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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ALREADY AB\T MIDNI<T1 ,I JUDGE1 :5 ! LITTLE OLD MAN & 
,VASILI1 :O HAD GONE 9 SE>* ( ! RUNAWAY HORSES1 REJO9$ US4 ,!Y 
HAD CAU<T ! HORSES1 & HAD N[ OV]TAK5 US2 BUT H[ 9 ! WORLD 
!Y HAD ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS 9 ! ?ICK1 BL9D+ SN[/ORM1 9 ! 
MID/ ( ! B>E /EPPE1 WAS MORE ?AN ,I C\LD COMPREH5D4 ,! LITTLE 
OLD MAN1 ) HIS ELB[S & LEGS FLY+1 CAME TROTT+ UP ON ! 
%AFT-HORSE 7! TWO O!R HORSES HE HAD CAU<T BY ! COLL>S2 IT WAS 
IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAD !M 9 ! SN[/ORM74 ,:5 !Y HAD CAU<T UP ) 
ME1 HE BEGAN TO SCOLD AT MY DRIV]4 

0,Y\ SEE1 Y\ CROSS-EY$ DEVIL6 Y\0-- 

0,O ,UNCLE ,MITRIT*10.<#a.> CRI$ ! TALKATIVE FELL[ 9 ! SECOND 
SL$GE1 0Y\ ALIVE8 ,COME ALONG :]E WE >E60 

,! OLD MAN DID NOT ANSW] HIM1 BUT CONT9U$ TO SCOLD4 ,:5 HE HAD 
SATISFI$ HIMSELF1 HE REJO9$ ! SECOND SL$GE4 

0,GET EM ALL80 WAS ASK$ HIM4 

0,:Y1 ( C\RSE WE DID40 

,& HIS SMALL FIGURE LEAP$ UP & D[N ON ! HORSE'S BACK AS HE 
W5T (F AT FULL TROT2 !N HE SPRANG D[N 9TO ! SN[1 & )\T 
/OPP+ CAU<T UP ) ! SL$GE1 & SAT 9 IT ) HIS LEGS 
HANG+"9  OV] ! SIDE4 ,! TALL ,VASILI1 JU/ AS BE=E1 TOOK HIS PLACE 
9 P]FECT SIL5CE 9 ! FRONT SL$GE ) ,IGNA%KA2 & !N ! TWO 
BEGAN TO LOOK = ! ROAD TOGE!R4 

0,:AT A SPITFIRE6 ,GREAT HEAV5S60 MUTT]$ MY DRIV]4 

,= A LONG TIME AFT] ?IS WE DROVE ON )\T /OPP+1 OV] ! :ITE 
WA/E1 9 ! COLD1 PELLUCID1 & WAV]+ LI<T ( ! SN[/ORM4 ,:5 
,I OP5$ MY EYES1 !RE BE=E ME ROSE ! SAME CLUMSY1 SN[-COV]$ 
CAP2 ! SAME L[ DUGA OR BELL-B[1 UND] :I*1 BETWE5 ! LEA!RN 
RE9S TI<TLY /RET*$1 !RE MOV$ ALWAYS AT ! SAME DI/ANCE ! 
HEAD ( ! %AFT-HORSE ) ! BLACK MANE BL[N TO ONE SIDE BY ! 
W9D4 ,& ,I C\LD SEE1 ABOVE HIS BACK1 ! BR[N (F-HORSE ON ! 
RI<T1 ) HIS %ORT BRAID$ TAIL1 & ! :IFFLETREE SOMETIMES 
KNOCK+ AGA9/ ! DA%] ( ! SLEI<4 ,IF ,I LOOK$ BEL[1 !N ,I 
SAW ! SCURRY+ SN[ /IRR$ UP BY ! RUNN]S1 & CON/ANTLY TOSS$ 
& BORNE BY ! W9D TO ONE SIDE4 ,9 FRONT ( ME1 ALWAYS AT ! SAME 
DI/ANCE1 GLID$ ! O!R TROIKAS4 ,TO LEFT & RI<T1 ALL WAS :ITE 
& BEWILD]+4 ,VA9LY ! EYE S\<T = ANY NEW OBJECT3 NEI!R 
V]/-PO/1 NOR HAYRICK1 NOR F5CE WAS TO BE SE52 NO?+ AT ALL4 
,EV]Y:]E1 ALL WAS :ITE1 :ITE & FLUCTUAT+4 ,N[ ! HORIZON SEEMS 
TO BE 9DI/+UI%ABLY DI/ANT1 !N IT COMES D[N )9 TWO /EPS 
ON EV]Y SIDE2 N[ SUDD5LY A HI< :ITE WALL GR[S UP ON ! RI<T1 
& ACCOMPANIES ! C\RSE ( ! SL$GES1 !N IT SUDD5LY VANI%ES1 
& GR[S UP 9 FRONT1 ONLY TO GLIDE ON 9 ADVANCE1 F>!R & F>!R 
AWAY1 & DISAPPE> AGA94 

,AS ,I LOOK UP1 IT SEEMS LI<T4 ,AT ! FIR/ MOM5T1 ,I IMAG9E ?AT 
?R\< ! MI/ ,I SEE ! />S2 BUT !"9  />S1 AS ,I GAZE1 FLEE 9TO 
DEEP] & DEEP] DEP?S1 & ,I SEE ONLY ! SN[ FALL+ 9TO FACE 
& EYES1 & ! COLL> ( MY FUR COAT2.<#a#a.> ! SKY HAS EV]Y:]E 
ONE TONE ( LI<T1 ONE TONE ( :ITE1--COLORLESS1 MONOTON\S1 & 
CON/ANTLY %IFT+4 ,! W9D SEEMS TO V>Y3 AT ONE MOM5T IT BL[S 
9TO MY FACE1 & FL+S ! SN[ 9TO MY EYES2 ! NEXT IT GOES TO ONE 
SIDE1 & PEEVI%LY TOSSES ! COLL> ( MY %UBA OV] MY HEAD1 & 
9SULT+LY SLAPS ME 9 ! FACE ) IT2 !N IT F9DS SOME CREVICE 
BEH9D1 & PLAYS A TUNE UPON IT4 ,I HE> ! S(T1 UNCEAS+ CRUN*+ 
( ! HO(S & ! RUNN]S ON ! SN[1 & ! MUFFL$ T9KL+ ( 
! BELLS1 AS WE SPE$ OV] ! DEEP SN[4 ,ONLY OCCASIONALLY :5 WE 
DRIVE AGA9/ ! W9D1 & GLIDE OV] ! B>E FROZ5 CRU/1 ,I CAN 
CLE>LY DI/+UI% ,IGNAT'S 5]GETIC :I/L+1 & ! FULL *ORDS 
( ! *IME1 ) ! RES\ND+ J>R+ FIF?2 & !SE S\NDS 
BREAK SUDD5LY & COM=T+LY UPON ! MELAN*OLY *>ACT] ( ! 
DES]T2 & !N AGA9 R+S MONOTON\SLY1 ) UN5DURABLE FIDELITY ( 
EXECUTION1 ! :OLE ( ?AT MOTIVE :I* 9VOLUNT>ILY CO9CIDES ) 
MY ?\<TS4 

,ONE ( MY FEET BEGAN TO FEEL COLD1 & :5 ,I TURN$ R\ND SO AS TO 
PROTECT IT BETT]1 ! SN[ :I* COV]$ MY COLL> & MY CAP SIFT$ 
D[N MY NECK1 & MADE ME %IV]2 BUT /ILL ,I WAS1 = ! MO/1 
COM=TABLE 9 MY W>M %UBA1 & DR[S9ESS OV]CAME ME4 

.<#a.> ,COND5S$ =M = ,DMITRIYEVIT*1 0SON ( ,DMITRI40 ,! 
PEASANTS (T5 CALL EA* O!R BY ! PATRONYMIC4 

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