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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,WE HAD N[ BE5 M>*+ MORE ?AN TWO H\RS4 ,I BEGAN TO FEEL *ILLY1 
& TO BE OV]COME ) DR[S9ESS4 ,9 ! D>KNESS ! SAME 9DI/9CT 
OBJECTS DIMLY APPE>$3 AT A LITTLE DI/ANCE1 ! SAME BLACK %AD[1 
! SAME MOV+ SPOTS4 ,BESIDE ME WAS ! CRUPP] ( A :ITE HORSE1 
:I* SWIT*$ HIS TAIL & SWUNG HIS H9D-LEGS 9 WIDE CURVES4 ,I C\LD 
SEE A BACK 9 A :ITE ,CIRCASSIAN %IRT1 AGA9/ :I* WAS \TL9$ A 
C>B9E 9 ITS BLACK CASE1 & ! H&LE ( A PI/OL 9 AN EMBROID]$ 
HOL/]3 ! GL[ ( A CIG>ETTE CA/+ A GLEAM ON A R$DI% MU/A*E1 
A FUR COLL>1 & A H& 9 A *AMOIS-SK9 GLOVE4 

,I LEAN$ OV] MY HORSE'S NECK1 CLOS$ MY EYES1 & LO/ MYSELF = A 
FEW M9UTES3 !N SUDD5LY ! REGUL> HO(-BEAT.<#a#i.> & RU/L+ CAME 
9TO MY CONSCI\SNESS AGA94 ,I LOOK$ >\ND1 & IT SEEM$ TO ME AS 
?\< ,I W]E /&+ /ILL 9 ONE SPOT1 & ?AT ! BLACK %AD[ 
9 FRONT ( ME WAS MOV+ D[N UPON ME2 OR ELSE ?AT ! %AD[ /OOD 
/ILL1 & ,I WAS RAPIDLY RID+ D[N UPON IT4 

,AT ONE SU* MOM5T ,I WAS MORE /RONGLY ?AN EV] IMPRESS$ BY ?AT 
9CESSANTLY APPROA*+ S\ND1 ! CAUSE ( :I* ,I C\LD NOT FA?OM3 
IT WAS ! RO> ( WAT]4 ,WE W]E PASS+ ?\< A DEEP GUL*1 & 
COM+ CLOSE TO A M\NTA9 RIV]1 :I* AT ?AT SEASON WAS 9 FULL 
FLOOD4.<#b.> ,! RO>+ BECAME L\D]1 !"9  DAMP GRASS GREW TALL] & 
?ICK]1 BU%ES W]E 5C\NT]$ 9 D5S] CLUMPS1 & ! HORIZON 
N>R[$ ITSELF D[N TO CLOS] LIMITS4 ,N[ & !N1 9 DIFF]5T 
PLACES 9 ! D>K HOLL[S ( ! M\NTA9S1 BRI<T FIRES FLA%$ \T 
& W]E IMM$IATELY EXT+UI%$4 

0,TELL ME1 PLEASE1 :AT >E ?OSE FIRES10 ,I ASK$ 9 A :ISP] ( ! 
,TAT> RID+ AT MY SIDE4 

0,DON'T Y\ REALLY KN[80 WAS HIS REPLY4 

0,NO10 SAID ,I4 

0,?AT IS M\NTA9 /RAW TI$ TO A POLE1.<#b#a.> & ! LI<T IS WAV$40 

0,:AT =80 

0,SO ?AT EV]Y MAN MAY KN[ ! ,RUSSIAN IS COM+4 ,N[ 9 ! ,AULS10 HE 
ADD$ ) A SMILE1 0AI1 AI ! TOMA%A.<#b#b.> >E FLY+ AB\T2 EV]Y 
SORT ( KHURDA-MURDA.<#b#c.> WILL BE HURRI$ 9TO ! RAV9ES40 

0,H[ DO !Y KN[ SO SOON 9 ! M\NTA9S ?AT ! EXP$ITION IS 
COM+80 ,I ASK$4 

0,EI6 ,H[ CAN !Y HELP KN[+8 ,IT'S KN[N EV]Y:]E3 ?AT'S ! 
K9D ( PEOPLE WE >E40 

0,& SO ,%AMYL IS N[ GETT+ READY TO M>* \T80 ,I ASK$4 

0,YOK 7NO710 HE REPLI$1 %AK+ HIS HEAD AS A SIGN ( NEGATION1 
0,%AMYL WILL NOT M>* \T4 ,%AMYL WILL S5D HIS NAIBS.<#b#d.> & HE 
HIMSELF WILL LOOK D[N FROM UP YOND] ?R\< HIS GLASS40 

0,BUT DOESN'T HE LIVE A LONG WAY (F80 

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0,NOT A LONG WAY (F4 ,H]E1 AT Y\R LEFT1 AB\T T5 V]/S HE WILL BE40 

0,H[ DO Y\ KN[ ?AT80 ,I 9QUIR$4 0,HAVE Y\ BE5 !RE80 

0,I'VE BE5 !RE4 ,ALL ( US 9 ! M\NTA9S HAVE40 

0,& Y\ HAVE SE5 ,%AMYL80 

0,PIKH6 ,%AMYL IS NOT TO BE SE5 BY US4 ,A HUNDR$1 ?REE HUNDR$1 A 
?\S& MURIDS.<#b#e.> SURR\ND HIM4 ,%AMYL WILL BE 9 ! MID/ ( 
!M10 HE SAID ) AN EXPRESSION ( FAWN+ S]VILITY4 

,LOOK+ UP 9 ! AIR1 IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAKE \T ?AT ! SKY :I* 
HAD BECOME CLE> AGA9 WAS LI<T] 9 ! EA/1 & ! ,PLEIADES W]E 
S9K+ D[N 9TO ! HORIZON4 ,BUT 9 ! GUL* ?R\< :I* WE W]E 
PASS+1 IT WAS HUMID & D>K4 

,SUDD5LY1 A LITTLE 9 ADVANCE ( US1 FROM \T ! D>KNESS FLA%$ A 
NUMB] ( LI<TS2 AT ! SAME 9/ANT1 ) A P+ SOME BULLETS :IZZ$ 
BY1 & FROM \T ! SIL5CE ?AT SURR\ND$ US FROM AF> >OSE ! 
HEAVY1 OV]MA/]+ RO> ( ! GUNS4 ,?IS WAS ! VANGU>D ( ! 
5EMY'S PICKETS4 ,! ,TAT>S1 ( :I* IT WAS COMPOS$1 SET UP !IR 
W>-CRY1 %OT AT R&OM1 & FL$ 9 ALL DIRECTIONS4 

,EV]Y ?+ BECAME SIL5T AGA94 ,! G5]AL SUMMON$ HIS 9T]PRET]4 
,! ,TAT> 9 A :ITE ,CIRCASSIAN DRESS HA/5$ UP TO HIM1 & ! TWO 
HELD A RA!R LONG CONV]SATION 9 A SORT ( :ISP] & ) MANY 
GE/URES4 

0,COLONEL ,KHASAN(6 GIVE ORD]S TO SCATT] ! 5EMY10 SAID ! G5]AL 
9 A L[1 DELIB]ATE1 BUT DI/9CT TONE ( VOICE4 

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,! DIVISION W5T D[N TO ! RIV]4 ,! BLACK M\NTA9S /OOD BACK 
FROM ! PASS2 IT WAS BEG9N+ TO GR[ LI<T4 ,! >* ( HEAV51 
9 :I* ! PALE1 LU/]LESS />S W]E B>ELY VISIBLE1 SEEM$ TO 
COME CLOS]2 ! DAWN BEGAN TO GL[ BRI<TLY 9 ! EA/2 A COOL1 
P5ETRAT+ BREEZE SPRANG UP FROM ! WE/1 & A BRI<T MI/ LIKE 
/EAM >OSE FROM ! FOAM+ RIV]4 

.<#a#i.> TOPOT4 

.<#b.> ,9 ! ,CAUCASUS ! FRE%ETS TAKE PLACE 9 ! M\? ( 
,JULY4 

.<#b#a.> TAYAK 9 ! ,CAUCASIAN DIALECT4 

.<#b#b.> TOMA%A MEANS SLAVES 9 ! ORD9>Y DIALECT 9V5T$ 
= 9T]C\RSE BETWE5 ,RUSSIANS & ,TAT>S4 ,!RE >E MANY WORDS 9 
?IS /RANGE DIALECT1 ! ROOTS ( :I* >E NOT TO BE F\ND EI!R 9 
,RUSSIAN OR ,TAT>4--,A,U,?,O,R',S ,N,O,T,E4 

.<#b#c.> ,GOODS & *ATTELS 9 ! SAME DIALECT4 

.<#b#d.> NAIB ORD9>ILY MEANS A ,MOHAMM$AN JUDGE OR HI< 
RELIGI\S (FIC]1 9 ,TURKEY & ! ,CAUCASUS2 H]O IT MEANS AN (FIC] 
:OM ! GREAT ,CIRCASSIAN *IEFTA9 ,%AMYL 5D[$ ) SPECIAL 
AU?ORITY4 

.<#b#e.> ,! WORD MURID HAS MANY SIGNIFICATIONS1 BUT 9 
! S5SE H]E EMPLOY$ IT MEANS SOME?+ BETWE5 ADJUTANT & 
BODYGU>D4--,A,U,?,O,R',S ,N,O,T,E4 

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