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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS D>K NI<T1 & ! FIRES DIMLY ILLUM9AT$ !  
CAMP1 :5 ,I1 HAV+ PUT EV]Y?+ AWAY1 WALK$ UP TO  
MY SOLDI]S4 ,A L>GE /UMP WAS <MM]+ ON ! COALS4  
,?REE SOLDI]S ONLY W]E SITT+ >\ND IT 3 ,ANT#fNOV1 :O  
WAS TURN+ >\ND ON ! FIRE A HTTLE KETTLE 9 :I*  
H>DTACK SOAK$ 9 L>D WAS COOK+1 ,ZHDANOV1 :O WAS  
?\<TFULLY POK+ ! A%ES ) A /ICK1 & ,*IK91  
) HIS ET]NALLY UNH<T$ PIPE4 ,! O!RS HAD ALREADY  
RETIR$ = !IR RE/1 SOME UND] ! CAISSONS1 O!RS 9  
! HAY1 & O!RS AGA9 >\ND ! FIRES4 ,9 ! FA9T  
LI<T ( COALS ,I C\LD DI/+UI% ! FAMIH> BACKS1 LEGS1  
& HEADS 2 AMONG ! LATT] WAS ALSO ! RECRUIT1 :O  
WAS LY+ CLOSE TO ! FIRE & WAS APP>5TLY ASLEEP4  
,ANTONOV MADE A PLACE = ME4 ,I SAT D[N NE> HIM &  
LI<T$ MY PIPE4 ,! MI/ & ! PUNG5T SMOKE FROM  
! GRE5 WOOD WAS BORNE ?R\< ! AIR1 & MADE MY  
EYES SM>T1 & ! SAME DAMP MI/ DRIZZL$ D[N FROM  
! MURKY SKY4  

,NE> US C\LD BE HE>D ! EV5 SNOR+1 ! CRACKL+  
( ! BRAN*ES 9 ! FIRE1 A LI<T CONV]SATION1 & OCCA-  
SIONALLY ! CLATT]+ ( ! 9FANTRY MUSKETS4 ,ALL AB\T  
US GL[$ ! FIRES1 ILLUM9AT+ 9 A SMALL CIRCLE !  
BLACK %AD[S ( ! SOLDI]S4 ,AT ! NE>E/ FIRES ,I  
C\LD DI/+UI% 9 ! LI<T$ SPACES ! FIGURES (  
NAK$ SOLDI]S WAV+ !IR %IRTS OV] ! V]Y FIRE4  
,MANY O!R M5 W]E NOT ASLEEP1 BUT MOV+ AB\T &  
SPEAK+ 9 ! SPACE ( FIFTE5 SQU>E FA?OMS 2 BUT !  
D>K1 GLOOMY NI<T GAVE A PECULI>1 MY/]I\S ASPECT TO  
ALL ?IS MOTION1 AS ?\< ALL FELT ?IS MELAN*OLY QUIET  
& W]E AFRAID TO BREAK ITS TRANQUIL H>MONY4 ,:5 ,I  
BEGAN TO SPEAK1 ,I FELT ?AT MY VOICE S\ND$ QUITE DIFF]-  
5TLY 2 9 ! FACES ( ALL ! SOLDI]S :O W]E SITT+  
NE> ! TIRE ,I READ ! SAME MOOD4 ,I ?\<T ?AT PRE-  
VI\S TO MY >RIVAL !Y HAD BE5 SPEAK+ ( !IR  
W\ND$ COMPANION1 BUT ?AT WAS NOT AT ALL ! CASE3  
,*IKIU WAS TELL+ AB\T ! RECEPTION ( GOODS AT ,TIUIS1  
& AB\T ! S*OOLBOYS ( ?AT CITY4  

,ALWAYS & EV]Y:]E1 BUT ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1  
HAVE ,I NOTIC$ ! PECULI> TACT ( \R SOLDI]S1 :O1 DUR-  
+ P]IL1 PASS OV] 9 SIL5CE & AVOID ALL SU* ?+S AS  
MI<T UNHAPPILY AFFECT ! M9DS ( !IR COMRADES4 ,!  
SPIRIT ( ! ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]S IS NOT BAS$1 LIKE ! BRAV]Y  
( ! S\!RN NATIONS1 ON AN EASILY 9FLAM$1 & JU/ AS  
EASILY EXT+UI%$1 5?USIASM4 ,!Y DO NOT NE$ EFFECTS1  
SPEE*ES1 MILIT>Y CRIES1 SONGS1 & DRUMS 2 !Y NE$1 ON  
! CONTR>Y1 QUIET1 ORD]1 & ! ABS5CE ( ALL BANALITY4  
,9 ,RUSSIAN1 REAL ,RUSSIAN1 SOLDI]S1 Y\ WILL NEV] OBS]VE  
VA9 BRAGG+1 POS+1 A DESIRE TO OBSCURE !MSELVES &  
TO EXCITE !MSELVES 9 TIME ( DANG] 2 ON ! CONTR>Y1  
MODE/Y1 SIMPLICITY1 & AN ABILITY TO SEE 9 A DANG]  
SOMETLI+ ELSE ?AN ! DANG] ITSELF1 >E ! DI/9CTIVE  
FEATURES ( !IR *>ACT]4  

,I HAVE SE5 AN \TRID]1 :O HAD BE5 W\ND$ 9 HIS  
LEG1 9 ! FIR/ MOM5T EXPRESS HIS REGRETS ONLY = !  
TORN FUR COAT1 & !N CREEP \T FROM UND] ! HORSE1  
:I* HAD BE5 KILL$ UND] HIM1 & LOOS5 ! /RAPS1  
9 ORD] TO TAKE (F ! SADDLE4 ,:O DOES NOT REMEMB]  
! 9CID5T AT ! SIEGE ( ,G]GEBEL1 :5 ! FUZE ( A  
BOMB :I* HAD JU/ BE5 FILL$ CAU<T FIRE 9 ! LABORA-  
TORY1 & ! >TIFIC] TOLD TWO SOLDI]S TO TAKE ! BOMB  
& RUN AWAY AS FA/ AS POSSIBLE1 9 ORD] TO ?R[ IT  
9TO A DIT* 2 ! SOLDI]S DID NOT ?R[ IT AWAY 9 !  
NE>E/ PLACE1 :I* WAS NOT F> FROM ! COLONEL'S T5T1  
:I* /OOD OV] ! DIT*1 BUT C>RI$ IT F>!R AWAY4  
NOT TO WAKE ! G5TLEM5 :O W]E SLEEP+ 9 ! T5T1  
& SO !Y W]E BO? TORN TO PIECES4 ,I REMEMB] H[1  
DUR+ FRONTI] S]VICE 9 #a#h#e#b1 ONE ( ! Y\NG SOLDI]S1  
= SOME REASON1 REM>K$ DUR+ AN ACTION1 ?AT HE  
?\<T ! PLATOON W\LD NEV] COME \T ALIVE FROM IT1  
& H[ ! :OLE PLATOON ANGRILY UPBRAID$ HIM = SU*  
EVIL WORDS1 :I* !Y W\LD NOT EV5 REPEAT4  

,EV5 N[1 :5 ! ?\<T ( ,VEL5*ILK \<T TO  
HAVE BE5 9 EV]YBODY'S M9D1 & :5 ANY MOM5T A  
VOLLEY MI<T BE FIR$ BY ,T>T>S CREEP+ UP TO ! CAMP1  
EV]YBODY WAS LI/5+ TO ,CLIIK9'S ANIMAT$ /ORY1 &  
NOBODY RECALL$ ! ACTION ( ! MORN+1 NOR ! IMM95T DANG]1 NOR ! W\ND$ MAN1 AS ?\< ALL ?AT  
HAD HAPP5$ ,GOD KN[S H[ LONG AGO1 OR NOT AT ALL4  
,BUT IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT !IR FACES W]E A LITTLE MORE  
MELAN*OLY ?AN USUAL 2 !Y DID NOT LI/5 V]Y ATT5-  
TIVELY TO ,CLIIK9'S /ORY1 & EV5 ,*IK9 FELT ?AT HE WAS  
NOT LI/5$ TO1 & KEPT TALK+ FROM M]E =CE ( HABIT4  

,MAKSIMOV W5T UP TO ! FIRE & SAT D[N NE> ME4  
,*IK9 MADE A PLACE = HIM1 GREW SIL5T1 & AGA9 />T$  
SUCK+ HIS PIPE4  

0 ,! FOOT-SOLDI]S HAVE S5T TO CAMP = BR&Y10 SAID  
,MAKSIMOV1 AFT] A CONSID]ABLE SIL5CE4 0 ,!Y HAVE JU/  
RETURN$40 ,HE SPIT 9TO ! FIRE4 0 ,AN UND]-(FIC] TOLD  
ME ?AT HE SAW \R MAN40  

0 ,WELL1 IS HE /ILL ALIVE 8 0 ASK$ ,ANTONOV1 TURN+ HIS  
KETTLE4  

0 ,NO1 HE IS DEAD40  

,! RECRUIT 9 ! SMALL R$ CAP SUDD5LY RAIS$ HIS  
HEAD ABOVE ! FIRE1 = A MOM5T LOOK$ FIX$LY AT ,MAKSIMOV & AT ME1 !N SWIFTLY L[]$ HIS HEAD1 &  
WRAPP$ HIMSELF 9 HIS OV]COAT4  

0 ,Y\ SEE1 DEA? DID NOT COME TO HIM = NO?+ ?IS  
MORN+1 AS ,I WAS WAK+ HIM 9 ! P>K10 SAID ,ANTONOV4  

0 ,NONS5SE 6 0 SAID ,ZHDANOV1 TURN+ >\ND A GL[+  
/UMP1 & ALL GREW SIL5T4  

,AMID A UNIV]SAL SIL5CE1 !RE WAS HE>D A %OT BEH9D  
US 9 ! CAMP4 ,\R DRUMM]S TOOK NOTE ( IT1 & GAVE  
! TATTOO4 ,:5 ! LA/ ROLL DI$ D[N1 ,ZHDANOV WAS  
! FIR/ TO RISE 2 HE TOOK (F HIS CAP1 & WE ALL FOLL[$  
HIS EXAMPLE4  

,AMID ! DEEP HU% ( ! NI<T WAS HE>D ! H>-  
MONI\S *ORUS ( MALE VOICES 3  

0 ,\R ,FA!R :I* >T 9 HEAV54 ,HALL[$ BE ,?Y  
NAME4 ,?Y K+DOM COME4 ,?Y WILL BE DONE1 AS 9  
HEAV51 SO 9 E>?4 ,GIVE US TO-DAY \R DAILY BREAD4  
,& =GIVE US \R S9S 2 = WE ALSO =GIVE EV]Y ONE  
?AT IS 9DEBT$ TO US4 ,& LEAD US NOT 9TO TEMPTATION1  
BUT DELIV] US FROM EVIL40  

0 ,IT WAS 9 ! YE> '#d#e ?AT ONE ( \R M5 WAS CON-  
TUS$ 9 ! SAME SPOT10 SAID ,ANT#fNOV1 AFT] WE HAD PUT  
ON \R CAPS1 & HAD SEAT$ \RSELVES AGA9 AT ! FIRE4  
0 ,WE C>RI$ HIM = TWO DAYS ON ! ORDNANCE -- ,ZHDA-  
NOV1 DO Y\ REMEMB] ,%EV*5KO 8 ,WE LEFT HIM !RE  
UND] A TREE40  

,JU/ !N AN 9FANTRY SOLDI]1 ) IMM5SE :ISK]S  
& MU/A*E1 & WE>+ HIS C>TRIDGE-BOX1 WALK$  
OV] TO US4  

0 ,COIMTRYM51 MAY ,I HAVE SOME FIRE TO ,H<T MY PIPE  
) 8 0 HE SAID4  

0 ,LI<T IT1 !RE IS PL5TY ( FIRE H]E10 REM>K$ ,*IK94  

0 ,C\NTRYMAN1 Y\ >E1 ,I SUPPOSE1 TELL+ AB\T ,D>GI10  
! FOOT@5SOLDI] SAID1 TURN+ TO ,ANTONOV4  

0 ,YES1 AB\T ! YE> '#d#e1 AT ,D>GI10 REPLI$ ,ANTDNOV4  

,! FOOT-SOLDI] %OOK HIS HEAD1 CLOS$ HIS EYES1 &  
SQUATT$ D[N NE> US4  

0 ,IT WAS DREADFUL !RE10 HE REM>K$4  

0 ,WLIY DID Y\ LEAVE HIM 8 0 ,I ASK$ ( ,ANTDNOV4  

0 ,HE HAD T]RIBLE PA9 9 HIS ABDOM54 ,AS LONG AS WE  
/OOD /ILL1 IT WAS ALL RI<T 2 BUT ! MOM5T WE MOV$1 HE  
%RIEK$ T]RIBLY4 ,HE 5TREAT$ US TO LEAVE HIM1 BUT  
WE PITI$ HIM4 ,BUT :5 HE BEGAN TO H>ASS US1 &  
HAD KILL$ ?REE M5 ON \R GUNS1 & AN (FIC]1 & WE  
HAD GONE A/RAY FROM \R BATT]Y1 IT WAS T]RIBLE1 -- WE  
?\<T WE %\LD NEV] GET ! GUN AWAY4 ,IT WAS SO  
MUDDY40  

0 ,! WOR/ WAS1 IT WAS MUDDY AT ,9DIAN ,M\NTA910  
REM>K$ A SOLDI]4  

0 ,WELL1 & HE GREW WORSE 6 ,!N WE CONSID]$1 -- ,AN#f%5KA & ,I1 -- ,ANO%5KA WAS AN OLD GUN-S]GEANT1  

-- ?AT HE C\LD NOT HVE ANYWAY1 & ?AT HE 9VOK$  
,GOD TO LEAVE HIM4 ,& SO WE CONCLUD$ WE W\LD DO  
SO4 ,!RE WAS A BR&L+ TREE GR[+ !RE4 0,WE PUT  
D[N NE> HIM SOAK$ H>DTACK1 -- ,ZHDANOV HAD SOME1  

-- & LEAN$ HIM AGA9/ ! TREE 2 WE PUT A CLEAN %IRT  
ON HIM1 BADE HIM F>EWELL1 AS WAS PROP]1 & LEFT HIM40  

0 ,WAS HE A GOOD SOLDI] 8 0  

0 ,A PRETTY GOOD ONE10 REM>K$ ,ZHDANOV4  

0 ,GOD KN[S :AT BECAME ( HIM10 CONT9U$ ,ANTONOV4  
0 ,WE LEFT MANY SOLDI]S !RE40  

0 ,9 ,D>GI 8 0 SAID ! FOOT-SOLDI]1 RIS+ & POK+  
HIS PIPE1 & AGA9 CLOS+ HIS EYES & %AK+ HIS HEAD4  
0 ,YES1 IT WAS T]RIBLE !RE40  

,& HE W5T AWAY FROM US4  

0 ,>E !RE MANY SOLDI]S 9 ! BATT]Y :O HAVE BE5  
AT ,D>GI 8 0 ,I ASK$4  

0 ,WELL 6 ,ZHDANOV1 ,I1 ,PATSAN1 :O IS N[ ON LEAVE (  
ABS5CE1 & SIX OR SEV5 O!R M54 ,?AT IS ALL40  

0 ,I WOND] :E!R ,PATSAN IS HAV+ A GOOD TIME ON  
HIS LEAVE ( ABS5CE10 SAID ,*IK91 /RET*+ \T HIS LEGS  
& PUTT+ HIS HEAD ON A LOG4 "9' ,IT WI,U SOON BE A YE>  
S9CE HE LEFT40  

0 ,DID Y\ TAKE ! ANNUAL LEAVE 8 0 ,I ASK$ ,ZHDANOV4  

0 ,NO1 ,I DID NOT10 HE ANSW]$1 RELUCTANTLY4  

0 ,BUT IT IS GOOD TO GO10 SAID ,ANTONOV1 0 :5 ONE IS  
FROM A WELL-TO-DO H\SE1 OR /ILL ABLE TO WORK4 ,IT IS  
PLEASANT1 & PEOPLE AT HOME >E GLAD TO SEE Y\40  

0 ,:AT USE IS !RE 9 GO+1 :5 !RE >E TWO BRO!RS80 CONT9U$ ,ZHC,UNOV4 @<@<,!Y HAVE 5\< TO  
DO TO SUPPORT !MSELVES1 SO :AT GOOD W\LD ONE ( US  
SOLDI]S BE TO !M 8 ,A MAN IS A POOR HELP] :5 HE  
HAS BE5 A SOLDI] = TW5TY-FIVE YE>S4 ,& :O KN[S  
:E!R !Y >E ALIVE 8 0  

0 ,HAVE Y\ NOT WRITT5 TO !M 8 0 ,I ASK$4  

0 ,( C\RSE ,I HAVE 6 ,I HAVE WRITT5 !M TWICE1 BUT  
!Y HAVE NOT YET ANSW]$4 ,!Y >E EI!R DEAD1 OR  
!Y SIMPLY DON'T C>E TO ANSW]1 :I* MEANS1 !Y >E  
POOR1 & HAVE NO TIME40  

0 ,H[ LONG AGO DID Y\ WRITE 8 0  

0 888#a88 ,I CAME BACK FROM ,D>GI1 ,I WROTE MY LA/  
LETT] 6 0  

0 ,S+ ! SONG ( ! ' ,BIR*-TREE1' 0 ,ZHDANOV SAID TO  
,ANTONOV1 :O1 LEAN+ ON HIS KNEES1 WAS HUMM+ A SONG4  

,ANT\OV SANG ! 0 ,BIR*-TREE 0 SONG4  

0 ,?IS IS ,UNCLE ,ZHDANOV'S FAVORITE SONG10 ,*IK9 SAID  
TO ME 9 A :ISP]1 PULL+ ME BY ! OV]COAT4 0 ,MANY  
A TIME1 :5 ,FILIPP ,ANTONY* S+S IT1 HE WEEPS40  

,ZHDANOV SAT AT FIR/ MOTIONLESS1 HIS EYES DIRECT$ ON  
! GL[+ COALS1 & HIS FACE1 ILLUM9AT$ BY ! R$DI%  
H<T1 LOOK$ EXCE$+LY MELAN*OLY 2 !N HIS *EEKS  
UND] HIS E>S BEGAN TO MOVE FA/] & FA/]1 & F9ALLY  
HE GOT UP1 SPREAD \T HIS OV]COAT1 & LAY D[N 9 !  
%AD[1 BEH9D ! FIRE4 ,IT MAY BE ! WAY HE WAS TOSS+ & GROAN+1 OR ,VEL5*IIK'S DEA? & ! GLOOMY  
WEA!R HAD SO AFFECT$ ME1 BUT ,I REALLY ?\<T HE WAS  
CRY+4  

,! L[] P>T ( ! /UMP1 *ANG$ 9TO COAL1 FLICK]$  
N[ & !N & ILLUM9AT$ ,ANTDNOV'S FIGURE1 ) HIS  
GRAY MU/A*E1 R$ FACE1 & HIS DECORATIONS ON ! OV]COAT ?R[N OV] LIIM1 OR LI<T$ UP SOMEBODY'S BOOTS OR  
HEAD4 ,FROM ABOVE1 DRIZZL$ ! SAME GLOOMY MI/ 2 9  
! AIR WAS ! SAME ODOR ( DAMPNESS & SMOKE 2 ALL  
>\ND ME W]E SE5 ! SAME BRI<T PO9TS ( DY+  
FIRES1 & W]E HE>D AMID A G5]AL SIL5CE ! S\NDS ( ,ANTONOV'S MELAN*OLY SONG 2 & :5EV] IT /OPP$  
= A MOM5T1 ITS REFRA9 WAS ! S\NDS ( ! FA9T NOCTURNAL MOTION ( ! CAMP1 ( ! SNOR+1 ( ! CLATT]+ ( ! S5TRIES' GUNS1 & ( SUBDU$ CONV]SATION4  

0 ,SECOND WAT* 6 ,MAKATYUK & ,ZHDANOV 6 0 %\T$  
,MAKSIMOV4  

,ANTONOV /OPP$ S++ 2 ,ZHDANOV ROSE1 SI<$1 /EPP$  
ACROSS A LOG1 & SL[LY WALK$ OV] TO ! GUNS4  

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