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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! BRI<T DISK ( ! SUN1 %9+ ?R\< ! MILK-  
:ITE MI/1 HAD RIS5 QUITE HI< 2 ! GRAYI%-VIOLET  
HORIZON WAS WID5+ ALL ! TIME1 & ?\< IT WAS  
F>!R AWAY1 IT WAS ALSO %>PLY CLOS$ 9 BY ! DECEP-  
TIVE :ITE MI/ WALL4  

,9 FRONT ( US1 BEYOND ! =E/ :I* HAD BE5 CUT  
D[N1 !RE WAS OP5$ UP A FAIRLY L>GE CLE>+4 ,OV]  
! CLE>+ !RE SPREAD ON ALL SIDES ! SMOKE FROM !  
FIRES1 N[ BLACK1 N[ MILK-:ITE1 N[ VIOLET1 & ! :ITE  
LAY]S ( ! MI/ W]E =M+ !MSELVES 9TO FANTA/IC  
%APES4 ,F> 9 ! DI/ANCE1 OCCASIONALLY APPE>$ GR\PS  
( ,T>T> HORSEM51 & W]E HE>D ! 9FREQU5T RE-  
PORTS ( \R C>B9ES1 & !IR GUNS & CANNON4  

0 ,?IS WAS NOT YET AN 5GAGEM5T1 BUT M]E *ILD'S  
PLAY10 AS ! GOOD ,CAPTA9 ,KHLOPOV US$ TO SAY4  

,! COMM&] ( ! N9? COMPANY ( %>P%OOT]S1  
:O W]E TO FLANK US1 WALK$ UP TO ! GUNS1 PO9T$ TO  
?REE ,T>T> HORSEM51 :O W]E AT ?AT TIME RID+  
NE> ! =E/1 AT A DI/ANCE ( MORE ?AN SIX HUNDR$  
FA?OMS FROM US 2 HE ASK$ ME1 ) ?AT EAG]NESS TO  
SEE AN >TILL]Y FIRE :I* IS *>ACT]I/IC ( ALL 9FANTRY  
(FIC]S 9 G5]AL1 TO GIVE !M A %OT OR A %ELL4  

0 ,DO Y\ SEE10 HE SAID1 ) A K9DLY & CONV9C+  
SMILE EXT5D+ HIS H& FROM BEH9D MY %\LD]1  
0 !RE :]E ! TWO HI< TREES >E 8 ,ONE ( !M1 9  
FRONT1 IS ON A :ITE HORSE1 & DRESS$ 9 A :ITE MANTLE1  
& !RE1 BEH9D HIM1 >E TWO MORE4 ,DO Y\ SEE !M 8  
,C\LDN'T Y\ JU/ -- 0  

0,& !RE >E ?REE O!RS1 RID+ NE> ! =E/10  
ADD$ ,ANTONOV1 :O HAD REM>KABLY %>P EYES1 AP-  
PROA*+ US1 & CONCEAHNG BEH9D HIS BACK ! PIPE  
:I* HE HAD BE5 SMOK+4 0 ,! ONE 9 FRONT HAS  
JU/ TAK5 \T ! GUN FROM ITS CASE4 ,Y\ CAN SEE HIM  
PLA9LY1 Y\R ,HONOR 6 0  

0,I SAY1 HE HAS FIR$ IT (F1 BRO!RS6 ,!RE IS !  
:ITE PUFF ( ! SMOKE10 SAID ,VEL5*UK1 9 A GR\P  
( SOLDI]S :O W]E /&+ A %ORT DI/ANCE BEH9D  
US4  

0 ,HE MU/ HAVE AIM$ AT \R CORDON1 ! RASCAL 6 0  
REM>K$ ANO!R4  

0 ,SEE :AT A LOT ( !M ! =E/ IS P\R+ \T4  
,I SUPPOSE !Y >E TRY+ TO F9D A PLACE TO /ATION !IR  
CANNON10 ADD$ A ?IRD4 0 ,IF WE C\LD JU/ BUR/ A %ELL  
9 ! MID/ ( !M1 -- ?AT W\LD MAKE !M SPIT -- 0  

0 ,:AT IS Y\R OP9ION 8 WILL IT REA* SO F>1 DE>  
MAN 8 0 ASK$ ,*IK94  

0,FIVE HUNDR$ OR FIVE HUNDR$ & TW5TY FA?OMS1  
NOT MORE10 ,MAKSIMOV SAID1 COOLLY1 AS ?\< SPEAK+ TO  
HIMSELF1 ?\< IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE WAS ANXI\S TO FIRE  
(F ! CANNON1 AS ! RE/ W]E4 0 ,IF WE W]E TO GIVE  
=TY-FIVE L9ES TO ! H[ITZ]1 WE MI<T HIT IT1 -- HIT IT  
SQU>E 9 ! MIDDLE40  

0,DO Y\ KN[1 IF Y\ W]E TO AIM /RAI<T AT ?IS  
GR\P1 Y\ W\LD C]TA9LY HIT SOMEBODY4 ,SEE H[ !Y  
HAVE ALL GA!R$ 9 A MASS 6 ,N[1 QUICKLY1 GIVE !  
ORD] TO FIRE10 ! COMM&] ( ! COMPANY CONT9U$  
HIS 5TREATIES4  

0 ,DO Y\ ORD] ! GUN TO BE AIM$ 8 0 ,ANTONOV SUD-  
D5LY ASK$1 9 A J]KY BASS VOICE1 ) GLOOMY MALICE 9  
HIS EYES4  

,I MU/ CONFESS ?AT ,I MYSELF WAS ANXI\S = IT1 & SO  
,I ORD]$ ?AT ! SECOND CANNON BE BR\<T 9TO POSI-  
TION4  

,NO SOON] HAD ,I GIV5 ! ORD] ?AN ! %ELL WAS  
P[D]$1 & RAMM$ 91 & ,ANTONOV1 CL++ TO !  
GUN-*EEK1 & PLAC+ HIS TWO FAT F+]S ON ! C>RIAGE-  
PLATE1 WAS ORD]+ ! BLOCK-TRAIL TO ! RI<T & LEFT4  

0 ,A TRIFLE MORE TO ! LEFT -- A WEE BIT TO ! RI<T --  
N[1 ! LEA/ ,HTTLE BIT MORE -- N[ IT'S ALL RI<T10 HE  
SAID1 WALK+ AWAY FROM ! GUN ) A PR\D FACE4  

,! 9FANTRY (FIC]1 ,I1 & ,MAKSIMOV1 ONE AFT] AN-  
O!R PUT \R EYES TO ! SI<T1 & EA* EXPRESS$ HIS  
P>TICUL> OP9ION4  

0 ,UPON MY WORD1 IT WILL C>RY ACROSS10 REM>K$ ,VEL5-  
*UK1 CLICK+ ) HIS TONGUE1 AL?\< HE HAD ONLY  
BE5 LOOK+ OV] ,ANTONOV'S %\LD]1 & !RE=E DID  
NOT HAVE ! LEA/ REASON = SU* A SUPPOSITION4 0 ,UPON  
MY WORD1 IT WI,U C>RY ACROSS1 & WILL /RIKE ?AT TREE1  
BRO!RS 6 0  

0 ,SECOND 6 0 ,I COMM&$4  

,! CREW /EPP$ ASIDE4 ,ANTONOV RAN TO ONE SIDE1 9  
ORD] TO SEE ! FLI<T ( ! PROJECTILE 2 ! FUZE FLA%$1  
& ! BRASS RANG \T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME WE W]E 5-  
VELOP$ 9 P[D]-SMOKE1 & ?R\< ! DEAF5+  
BOOM ( ! REPORT WAS HE>D ! METALLIC1 :IZZ+  
S\ND ( ! PROJECTILE1 FLY+ ) ! RAPIDITY ( LI<T-  
N+1 DY+ AWAY 9 ! DI/ANCE AMID A UNIV]SAL  
SIL5CE4 ,A LITTLE BEH9D ! GR\P ( ! HORSEM5 AP-  
PE>$ :ITE SMOKE1 ! ,T>T>S GALLOP$ AWAY 9 BO?  
DIRECTIONS1 & WE HE>D ! S\ND ( ! EXPLOSION4  

0 ,?AT WAS F9E 6 ,H[ !Y >E SCAMP]+ 6 ,SEE1 !  
DEVILS DON'T LIKE IT 6 0 W]E HE>D ! APPROVALS & JE/S  
9 ! RANKS ( ! >TILL]Y & 9FANTRY4  

0 ,IF WE HAD AIM$ A LITTLE L[]1 WE %\LD HAVE HIT  
,MM /RAI<T10 REM>K$ ,VEL5*UK4 0 ,I TOLD Y\ IT  
W\LD /RIKE ! TREE1 & SO IT DID1 -- IT W5T TO !  
RI<T40  

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