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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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0,IF Y\ PLEASE3 ALL READY60 %\T$ ,ALYO%KA FROM ! FRONT SL$GE4 

,! /ORM WAS SO VIOL5T ?AT ONLY BY VIOL5T EX]TION1 LEAN+ F> 
=W>D & HOLD+ D[N ! FOLDS ( MY CLOAK ) BO? H&S1 WAS ,I 
ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY ?R\< ! :IRL+ SN[1 DRIFT+ BE=E ! W9D 
UND] MY V]Y FEET1 OV] ! %ORT DI/ANCE BETWE5 ME & ! SL$GE4 
,MY =M] DRIV] WAS /ILL ON HIS KNEES 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! EMPTY 
SL$GE2 BUT :5 HE SAW ME GO+ HE TOOK (F HIS BIG CAP1 ! W9D 
ANGRILY TOSS+ UP HIS HAIR1 & ASK$ ME = A FEE4 ,APP>5TLY HE DID 
NOT EXPECT ME TO GIVE IT TO HIM1 BECAUSE MY REFUSAL DID NOT AFFRONT HIM 
9 ! LEA/4 ,HE EV5 ?ANK$ ME1 WAV$ HIS CAP1 & SAID1 0,WELL1 GOOD 
LUCK TO Y\1 SIR60.<#a#g.> & PICK+ UP ! RE9S1 & CLUCK+ TO ! 
HORSES1 TURN$ FROM US4 

,IMM$IATELY ,IGNA%KA /RAI<T5$ HIS BACK1 & %\T$ TO HIS HORSES4 
,AGA9 ! S\ND ( CRUN*+ HO(S1 VOICES1 BELLS1 TOOK ! PLACE ( 
! H[L+ W9D :I* WAS *IEFLY AUDIBLE :5 WE /OOD /ILL4 ,= A 
QU>T] ( AN H\R AFT] MY TRANSF] ,I DID NOT SLEEP1 & ,I DIV]T$ MY 
M9D BY CONTEMPLAT+ ! =M ( MY NEW DRIV] & HORSES4 ,IGNA%KA 
WAS Y\?FUL 9 APPE>ANCE1 WAS CON/ANTLY JUMP+ UP1 CRACK+ HIS 
:IP OV] ! HORSES1 %\T+ \T1 *ANG+ FROM ONE LEG TO ! O!R1 
& LEAN+ "9 =W>D TO FIX ! BREE*+ = ! %AFT-HORSE1 :I* 
WAS ALWAYS SLIPP+ TO ONE SIDE4 ,! MAN WAS NOT TALL 9 /ATURE1 BUT 
WELL BUILT AS IT SEEM$4 ,OV] HIS UNL9$ %EEPSK9 COAT.<#a#h.> HE WORE 
AN UNGIRDL$ CLOAK1 ! COLL> ( :I* WAS TURN$ BACK1 LEAV+ HIS 
NECK P]FECTLY B>E2 HIS BOOTS W]E ( LEA!R1 NOT FELT2 & HE WORE 
A SMALL CAP :I* HE CON/ANTLY TOOK (F & /RAI<T5$4 ,9 ALL HIS 
MOTIONS WAS MANIFE/ NOT ONLY 5]GY1 BUT MU* MORE1 AS IT SEEM$ TO 
ME1 ! DESIRE TO KEEP HIS 5]GY ALIVE4 ,MOREOV]1 ! F>!R WE 
W5T1 ! MORE FREQU5TLY HE SETTL$ HIMSELF ON HIS SEAT1 *ANG$ 
! POSITION ( HIS LEGS1 & ADDRESS$ HIMSELF TO ,ALYO%KA & ME3 
IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT HE WAS AFRAID ( LOS+ HIS SPIRITS4 ,& !RE 
WAS GOOD REASON3 ?\< ! HORSES W]E EXCELL5T1 ! ROAD AT EA* 
/EP GREW HEAVI] & HEAVI]1 & IT WAS NOTICEABLE ?AT ! HORSES' 
/R5G? WAS FLAGG+4 ,IT WAS ALREADY NECESS>Y TO USE ! :IP2 & 
! %AFT-HORSE1 A GOOD BIG1 %AGGY ANIMAL1 /UMBL$ ONCE OR TWICE1 
?\< IMM$IATELY1 AS IF FRI<T5$1 IT SPRANG =W>D & TOSS$ 
UP ITS %AGGY HEAD ALMO/ TO ! BELL ITSELF4 ,! RI<T (F-HORSE1 
:I* ,I C\LD NOT HELP WAT*+1 HAD A LONG LEA!R BREE*+ ADORN$ 
) TASSELS1 SLIPP+ & SLID+ TO ! LEFT1 & KEPT DROPP+ ! 
TRACES1 & REQUIR$ ! :IP2 BUT1 BE+ NATURALLY A GOOD & EV5 
ZEAL\S HORSE1 SEEM$ TO BE VEX$ AT HIS [N WEAKNESS1 & ANGRILY 
TOSS$ HIS HEAD1 AS IF ASK+ TO BE DRIV54 ,9DE$1 IT WAS T]RIBLE TO 
SEE H[1 AS ! /ORM & COLD 9CREAS$1 ! HORSES GREW WEAK1 ! 
ROAD BECAME WORSE2 & WE REALLY DID NOT KN[ :]E WE W]E1 OR :]E 
WE W]E GO+1 :E!R TO A /ATION OR TO ANY %ELT] :ATSOEV]4 ,& 
/RANGE &"9  RIDICUL\S IT WAS TO HE> ! BELLS J+L+ SO M]RILY 
& C>ELESSLY1 & ,IGNATKA %\T+ SO 5]GETICALLY & DELI<TFULLY 
AS ?\< IT W]E A SUNNY ,*RI/MAS NOON1 & WE W]E HURRY+ TO A 
FE/IVAL ALONG ! VILLAGE /REET2 & /RANG] ?AN ALL IT WAS TO 
?9K ?AT WE W]E ALWAYS RID+ & RID+ RAPIDLY AWAY FROM ! PLACE 
:]E WE HAD BE54 

,IGNAT BEGAN TO S+ SOME SONG 9 A HORRIBLE FALSETTO1 BUT SO L\D & 
) SU* /OPS1 DUR+ :I* HE :I/L$1 ?AT IT WAS WEIRD TO LI/5 
TO1 & MADE ONE MELAN*OLY4 

0,HEY-Y-Y6 ,:Y >E Y\ SPLITT+ Y\R ?ROAT1 ,IGNAT8 ,HOLD ON A BIT60 
SAID ! VOICE ( ! M5TOR4 

0,:AT80 

0,HOLD O-O-O-O-N60 

,IGNAT RE9$ UP4 ,AGA9 SIL5CE ONLY BROK5 BY ! WAIL+ & :I/L+ 
( ! W9D1 :ILE ! SN[ BEGAN TO PILE UP1 RU/L+ ON ! SL$GE4 
,! M5TOR DROVE UP TO US4 

0,WELL1 :AT IS IT80 

0,SAY6.<#a#i.> :]E >E Y\ GO+80 

0,:O KN[S80 

0,>E Y\R FEET FROZ51 ?AT Y\ /AMP SO80 

0,!Y'RE FROZ5 (F40 

0,WELL1 Y\ \<T TO GO ?IS WAY4 ,! WAY Y\ W]E GO+ MEANS 
/>VATION1--NOT EV5 A ,KALMUCK !RE4 ,GET \T1 & IT WILL W>M Y\R 
LEGS40 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,HOLD ! HORSES--!RE40 

,& ,IGNAT /UMP$ (F 9 ! DIRECTION 9DICAT$4 

0,HAVE TO KEEP LOOK+ ALL ! TIME1 HAVE TO GET \T & HUNT2 !N Y\ 
F9D ! WAY4 ,BUT ?IS WAY'S A CRAZY WAY TO GO10 SAID ! M5TOR4 0,SEE 
H[ TIR$ ! HORSES >E40 

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,ALL ! TIME ?AT ,IGNAT WAS GONE1 & IT WAS SO LONG ?AT ,I ACTUALLY 
BEGAN TO BE AFRAID ?AT HE HAD LO/ HIS WAY1 ! M5TOR KEPT TALK+ 
TO ME 9 A SELF-CONFID5T1 EASY TONE1 TELL+ ME H[ IT WAS NECESS>Y 
TO BEHAVE 9 A SN[/ORM2 H[ MU* BETT] IT WAS TO UNHIT* ONE ( ! 
HORSES1 & LET H] GO AS ,GOD ,ALMI<TY %\LD DIRECT2 H[ SOMETIMES 
Y\ CAN SEE ! />S OCCASIONALLY2 & H[1 IF HE HAD TAK5 ! FRONT 
PLACE1 WE %\LD HAVE BE5 AT ! /ATION LONG BE=E4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS IT80 HE ASK$1 AS ,IGNAT CAME BACK1 PL[+ ) 
DIFFICULTY KNEE-DEEP 9 SN[4 

0,NOT SO BAD4 ,I F\ND A ,KALMUCK CAMP10 REPLI$ ! DRIV]1 \T ( 
BREA?4 0,/ILL ,I DON'T KN[ :]E WE >E4 ,IT MU/ BE ?AT WE HAVE BE5 
GO+ T[>D ,PROLGOVSKY =E/4 ,WE MU/ TURN TO ! LEFT40 

0,:Y WORRY8 ,IT MU/ BE ! CAMP JU/ BEH9D \R /ATION10 REPLI$ ! 
M5TOR4 

0,I TELL Y\ IT ISN'T40 

0,WELL1 ,I'VE SE5 IT1 & SO ,I KN[4 ,IF IT ISN'T ?AT1 !N IT'S 
,TAMUI%EVSKOE4 ,Y\ MU/ TURN TO ! RI<T2 & SOON WE'LL BE ON ! BIG 
BRIDGE1--EI<T V]/S40 

0,SAY :AT Y\ WILL1 'TA9'T SO4 ,I HAVE SE5 IT10 SAID ,IGNAT ANGRILY4 

0,EH6 :AT'S ?AT8 ,I AM A YAM%*IK AS MU* AS Y\ >E40 

0,F9E YAM%*IK6 Y\ GO AHEAD1 !N40 

0,:Y %\LD ,I GO AHEAD8 ,BUT ,I KN[40 

,IGNAT WAS EVID5TLY ANGRY4 ,)\T REPLY+1 HE CLIMB$ TO HIS SEAT1 
& DROVE ON4 

0,Y\ SEE H[ COLD ONE'S FEET GET4 ,NO WAY TO W>M !M10 SAID HE TO 
,ALYO%KA1 P\ND+ HIS FEET MORE & MORE FREQU5TLY1 & BRU%+ & 
%AK+ (F ! SN[ :I* HAD GOT 9TO HIS BOOT-LEGS4 

,I FELT AN UNCONTROLLABLE DESIRE TO SLEEP4 

.<#a#g.> ,NU1 DAI ,BOG VAM1 B>94 

.<#a#h.> POLU%UBKA2 A G>M5T ( TANN$ %EEPSK91 ! WOOL 
9W>DS1 & REA*+ TO ! KNEES OR EV5 ! ANKLES4 

.<#a#i.> DA *IO6 

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