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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,! MI/ HAD P>TLY LIFT$1 %[+ ! WET RE$ ?AT*ES1 & WAS N[ TURN+ 9TO DEW ?AT MOI/5$ ! ROAD & ! GRASS BESIDE ! F5CE4 ,SMOKE ROSE EV]Y:]E 9 CL\DS FROM ! *IMNEYS4 ,! PEOPLE W]E GO+ \T ( ! VILLAGE1 SOME TO !IR WORK1 SOME TO ! RIV]1 & SOME TO ! CORDON4 ,! HUNT]S WALK$ TOGE!R ALONG ! DAMP1 GRASS-GR[N PA?4 ,! DOGS1 WAGG+ !IR TAILS & LOOK+ AT !IR MA/]S1 RAN ON BO? SIDES ( !M4 ,MYRIADS ( GNATS HOV]$ 9 ! AIR & PURSU$ ! HUNT]S1 COV]+ !IR BACKS1 EYES1 & H&S4 ,! AIR WAS FRAGRANT ) ! GRASS & ) ! DAMPNESS ( ! =E/4 ,OL59 CONT9UALLY LOOK$ R\ND AT ! OX-C>T 9 :I* ,M>YANKA SAT URG+ ON ! OX5 ) A LONG SWIT*4 

,IT WAS CALM4 ,! S\NDS FROM ! VILLAGE1 AUDIBLE AT FIR/1 N[ NO LONG] REA*$ ! SPORTSM54 ,ONLY ! BRAMBLES CRACK$ AS ! DOGS RAN UND] !M1 & N[ & !N BIRDS CALL$ TO ONE ANO!R4 ,OL59 KNEW ?AT DANG] LURK$ 9 ! =E/1 ?AT ABREKS ALWAYS HID 9 SU* PLACES4 ,BUT HE KNEW TOO ?AT 9 ! =E/1 = A MAN ON FOOT1 A GUN IS A GREAT PROTECTION4 ,NOT ?AT HE WAS AFRAID1 BUT HE FELT ?AT ANO!R 9 HIS PLACE MI<T BE2 & LOOK+ 9TO ! DAMP MI/Y =E/ & LI/5+ TO ! R>E & FA9T S\NDS ) /RA9$ ATT5TION1 HE *ANG$ HIS HOLD ON HIS GUN & EXP]I5C$ A PLEASANT FEEL+ ?AT WAS NEW TO HIM4 ,DADDY ,]O%KA W5T 9 FRONT1 /OPP+ & C>EFULLY SCANN+ EV]Y PUDDLE :]E AN ANIMAL HAD LEFT A D\BLE TRACK1 & PO9T+ IT \T TO ,OL594 ,HE H>DLY SPOKE AT ALL & ONLY OCCASIONALLY MADE REM>KS 9 A :ISP]4 ,! TRACK !Y W]E FOLL[+ HAD ONCE BE5 MADE BY WAGONS1 BUT ! GRASS HAD LONG OV]GR[N IT4 ,! ELM & PLANE-TREE =E/ ON BO? SIDES ( !M WAS SO D5SE & OV]GR[N ) CREEP]S ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANY?+ ?R\< IT4 ,NE>LY EV]Y TREE WAS 5VELOP$ FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ) WILD GRAPE V9ES1 & D>K BRAMBLE BU%ES COV]$ ! GR\ND ?ICKLY4 ,EV]Y LITTLE GLADE WAS OV]GR[N ) BLACKB]RY BU%ES & GRAY FEA!RY RE$S4 ,9 PLACES1 L>GE HO(-PR9TS & SMALL FUNNEL-%AP$ PHEASANT-TRAILS L$ FROM ! PA? 9TO ! ?ICKET4 ,! VIGOR ( ! GR[? ( ?IS =E/1 UNTRAMPL$ BY CATTLE1 /RUCK ,OL59 AT EV]Y TURN1 = HE HAD NEV] SE5 ANY?+ LIKE IT4 ,?IS =E/1 ! DANG]1 ! OLD MAN & HIS MY/]I\S :ISP]+1 ,M>YANKA ) H] VIRILE UPRI<T BE>+1 & ! M\NTA9S--ALL ?IS SEEM$ TO HIM LIKE A DREAM4 

',A PHEASANT HAS SETTL$1' :ISP]$ ! OLD MAN1 LOOK+ R\ND & PULL+ HIS CAP OV] HIS FACE--',COV] Y\R MUG6 ,A PHEASANT6' HE WAV$ HIS >M ANGRILY AT ,OL59 & PU%$ =W>D ALMO/ ON ALL F\RS4 ',HE DON'T LIKE A MAN'S MUG4' 

,OL59 WAS /ILL BEH9D HIM :5 ! OLD MAN /OPP$ & BEGAN EXAM9+ A TREE4 ,A COCK-PHEASANT ON ! TREE CLUCK$ AT ! DOG ?AT WAS B>K+ AT IT1 & ,OL59 SAW ! PHEASANT2 BUT AT ?AT MOM5T A REPORT1 AS ( A CANNON1 CAME FROM ,]O%KA'S 5ORM\S GUN1 ! BIRD FLUTT]$ UP &1 LOS+ SOME FEA!RS1 FELL TO ! GR\ND4 ,COM+ UP TO ! OLD MAN ,OL59 DI/URB$ ANO!R1 & RAIS+ HIS GUN HE AIM$ & FIR$4 ,! PHEASANT FLEW SWIFTLY UP & !N1 CAT*+ AT ! BRAN*ES AS HE FELL1 DROPP$ LIKE A /ONE TO ! GR\ND4 

',GOOD MAN6' ! OLD MAN 7:O C\LD NOT HIT A FLY+ BIRD7 %\T$1 LAU<+4 

,HAV+ PICK$ UP ! PHEASANTS !Y W5T ON4 ,OL591 EXCIT$ BY ! EX]CISE & ! PRAISE1 KEPT ADDRESS+ REM>KS TO ! OLD MAN4 

',/OP6 ,COME ?IS WAY1' ! OLD MAN 9T]RUPT$4 ',I NOTIC$ ! TRACK ( DE] H]E YE/]DAY4' 

,AFT] !Y HAD TURN$ 9TO ! ?ICKET & GONE SOME ?REE HUNDR$ PACES !Y SCRAMBL$ ?R\< 9TO A GLADE OV]GR[N ) RE$S & P>TLY UND] WAT]4 ,OL59 FAIL$ TO KEEP UP ) ! OLD HUNTSMAN & PRES5TLY ,DADDY ,]O%KA1 SOME TW5TY PACES 9 FRONT1 /OOP$ D[N1 NODD+ & BECKON+ ) HIS >M4 ,ON COM+ UP ) HIM ,OL59 SAW A MAN'S FOOTPR9T TO :I* ! OLD MAN WAS PO9T+4 

',D'Y\ SEE8' 

',YES1 WELL8' SAID ,OL591 TRY+ TO SPEAK AS CALMLY AS HE C\LD4 ',A MAN'S FOOT/EP6' 

,9VOLUNT>ILY A ?\<T ( ,COOP]'S ,PA?F9D] & ( ABREKS FLA%$ ?R\< ,OL59'S M9D1 BUT NOTIC+ ! MY/]I\S MANN] ) :I* ! OLD MAN MOV$ ON1 HE HESITAT$ TO QUE/ION HIM & REMA9$ 9 D\BT :E!R ?IS MY/]I\SNESS WAS CAUS$ BY FE> ( DANG] OR BY ! SPORT4 

',NO1 IT'S MY [N FOOTPR9T1' ! OLD MAN SAID QUIETLY1 & PO9T$ TO SOME GRASS UND] :I* ! TRACK ( AN ANIMAL WAS JU/ P]CEPTIBLE4 

,! OLD MAN W5T ON2 & ,OL59 KEPT UP ) HIM4 

,DESC5D+ TO L[] GR\ND SOME TW5TY PACES F>!R ON !Y CAME UPON A SPREAD+ PE>-TREE1 UND] :I*1 ON ! BLACK E>?1 LAY ! FRE% DUNG ( SOME ANIMAL4 

,! SPOT1 ALL COV]$ OV] ) WILD V9ES1 WAS LIKE A COZY >BOR1 D>K & COOL4 

',HE'S BE5 H]E ?IS MORN+1' SAID ! OLD MAN ) A SI<2 '! LAIR IS /ILL DAMP1 QUITE FRE%4' 

,SUDD5LY !Y HE>D A T]RIBLE CRA% 9 ! =E/ SOME T5 PACES FROM :]E !Y /OOD4 ,!Y BO? />T$ & SEIZ$ !IR GUNS1 BUT !Y C\LD SEE NO?+ & ONLY HE>D ! BRAN*ES BREAK+4 ,! RHY?MICAL RAPID ?UD ( GALLOP+ WAS HE>D = A MOM5T & !N *ANG$ 9TO A HOLL[ RUMBLE :I* RES\ND$ F>!R & F>!R (F1 REE*O+ 9 WID] & WID] CIRCLES ?R\< ! =E/4 ,OL59 FELT AS ?\< SOME?+ HAD SNAPP$ 9 HIS HE>T4 ,HE PE]$ C>EFULLY BUT VA9LY 9TO ! GRE5 ?ICKET & !N TURN$ TO ! OLD MAN4 ,DADDY ,]O%KA ) HIS GUN PRESS$ TO HIS BREA/ /OOD MOTIONLESS2 HIS CAP WAS ?RU/ BACKW>DS1 HIS EYES GLEAM$ ) AN UNWONT$ GL[1 & HIS OP5 M\?1 ) ITS WORN YELL[ TEE?1 SEEM$ TO HAVE /IFF5$ 9 ?AT POSITION4 

',A HOM$ /AG6' HE MUTT]$1 & ?R[+ D[N HIS GUN 9 DESPAIR HE BEGAN PULL+ AT HIS GRAY BE>D1 ',H]E IT /OOD4 ,WE %\LD HAVE COME R\ND BY ! PA?4444 ,FOOL6 FOOL6' & HE GAVE HIS BE>D AN ANGRY TUG4 ,FOOL6 ,PIG6' HE REPEAT$1 PULL+ PA9FULLY AT HIS [N BE>D4 ,?R\< ! =E/ SOME?+ SEEM$ TO FLY AWAY 9 ! MI/1 & EV] F>!R & F>!R (F WAS HE>D ! S\ND ( ! FLI<T ( ! /AG4 

,IT WAS ALREADY DUSK :51 HUNGRY1 TIR$1 BUT FULL ( VIGOR1 ,OL59 RETURN$ ) ! OLD MAN4 ,D9N] WAS READY4 ,HE ATE & DRANK ) ! OLD MAN TILL HE FELT W>M & M]RY4 ,OL59 !N W5T \T 9TO ! POR*4 ,AGA91 TO ! WE/1 ! M\NTA9S ROSE BE=E HIS EYES4 ,AGA9 ! OLD MAN TOLD HIS 5DLESS /ORIES ( HUNT+1 ( ABREKS1 ( SWEE!>TS1 & ( ALL ?AT FREE & RECKLESS LIFE4 ,AGA9 ! FAIR ,M>YANKA W5T 9 & \T & ACROSS ! Y>D1 H] BEAUTIFUL P[]FUL =M \TL9$ BY H] SMOCK4 

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