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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,MY DRIV]1 )\T WAIT+ = ! LA/ TROIKA TO PASS1 BEGAN AWKW>DLY 
TO TURN >\ND2 & ! ?ILLS HIT ! HORSES ATTA*$ BEH9D4 ,ONE ( 
! TROIKA TEAMS %I$1 TORE AWAY ! RE9S1 & GALLOP$ (F4 

0,HEY !RE1 Y\ SQU9T-EY$ DEVIL6 ,DON'T Y\ SEE :]E Y\ >E TURN+8 
,RUNN+ PEOPLE D[N1 Y\ DEVIL60 9 A HO>SE1 DISCORDANT VOICE SCOLD$ 
ONE ( ! DRIV]S1 A %ORT1 LITTLE OLD MAN1 AS ,I JUDG$ BY HIS VOICE 
& EXPRESSION4 ,HE SPRANG HA/ILY \T ( ! H9DMO/ SL$GE :]E HE 
HAD BE5 SITT+1 & />T$ TO RUN AFT] ! HORSES1 /ILL CONT9U+ 
R\<LY & VIOL5TLY TO VILIFY MY YAM%*IK4 

,BUT ! HORSES DID NOT COME BACK4 ,! DRIV] RAN AFT] !M1 & 9 ONE 
9/ANT BO? HORSES & DRIV] W]E LO/ FROM SI<T 9 ! :ITE MI/ 
( ! /ORM4 

0,VASI-I-I-LI6 BR+ ! BAY HORSE H]E4 ,CAN'T KET* HIM1 SO-O-O10 
E*O$ HIS VOICE 9 ! DI/ANCE4 

,ONE ( ! DRIV]S1 A V]Y TALL FELL[1 GOT \T ( HIS SL$GE1 SIL5TLY 
UNHIT*$ HIS TROIKA1 M\NT$ ONE ( ! HORSES BY ! BREE*+1 & 
CRUN*+ OV] ! SN[ 9 A CLUMSY GALLOP1 DISAPPE>$ 9 ! SAME 
DIRECTION4 

,\R [N TROIKA1 ) ! TWO O!RS1 FOLL[$ ON OV] ! /EPPE1 
BEH9D ! C\RI]'S :I* DA%$ AHEAD 9 FULL TROT1 J+L+ ITS BELL4 

0,H[ IS IT8 ,HE'LL GET 'EM80 SAID MY DRIV]1 REF]R+ TO ! ONE :O 
HAD GONE TO CAT* ! HORSES4"9  0,IF ?AT M>E DIDN'T F9D ! HORSES %E 
W\LDN'T BE GOOD = MU*1 Y\ KN[3 %E'D W&] (F1 SO ?AT--%E'D 
GET LO/40 

,FROM ! MOM5T ?AT MY DRIV] HAD ! COMPANY ( O!R TEAMS HE BECAME 
MORE HIL>I\S & TALKATIVE2 &1 AS ,I HAD NO DESIRE TO SLEEP1 ,I DID 
NOT FAIL1 AS A MATT] ( C\RSE1 TO MAKE ! MO/ ( IT4 ,I TOOK PA9S 
TO ASK HIM AB\T HIS HOME & HIS FAMILY1 & SOON LE>N$ ?AT HE WAS 
A FELL[-C\NTRYMAN ( M9E FROM ,TULA1--A PEASANT1 BELONG+ TO A NOBLE 
FAMILY FROM ! VILLAGE ( ,KIRPIT*NOE2 ?AT !Y HAD V]Y LITTLE L&1 
& ! GRA9 HAD 5TIRELY CEAS$ TO GR[1 [+ TO ! *OL]A2 ?AT 
HE & ONE ( HIS BRO!RS HAD /AID AT HOME1 & A ?IRD HAD GONE AS 
A SOLDI]2 ?AT S9CE ,*RI/MAS !Y HAD LACK$ BREAD1 & HAD BE5 
OBLIG$ TO WORK \T2 ?AT HIS Y\NG] BRO!R HAD KEPT ! F>M BECAUSE 
HE WAS M>RI$1 BUT ?AT HE HIMSELF WAS A WID[]2 ?AT HIS VILLAG]S 
EV]Y YE> CAME H]E TO EX]CISE ! TRADE ( YAM%*IK1 OR DRIV]2 
?AT1 ?\< HE HAD NOT COME AS A REGUL> DRIV]1 YET HE WAS 9 ! 
PO/AL-S]VICE1 SO AS TO HELP HIS BRO!R2 ?AT HE E>N$ !RE1 ?ANKS 
TO ,GOD1 A HUNDR$ & TW5TY PAP] RUBLES A YE>1 ( :I* HE S5T 
A HUNDR$ TO HIS FAMILY2 & ?AT IT W\LD BE GOOD LIV+1 0BUT ! 
C\LI]S W]E V]Y WILD BEA/S1 & ! PEOPLE H]E W]E IMPUD5T40 

0,N[1 :AT WAS ?AT DRIV] SCOLD+ AB\T8 ,GREAT HEAV5S6.<#d.> DID ,I MEAN 
TO LOSE HIS HORSES = HIM8 ,DID ,I TREAT HIM 9 A MEAN WAY8 ,& :Y DID 
HE GO GALLOP+ (F AFT] 'EM8 ,!Y'D HAVE COME 9 ( !IR [N ACCORD4 
,ANYWAY1 'TW\LD BE BETT] = ! HORSES TO FREEZE TO DEA? ?AN = 
HIM TO GET LO/10 SAID ! PI\S MUZHIK4 

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0,:AT IS ?AT BLACK ?+ ,I SEE COM+80 ,I ASK$1 PO9T+ TO SOME D>K 
OBJECT 9 FRONT ( US4 

0,?AT'S A BAGGAGE-TRA94 ,SPL5DID :EEL+60 HE ADD$1 AS HE CAME UP 
) ! HUGE MAT-COV]$ VANS ON :EELS1 FOLL[+ ONE AFT] ! 
O!R4 0,SEE1 NOT A S\L TO BE SE5--ALL ASLEEP4 ,! WISE HORSE KN[S3 
Y\ WON'T DRIVE H] FROM ! ROAD1 NEV]4444 ,WE'VE DRIV5 9 ?AT SAME 
WAY--SO WE KN[10 HE ADD$4 

,IT WAS 9DE$ /RANGE TO SEE ! HUGE VANS COV]$ ) SN[ FROM ! 
MATT$ TOPS TO ! :EELS1 MOV+ ALONG1 ABSOLUTELY ALONE4 ,ONLY ! 
FRONT CORN] ( ! SN[-COV]$ MAT W\LD BE LIFT$ BY TWO F+]S2 
&1 = A MOM5T1 A CAP W\LD PE] \T AS \R BELLS J+L$ PA/ ! 
TRA94 ,A GREAT PIEBALD HORSE1 /RET*+ \T HIS NECK1 & /RA9+ 
HIS BACK1 WALK$ ) MEASUR$ PACE OV] ! DRIFT$ ROAD1 MONOTON\SLY 
%AK+ HIS %AGGY HEAD UND] ! :IT5$ BELL-B[1.<#e.> & PRICK+ UP 
ONE SN[-COV]$ E> AS WE W5T BY4 

,AFT] WE HAD GONE /ILL ANO!R1 HALF-H\R1 ! DRIV] ONCE MORE TURN$ 
TO ME1-- 

0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K1 B>98 ,>E WE GETT+ ALONG WELL80 

0,I DON'T KN[10 ,I SAID4 

0,BE=E1 ! W9D BLEW 9 \R FACES1 BUT N[ WE GO RI<T ALONG ) IT4 
,NO1 WE %A'N'T GET !RE3 WE >E (F ! TRACK10 HE SAID 9 CONCLUSION1 
) P]FECT EQUANIMITY4 

,IT WAS EVID5T1 ?AT1 ?\< HE WAS V]Y TIMID1 YET1 AS 0DEA? 9 
COMPANY ) O!RS IS PLEASANT10 HE WAS P]FECTLY CONT5T TO DIE N[ 
?AT !RE W]E A NUMB] ( US1 & HE WAS NOT OBLIG$ TO TAKE ! 
LEAD1 & BE RESPONSIBLE4 ,HE COOLLY MADE OBS]VATIONS ON"9  ! MI/AKES 
( ! HEAD DRIV]1 AS ?\< IT W]E NOT ( ! LEA/ CONSEQU5CE 
TO HIMSELF4 ,9 FACT1 ,I HAD NOTIC$ ?AT SOMETIMES ! FRONT TROIKA 
APPE>$ ON MY RI<T1 & AGA9 ON MY LEFT4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME1 TOO1 ?AT 
WE W]E MAK+ A CIRCLE 9 V]Y SMALL SPACE4 ,H[EV]1 IT MI<T BE ?AT 
IT WAS AN OCUL> DECEPTION1 JU/ AS SOMETIMES IT SEEM$ AS IF ! FRONT 
TROIKA W]E CLIMB+ UP A M\NTA9 OR W]E GO+ ALONG A SLOPE OR D[N 
A M\NTA91 EV5 :5 ! /EPPE WAS EV]Y:]E P]FECTLY LEVEL4 

,AFT] WE HAD GONE ON A LITTLE :ILE LONG]1 ,I SAW1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ME1 
AT A DI/ANCE1 ON ! V]Y HORIZON1 A LONG BLACK1 MOV+ L9E2 BUT IT 
QUICKLY BECAME PLA9 TO ME ?AT IT WAS ! SAME BAGGAGE-TRA9 :I* 
WE HAD PASS$4 ,9 EXACTLY ! SAME WAY1 ! SN[ COV]$ ! CREAK+ 
:EELS1 SEV]AL ( :I* DID NOT TURN2 9 EXACTLY ! SAME WAY1 ! M5 
W]E SLEEP+ UND] ! MATT$ TOPS2 & LIKEWISE ! PIEBALD LEAD]1 
SWELL+ \T HIS NO/RILS1 SNUFF$ \T ! ROAD1 & PRICK$ BACK HIS 
E>S4 

0,SEE1 WE'VE GONE R\ND 9 A CIRCLE2 WE'VE GONE R\ND 9 A CIRCLE6 
,H]E'S ! SAME BAGGAGE-TRA9 AGA960 EXCLAIM$ MY DRIV] 9 A 
DISCONT5T$ TONE4 0,! C\LI]'S HORSES >E GOOD ONES1 SO IT MAKES 
NO DIFF]5CE TO HIM1 EV5 IF HE DOES GO ON A WILD-GOOSE *ASE4 ,BUT 
\RS WILL GET TIR$ \T IF WE HAVE TO SP5D ! :OLE NI<T H]E40 

,HE HAD AN ATTACK ( C\<+4 

0,%\LD WE GO BACK1 B>91 [+ TO ! MI/AKE80 

0,NO6 ,:Y8 ,WE %ALL COME \T SOME:]E40 

0,COME \T :]E8 ,WE %ALL HAVE TO SP5D ! NI<T 9 ! /EPPE4 ,H[ 
IT'S SN[+6444 ,GREAT HEAV5S60.<#f.> 

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,AL?\< IT WAS CLE> TO ME ?AT ! HEAD DRIV] HAD LO/ BO? ! 
ROAD & ! DIRECTION1 & YET WAS NOT HUNT+ = ! ROAD1 BUT WAS 
S++ AT ! TOP ( HIS VOICE1 & LETT+ HIS HORSES TAKE !IR [N 
SPE$2 & SO ,I DID NOT LIKE TO P>T COMPANY FROM !M4 

0,FOLL[ !M10 SAID ,I4 

,! YAM%*IK DROVE ON1 BUT FOLL[$ !M LESS WILL+LY ?AN BE=E1 
& NO LONG] HAD ANY ?+ TO SAY TO ME4 

.<#d.> GOSPODI-BATIU%KA4 

.<#e.> DUGA1 ! DI/9CTIVE P>T ( ! ,RUSSIAN H>NESS1 
RIS+ HI< ABOVE ! HORSE1 & C>RY+ ! BELLS4 

.<#f.> GOSPODI-BATIU%KA4 

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