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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! BE?RO?AL WAS TAK+ PLACE 9 ! CORNET'S HUT4 ,LUKA%KA HAD RETURN$ TO ! VILLAGE1 BUT HAD NOT BE5 TO SEE ,OL591 & ,OL59 HAD NOT GONE TO ! BETRO?AL ?\< HE HAD BE5 9VIT$4 ,HE WAS SAD AS HE HAD NEV] BE5 S9CE HE SETTL$ 9 ?IS ,COSSACK VILLAGE4 ,HE HAD SE5 ,LUKA%KA E>LI] 9 ! EV5+ & WAS WORRI$ BY ! QUE/ION :Y ,LUKA%KA WAS SO COLD T[>DS HIM4 ,OL59 %UT HIMSELF UP 9 HIS HUT & BEGAN WRIT+ 9 HIS DI>Y AS FOLL[S3 

',MANY ?+S HAVE ,I POND]$ OV] LATELY & MU* HAVE ,I *ANG$1' WROTE HE1 '& ,I HAVE COME BACK TO ! COPYBOOK MAXIM3 ,! ONE WAY TO BE HAPPY IS TO LOVE1 TO LOVE SELF-D5Y+LY1 TO LOVE EV]YBODY & EV]Y?+2 TO SPREAD A WEB ( LOVE ON ALL SIDES & TO TAKE ALL :O COME 9TO IT4 ,9 ?IS WAY ,I CAU<T ,VANYU%A1 ,DADDY ,]O%KA1 ,LUKA%KA1 & ,M>YANKA4' 

,AS ,OL59 WAS F9I%+ ?IS S5T5CE ,DADDY ,]O%KA 5T]$ ! ROOM4 

,]O%KA WAS 9 ! HAPPIE/ FRAME ( M9D4 ,A FEW EV5+S BE=E ?IS1 ,OL59 HAD GONE TO SEE HIM & HAD F\ND HIM ) A PR\D & HAPPY FACE DEFTLY SK9N+ ! C>CASS ( A BO> ) A SMALL KNIFE 9 ! Y>D4 ,! DOGS 7,LYAM HIS PET AMONG !M7 W]E LY+ CLOSE BY WAT*+ :AT HE WAS DO+ & G5TLY WAGG+ !IR TAILS4 ,! LITTLE BOYS W]E RESPECTFULLY LOOK+ AT HIM ?R\< ! F5CE & NOT EV5 TEAS+ HIM AS WAS !IR WONT4 ,HIS WOM5 NEI<BORS1 :O W]E AS A RULE NOT TOO GRACI\S T[>DS HIM1 GREET$ HIM & BR\<T HIM1 ONE A JUG ( *IKHIR1 ANO!R SOME CLOTT$ CREAM1 & A ?IRD A LITTLE FL\R4 ,! NEXT DAY ,]O%KA SAT 9 HIS /ORE-ROOM ALL COV]$ ) BLOOD1 & DI/RIBUT$ P\NDS ( BO>-FLE%1 TAK+ 9 PAYM5T MONEY FROM SOME & W9E FROM O!RS4 ,HIS FACE CLE>LY EXPRESS$1 ',GOD HAS S5T ME LUCK4 ,I HAVE KILL$ A BO>1 SO N[ ,I AM WANT$4' ,CONSEQU5TLY1 HE NATURALLY BEGAN TO DR9K1 & HAD GONE ON = F\R DAYS NEV] LEAV+ ! VILLAGE4 ,BESIDES :I* HE HAD HAD SOME?+ TO DR9K AT ! BETRO?AL4 

,HE CAME TO ,OL59 QUITE DRUNK3 HIS FACE R$1 HIS BE>D TANGL$1 BUT WE>+ A NEW BE%MET TRIMM$ ) GOLD BRAID2 & HE BR\<T ) HIM A BALALAYKA :I* HE HAD OBTA9$ BEYOND ! RIV]4 ,HE HAD LONG PROMIS$ ,OL59 ?IS TREAT1 & FELT 9 ! MOOD = IT1 SO ?AT HE WAS SORRY TO F9D ,OL59 WRIT+4 

',WRITE ON1 WRITE ON1 MY LAD1' HE :ISP]$1 AS IF HE ?\<T ?AT A SPIRIT SAT BETWE5 HIM & ! PAP] & MU/ NOT BE FRI<T5$ AWAY1 & HE S(TLY & SIL5TLY SAT D[N ON ! FLOOR4 ,:5 ,DADDY ,]O%KA WAS DRUNK HIS FAVORITE POSITION WAS ON ! FLOOR4 ,OL59 LOOK$ R\ND1 ORD]$ SOME W9E TO BE BR\<T1 & CONT9U$ TO WRITE4 ,]O%KA F\ND IT DULL TO DR9K BY HIMSELF & HE WI%$ TO TALK4 

',I'VE BE5 TO ! BETRO?AL AT ! CORNET'S4 ,BUT !RE6 ,!Y'RE %W9E6--,DON'T WANT !M6--,HAVE COME TO Y\4' 

',& :]E DID Y\ GET Y\R BALALAYKA ASK$ ,OL591 /ILL WRIT+4 

',I'VE BE5 BEYOND ! RIV] & GOT IT !RE1 BRO!R M9E1' HE ANSW]$1 ALSO V]Y QUIETLY4 ',I'M A MA/] AT IT4 ,T>T> OR ,COSSACK1 SQUIRE OR SOLDI]S' SONGS1 ANY K9D Y\ PLEASE4' 

,OL59 LOOK$ AT HIM AGA91 SMIL$1 & W5T ON WRIT+4 

,?AT SMILE EMBOLD5$ ! OLD MAN4 

',COME1 LEAVE (F1 MY LAD1 LEAVE (F6' HE SAID ) SUDD5 FIRMNESS4 

',WELL1 P]HAPS ,I WILL4' 

',COME1 PEOPLE HAVE 9JUR$ Y\ BUT LEAVE !M ALONE1 SPIT AT !M6 

 ,COME1 :AT'S ! USE ( WRIT+ & WRIT+1 :AT'S ! GOOD8' 

,& HE TRI$ TO MIMIC ,OL59 BY TAPP+ ! FLOOR ) HIS ?ICK F+]S1 & !N TWI/$ HIS BIG FACE TO EXPRESS CONTEMPT4 

',:AT'S ! GOOD ( WRIT+ QUIBBLES4 ,BETT] HAVE A SPREE & %[ Y\'RE A MAN6' 

,NO O!R CONCEPTION ( WRIT+ F\ND PLACE 9 HIS HEAD EXCEPT ?AT ( LEGAL *ICAN]Y4 

,OL59 BUR/ \T LAU<+ & SO DID ,]O%KA4 ,!N1 JUMP+ UP FROM ! FLOOR1 ! LATT] BEGAN TO %[ (F HIS SKILL ON ! BALALAYKA & TO S+ ,T>T> SONGS4 

',:Y WRITE1 MY GOOD FELL[6 ,Y\'D BETT] LI/5 TO :AT ,I'LL S+ TO Y\4 ,:5 Y\'RE DEAD Y\ WON'T HE> ANY MORE SONGS4 ,MAKE M]RY N[6' 

,FIR/ HE SANG A SONG ( HIS [N COMPOS+ ACCOMPANI$ BY A DANCE3 

',AH1 DEE1 DEE1 DEE1 DEE1 DEE1 DIM1 ,SAY :]E DID !Y LA/ SEE HIM8 ,9 A BOO?1 AT ! FAIR1 ,HE WAS SELL+ P9S1 !RE4' 

,!N HE SANG A SONG HE HAD LE>N$ FROM HIS =M] S]GEANT-MAJOR3 

',DEEP ,I FELL 9 LOVE ON ,MONDAY1 ,TUESDAY NO?+ DID BUT SI<1 ,W$NESDAY ,I POPP$ ! QUE/ION1 ,?URSDAY WAIT$ H] REPLY4 ,FRIDAY1 LATE1 IT CAME AT LA/1 ,!N ALL HOPE = ME WAS PA/6 ,SATURDAY MY LIFE TO TAKE ,I DET]M9$ LIKE A MAN1 ,BUT = MY SALVATION'S SAKE ,SUNDAY MORN+ *ANG$ MY PLAN6' 

,!N HE SANG AGA93 

',OH DEE1 DEE1 DEE1 DEE1 DEE1 DIM1 ,SAY :]E DID !Y LA/ SEE HIM8' 

,& AFT] ?AT1 W9K+1 TWIT*+ HIS %\LD]S1 & FOOT+ IT TO ! TUNE1 HE SANG3 

',I WILL KISS Y\ & EMBRACE1 ,RIBBONS R$ TW9E R\ND Y\2 ,& ,I'LL CALL Y\ LITTLE ,GRACE4 ,OH1 Y\ LITTLE ,GRACE N[ DO ,TELL ME1 DO Y\ LOVE ME TRUE8' 

,& HE BECAME SO EXCIT$ ?AT ) A SUDD5 DA%+ MOVEM5T HE />T$ DANC+ >\ND ! ROOM ACCOMPANY+ HIMSELF ! :ILE4 

,SONGS LIKE ',DEE1 DEE1 DEE'--'G5TLEM5'S SONGS'--HE SANG = ,OL59'S B5EFIT1 BUT AFT] DR9K+ ?REE MORE TUMBL]S ( *IKHIR HE REMEMB]$ OLD TIMES & BEGAN S++ REAL ,COSSACK & ,T>T> SONGS4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ONE ( HIS FAVORITE SONGS HIS VOICE SUDD5LY TREMBL$ & HE CEAS$ S++1 & ONLY CONT9U$ /RUMM+ ON ! BALALAYKA4 

',OH1 MY DE> FRI5D6' HE SAID4 

,! PECULI> S\ND ( HIS VOICE MADE ,OL59 LOOK R\ND4 

,! OLD MAN WAS WEEP+4 ,TE>S /OOD 9 HIS EYES & ONE TE> WAS RUNN+ D[N HIS *EEK4 

',Y\ >E GONE1 MY Y\NG DAYS1 & WILL NEV] COME BACK6' HE SAID1 BLUBB]+ & HALT+4 ',DR9K1 :Y DON'T Y\ DR9K6' HE SUDD5LY %\T$ ) A DEAF5+ RO>1 )\T WIP+ AWAY HIS TE>S4 

,!RE WAS ONE ,T>T> SONG ?AT SPECIALLY MOV$ HIM4 ,IT HAD FEW WORDS1 BUT ITS *>M LAY 9 ! SAD REFRA94 ',AYE DAY1 DALALAY6' ,]O%KA TRANSLAT$ ! WORDS ( ! SONG3 ',A Y\? DROVE HIS %EEP FROM ! A\L TO ! M\NTA9S3 ! ,RUSSIANS CAME & BURNT ! A\L1 !Y KILL$ ALL ! M5 & TOOK ALL ! WOM5 9TO BONDAGE4 ,! Y\? RETURN$ FROM ! M\NTA9S4 ,:]E ! A\L HAD /OOD WAS AN EMPTY SPACE2 HIS MO!R NOT !RE1 NOR HIS BRO!RS1 NOR HIS H\SE2 ONE TREE ALONE WAS LEFT /&+4 ,! Y\? SAT B5EA? ! TREE & WEPT4 0,ALONE LIKE !E1 ALONE AM ,I LEFT1'0 & ,]O%KA BEGAN S++3 ',AYE DAY1 DALALAY6' & ! OLD MAN REPEAT$ SEV]AL TIMES ?IS WAIL+1 HE>T-R5D+ REFRA94 

,:5 HE HAD F9I%$ ! REFRA9 ,]O%KA SUDD5LY SEIZ$ A GUN ?AT HUNG ON ! WALL1 RU%$ HURRI$LY \T 9TO ! Y>D & FIR$ (F BO? B>RELS 9TO ! AIR4 ,!N AGA9 HE BEGAN1 MORE DOLEFULLY1 HIS ',AYE DAY1 DALALAY--AH1 AH1' & CEAS$4 

,OL59 FOLL[$ HIM 9TO ! POR* & LOOK$ UP 9TO ! />RY SKY 9 ! DIRECTION :]E ! %OTS HAD FLA%$4 ,9 ! CORNET'S H\SE !RE W]E LI<TS & ! S\ND ( VOICES4 ,9 ! Y>D GIRLS W]E CR[D+ R\ND ! POR* & ! W9D[S1 & RUNN+ BACKW>DS & =W>DS BETWE5 ! HUT & ! \?\SE4 ,SOME ,COSSACKS RU%$ \T ( ! HUT & C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM %\T+1 REE*O+ ! REFRA9 ( ,DADDY ,]O%KA'S SONG & HIS %OTS4 

',:Y >E Y\ NOT AT ! BETRO?AL8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',NEV] M9D !M6 ,NEV] M9D !M6' MUTT]$ ! OLD MAN1 :O HAD EVID5TLY BE5 (F5D$ BY SOME?+ !RE4 ',DON'T LIKE !M1 ,I DON'T4 ,OH1 ?OSE PEOPLE6 ,COME BACK 9TO ! HUT6 ,LET !M MAKE M]RY BY !MSELVES & WE'LL MAKE M]RY BY \RSELVES4' 

,OL59 W5T 94 

',& ,LUKA%KA1 IS HE HAPPY8 ,WON'T HE COME TO SEE ME8' HE ASK$4 

',:AT1 ,LUKA%KA8 ,!Y'VE LI$ TO HIM & SAID ,I AM GETT+ HIS GIRL = Y\1' :ISP]$ ! OLD MAN4 ',BUT :AT'S ! GIRL8 ,%E WILL BE \RS IF WE WANT H]4 ,GIVE 5\< MONEY--& %E'S \RS4 ,I'LL FIX IT UP = Y\4 ,REALLY6' 

',NO1 ,DADDY1 MONEY CAN DO NO?+ IF %E DOES NOT LOVE ME4 ,Y\'D BETT] NOT TALK LIKE ?AT6' 

',WE >E NOT LOV$1 Y\ & ,I4 ,WE >E =LORN1' SAID ,DADDY ,]O%KA SUDD5LY1 & AGA9 HE BEGAN TO CRY4 

,LI/5+ TO ! OLD MAN'S TALK ,OL59 HAD DRUNK MORE ?AN USUAL4 ',SO N[ MY ,LUKA%KA IS HAPPY1' ?\<T HE2 YET HE FELT SAD4 ,! OLD MAN HAD DRUNK SO MU* ?AT EV5+ ?AT HE FELL D[N ON ! FLOOR & ,VANYU%A HAD TO CALL SOLDI]S 9 TO HELP1 & SPAT AS !Y DRAGG$ ! OLD MAN \T4 ,HE WAS SO ANGRY ) ! OLD MAN = HIS BAD BEHAVIOR ?AT HE DID NOT EV5 SAY A S+LE ,FR5* WORD4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,COSSACKS3 ,A ,TALE ( #a#h#e#b1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 PUBLI%$ #a#h#f#c47 

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