,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #bc 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE DAY ,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA CAME HOME FROM ! TREASUR]'S (FICE1 :]E %E HAD RECEIV$ H] P5SION4 ,ON H] WAY %E MET A S*OOLMA/]1 A FRI5D ( H]S4 

0,GOOD DAY1 ,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA6 ,HAVE Y\ RECEIV$ Y\R MONEY80 ! S*OOLMA/] ASK$1 9 A L\D VOICE FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! /REET4 

0,I HAVE10 ANSW]$ ,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA4 0,BUT IT WAS NOT MU*2 JU/ 5\< TO FILL ! HOLES40 

0,OH1 !RE MU/ BE SOME TIDY PICK+S \T ( SU* A LOT ( MONEY10 SAID ! S*OOLMA/]1 & PASS$ ON1 AFT] HAV+ SAID GOOD-BYE4 

0,GOOD-BYE10 SAID ,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA4 ,:ILE %E WAS LOOK+ AT H] FRI5D1 %E MET A TALL MAN FACE TO FACE1 :O HAD V]Y LONG >MS & A /]N LOOK 9 HIS EYES4 ,COM+ TO H] H\SE1 %E WAS V]Y />TL$ ON AGA9 SEE+ ! SAME MAN ) ! LONG >MS1 :O HAD EVID5TLY FOLL[$ H]4 ,HE REMA9$ /&+ ANO!R MOM5T AFT] %E HAD GONE 91 !N TURN$ & WALK$ AWAY4 

,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA FELT SOME:AT FRI<T5$ AT FIR/4 ,BUT :5 %E HAD 5T]$ ! H\SE1 & HAD GIV5 H] FA!R & H] NEPHEW ,F$IA ! PRES5TS %E HAD BR\<T = !M1 & %E HAD PATT$ ! DOG ,TREASURE1 :O :9$ ) JOY1 %E =GOT H] FE>S4 ,%E GAVE ! MONEY TO H] FA!R & BEGAN TO WORK1 AS !RE WAS ALWAYS PL5TY = H] TO DO4 

,! MAN %E MET FACE TO FACE WAS ,/EPAN4 

,AFT] HE HAD KILL$ ! 9NKEEP]1 HE DID NOT RETURN TO T[N4 ,/RANGE TO SAY1 HE WAS NOT SORRY TO HAVE COMMITT$ ?AT MURD]4 ,HIS M9D W5T BACK TO ! MURD]$ MAN OV] & OV] AGA9 DUR+ ! FOLL[+ DAY2 & HE LIK$ ! RECOLLECTION ( HAV+ DONE ! ?+ SO SKILLFULLY1 SO CLEV]LY1 ?AT NOBODY-W\LD EV] DISCOV] IT1 & HE W\LD NOT !RE=E BE PREV5T$ FROM MURD]+ O!R PEOPLE 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,SITT+ 9 ! PUBLIC-H\SE & HAV+ HIS TEA1 HE LOOK$ AT ! PEOPLE >\ND HIM ) ! SAME ?\<T H[ HE %\LD MURD] !M4 ,9 ! EV5+ HE CALL$ AT A C>T]'S1 A MAN FROM HIS VILLAGE1 TO SP5D ! NI<T AT HIS H\SE4 ,! C>T] WAS NOT 94 ,HE SAID HE W\LD WAIT = HIM1 & 9 ! MEAN:ILE BEGAN TALK+ TO ! C>T]'S WIFE4 ,BUT :5 %E MOV$ TO ! /OVE1 ) H] BACK TURN$ TO HIM1 ! IDEA 5T]$ HIS M9D TO KILL H]4 ,HE M>VEL$ AT HIMSELF AT FIR/1 & %OOK HIS HEAD2 BUT ! NEXT MOM5T HE SEIZ$ ! KNIFE HE HAD HIDD5 9 HIS BOOT1 KNOCK$ ! WOMAN D[N ON ! FLOOR1 & CUT H] ?ROAT4 ,:5 ! *ILDR5 BEGAN TO SCREAM1 HE KILL$ !M ALSO & W5T AWAY4 ,HE DID NOT LOOK \T = ANO!R PLACE TO SP5D ! NI<T1 BUT AT ONCE LEFT ! T[N4 ,9 A VILLAGE SOME DI/ANCE AWAY HE W5T TO ! 9N & SLEPT !RE4 ,! NEXT DAY HE RETURN$ TO ! DI/RICT T[N1 & !RE HE OV]HE>D 9 ! /REET ,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA'S TALK ) ! S*OOLMA/]4 ,H] LOOK FRI<T5$ HIM1 BUT YET HE MADE UP HIS M9D TO CREEP 9TO H] H\SE1 & ROB H] ( ! MONEY %E HAD RECEIV$4 ,:5 ! NI<T CAME HE BROKE ! LOCK & 5T]$ ! H\SE4 ,! FIR/ P]SON :O HE>D HIS /EPS WAS ! Y\NG] DAU<T]1 ! M>RI$ ONE4 ,%E SCREAM$4 ,/EPAN /ABB$ H] IMM$IATELY ) HIS KNIFE4 ,H] HUSB& WOKE UP & FELL UPON ,/EPAN1 SEIZ$ HIM BY HIS ?ROAT1 & /RUGGL$ ) HIM DESP]ATELY4 ,BUT ,/EPAN WAS ! /RONG] MAN & OV]P[]$ HIM4 ,AFT] MURD]+ HIM1 ,/EPAN1 EXCIT$ BY ! LONG FI<T1 /EPP$ 9TO ! NEXT ROOM BEH9D A P>TITION4 ,?AT WAS ,M>IA ,SEM5OVNA'S B$ROOM4 ,%E ROSE 9 H] B$1 LOOK$ AT ,/EPAN ) H] MILD FRI<T5$ EYES1 & CROSS$ H]SELF4 

,ONCE MORE H] LOOK SC>$ ,/EPAN4 ,HE DROPP$ HIS EYES4 

0,:]E IS Y\R MONEY80 HE ASK$1 )\T RAIS+ HIS FACE4 

,%E DID NOT ANSW]4 

0,:]E IS ! MONEY80 ASK$ ,/EPAN AGA91 %[+ H] HIS KNIFE4 

0,H[ CAN Y\ 4 4 40 %E SAID4 

0,Y\ WILL SEE H[40 

,/EPAN CAME CLOSE TO H]1 9 ORD] TO SEIZE H] H&S & PREV5T H] /RUGGL+ ) HIM1 BUT %E DID NOT EV5 TRY TO LIFT H] >MS OR (F] ANY RESI/ANCE2 %E PRESS$ H] H&S TO H] *E/1 & SI<$ HEAVILY4 

0,OH1 :AT A GREAT S960 %E CRI$4 0,H[ CAN Y\6 ,HAVE M]CY ON Y\RSELF4 ,TO DE/ROY SOMEBODY'S S\L 4 4 4 & WORSE1 Y\R [N6 4 4 40 

,/EPAN C\LD NOT /& H] VOICE ANY LONG]1 & DREW HIS KNIFE %>PLY ACROSS H] ?ROAT4 0,/OP ?AT TALK60 HE SAID4 ,%E FELL BACK ) A HO>SE CRY1 & ! PILL[ WAS /A9$ ) BLOOD4 ,HE TURN$ AWAY1 & W5T R\ND ! ROOMS 9 ORD] TO COLLECT ALL HE ?\<T WOR? TAK+4 ,HAV+ MADE A BUNDLE ( ! MO/ VALUABLE ?+S1 HE LI<T$ A CIG>ETTE1 SAT D[N = A :ILE1 BRU%$ HIS CLO!S1 & LEFT ! H\SE4 ,HE ?\<T ?IS MURD] W\LD NOT MATT] TO HIM MORE ?AN ?OSE HE HAD COMMITT$ BE=E2 BUT BE=E HE GOT A NI<T'S LODG+1 HE FELT SUDD5LY SO EXHAU/$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT WALK ANY F>!R4 ,HE /EPP$ D[N 9TO ! GUTT] & REMA9$ LY+ !RE ! RE/ ( ! NI<T1 & ! NEXT DAY & ! NEXT NI<T4 

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