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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 MIDW9T] ( #ahe - ! DIVISION ( \R BATT]Y- WAS DO+ FRONTI] S]VICE 9 ! ,GREAT ,*E*NYA4 ,HAV+ LE>N$1 ON ! EV5+ ( ! #a#d? ( ,FEBRU>Y1 ?AT  
! PLATOON1 :I* ,I WAS TO COMM& 9 ! ABS5CE ( ! (FIC]1 WAS DETAIL$ = ! FOLL[+ DAY TO CUT  
TIMB]1 & HAV+ RECEIV$ & GIV5 ! PROP] ORD]S  
ON ?AT V]Y EV5+1 ,I REPAIR$ E>LI] ?AN USUAL TO MY  
T5T 2 AS ,I DID NOT HAVE ! BAD HABIT ( W>M+ IT UP  
) BURN+ COAL1 ,I LAY D[N 9 MY CLO!S ON MY B$1  
:I* WAS CON/RUCT$ ( PAL+1 DREW MY LAMBSK9 CAP  
D[N TO MY EYES1 WRAPP$ MYSELF 9 A FUR COAT1 & FELL  
9TO ?AT PECULI>1 PR(\ND1 & HEAVY SLEEP :I* ONE  
SLEEPS 9 MOM5TS ( AL>M & AGITATION BE=E AN IMM95T P]IL4 ,! EXPECTANCY ( ! 5GAGEM5T ( !  
FOLL[+ DAY HAD 9DUC$ ?AT CONDITION 9 ME4  

,AT ?REE O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 :ILE IT WAS /ILL V]Y  
D>K1 SOMEBODY PULL$ ! W>M FUR COAT FROM ME1 &  
! PURPLE LI<T ( A C&LE DISAGREEABLY />TL$ MY  
SLEEPY EYES4  

0 ,PLEASE GET UP 6 0 SAID SOMEBODY'S VOICE4 ,I CLOS$ MY EYES1 UNCONSCI\SLY PULL$ ! FUR COAT OV] ME1 & AGA9  
FELL ASLEEP4 0 ,PLEASE GET UP 6 0 REPEAT$ ,DMITRI1 PITILESSLY  
%AK+ ME BY ! %\LD]4 0 ,! 9FANTRY IS />T+40  
,I SUDD5LY RECALL$ ! ACTUALITY1 %UDD]$1 & SPRANG  
TO MY FEET4 ,HAV+ SWALL[$ 9 A HURRY A GLASS ( TEA  
& WA%$ MYSELF ) ICE-CRU/$ WAT]1 ,I W5T \T (  
! T5T & WALK$ OV] TO ! P>K 7! PLACE :]E  
! ORDNANCE IS /ATION$74  

,IT WAS D>K1 MI/Y1 & COLD4 ,! NI<T FIRES1 :I*  
GLIMM]$ H]E & !RE 9 ! CAMP1 LI<T+ UP !  
FIGURES ( ! DR[SY SOLDI]S :O W]E LY+ AB\T !M1  
ONLY 9T5SIFI$ ! D>KNESS BY !IR PURPLE GLAM\R4  
,NE> BY ONE C\LD HE> ! EV51 CALM SNOR+ ( M5 2 9  
! DI/ANCE !RE WAS ! MOTION1 TALK+1 & CLANK+  
( ! 9FANTRY'S WEAPONS1 GETT+ READY = ! M>* 2  
!RE WAS AN ODOR ( SMOKE1 DUNG1 SL[-MAT*ES1 &  
MI/ 2 A MORN+ *ILL RAN D[N ONE'S BACK1 & ONE'S  
TEE? 9VOLUNT>ILY CLATT]$ AGA9/ EA* O!R4  

,BY ! SNORT+ & OCCASIONAL /AMP+ ALONE C\LD  
ONE MAKE \T1 9 ?IS IMP5ETRABLE D>KNESS1 :]E !  
HIT*$-UP LIMB]S & CAISSONS W]E /&+1 & ONLY  
BY ! BURN+ DOTS ( ! L9/OCKS C\LD ONE TELL :]E  
! ORDNANCE WAS4 ,) ! WORDS1 0 ,GOD BE ) Y\ 6 0  
! FIR/ GUN BEGAN TO CLATT]1 !N ! CAISSON RATTL$1  
& ! PLATOON WAS ON ! MOVE4 ,WE TOOK (F \R  
HATS & MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS4 ,HAV+ TAK5 UP ITS  
POSITION AMONG ! 9FANTRY1 ! PLATOON /OPP$1 & =  
AB\T FIFTE5 M9UTES AWAIT$ ! DRAW+ UP ( ! :OLE  
COLUMN & ! >RIVAL ( ! COMM&]4  

0 ,WE LACK ONE SOLDI]1 ,NIKOLAY ,PETROVI* 6 0 SAID1  
APPROA*+ ME1 A BLACK FIGURE1 :I* ,I RECOGNIZ$ BY  
! VOICE ONLY AS BE+ ?AT ( ! PLATOON GUN-S]GEANT1  
,MAKSIM 8 V4  

0 ,:O IS IT 8 0  

0 ,VEL5*IIK IS NOT H]E4 ,AS WE W]E HIT*+ UP1 HE  
WAS H]E1 & ,I SAW HIM1 BUT N[ HE IS GONE40  

,AS !RE WAS NO REASON TO SUPPOSE ?AT ! COLUMN  
W\LD M>* AT ONCE1 WE DECID$ TO S5D ,LANCE ,CORPORAL  
,ANTONOV TO F9D ,VEL5*IIK4 ,SOON AFT]1 SEV]AL HORSEM5 GALLOP$ PA/ US 9 ! D>KNESS 3 ?AT WAS ! COMM&] ) HIS SUITE 2 IMM$IATELY !RE WAS A /IR1 !  
VAN ( ! COLUMN />T$1 & !N WE BEGAN TO M>*1  
-- BUT ,ANTONOV & ,VEL5*IIK W]E NOT ) US4 ,WE  
HAD SC>CELY TAK5 ONE HUNDR$ /EPS1 :5 BO? SOLDI]S  
CAU<T UP ) US4  

0 ,:]E WAS HE 8 0 ,I ASK$ ( ,ANTONOV4  

0 ,ASLEEP 9 ! P>K40  

0 ,IS HE DRUNK 8 0  

0 ,NO1 SIR40  

0 ,:Y1 !N1 DID HE GO TO SLEEP 8 0  

0 ,I CAN'T TELL Y\40  

,= SOME?+ LIKE ?REE H\RS WE MOV$ SL[LY 9 !  
SAME SIL5CE & D>KNESS OV] UNPL[$1 SN[LESS FIELDS  
& L[ BU%ES1 :I* CRACKL$ UND] ! :EELS ( !  
ORDNANCE4 ,F9ALLY1 AFT] =D+ A %ALL[1 BUT EXTREMELY  
RAPID TORR5T1 WE HALT$1 & 9 ! VAN C\LD BE HE>D  
9T]MITT5T VOLLEYS ( MUSKETRY4 ,!SE S\NDS1 AS ALWAYS1 HAD AN AWAK5+ EFFECT UPON ALL4 ,! DETA*M5T SEEM$ TO HAVE WAK5$ FROM SLUMB] 3 9 ! RANKS  
C\LD BE HE>D CONV]SATION1 ANIMATION1 & LAU<T]4  
,SOME SOLDI]S W]E WRE/L+ ) !IR COMRADES 2 O!RS  
LEAP$ N[ ON ONE FOOT1 N[ ON ANO!R2 O!RS AGA9  
W]E MUN*+ !IR H>DTACK1 OR1 TO PASS ! TIME1 PRET5D$ TO /& S5TRY OR KEEP TIME WALK+4 ,9 !  
MEANTIME ! MI/ WAS BECOM+ P]CEPTIBLY :ITE 9  
! EA/1 ! DAMPNESS GREW MORE P5ETRAT+1 & !  
SURR\ND+ OBJECTS EM]G$ MORE & MORE FROM !  
D>KNESS4 ,I C\LD DISC]N ! GRE5 GUN-C>RIAGES &  
CAISSONS1 ! BRASS ( ! ORDNANCE1 COV]$ BY A MI/Y  
DAMPNESS1 ! FAMILI> =MS ( MY SOLDI]S1 & ! BAY  
HORSES1 :I* ,I HAD 9VOLUNT>ILY LE>N$ TO KN[ D[N  
TO !IR M9UTE/ DETAILS1 & ! R[S ( ! 9FANTRY1 ) !IR SP>KL+ BAYONETS1 KNAPSACKS1 WAD-HOOKS1 &  
KETTLES OV] !IR BACKS4  

,%ORTLY AFT]W>DS WE W]E AGA9 PUT 9 MOTION1 TAK5  
A C\PLE ( HUNDR$ /EPS ACROSS ! FIELD1 & HAD A PLACE  
PO9T$ \T TO US4 ,ON ! RI<T C\LD BE SE5 ! /EEP  
BANK ( A W9D+ BROOK & TALL WOOD5 PO/S ( A  
,T>T> CEMET]Y 2 ON ! LEFT & 9 FRONT ( US %IMM]$ A BLACK /REAK1 ?R\< ! MI/4 ,! PLATOON  
CAME D[N FROM ! LIMB]S4 ,! EI<? COMPANY1  
:I* WAS FLANK+ US1 /ACK$ >MS1 & A BATTALION (  
SOLDI]S W5T 9TO ! WOODS ) GUNS & AXES4  

,LESS ?AN FIVE M9UTES HAD ELAPS$ :5 ON ALL SIDES  
CRACKL$ & BURN$ CAMP-FIRES 2 ! SOLDI]S SCATT]$  
AB\T !M1 FANN+ ! FIRE ) !IR H&S & FEET1  
C>RY+ B\<S & LOGS1 & 9 ! =E/ RES\ND$  
)\T 9T]RUPTION HUNDR$S ( AXES & FALL+ TREES4  

,! >TILL]I/S1 VY+ ) ! 9FANTRYM51 HAD MADE  
A FIRE ( !IR [N1 & ?\< IT WAS BURN+ SO WELL ?AT  
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COME )9 TWO PACES ( IT1 & A  
D5SE SMOKE WAS PASS+ ?R\< ! ICE-CRU/$ BRAN*ES1  
FROM :I* DROPS FELL SIZZL+ 9TO ! FIRE1 & :I* !  
SOLDI]S KEPT PRESS+ D[N ) !IR FEET1 & ?\<  
COAL HAD =M$ UND]NEA? ! FIRE1 & ! GRASS WAS  
BURNT :ITE ALL >\ND IT1 -- ! SOLDI]S W]E NOT YET SATISFI$ 2 !Y DRAGG$ UP :OLE LOGS1 ?REW /EPPE-GRASS  
UPON IT1 & FANN$ IT MORE & MORE4  

,AS ,I W5T UP TO ! CAMP-FIRE TO LI<T A CIG>ETTE1  
,VEL5*UK1 :O WAS ALWAYS (FICI\S1 BUT :O N[1  
HAV+ FAIL$ 9 HIS DUTY1 WAS UNDULY BUSY AB\T !  
FIRE1 9 AN ATTACK ( ZEAL PULL$ \T ) HIS NAK$ H&  
A BURN+ COAL FROM ! V]Y MIDDLE1 &1 VAULT+ IT A  
C\PLE ( TIMES FROM ONE H& TO ANO!R1 ?REW IT D[N  
ON ! GR\ND4  

0 ,Y\ HAD BETT] LI<T A /ICK & H& IT10 SAID SOME  
ONE4  

0 ,H& HIM ! L9/OCK1 BOYS 6 0 CRI$ ANO!R4  

,:5 ,I F9ALLY LI<T$ MY CIG>ETTE )\T ,VEL5*UK'S AID1 :O WAS AGA9 READY TO PICK UP ! COAL  
) HIS H&S1 HE WIP$ HIS S+$ F+]S AGA9/ !  
H9D SKIRTS ( HIS FUR COAT1 &1 EVID5TLY ANXI\S TO BE  
DO+ SOME?+1 LIFT$ A L>GE PLANE-TREE LOG & FLUNG IT  
9TO ! FIRE ) ALL HIS MI<T4 ,:51 AT LA/1 IT SEEM$  
TO HIM ?AT IT WAS TIME TO RE/ HIMSELF1 HE W5T UP AS  
NE> AS HE C\LD TO ! BURN+ WOOD1 SPREAD HIS OV]-  
COAT1 :I* HE WORE LIKE A MANTLE ON ! BACK BUTTON1  
EXT5D$ 9 FRONT ( HIM HIS L>GE BLACK H&S1 &1  
DI/ORT+ HIS M\? A LITTLE1 BL9K$ ) HIS EYES4  

0 ,AH1 ,I HAVE =GOTT5 MY PIPE4 ,?AT'S BAD1 BRO!RS 6 0  
HE SAID1 AFT] A MOM5T'S SIL5CE1 & ADDRESS+ NO ONE 9  
P>TICUL>4  

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