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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! F>!R ,OL59 TRAVEL$ FROM ,C5TRAL ,RUSSIA ! F>!R HE LEFT HIS MEMORIES BEH9D1 & ! NE>] HE DREW TO ! ,CAUCASUS ! LI<T] HIS HE>T BECAME4 0,I'LL /AY AWAY = GOOD & NEV] RETURN TO %[ MYSELF 9 SOCIETY10 WAS A ?\<T ?AT SOMETIMES OCCURR$ TO HIM4 0,!SE PEOPLE :OM ,I SEE H]E >E ,N,O,T PEOPLE4 ,NONE ( !M KN[ ME & NONE ( !M CAN EV] 5T] ! ,MOSC[ SOCIETY ,I WAS 9 OR F9D \T AB\T MY PA/4 ,& NO ONE 9 ?AT SOCIETY WILL EV] KN[ :AT ,I AM DO+1 LIV+ AMONG !SE PEOPLE40 ,& QUITE A NEW FEEL+ ( FRE$OM FROM HIS :OLE PA/ CAME OV] HIM AMONG ! R\< BE+S HE MET ON ! ROAD :OM HE DID NOT CONSID] TO BE ,P,E,O,P,L,E 9 ! S5SE ?AT HIS ,MOSC[ ACQUA9TANCES W]E4 ,! R\<] ! PEOPLE & ! FEW] ! SIGNS ( CIVILIZATION ! FRE] HE FELT4 ,/AVROPOL1 ?R\< :I* HE HAD TO PASS1 IRK$ HIM4 ,! SIGNBO>DS1 SOME ( !M EV5 9 ,FR5*1 LADIES 9 C>RIAGES1 CABS 9 ! M>KETPLACE1 & A G5TLEMAN WE>+ A FUR CLOAK & TALL HAT :O WAS WALK+ ALONG ! B\LEV>D & />+ AT ! PASS]SBY1 QUITE UPSET HIM4 0,P]HAPS !SE PEOPLE KN[ SOME ( MY ACQUA9TANCES10 HE ?\<T2 & ! CLUB1 HIS TAILOR1 C>DS1 SOCIETY 444 CAME BACK TO HIS M9D4 ,BUT AFT] ,/AVROPOL EV]Y?+ WAS SATISFACTORY--WILD & ALSO BEAUTIFUL & W>LIKE1 & ,OL59 FELT HAPPI] & HAPPI]4 ,ALL ! ,COSSACKS1 PO/-BOYS1 & PO/-/ATION MA/]S SEEM$ TO HIM SIMPLE FOLK ) :OM HE C\LD JE/ & CONV]SE SIMPLY1 )\T HAV+ TO CONSID] TO :AT CLASS !Y BELONG$4 ,!Y ALL BELONG$ TO ! HUMAN RACE :I*1 )\T HIS ?9K+ AB\T IT1 ALL APPE>$ DE> TO ,OL591 & !Y ALL TREAT$ HIM 9 A FRI5DLY WAY4 

,ALREADY 9 ! PROV9CE ( ! ,DON ,COSSACKS HIS SL$GE HAD BE5 EX*ANG$ = A C>T1 & BEYOND ,/AVROPOL IT BECAME SO W>M ?AT ,OL59 TRAVEL$ )\T WE>+ HIS FUR COAT4 ,IT WAS ALREADY SPR+--AN UNEXPECT$ JOY\S SPR+ = ,OL594 ,AT NI<T HE WAS NO LONG] ALL[$ TO LEAVE ! ,COSSACK VILLAGES1 & !Y SAID IT WAS DANG]\S TO TRAVEL 9 ! EV5+4 ,VANYU%A BEGAN TO BE UNEASY1 & !Y C>RI$ A LOAD$ GUN 9 ! C>T4 ,OL59 BECAME /ILL HAPPI]4 ,AT ONE ( ! PO/-/ATIONS ! PO/-MA/] TOLD ( A T]RIBLE MURD] ?AT HAD BE5 COMMITT$ REC5TLY ON ! HI< ROAD4 ,!Y BEGAN TO MEET >M$ M54 0,SO ?IS IS :]E IT BEG9S60 ?\<T ,OL591 & KEPT EXPECT+ TO SEE ! SN[Y M\NTA9S ( :I* M5TION WAS SO (T5 MADE4 ,ONCE1 T[>DS EV5+1 ! ,NOGAY DRIV] PO9T$ ) HIS :IP TO ! M\NTA9S %R\D$ 9 CL\DS4 ,OL59 LOOK$ EAG]LY1 BUT IT WAS DULL & ! M\NTA9S W]E ALMO/ HIDD5 BY ! CL\DS4 ,OL59 MADE \T SOME?+ GRAY & :ITE & FLEECY1 BUT TRY AS HE W\LD HE C\LD F9D NO?+ BEAUTIFUL 9 ! M\NTA9S ( :I* HE HAD SO (T5 READ & HE>D4 ,! M\NTA9S & ! CL\DS APPE>$ TO HIM QUITE ALIKE1 & HE ?\<T ! SPECIAL BEAUTY ( ! SN[ PEAKS1 ( :I* HE HAD SO (T5 BE5 TOLD1 WAS AS MU* AN 9V5TION AS ,BA*'S MUSIC & ! LOVE ( WOM51 9 :I* HE DID NOT BELIEVE4 ,SO HE GAVE UP LOOK+ =W>D TO SEE+ ! M\NTA9S4 ,BUT E>LY NEXT MORN+1 BE+ AWAK5$ 9 HIS C>T BY ! FRE%NESS ( ! AIR1 HE GLANC$ C>ELESSLY TO ! RI<T4 ,! MORN+ WAS P]FECTLY CLE>4 ,SUDD5LY HE SAW1 AB\T TW5TY PACES AWAY AS IT SEEM$ TO HIM AT FIR/ GLANCE1 PURE :ITE GIGANTIC MASSES ) DELICATE CONT\RS1 ! DI/9CT FANTA/IC \TL9ES ( !IR SUMMITS %[+ %>PLY AGA9/ ! F>-(F SKY4 ,:5 HE HAD REALIZ$ ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 HIMSELF & !M & ! SKY & ! :OLE IMM5SITY ( ! M\NTA9S1 & FELT ! 9F9ITUDE ( ALL ?AT BEAUTY1 HE BECAME AFRAID ?AT IT WAS BUT A PHANTASM OR A DREAM4 ,HE GAVE HIMSELF A %AKE TO R\SE HIMSELF1 BUT ! M\NTA9S W]E /ILL ! SAME4 

0,:AT'S ?AT6 ,:AT IS IT80 HE SAID TO ! DRIV]4 

0,:Y1 ! M\NTA9S10 ANSW]$ ! ,NOGAY DRIV] ) 9DIFF]5CE4 

0,& ,I TOO HAVE BE5 LOOK+ AT !M = A LONG :ILE10 SAID ,VANYU%A4 

 0,>5'T !Y F9E8 ,!Y WON'T BELIEVE IT AT HOME40 

,! QUICK PROGRESS ( ! ?REE-HORS$ C>T ALONG ! SMOO? ROAD CAUS$ ! M\NTA9S TO APPE> TO BE RUNN+ ALONG ! HORIZON1 :ILE !IR ROSY CRE/S GLITT]$ 9 ! LI<T ( ! RIS+ SUN4 ,AT FIR/ ,OL59 WAS ONLY A/ONI%$ AT ! SI<T1 !N GLADD5$ BY IT2 BUT LAT] ON1 GAZ+ MORE & MORE 9T5TLY AT ?AT SN[-PEAK$ *A9 ?AT SEEM$ TO RISE NOT FROM AMONG O!R BLACK M\NTA9S1 BUT /RAI<T \T ( ! PLA91 & TO GLIDE AWAY 9TO ! DI/ANCE1 HE BEGAN BY SL[ DEGREES TO BE P5ETRAT$ BY !IR BEAUTY & AT L5G? TO ,F,E,E,L ! M\NTA9S4 ,FROM ?AT MOM5T ALL HE SAW1 ALL HE ?\<T1 & ALL HE FELT1 ACQUIR$ = HIM A NEW *>ACT]1 /]NLY MAJE/IC LIKE ! M\NTA9S6 ,ALL HIS ,MOSC[ REM9ISC5CES1 %AME1 & REP5TANCE1 & HIS TRIVIAL DREAMS AB\T ! ,CAUCASUS1 VANI%$ & DID NOT RETURN4 ',N[ IT HAS BEGUN1' A SOLEMN VOICE SEEM$ TO SAY TO HIM4 ,! ROAD & ! ,T]EK1 JU/ BECOM+ VISIBLE 9 ! DI/ANCE1 & ! ,COSSACK VILLAGES & ! PEOPLE1 ALL NO LONG] APPE>$ TO HIM AS A JOKE4 ,HE LOOK$ AT HIMSELF OR ,VANYU%A1 & AGA9 ?\<T ( ! M\NTA9S4 444 ,TWO ,COSSACKS RIDE BY1 !IR GUNS 9 !IR CASES SW++ RHY?MICALLY BEH9D !IR BACKS1 ! :ITE & BAY LEGS ( !IR HORSES M+L+ CONFUS$LY 444 & ! M\NTA9S6 ,BEYOND ! ,T]EK RISES ! SMOKE FROM A ,T>T> VILLAGE444 & ! M\NTA9S6 ,! SUN HAS RIS5 & GLITT]S ON ! ,T]EK1 N[ VISIBLE BEYOND ! RE$S 444 & ! M\NTA9S6 ,FROM ! VILLAGE COMES A ,T>T> WAGON1 & WOM51 BEAUTIFUL Y\NG WOM51 PASS BY444 & ! M\NTA9S6 ',ABREKS CANT] AB\T ! PLA91 & H]E AM ,I DRIV+ ALONG & DO NOT FE> !M6 ,I HAVE A GUN1 & /R5G?1 & Y\?444 & ! M\NTA9S6' 

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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