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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,FROM ,]O%KA'S HUT ,LUKA%KA W5T HOME4 ,AS HE RETURN$1 ! DEWY MI/S W]E RIS+ FROM ! GR\ND & 5VELOP$ ! VILLAGE4 ,9 V>I\S PLACES ! CATTLE1 ?\< \T ( SI<T1 C\LD BE HE>D BEG9N+ TO /IR4 ,! COCKS CALL$ TO ONE ANO!R ) 9CREAS+ FREQU5CY & 9SI/5CE4 ,! AIR WAS BECOM+ MORE TRANSP>5T1 & ! VILLAG]S W]E GETT+ UP4 ,NOT TILL HE WAS CLOSE TO IT C\LD ,LUKI%KA DISC]N ! F5CE ( HIS Y>D1 ALL WET ) DEW1 ! POR* ( ! HUT1 & ! OP5 %$4 ,FROM ! MI/Y Y>D HE HE>D ! S\ND ( AN AX *OPP+ WOOD4 ,LUKA%KA 5T]$ ! HUT4 ,HIS MO!R WAS UP1 & /OOD AT ! OV5 ?R[+ WOOD 9TO IT4 ,HIS LITTLE SI/] WAS /ILL LY+ 9 B$ ASLEEP4 

',WELL1 ,LUKA%KA1 HAD 5\< HOLIDAY-MAK+8' ASK$ HIS MO!R S(TLY4 

 ',:]E DID Y\ SP5D ! NI<T8' 

',I WAS 9 ! VILLAGE1' REPLI$ H] SON RELUCTANTLY1 REA*+ = HIS MUSKET1 :I* HE DREW FROM ITS COV] & EXAM9$ C>EFULLY4 

,HIS MO!R SWAY$ H] HEAD4 

,LUKA%KA P\R$ A LITTLE GUNP[D] ONTO ! PAN1 TOOK \T A LITTLE BAG FROM :I* HE DREW SOME EMPTY C>TRIDGE CASES :I* HE BEGAN FILL+1 C>EFULLY PLUGG+ EA* ONE ) A BALL WRAPP$ 9 A RAG4 ,!N1 HAV+ TE/$ ! LOAD$ C>TRIDGES ) HIS TEE? & EXAM9$ !M1 HE PUT D[N ! BAG4 

',I SAY1 ,MO!R1 ,I TOLD Y\ ! BAGS WANT$ M5D+2 HAVE !Y BE5 DONE8' HE ASK$4 

',OH YES1 \R DUMB GIRL WAS M5D+ SOME?+ LA/ NI<T4 ,:Y1 IS IT TIME = Y\ TO BE GO+ BACK TO ! CORDON8 ,I HAV5'T SE5 ANY?+ ( Y\6' 

',YES1 AS SOON AS ,I HAVE GOT READY ,I %ALL HAVE TO GO1' ANSW]$ 

 ,LUKA%KA1 TY+ UP ! GUNP[D]4 ',& :]E IS \R DUMB ONE8 ,\TSIDE8' 

',*OPP+ WOOD1 ,I EXPECT4 ,%E KEPT FRETT+ = Y\4 0,I %ALL NOT SEE HIM AT ALL60 %E SAID4 ,%E PUTS H] H& TO H] FACE LIKE ?IS1 & CLICKS H] TONGUE & PRESSES H] H&S TO H] HE>T AS MU* AS TO SAY--0SORRY40 ,%ALL ,I CALL H] 98 ,%E UND]/OOD ALL AB\T ! ABREK4' 

',CALL H]1' SAID ,LUKA%KA4 ',& ,I HAD SOME TALL[ !RE2 BR+ IT3 ,I MU/ GREASE MY SWORD4' 

,! OLD WOMAN W5T \T1 & A FEW M9UTES LAT] ,LUKA%KA'S DUMB SI/] CAME UP ! CREAK+ /EPS & 5T]$ ! HUT4 ,%E WAS SIX YE>S OLD] ?AN H] BRO!R & W\LD HAVE BE5 EXTREMELY LIKE HIM HAD IT NOT BE5 = ! DULL & CO>SELY *ANGEABLE EXPRESSION 7COMMON TO ALL DEAF & DUMB PEOPLE7 ( H] FACE4 ,%E WORE A CO>SE SMOCK ALL PAT*$2 H] FEET W]E B>E & MUDDY1 & ON H] HEAD %E HAD AN OLD BLUE K]*IEF4 ,H] NECK1 >MS1 & FACE W]E S9EWY LIKE A PEASANT'S4 ,H] CLO?+ & H] :OLE APPE>ANCE 9DICAT$ ?AT %E ALWAYS DID ! H>D WORK ( A MAN4 ,%E BR\<T 9 A HEAP ( LOGS :I* %E ?REW D[N BY ! OV54 ,!N %E W5T UP TO H] BRO!R1 & ) A JOYFUL SMILE :I* MADE H] :OLE FACE PUCK] UP1 T\*$ HIM ON ! %\LD] & BEGAN MAK+ RAPID SIGNS TO HIM ) H] H&S1 H] FACE1 & :OLE BODY4 

',?AT'S RI<T1 ?AT'S RI<T1 ,/EPKA IS A TRUMP6' ANSW]$ ! BRO!R1 NODD+4 ',%E'S FET*$ EV]Y?+ & M5D$ EV]Y?+1 %E'S A TRUMP6 ,H]E1 TAKE ?IS = IT6' ,HE BR\<T \T TWO PIECES ( G+]BREAD FROM HIS POCKET & GAVE !M TO H]4 

,! DUMB WOMAN'S FACE FLU%$ ) PLEASURE1 & %E BEGAN MAK+ A WEIRD NOISE = JOY4 ,HAV+ SEIZ$ ! G+]BREAD %E BEGAN TO GE/ICULATE /ILL MORE RAPIDLY1 FREQU5TLY PO9T+ 9 ONE DIRECTION & PASS+ H] ?ICK F+] OV] H] EYEBR[S & H] FACE4 ,LUKA%KA UND]/OOD H] & KEPT NODD+1 :ILE HE SMIL$ SLI<TLY4 ,%E WAS TELL+ HIM TO GIVE ! GIRLS DA9TIES1 & ?AT ! GIRLS LIK$ HIM1 & ?AT ONE GIRL1 ,M>YANKA--! BE/ ( !M ALL--LOV$ HIM4 ,%E 9DICAT$ ,M>YANKA BY RAPIDLY PO9T+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,M>YANKA'S HOME & TO H] [N EYEBR[S & FACE1 & BY SMACK+ H] LIPS & SWAY+ H] HEAD4 ',LOVES' %E EXPRESS$ BY PRESS+ H] H&S TO H] BREA/1 KISS+ H] H&1 & PRET5D+ TO EMBRACE SOMEONE4 ,!IR MO!R RETURN$ TO ! HUT1 & SEE+ :AT H] DUMB DAU<T] WAS SAY+1 SMIL$ & %OOK H] HEAD4 ,H] DAU<T] %[$ H] ! G+]BREAD & AGA9 MADE ! NOISE :I* EXPRESS$ JOY4 

',I TOLD ,ULITKA ! O!R DAY ?AT ,I'D S5D A MAT*MAK] TO !M1' SAID ! MO!R4 ',%E TOOK MY WORDS WELL4' 

,LUKA%KA LOOK$ SIL5TLY AT HIS MO!R4 

',BUT H[ AB\T SELL+ ! W9E1 MO!R8 ,I NE$ A HORSE4' 

',I'LL C>T IT :5 ,I HAVE TIME4 ,I MU/ GET ! B>RELS READY1' SAID ! MO!R1 EVID5TLY NOT WI%+ H] SON TO M$DLE 9 DOME/IC MATT]S4 ',:5 Y\ GO \T Y\'LL F9D A BAG 9 ! PASSAGE4 ,I BORR[$ FROM ! NEI<BORS & GOT SOME?+ = Y\ TO TAKE BACK TO ! CORDON2 OR %ALL ,I PUT IT 9 Y\R SADDLE-BAG8' 

',ALL RI<T1' ANSW]$ ,LUKA%KA4 ',& IF ,GIREY ,KHAN %\LD COME ACROSS ! RIV] S5D HIM TO ME AT ! CORDON1 = ,I %AN'T GET LEAVE AGA9 = A LONG TIME N[2 ,I HAVE SOME BUS9ESS ) HIM4' 

,HE BEGAN TO GET READY TO />T4 

',I WILL S5D HIM ON1' SAID ! OLD WOMAN4 ',IT SEEMS Y\ HAVE BE5 SPREE+ AT ,YAMKA'S ALL ! TIME4 ,I W5T \T 9 ! NI<T TO SEE ! CATTLE1 & ,I ?9K IT WAS Y\R VOICE ,I HE>D S++ SONGS4' 

,LUKA%KA DID NOT REPLY1 BUT W5T \T 9TO ! PASSAGE1 ?REW ! BAGS OV] HIS %\LD]1 TUCK$ UP ! SKIRTS ( HIS COAT1 TOOK HIS MUSKET1 & !N /OPP$ = A MOM5T ON ! ?RE%OLD4 

',GOOD-BYE1 MO!R6' HE SAID AS HE CLOS$ ! GATE BEH9D HIM4 ',S5D ME A SMALL B>REL ) ,NAZ>KA4 ,I PROMIS$ IT TO ! LADS1 & HE'LL CALL = IT4' 

',MAY ,*RI/ KEEP Y\1 ,LUKA%KA4 ,GOD BE ) Y\6 ,I'LL S5D Y\ SOME1 SOME FROM ! NEW B>REL1' SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 GO+ TO ! F5CE3 ',BUT LI/51' %E ADD$1 LEAN+ OV] ! F5CE4 

,! ,COSSACK /OPP$4 

',Y\'VE BE5 MAK+ M]RY H]E2 WELL1 ?AT'S ALL RI<T4 ,:Y %\LD NOT A Y\NG MAN AMUSE HIMSELF8 ,GOD HAS S5T Y\ LUCK & ?AT'S GOOD4 ,BUT N[ LOOK \T & M9D1 MY SON4 ,DON'T Y\ GO & GET 9TO MIS*IEF4 ,ABOVE ALL1 SATISFY Y\R SUP]IORS3 ONE HAS TO6 ,& ,I WILL SELL ! W9E & F9D MONEY = A HORSE & WILL >RANGE A MAT* ) ! GIRL = Y\4' 

',ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T6' ANSW]$ H] SON1 FR[N+4 

,HIS DEAF SI/] %\T$ TO ATTRACT HIS ATT5TION4 ,%E PO9T$ TO H] HEAD & ! PALM ( H] H&1 TO 9DICATE ! %AV$ HEAD ( A ,*E*54 ,!N %E FR[N$1 & PRET5D+ TO AIM ) A GUN1 %E %RIEK$ & BEGAN RAPIDLY HUMM+ & %AK+ H] HEAD4 ,?IS MEANT ?AT ,LUKA%KA %\LD KILL ANO!R ,*E*54 

,LUKA%KA UND]/OOD4 ,HE SMIL$1 & %IFT+ ! GUN AT HIS BACK UND] HIS CLOAK /EPP$ LI<TLY & RAPIDLY1 & SOON DISAPPE>$ 9 ! ?ICK MI/4 

,! OLD WOMAN1 HAV+ /OOD A LITTLE :ILE AT ! GATE1 RETURN$ SIL5TLY TO ! HUT & IMM$IATELY BEGAN WORK+4 

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