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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! FE/IVAL WAS NOT GAY AT ,POKROVSKOE4 ,NOT)/&+ ! FACT ?AT 
! DAY WAS BEAUTIFUL1 ! PEOPLE DID NOT GO \T TO 5JOY !MSELVES3 
! GIRLS DID NOT COLLECT TO S+ SONGS3 ! FACTORY-BOYS :O CAME \T 
FROM ! CITY DID NOT PLAY ! H>MONICA OR ON ! BALALAIKA2.<#b#a.> 
!Y DID NOT JE/ ) ! GIRLS4 ,ALL SAT >\ND 9 ! CORN]S2 & 
IF !Y TALK$1 !Y TALK$ QUIETLY1 AS ?\< SOME ILL-DISPOS$ P]SON 
W]E !RE1 & MI<T OV]HE> !M4 

,ALL DAY NO?+ HAPP5$4 ,BUT 9 ! EV5+1 AS IT GREW DUSK1 ! 
DOGS BEGAN TO H[L3 &1 AS ?\< SIGNIFY+ SOME MIS=TUNE1 A W9D 
SPRANG UP & H[L$ 9 ! *IMNEYS2 & SU* FE> FELL UPON ALL ! 
9HABITANTS ( ! DVOR1 ?AT ?OSE :O HAD C&LES LI<T$ !M 
BE=E1 IT WAS NECESS>Y2 ?OSE :O W]E ALONE 9 ANY CORN] W5T TO 
ASK !IR NEI<BORS TO GIVE !M A NI<T'S LODG+ :]E !RE W]E 
MORE PEOPLE2 & :OEV] HAD TO GO TO ! /ABLES DID NOT GO1 & DID 
NOT HESITATE TO LEAVE ! CATTLE )\T FODD] ?AT NI<T4 ,& ! 
HOLY WAT]1 :I* EV]Y ONE KEEPS 9 A VIAL1 WAS ALL ?AT NI<T 9 
CON/ANT REQUISITION4 ,MANY W]E SURE ?AT !Y HE>D1 DUR+ ! NI<T1 
SOME ONE WALK+ UP & D[N ) A HEAVY TREAD OV] ! L(T2 & ! 
BLACKSMI? SAW H[ A S]P5T FLEW /RAI<T TO ! L(T4 

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,NONE ( ! FAMILY /AID 9 ,POLIKEI'S CORN]4 ,! *ILDR5 & 
! CRAZY WOMAN HAD BE5 C>RI$ TO O!R QU>T]S4 ,! DEAD LITTLE 
BABY LAY !RE1 H[EV]4 ,& !RE W]E TWO OLD GR&MO!RS & A 
PILGRIM-WOMAN.<#b#b.> :O DILIG5TLY READ ! PSALT]1 NOT = ! SAKE ( 
! *ILD SO MU* AS = ! SOLACE ( ALL ?IS UNHAPP9ESS4 ,?IS WAS 
! MI/RESS'S DESIRE4 ,!SE OLD GR&MO!RS & ! PILGRIM-WOMAN 
!MSELVES HE>D1 :ILE ONE PORTION ( ! PSALT] WAS READ1 H[ ! 
BEAM ABOVE CREAK$1 & SOME ONE GROAN$4 ,:5 !Y READ ! WORDS1 
0,LET ,GOD RISE UP10 ! S\NDS CEAS$4 

,! JO9]'S WIFE ASK$ 9 ONE ( H] CRONIES2 & ?AT NI<T !Y DID 
NOT SLEEP1 BUT DRANK UP 5\< TEA TO LA/ H] A WEEK4 ,!Y ALSO HE>D 
H[ ! BEAM CREAK$1 & SOME?+ S\ND$ LIKE ! FALL+ ( HEAVY 
BAGS4 ,! MUZHIKS ON GU>D IMP>T$ SOME C\RAGE TO ! DOME/ICS1 
O!RWISE !Y W\LD ALL HAVE P]I%$ ) FE>4 ,! MUZHIKS LAY 9 
! 5TRY ON ! HAY1 & AFT]W>DS !Y ALSO BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT 
!Y HE>D M>VELS 9 ! L(T2 AL?\< ?AT SAME NI<T !Y CALMLY 
TALK$ AB\T ! NECRUITS1 MUN*$ !IR BREAD1 COMB$ !IR HAIR1 
&1 MO/ ( ALL1 FILL$ ! 5TRY ) ?AT ODOR PECULI> TO ! 
MUZHIKS1 SO ?AT ! JO9]'S WIFE1 PASS+ BY !M1 SPAT1 & SCOLD$ 
!M = F\L PEASANTS4 

,H[EV] IT WAS1 ! SUICIDE ALL ! TIME WAS HANG+ 9 ! L(T2 & 
IT SEEM$ AS IF ! EVIL SPIRIT HIMSELF ?AT NI<T OV]%AD[$ ! 
PREMISES ) HIS MON/R\S P9IONS1 %[+ HIS P[]1 & COM+ 
NE>] TO ALL !SE PEOPLE ?AN EV] BE=E4 ,AT LEA/1 ALL ( !M HAD 
?AT IMPRESSION4 

,I DON'T KN[ :E!R !Y W]E RI<T4 ,I AM 9CL9$ TO ?9K ?AT !Y 
W]E 5TIRELY "9 WRONG4 ,I ?9K ?AT IF SOME MAN1 ?AT T]RIBLE NI<T1 
HAD HAD C\RAGE 5\< TO TAKE A C&LE OR A LANT]N1 & BLESS+ 
HIMSELF1 OR EV5 NOT BLESS+ HIMSELF1 ) ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 
HAD GONE TO ! L(T1 SL[LY DRIV+ BE=E HIM1 BY ! FLAME ( ! 
C&LE1 ! T]ROR ( ! NI<T1 & LI<T+ UP ! BEAMS1 ! S&1 
! COBWEB-G>L&$ *IMNEY1 & ! =GOTT5 WA%+ ( ! JO9]'S 
WIFE1--HAD GONE /RAI<T UP TO ,ILYIT*1 & IF1 NOT GIV+ WAY TO ! 
FEEL+ ( FE>1 HE HAD LIFT$ ! LANT]N TO ! LEVEL ( HIS FACE1 
!N HE W\LD HAVE SE5 ! FAMILI>1 EMACIAT$ BODY1 ) ! LEGS 
T\*+ ! FLOOR 7! ROPE HAD /RET*$71 LIFELESSLY FALL+ TO ONE 
SIDE1 ! UNBUTTON$ %IRT1 UND] ! OP5+ ( :I* HIS BAPTISMAL 
CROSS C\LD NOT BE SE51 & ) ! HEAD B5T OV] ON ! BREA/1 
& ! GOOD-NATUR$ FACE1 ) ! SI<TLESS EYES WIDE OP51 & ! 
SWEET1 GUILTY SMILE1 & A /]N CALMNESS1 & SIL5CE OV] ALL4 

,TRULY ! JO9]'S WIFE1 HUDDL+ UP 9 ! CORN] ( H] B$1 ) 
DI%EVEL$ HAIR & FRI<T5$ EYES1 TELL+ H[ %E HE>D :AT SEEM$ 
LIKE BAGS FALL+1 WAS A F> MORE T]RIBLE & FE>-9SPIR+ OBJECT 
?AN ,ILYIT*1 ?\< HE HAD TAK5 (F HIS CROSS & LAID IT ON A B5*4 

,ABOVE--?AT IS1 AT ! GREAT H\SE--!RE WAS ! SAME FE> ?AT 
REIGN$ 9 ! W+4 ,9 ! LADY'S ROOM !RE WAS AN ODOR ( EAU 
DE COLOGNE & M$IC9E4 ,DUNIA%A WAS MELT+ BEESWAX1 & MAK+ A 
C]ATE4 ,:Y A C]ATE ESPECIALTY1 IS MORE ?AN ,I CAN TELL2 BUT ,I KN[ 
?AT A BEESWAX PLA/] WAS ALWAYS MADE :5 ! MI/RESS WAS ILL4 ,& 
N[ %E WAS SO DI/URB$ ?AT %E WAS REALLY ILL4 ,DUNIA%A'S AUNT HAD 
COME TO SP5D ! NI<T ) H]1 SO AS TO KEEP H] C\RAGE UP4 ,F\R ( 
!M W]E SITT+ 9 ! GIRLS' SITT+-ROOM1--"9 AMONG !M ! LITTLE 
MAID1--& W]E QUIETLY CONV]S+4 

0,:O IS GO+ AFT] ! OIL80 ASK$ ,DUNIA%A4 

0,I W\LDN'T GO1 NOT = ANY ?+1 ,AVDOT'YA ,MIKOLAVNA10 SAID ! SECOND 
GIRL 9 ATONE ( DET]M9ATION4 

0,COME N[1 GO ) ,AKSIUTKA40 

0,I WILL RUN ALONE4 ,I A9'T AFRAID ( NO?+10 SAID ,AKSIUTKA1 0BUT 
%E'S AFRAID ( EV]Y ?+40 

0,WELL1 !N1 GO AHEAD1 DE>2 BORR[ IT ( ! OLD GRANNY ,ANNA1 & 
DON'T SPILL IT10 SAID ,DUNIA%A4 

,AKSIUTKA LIFT$ H] SKIRT ) ONE H&1 & ?\< ON ACC\NT ( ?IS 
%E C\LD NOT SW+ BO? >MS1 %E SWUNG ONE TWICE AS VIOL5TLY ACROSS 
! L9E ( H] DIRECTION1 & FLEW (F4 ,IT WAS T]RIBLE TO H]2 & 
%E FELT ?AT IF %E %\LD SEE OR HE> ANY ?+ :ATSOEV]1 EV5 
?\< IT W]E H] [N MO!R1 %E %\LD FALL ) FRI<T4 ,%E FLEW1 
) H] EYES %UT1 OV] ! WELL-KN[N PA?4 

.<#b#a.> ,A SORT ( PRIMITIVE GUIT>1 ) LONG NECK1 & %ORT 
?REE-CORN]$ S\ND+-BO>D1 /RUNG ) TWO OR ?REE /R+S1 & 
?RUMM$ ) ! F+]S4 

.<#b#b.> /RANNITSA4 

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