,?IS NOISE DI/URB$ ! BEES1 & ,I REMOV$ ! COLL>  
FROM ,BULKA'S NECK4  

,AFT] A LITTLE :ILE ,I HE>D 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! CITY  
ON ! M\NTA9 A /RANGE & T]RIBLE UPRO>4 ,DOGS  
W]E B>K+1 YELP+1 & H[L+1 M5 W]E YELL+1  
& ?IS TUMULT CAME D[N FROM ! M\NTA9 &  
SEEM$ TO COME NE>] & NE>] TO \R SUBURB4  

,BULKA HAD CEAS$ SCRAT*+ HIMSELF1 & HAD LAID  
HIS BROAD HEAD BETWE5 HIS :ITE =E PAWS1 & ) HIS  
:ITE TEE? EXPOS$ & HIS TONGUE LOLL+ \T1 AS HIS  
HABIT WAS1 WAS LY+ PEACEABLY BESIDE ME4 ,:5 HE  
HE>D ! UPRO>1 HE SEEM$ TO UND]/& :AT IT WAS  
ALL AB\T2 HE PRICK$ UP HIS E>S1 %[$ HIS TEE?1  
JUMP$ UP1 & BEGAN TO GR[L4  

,! TUMULT CAME NE>]4 ,IT SEEM$ AS IF ALL ! DOGS  
FROM ! :OLE CITY W]E YELP+1 :9+1 & B>K+4  
,I W5T \T TO ! GATE TO LOOK1 & MY L&LADY JO9$ ME  
!RE4  

,I ASK$ 3  

0,:AT IS ?AT80  

,%E REPLI$ 3  

0 ,PRISON]S FROM ! JAIL COM+ TO KILL DOGS4 ,MANY  
DOGS >E RUNN+ LOOSE1 & ! CITY AU?ORITIES HAVE  
ORD]$ ALL DOGS 9 ! CITY TO BE KILL$40  

0,:AT 6 W\LD !Y KILL ,BULKA IF !Y SAW HIM 8 0  

0 ,NO 2 !Y >E ORD]$ TO KILL ONLY ?OSE )\T  
COLL>S40  

,JU/ AS ,I WAS SPEAK+1 ! PRISON]S W]E ALREADY ON  
!IR WAY T[>D \R Y>D4  

,9 FRONT M>*$ SOLDI]S1 FOLL[$ BY F\R CONVICTS  
9 *A9S4 ,TWO ( ! CONVICTS HAD LONG IRON HOOKS 9  
!IR H&S1 & ! O!R TWO HAD CLUBS4 ,:5 !Y  
CAME 9 FRONT ( \R GATE1 ONE ( ! PRISON]S ) A  
HOOK CAU<T A CUR ( L[ DEGREE1 DRAGG$ HIM 9TO !  
MIDDLE ( ! /REET1 & ! O!R PRISON] BEGAN TO  
MAUL HIM ) HIS CLUB4 ,! :ELP YELP$ HORRIBLY1  
& ! CONVICTS %\T$ SOME?+ & RO>$ )  
LAU<T]4 ,! CONVICT ) ! HOOK TURN$ ! LITTLE  
DOG OV]1 & :5 HE SAW ?AT HE WAS DEAD1 HE PULL$  
BACK HIS CROOK & BEGAN TO LOOK AB\T = O!R  
VICTIMS4  

,AT ?IS MOM5T ,BULKA LEAP$ HEADLONG AT ! CONVICT1 JU/ AS HE HAD AT ! BE>4 ,I REMEMB]$ ?AT HE WAS  
)\T A COLL>1 & ,I CRI$1 0 ,BACK1 ,BULKA10 & ,I  
%\T$ TO ! CONVICTS NOT TO KILL MY DOG4  

,BUT ! CONVICT SAW ,BULKA1 GUFFAW$1 & SKILLFULLY  
SPE>$ AT HIM ) HIS HOOK1 & CAU<T HIM UND] !  
?I<4  

,BULKA TRI$ TO BREAK AWAY1 BUT ! CONVICT PULL$ HIM  
T[>D HIM1 & %\T$ TO ! O!R1 0 ,KILL HIM 6 0  

,! O!R WAS ALREADY SW++ HIS CLUB1 & ,BULKA  
W\LD HAVE BE5 SURELY KILL$1 BUT HE /RUGGL$1 !  
SK9 ON HIS HAUN* GAVE WAY1 &1 PUTT+ HIS TAIL BETWE5 HIS LEGS1 & ) A FRI<TFUL W\ND 9 HIS ?I<1  
HE DA%$ AT FULL SPE$ ?R\< ! GATE1 9TO ! H\SE1  
& HID UND] MY B$4  

,:AT SAV$ HIM WAS ! FACT ?AT ! SK9 ON !  
PLACE :]E ! HOOK SEIZ$ HIM TORE \T 5TIRELY4  

.<#d.> ,DVOR4  

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