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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

0,CAN IT BE ?AT ,I AM GO+ TO FREEZE TO DEA?80 ,I ASK$ MYSELF1 AS ,I 
DROPP$ (F4 0,DEA?1 !Y SAY1 ALWAYS BEG9S ) DR[S9ESS4 ,IT'S MU* 
BETT] TO DR[N ?AN FREEZE TO DEA?1 !N !Y W\LD PULL ME \T ( 
! NET4 ,H[EV]1 IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE :E!R ONE DR[NS OR FREEZES 
TO DEA?4 ,IF ONLY ?IS /AKE DID NOT /ICK 9TO MY BACK SO1 ,I MI<T 
=GET MYSELF40 

,= A SECOND ,I LO/ CONSCI\SNESS4 

0,H[ WILL ALL ?IS 5D80 ,I SUDD5LY ASK MYSELF 9 ?\<T1 = A MOM5T 
OP5+ MY EYES1 & GAZ+ AT ! :ITE EXPANSE1--0H[ WILL IT 5D8 
,IF WE DON'T F9D SOME HAYRICKS1 & ! HORSES GET W9D$1 AS IT SEEMS 
LIKELY !Y WILL BE V]Y SOON1 WE %ALL ALL FREEZE TO DEA?40 

,I CONFESS1 ?AT1 ?\< ,I WAS AFRAID1 ,I HAD A DESIRE = SOME?+ 
EXTRAORD9>ILY TRAGIC TO HAPP5 TO US2 & ?IS WAS /RONG] ?AN 
! SMALL FE>4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT IT W\LD NOT BE UNPLEASANT IF AT 
MORN+ ! HORSES !MSELVES %\LD BR+ US1 HALF-FROZ51 TO SOME 
F>-(F1 UNKN[N VILLAGE1 :]E SOME ( US MI<T EV5 P]I% ( ! 
COLD4 

,& :ILE ,I HAVE ?IS ?\<T1 MY IMAG9ATION WORKS ) EXTRAORD9>Y 
CLE>NESS & RAPIDITY4 ,! HORSES BECOME WE>Y1 ! SN[ GR[S DEEP] 
& DEEP]1 & N[ ONLY ! E>S & ! BELL-B[ >E VISIBLE2 BUT 
SUDD5LY ,IGNA%KA APPE>S ON HORSEBACK1 DRIV+ HIS"9  TROIKA PA/ US4 ,WE 
BESEE* HIM1 WE %\T TO HIM TO TAKE US3 BUT ! W9D C>RIES AWAY \R 
VOICES2 WE HAVE NO VOICES LEFT4 ,IGNA%KA LAU<S AT US1 %\TS TO HIS 
HORSES1 :I/LES1 & PASSES \T ( \R SI<T 9 SOME DEEP SN[-COV]$ 
RAV9E4 ,A LITTLE OLD MAN CLIMBS UPON A HORSE1 FLAPS HIS ELB[S1 & 
TRIES TO GALLOP AFT] HIM2 BUT HE CANNOT /IR FROM ! PLACE4 ,MY OLD 
DRIV]1 ) HIS GREAT CAP1 ?R[S HIMSELF UPON HIM1 DRAGS HIM TO ! 
GR\ND1 & TRAMPLES HIM 9TO ! SN[4 0,Y\'RE A WIZ>D60 HE CRIES4 
0,Y\'RE A SPITFIRE4 ,WE >E ALL LO/ ON Y\R ACC\NT40 ,BUT ! LITTLE 
OLD MAN FL+S A SN[BALL AT HIS HEAD4 ,HE IS NO LONG] A LITTLE OLD 
MAN1 BUT ONLY A H>E1 & B\NDS AWAY FROM US4 ,ALL ! DOGS B\ND AFT] 
HIM4 ,! M5TOR1 :O IS N[ ! BUTL]1 TELLS US TO SIT >\ND 9 A 
CIRCLE1 ?AT NO?+ WILL HAPP5 TO US IF WE PROTECT \RSELVES ) 
SN[3 IT WILL BE W>M4 

,9 FACT1 IT IS W>M & COSEY3 \R ONLY TR\BLE IS ?IR/4 ,I GET \T MY 
TRAVEL+-CASE2 ,I (F] EV]Y ONE RUM & SUG>1 & DR9K MYSELF ) 
GREAT SATISFACTION4 ,! /ORY-TELL] SP9S SOME Y>N AB\T ! RA9B[1 
& OV] \R HEADS IS A RO( ( SN[ & A RA9B[4 

0,N[ EA* ( Y\10 ,I SAY1 0MAKE A *AMB] 9 ! SN[1 & GO TO 
SLEEP40 ,! SN[ IS S(T & W>M LIKE WOOL4 ,I MAKE MYSELF A ROOM1 & 
AM JU/ GO+ 9TO IT2 BUT ,FEODOR ,FILIPPUIT*1 :O HAS CAU<T A GLIMPSE 
( MY MONEY 9 MY TRAVEL+-CASE1 SAYS1 0,HOLD6 GIVE ME Y\R MONEY1 
Y\ WON'T NE$ IT :5 Y\'RE DEAD10 & SEIZES ME BY ! LEG4 ,I H& 
HIM ! MONEY1 ASK+ HIM ONLY TO LET ME GO2 BUT !Y WILL NOT BELIEVE 
?AT IT IS ALL MY MONEY1 & !Y >E GO+ TO KILL ME4 ,I SEIZE ! OLD 
MAN'S H&1 & ) 9DESCRIBABLE PLEASURE KISS IT3 ! OLD MAN'S H& 
IS"9  T5D] & S(T4 ,AT FIR/ HE TAKES IT AWAY FROM ME1 BUT AFT]W>DS 
HE LETS ME HAVE IT1 & EV5 C>ESSES ME ) HIS O!R H&4 
,NEV]!LESS1 ,FEODOR ,FILIPPUIT* COMES NE> & ?REAT5S ME4 ,I HA/5 
TO MY *AMB]2 IT IS NOT A *AMB]1 BUT A LONG :ITE CORRIDOR1 & SOME 
ONE PULLS BACK ON MY LEG4 ,I TE> MYSELF AWAY4 ,9 ! H& ( ! MAN 
:O HOLDS ME BACK1 REMA9 MY TR\S]S & A P>T ( MY SK92 BUT ,I FEEL 
ONLY COLD & A%AM$1--ALL ! MORE A%AM$ BECAUSE MY AUNTIE ) H] 
SUN%ADE1 & HOMOEOPA?IC PELLETS1 COMES >M 9 >M ) ! DR[N$ 
MAN TO MEET ME4 ,!Y SMILE1 BUT DO NOT UND]/& ! SIGNS ?AT ,I 
MAKE TO !M4 ,I FL+ MYSELF AFT] ! SL$GE2 MY FEET GLIDE OV] ! 
SN[1 BUT ! LITTLE OLD MAN FOLL[S AFT] ME1 FLAPP+ HIS ELB[S4 ,HE 
COMES CLOSE TO ME4 ,BUT ,I HE> JU/ 9 FRONT ( ME TWO *UR*-BELLS1 & 
,I KN[ ?AT ,I %ALL BE SAFE :5 ,I REA* !M4 ,! *UR*-BELLS R+ 
NE>] & NE>]2 BUT ! LITTLE OLD MAN HAS CAU<T UP ) ME1 & 
FALLS ) HIS BODY ACROSS MY FACE1 SO ?AT ,I CAN SC>CELY HE> ! 
BELLS4 ,ONCE MORE ,I SEIZE HIS H&1 & BEG9 TO KISS IT2 BUT ! LITTLE 
OLD MAN IS NO LONG] ! LITTLE OLD MAN1 BUT ! DR[N$ MAN1 & HE 
CRIES1-- 

0,IGNA%KA1 HOLD ON6 H]E >E ,AKHMET'S HAYRICKS6 JU/ LOOK60 

,?AT IS /RANGE TO HE>6 NO1 ,I W\LD RA!R WAKE UP4 

,I OP5 MY EYES4 ,! W9D IS FLAPP+ ! TAILS ( ,ALYO%KA'S CLOAK 9TO 
MY FACE2 MY KNEES >E UNCOV]$4 ,WE >E GO+ OV] ! B>E CRU/1 
& ! TRIAD ( ! BELLS R+S PLEASANTLY ?R\< ! AIR ) ITS 
DOM9ANT FIF?4 

,I LOOK1 EXPECT+ TO SEE ! HAYRICKS2 BUT 9/EAD ( HAYRICKS1 N[ 
?AT MY EYES >E WIDE OP51 ,I SEE SOME?+ LIKE A H\SE ) A 
BALCONY1 & ! CR5ELAT$"9  WALLS ( A =TRESS4 ,I FEEL V]Y LITTLE 
9T]E/ 9 SEE+ ?IS H\SE & =TRESS2 MY DESIRE IS MU* /RONG] 
TO SEE ! :ITE CORRIDOR :]E ,I HAD BE5 WALK+1 TO HE> ! S\ND 
( ! *UR*-BELLS1 & TO KISS ! LITTLE OLD MAN'S H&4 ,AGA9 ,I 
CLOSE MY EYES & SLEEP4 

7,S\RCE3 ,PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE1 #a#h#h#g47 

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