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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! /ORM BECAME MORE & MORE VIOL5T1 & ! SN[ FELL DRY & F9E2 
IT SEEM$ AS IF WE W]E 9 DANG] ( FREEZ+4 ,MY NOSE & *EEKS BEGAN 
TO T+LE2 MORE FREQU5TLY ! DRAFT ( COLD AIR 9S9UAT$ ITSELF 
UND] MY FURS1 & IT BECAME NECESS>Y TO BUNDLE UP W>M]4 ,SOMETIMES 
! SL$GES BUMP$ ON ! B>E1 ICY CRU/ FROM :I* ! SN[ HAD BE5 
BL[N AWAY4 ,AS ,I HAD ALREADY GONE SIX HUNDR$ V]/S )\T SLEEP+ 
UND] RO(1 & ?\< ,I FELT GREAT 9T]E/ 9 ! \TCOME ( \R 
W&]+S1 MY EYES CLOS$ 9 SPITE ( ME1 & ,I DR[S$4 ,ONCE :5 ,I 
OP5$ MY EYES1 ,I WAS /RUCK1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ME AT ! FIR/ MOM5T1 
BY A BRI<T LI<T1 GLEAM+ OV] ! :ITE PLA93 ! HORIZON WID5$ 
CONSID]ABLY1 ! L[]+ BLACK SKY SUDD5LY LIFT$ UP ON ALL SIDES1 
! :ITE SLANT+ L9ES ( ! FALL+ SN[ BECAME VISIBLE1 ! %APES 
( ! HEAD TROIKAS /OOD \T CLE>LY2 & :5 ,I LOOK$ UP1 IT SEEM$ 
TO ME AT ! FIR/ MOM5T ?AT ! CL\DS HAD SCATT]$1 & ?AT ONLY 
! FALL+ SN[ VEIL$ ! />S4 ,AT ! MOM5T ?AT ,I AWOKE FROM 
MY DR[SE1 ! MOON CAME \T1 & CA/ ?R\< ! T5U\S CL\DS 
& ! FALL+ SN[ H] COLD BRI<T BEAMS4 ,I SAW CLE>LY MY SL$GE1 
HORSES1 DRIV]1 & ! ?REE TROIKAS1 PL[+ ON 9 FRONT3 ! 
FIR/1 ! C\RI]'S1 9 :I* /ILL SAT ON ! BOX ! ONE YAM%*IK 
DRIV+ AT A H>D TROT2 ! SECOND1 9 :I* RODE ! TWO DRIV]S1 
:O LET ! HORSES GO AT !IR [N PACE1 & HAD"9  MADE A %ELT] \T 
( A CAMEL'S-HAIR COAT.<#g.> BEH9D :I* !Y /ILL SMOK$ !IR PIPES 
AS C\LD BE SE5 BY ! SP>KS GL[+ 9 !IR DIRECTION2 & ! 
?IRD1 9 :I* NO ONE WAS VISIBLE1 = ! YAM%*IK WAS COM=TABLY 
SLEEP+ 9 ! MIDDLE4 ,! LEAD+ DRIV]1 H[EV]1 :ILE ,I WAS 
NAPP+ HAD SEV]AL TIMES HALT$ HIS HORSES1 & ATTEMPT$ TO F9D 
! ROAD4 ,!N :ILE WE /OPP$ ! H[L+ ( ! W9D BECAME MORE 
AUDIBLE1 & ! MON/R\S HEAPS ( SN[ PIL+ ?R\< ! ATMOSPH]E 
SEEM$ MORE TREM5D\S4 ,BY ! AID ( ! MOONLI<T :I* MADE ITS 
WAY ?R\< ! /ORM1 ,I C\LD SEE ! DRIV]'S %ORT FIGURE1 :IP 9 
H&1 EXAM9+ ! SN[ BE=E HIM1 MOV+ BACK & =? 9 ! MI/Y 
LI<T1 AGA9 COM+ BACK TO ! SL$GE1 & SPR++ SIDEWISE ON ! 
SEAT2 & !N AGA9 ,I HE>D ABOVE ! MONOTON\S :I/L+ ( ! 
W9D1 ! COM=TABLE1 CLE> J+L+ & MELODY ( ! BELLS4 ,:5 ! 
HEAD DRIV] CREPT \T TO F9D ! M>KS ( ! ROAD OR ! HAYRICKS1 
EA* TIME WAS HE>D ! LIVELY1 SELF-CONFID5T VOICE ( ONE ( ! 
YAM%*IKS 9 ! SECOND SL$GE %\T+1 0,HEY1 ,IGNA%KA6.<#h.> Y\ TURN$ 
(F TOO MU* TO ! LEFT4 ,/RIKE (F TO ! RI<T 9TO ! /ORM40 ,OR1 
0,:Y >E Y\ GO+ R\ND 9 A CIRCLE8 KEEP /RAI<T AHEAD AS ! SN[ 
FLIES4 ,FOLL[ ! SN[1 !N Y\'LL HIT IT40 ,OR1 0,TAKE ! RI<T1 TAKE 
! RI<T1 OLD MAN4.<#i.> ,!RE'S SOME?+ BLACK1 IT MU/ BE A PO/40 ,OR1 
0,:AT >E Y\ GETT+ LO/ =8 :Y >E Y\ GETT+ LO/8 ,UNHIT* ! 
PIEBALD HORSE1 & LET HIM F9D ! ROAD = Y\4 ,HE'LL DO IT EV]Y 
TIME4 ,?AT W\LD BE ! BE/ WAY40 

,! MAN :O WAS SO FREE ) HIS ADVICE NOT ONLY DID NOT (F] TO 
UNHIT* HIS (F-HORSE1 OR GO HIMSELF"9  ACROSS ! SN[ TO HUNT = ! 
ROAD1 BUT DID NOT EV5 PUT HIS NOSE \TSIDE ( HIS %ELT]-COAT2 & 
:5 ,IGNA%KA ! LEAD]1 9 REPLY TO ONE ( HIS PR(F]S ( ADVICE1 
%\T$ TO HIM TO COME & TAKE ! =W>D PLACE S9CE HE KNEW ! 
ROAD SO WELL1 ! M5TOR REPLI$ ?AT :5 HE CAME TO DRIVE A C\RI]'S 
SL$GE1 !N HE W\LD TAKE ! LEAD1 & NEV] ONCE MISS ! ROAD4 0,BUT 
\R HORSES W\LDN'T GO /RAI<T ?R\< A SN[DRIFT10 HE %\T$3 0!Y 
A9'T ! RI<T K9D40 

0,!N DON'T Y\ WORRY Y\RSELVES10 REPLI$ ,IGNA%KA1 GAILY :I/L+ TO 
HIS HORSES4 

,! YAM%*IK :O SAT 9 ! SAME SL$GE ) ! M5TOR SAID NO?+ 
AT ALL TO ,IGNA%KA1 & PAID NO ATT5TION TO ! DIFFICULTY1 ?\< HE 
WAS NOT YET ASLEEP1 AS ,I CONCLUD$ BY HIS PIPE :I* /ILL GL[$1 & 
BECAUSE1 :5 WE HALT$1 ,I HE>D HIS MEASUR$ VOICE 9 UN9T]RUPT$ 
FL[4 ,HE WAS TELL+ A /ORY4 ,ONCE ONLY1 :5 ,IGNA%KA = ! SIX? OR 
SEV5? TIME CAME TO A /OP1 IT SEEM$ TO VEX HIM BECAUSE HIS COM=T 
9 TRAVEL+ WAS DI/URB$1 & HE %\T$1-- 

0,/OPP+ AGA98 ,HE'S MISS+ ! ROAD ON PURPOSE4 ,CALL ?IS A 
SN[/ORM6 ,! SURVEYOR HIMSELF C\LD NOT F9D ! ROAD6 HE W\LD LET 
! HORSES F9D IT4 ,WE %ALL FREEZE TO DEA? H]E2 JU/ LET HIM GO ON 
REG>DLESS60 

0,:AT6 ,DON'T Y\ KN[ A PO%TELLION FROZE TO DEA? LA/ W9T]80 
%\T$ MY DRIV]4 

,ALL ?IS TIME ! DRIV] ( ! ?IRD TROIKA HAD NOT BE5 HE>D FROM4 
,BUT ONCE :ILE WE W]E /OPP+1 ! M5TOR %\T$1 0,FILIPP6 HA6 
,FILIPP60 & NOT GETT+ ANY RESPONSE REM>K$1-- 

0,CAN HE HAVE FROZ5 TO DEA?8 ,IGNA%KA1 Y\ GO & LOOK40 

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,IGNA%KA1 :O WAS RESPONSIBLE = ALL1 W5T TO HIS SL$GE1 & BEGAN TO 
%AKE ! SLEEP]4 

0,SEE :AT DR9K HAS DONE = HIM6 ,TELL US IF Y\ >E FROZ5 TO DEA?60 
SAID HE1 %AK+ HIM4 

,! SLEEP] GRUNT$ A LITTLE1 & !N BEGAN TO SCOLD4 

0,LIVE 5\<1 FELL[S60 SAID ,IGNA%KA1 & AGA9 />T$ AHEAD1 & 
ONCE MORE WE DROVE ON2 & ) SU* RAPIDITY ?AT ! LITTLE BR[N 
(F-HORSE1 9 MY ?REE-SPAN1 :I* WAS CON/ANTLY :IPP+ HIMSELF ) 
HIS TAIL1 DID NOT ONCE 9T]RUPT HIS AWKW>D GALLOP4 

.<#g.> >MYAK4 

.<#h.> DIM9I%$ DIM9UTIVE ( ,IGNAT4 

.<#i.> BRATETS TUI MOI2 LIT]ALLY1 0?\ BRO!R M9E40 

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