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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! SUN HAD TRAVEL$ HALF ITS C\RSE1 & WAS P\R+ D[N ?R\< 
! GL[+ ATMOSPH]E ITS FI]CE RAYS UPON ! P>*$ E>?4 ,! 
D>K BLUE SKY WAS ABSOLUTELY CLE>2 ONLY ! BASES ( ! SN[-CAPP$ 
M\NTA9S BEGAN TO CLO! !MSELVES 9 PALE LILAC CL\DS4 ,! 
MOTIONLESS ATMOSPH]E SEEM$ TO BE FULL ( SOME IMPALPABLE DU/2 IT 
BECAME 9TOL]ABLY HOT4 

,:5 ! >MY CAME TO A SMALL BROOK ?AT HAD OV]FL[$ HALF ! ROAD1 
A HALT WAS CALL$4 ,! SOLDI]S1 /ACK+ !IR >MS1 PLUNG$ 9TO 
! /REAM4 ,! COMM&] ( ! BATTALION SAT D[N 9 ! %ADE1 
ON A DRUM1 &1 %[+ BY HIS BROAD C\NT5ANCE ! DEGREE ( HIS 
RANK1 MADE READY1 9 COMPANY ) A FEW (FIC]S1 TO TAKE LUN*4 ,! 
CAPTA9 LAY ON ! GRASS UND] ! COMPANY'S TRANSPORT-WAGON2 ! 
GALLANT LIEUT5ANT ,ROS5KRANZ & SOME O!R Y\NG (FIC]S1 SPREAD+ 
\T !IR ,CAUCASIAN MANTLES1 OR BURKI1 ?REW !MSELVES D[N1 & 
BEGAN TO C>\SE AS WAS MANIFE/ BY ! FLASKS & BOTTLES SCATT]$ 
>\ND !M & BY ! EXTRAORD9>Y LIVEL9ESS ( !IR S+]S1 :O1 
/&+ 9 A HALF-CIRCLE BEH9D !M1 GAVE AN ACCOMPANIM5T TO ! 
,CAUCASIAN DANCE-SONG SUNG BY A ,LES<IAN GIRL3-- 

,%AMYL RESOLV$ TO MAKE A LEAGUE 
,9 ! YE>S GONE BY1 
,TRAI-RAI1 RATTAT-TAI1 
,9 ! YE>S GONE BY4 

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,AMONG !SE (FIC]S WAS ALSO ! Y\NG 5SIGN :O HAD PASS$ US 9 ! 
MORN+4 ,HE WAS V]Y 5T]TA9+3 HIS EYES GLEAM$1 HIS TONGUE NEV] 
GREW WE>Y4 ,HE WANT$ TO GREET EV]Y ONE1 & %[ HIS GOOD-WILL TO 
!M ALL4 ,POOR LAD6 HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT 9 ACT+ ?IS WAY HE MI<T BE 
RIDICUL\S1 ?AT HIS FRANKNESS & ! G5TL5ESS :I* HE %[$ TO 
EV]Y ONE MI<T W9 = HIM1 NOT ! LOVE :I* HE SO MU* DESIR$1 BUT 
RIDICULE2 HE DID NOT KN[ ?IS EI!R1 ?AT :5 AT LA/1 ?OR\<LY 
HEAT$1 HE ?REW HIMSELF D[N ON HIS BURKA1 & LEAN$ HIS HEAD 
ON HIS H&1 LETT+ HIS ?ICK BLACK CURLS FALL OV]1 HE WAS A V]Y 
PICTURE ( BEAUTY4 

,TWO (FIC]S CR\*$ UND] A WAGON1 & W]E PLAY+ C>DS ON A HAMP]4 

,I LI/5$ ) CURIOSITY TO ! TALK ( ! SOLDI]S & (FIC]S1 
& ATT5TIVELY WAT*$ ! EXPRESSION ( !IR FACES2 BUT1 TO TELL 
! TRU?1 9 NOT ONE C\LD ,I DISCOV] A %AD[ ( ?AT ANXIETY :I* 
,I MYSELF FELT2 JOKES1 LAU<T]1 ANECDOTES1 EXPRESS$ ! UNIV]SAL 
C>ELESSNESS1 & 9DIFF]5CE TO ! COM+ P]IL4 ,H[ IMPOSSIBLE TO 
SUPPOSE ?AT IT WAS NOT FAT$ = SOME NEV] AGA9 TO PASS ?AT ROAD6 

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