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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AT T5 O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+ ! TROOPS W]E ORD]$ TO M>*4 ,AT 
HALF-PA/ N9E ,I M\NT$ MY HORSE1 & />T$ (F TO F9D ! G5]AL2 
BUT ON REFLECT+ ?AT HE & HIS ADJUTANT MU/ BE BUSY1 ,I REMA9$ 9 
! /REET1 &1 TY+ MY HORSE TO A F5CE1 SAT D[N ON ! T]RACE TO 
WAIT UNTIL ! G5]AL %\LD COME4 

,! HEAT & GL>E ( ! DAY HAD ALREADY VANI%$ 9 ! FRE% NI<T 
AIR2 & ! OBSCURE LI<T ( ! Y\NG MOON1 :I*1 9FOLD+ >\ND 
ITSELF A PALE GLEAM+ HALO AGA9/ ! D>K BLUE ( ! />RY SKY1 
WAS BEG9N+ TO DECL9E4 ,LI<TS %ONE 9 ! W9D[S ( ! H\SES & 
9 ! *9KS ( ! E>? HUTS4 ,! GRACEFULLY PROPORTION$ POPL>S 
9 ! G>D5S1 /&+ \T AGA9/ ! HORIZON FROM BEH9D ! E>? 
HUTS1 :OSE RE$-?AT*$ RO(S GLEAM$ PALE 9 ! MOONLI<T1 SEEM$ 
/ILL TALL] & BLACK]4 

,! LONG %AD[S ( ! H\SES1 ( ! TREES1 ( ! F5CES1 LAY 
BEAUTIFULLY ACROSS ! :ITE DU/Y ROAD4 ,9 ! RIV] RANG 9CESSANTLY 
! VOICE ( ! FROGS2.<#a#g.> 9 ! /REETS W]E HE>D HURRY+ /EPS1 
& S\NDS ( VOICES1 & ! GALLOP+ ( HORSES4 ,FROM ! SUBURB CAME 
FLOAT+1 N[ & AGA91 ! /RA9S ( ! H&-ORGAN2 N[ ! POPUL> 
,RUSSIAN AIR1 0,! W9DS >E BL[+10 N[ ONE ( ! ,AURORA WALTZES4 

,I WILL NOT TELL :AT MY ?\<TS W]E3 9 ! FIR/"9  PLACE1 BECAUSE 
,I %\LD BE A%AM$ TO CONFESS TO ! MELAN*OLY IDEAS :I* )\T 
CESSATION >OSE 9 MY M9D1 :ILE ALL >\ND ME ,I P]CEIV$ ONLY GAIETY 
& MIR?2 &1 9 ! SECOND PLACE1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE NO?+ TO DO 
) MY /ORY4 

,I WAS SO DEEPLY 5GROSS$ 9 ?\<T1 ?AT ,I DID NOT NOTICE ?AT ! 
BELL WAS R++ = ELEV5 O'CLOCK1 & ! G5]AL WAS RID+ PA/ ME 
) HIS SUITE4 

,! RE>GU>D WAS JU/ AT ! =TRESS GATE4 ,I GALLOP$ AT FULL SPE$ 
ACROSS ! BRIDGE1 AMID A CRU% ( CANNON1 CAISSONS1 MILIT>Y WAGONS1 
& COMM&+ (FIC]S %\T+ AT ! TOP ( !IR VOICES4 ,AFT] 
REA*+ ! GATE1 ,I RODE AT A BRISK TROT = ALMO/ A V]/1 PA/ 
! >MY /RET*$ \T & SIL5TLY MOV+ ?R\< ! D>KNESS1 & 
OV]TOOK ! G5]AL4 ,AS ,I MADE MY WAY PA/ ! M\NT$ >TILL]Y 
DRAGG+ !IR ORDNANCE1 AMID ! CANNON & (FIC]S1 A ,G]MAN VOICE1 
LIKE A DISAGREEABLE DISSONANCE 9T]RUPT+ S(T & MAJE/IC H>MONY1 
/RUCK MY E>4 ,IT SCREAM$1 0,AGKHT+KHI/1.<#a#h.> BR+ A L9/OCK40 

,& A SOLDI]'S VOICE REPLI$1 QUICK AS A FLA%1 0,*EV*5KO6 ! 
LIEUT5ANT ASKS = A LI<T60 

,! GREAT] P>T ( ! SKY HAD BECOME 5VELOP$ 9 LONG /EEL-GRAY 
CL\DS3 H]E & !RE GLEAM$ FROM BETWE5 !M ! LU/]LESS />S4 
,! MOON WAS N[ S9K+ BEH9D ! NE> HORIZON ( D>K M\NTA9S 
:I* W]E ON ! RI<T2 & IT %$ ON !IR SUMMITS A FEEBLE1 WAN+1 
HALF LI<T1 :I* CONTRA/$ %>PLY ) ! IMP5ETRABLE D>KNESS 
?AT M>K$ !IR BASES4 

,! AIR WAS MILD1 & SO /ILL1 ?AT NOT A S+LE GRASS-BLADE1 NOT A 
S+LE MI/-WREA?1 MOV$4 ,IT BECAME SO D>K1 ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE 
TO DI/+UI%"9  OBJECTS1 EV5 ?\< V]Y NE> AT H&4 ,ON ! SIDE ( 
! ROAD1 !RE SEEM$ TO ME SOMETIMES TO BE ROCKS1 SOMETIMES ANIMALS1 
SOMETIMES /RANGE M52 & ,I KNEW ?AT !Y W]E BU%ES ONLY :5 ,I 
HE>D !M RU/LE1 & FELT ! COOLNESS ( ! DEW ) :I* !Y 
W]E COV]$4 ,9 FRONT ( ME ,I SAW A D5SE1 WAV+ BLACK %AD[1 BEH9D 
:I* FOLL[$ A FEW MOV+ SPOTS2 ?IS WAS ! VAN-GU>D ( CAVALRY1 
& ! G5]AL ) HIS SUITE4 ,BETWE5 US MOV$ ANO!R SIMIL> BLACK 
MASS1 BUT ?IS WAS NOT AS HI< AS ! FIR/2 ?IS WAS ! 9FANTRY4 

,SU* SIL5CE REIGN$ 9 ! :OLE DETA*M5T1 ?AT !RE C\LD BE 
PLA9LY DI/+UI%$ ALL ! H>MONI\S VOICES ( ! NI<T1 FULL ( 
MY/]I\S *>M4 ,! DI/ANT MELAN*OLY H[LS ( JACKALS1 SOMETIMES 
LIKE ! WAILS ( DESPAIR1 SOMETIMES LIKE LAU<T]2 ! MONOTON\S 
R++ SONG ( ! CRICKET1 ! FROG1 ! QUAIL2 A GRADUALLY 
APPROA*+ MURMUR1 ! CAUSE ( :I* ,I C\LD NOT MAKE CLE> TO MY [N 
M9D2 & ALL ?OSE NOCTURNAL1 ALMO/ AUDIBLE MOTIONS ( NATURE1 :I* 
IT IS SO IMPOSSIBLE EI!R TO COMPREH5D OR DEF9E1--UNITE 9TO ONE 
COMPLETE1 BEAUTIFUL H>MONY :I* WE CALL SIL5T NI<T4 

,?IS SIL5CE WAS BROK51 OR RA!R WAS UNIFI$1 BY ! DULL ?UD ( ! 
HO(S1 & ! RU/L+ ( ! TALL GRASS ?R\< :I* ! DIVISION 
WAS SL[LY MOV+4 

,OCCASIONALLY1 H[EV]1 WAS HE>D 9 ! RANKS ! R+ ( A HEAVY 
CANNON1 ! S\ND ( CLA%+ BAYONETS1 /IFL$ CONV]SATION1 & ! 
SNORT+ ( A HORSE4 

,NATURE BREA!D PEACEFULLY 9 BEAUTY & P[]4 

,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT PEOPLE F9D NO ROOM TO LIVE TOGE!R 9 ?IS 
BEAUTIFUL WORLD1 UND] ?IS B\NDLESS />RY HEAV58 ,IS IT POSSIBLE 
?AT AMID ?IS BEWIT*+ NATURE1 ! S\L ( MAN CAN H>BOR ! 
S5TIM5TS"9  ( HATR$ & REV5GE1 OR ! PASSION = 9FLICT+ 
DE/RUCTION UPON HIS K9D8 ,ALL UGLY FEEL+S 9 ! HE>T ( MAN \<T1 
IT W\LD SEEM1 TO VANI% AWAY 9 ?IS 9T]C\RSE ) NATURE1--) 
?IS IMM$IATE EXPRESSION ( BEAUTY & GOODNESS6 

.<#a#g.> ,! FROGS 9 ! ,CAUCASUS MAKE A S\ND 5TIRELY DIFF]5T 
FROM ! ,KVAKAN'YE ( ! ,RUSSIAN FROGS4 

.<#a#h.> ,G]MAN MISPRONUNCIATION = ,ANTI*RI/1 ! ACC5T ( 
:I* 9 ,RUSSIAN FALLS ON ! P5ULT4 

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