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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,CON/ANTLY HI<] & HI<] ! SKY LIFT$ ITSELF1 WID] & WID] 
SPREAD ! DAWN1 :IT] & :IT] GREW ! UNPOLI%$ SILV] ( ! 
DEW1 MORE & MORE LIFELESS ! SICKLE ( ! MOON1 MORE VOCAL ! 
=E/4 ,! M5 BEGAN TO >ISE2 & AT ! /ABLES BELONG+ TO ! 
B>9 W]E HE>D ) 9CREAS+ FREQU5CY ! :9NY+ ( ! HORSES1 
! /AMP+ ( HO(S ON ! /RAW1 & ALSO ! ANGRY1 %RILL NEI<+ 
( ! ANIMALS COLLECT+ TOGE!R1 & EV5 DISPUT+ ) EA* O!R 
OV] SOME?+4 

0,NOO6 Y\ GOT TIME 5\<2 MI<TY HUNGRY1 A9'T Y\80 SAID ! OLD 
DROV]1 QUICKLY OP5+ ! CREAK+ GATES4 0,:]E Y\ GO+80 HE 
%\T$1 WAV+ HIS H&S AT A M>E :I* TRI$ TO RUN ?R\< ! GATE4 

,NE/]1 ! DROV]1 WAS DRESS$ 9 A ,COSSACK COAT1.<#b.> ) A DECORAT$ 
LEA!R BELT >\ND HIS WAI/2 HIS KN\T WAS SLUNG OV] HIS %\LD]1 
& A H&K]*IEF1 CONTA9+ SOME BREAD1 WAS TI$ 9TO HIS BELT4 ,9 
HIS"9  >MS HE C>RI$ A SADDLE & HALT]4 

,! HORSES W]E NOT 9 ! LEA/ />TL$1 NOR DID !Y %[ ANY 
RES5TM5T1 AT ! DROV]'S S>CA/IC TONE3 !Y MADE BELIEVE ?AT IT 
WAS ALL ! SAME TO !M1 & LEISURELY MOV$ BACK FROM ! GATE1--ALL 
EXCEPT ONE OLD D>K-BAY M>E1 ) A LONG FL[+ MANE1 :O LAID BACK 
H] E>S & QUICKLY TURN$ >\ND4 ,AT ?IS OPPORTUNITY A Y\NG M>E1 
:O WAS /&+ BEH9D1 & HAD NO?+ AT ALL TO DO ) ?IS1 
:9NI$1 & BEGAN TO KICK AT ! FIR/ HORSE ?AT %E FELL 9 )4 

0,NO60 %\T$ ! DROV] /ILL MORE L\DLY & ANGRILY1 & TURN$ TO 
! CORN] ( ! Y>D4.<#c.> 

,\T ( ALL ! HORSES1--!RE MU/ HAVE BE5 NE>LY A HUNDR$--?AT 
W]E MOV+ (F T[>D !IR BREAKFA/1 NONE MANIFE/$ SO LITTLE 
IMPATI5CE AS A PIEBALD GELD+1 :I* /OOD ALONE 9 ONE CORN] UND] 
! %$1 & GAZ$ ) HALF-%UT EYES1 & BIT ON ! OAK5 L9+ ( 
! %$4 

,IT IS H>D TO SAY :AT 5JOYM5T ! PIEBALD GELD+ GOT FROM ?IS1 BUT 
HIS EXPRESSION :ILE DO+ SO WAS SOLEMN & ?\<TFUL4 

0,NONS5SE60 AGA9 CRI$ ! DROV] 9 ! SAME TONE1 TURN+ TO HIM2 
& GO+ UP TO HIM HE LAID ! SADDLE & %9Y BLANKET ON A PILE ( 
MANURE NE> HIM4 

,! PIEBALD GELD+ CEAS$ BIT+1 & LOOK$ LONG AT ,NE/] )\T 
MOV+4 ,HE DID NOT MANIFE/ ANY SIGN ( MIR? OR ANG] OR SULL5NESS1 
BUT ONLY DREW 9 HIS :OLE BELLY & SI<$ HEAVILY1 HEAVILY1 & 
!N TURN$ AWAY4 ,! DROV] TOOK HIM BY ! NECK1 & GAVE HIM HIS 
BREAKFA/4 

0,:AT >E Y\ SI<+ =80 ASK$ ,NE/]4 

,! HORSE SWIT*$ HIS TAIL AS ?\< TO SAY1 0,WELL1 IT'S NO?+1 
,NE/]40 ,NE/] PUT ON ! BLANKET &"9  SADDLE1 :]EUPON ! HORSE 
PRICK$ UP HIS E>S1 EXPRESS+ AS PLA9LY AS C\LD BE HIS DISGU/2 
BUT HE RECEIV$ NO?+ BUT EXECRATIONS = ?IS 0ROT10 & !N ! 
SADDLE-GIR? WAS PULL$ TI<T4 

,AT ?IS ! GELD+ TRI$ TO SWELL \T2 BUT HIS M\? WAS ?RU/ OP51 
& A KNEE WAS PRESS$ 9TO HIS SIDE1 SO ?AT HE WAS =C$ TO LET \T 
HIS BREA?4 ,NOT)/&+ ?IS1 :5 !Y GOT ! BIT BETWE5 HIS 
TEE?1 HE /ILL PRICK$ BACK HIS E>S1 & EV5 TURN$ R\ND4 ,?\< HE 
KNEW ?AT ?IS WAS ( NO AVAIL1 YET HE SEEM$ TO RECKON IT ESS5TIAL 
TO EXPRESS HIS DISPLEASURE1 & ALWAYS %[$ IT4 ,:5 HE WAS SADDL$1 
HE PAW$ ) HIS SWOLL5 RI<T LEG1 & BEGAN TO *AMP ! BIT1--H]E 
ALSO = SOME SPECIAL REASON1 BECAUSE IT WAS FULL TIME = HIM TO KN[ 
?AT !RE C\LD BE NO TA/E 9 BITS4 

,NE/] M\NT$ ! GELD+ BY ! %ORT /IRRUPS1 UNW\ND HIS KN\T1 
FRE$ HIS ,COSSACK COAT FROM UND] HIS KNEE1 SETTL$ D[N 9 ! 
SADDLE 9 ?AT POSITION PECULI> TO COA*M51 HUNT]S1 & DRIV]S1 
& TWIT*$ ON ! RE9S4 ,! GELD+ LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 %[+ A 
DISPOSITION TO GO :]E HE %\LD BE DIRECT$1 BUT HE /IRR$ NOT FROM 
! SPOT4 ,HE KNEW ?AT BE=E HE W5T !RE W\LD BE MU* %\T+ ON 
! P>T ( HIM :O SAT ON HIS BACK1 & MANY ORD]S TO BE GIV5 TO 
,VASKA1 ! O!R DROV]1 & TO ! HORSES4 ,9 FACT ,NE/] BEGAN TO 
%\T1 0,VASKA6 HA1 ,VASKA6 HAVE Y\ LET \T ANY ( ! M>ES1--HEY8 
,:]E >E Y\1 Y\ OLD DEVIL8 ,NO-O6 ,>E Y\ ASLEEP8 ,OP5 ! GATE4 ,LET 
! M>ES GO FIR/10 & SO ON4 

,! GATES CREAK$4 ,VASKA1 MOROSE1 & /ILL FULL ( SLEEP1 HOLD+ A 
HORSE BY ! BRIDLE1 /OOD AT ! GATE-PO/ & LET ! HORSES \T4 
,! HORSES1 ONE"9  AFT] ! O!R1 G+]LY /EPP+ OV] ! /RAW & 
SNIFF+ IT1 BEGAN TO PASS \T1--! Y\NG FILLIES1 ! YE>L+S1 ! 
LITTLE COLTS2 :ILE ! M>ES ) Y\NG /EPP$ ALONG NE$FULLY1 ONE 
AT A TIME1 AVOID+ ALL CONTACT4 ,! Y\NG FILLIES SOMETIMES CR[D$ 9 
TWO AT ONCE1 ?REE AT ONCE1 ?R[+ !IR HEADS ACROSS EA* O!R'S 
BACKS1 & HITT+ !IR HO(S AGA9/ ! GATES1 EA* TIME RECEIV+ A 
VOLLEY ( ABUSE FROM ! DROV]S4 ,! COLTS SOMETIMES KICK$ ! M>ES 
:OM !Y DID NOT KN[1 & :9NI$ L\DLY 9 ANSW] TO ! %ORT 
NEI<+ ( !IR MO!RS4 

,A Y\NG FILLY1 FULL ( WANTONNESS1 AS SOON AS %E GOT \TSIDE ! 
GATE1 TOSS$ H] HEAD UP & >\ND1 BEGAN TO BACK1 & :9NI$1 
BUT NEV]!LESS DID NOT V5TURE TO DA% AHEAD ( ! OLD GRAY1 
GRA9-BE/REW$ ,ZHULDIBA1 :O1 ) A G5TLE BUT SOLID /EP1 SW++ 
H] BELLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 WAS ALWAYS ! DIGNIFI$ LEAD] ( ! 
O!R HORSES4 

,AFT] A FEW MOM5TS ! LIVELY Y>D WAS LEFT 9 MELAN*OLY LONEL9ESS2 
! PO/S /OOD \T 9 SADNESS UND] ! EMPTY %$S1 & ONLY ! 
SODD5 /RAW1 SOIL$ ) DUNG1 WAS TO BE SE54 

,FAMILI> AS ?IS PICTURE ( EMPT9ESS WAS TO ! PIEBALD GELD+1 IT 
SEEM$ TO HAVE A MELAN*OLY EFFECT UPON HIM4 ,HE SL[LY1 AS ?\< 
MAK+ A B[1 L[]$ & LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 SI<$ AS DEEPLY AS ! 
TI<TLY DRAWN GIR? P]MITT$1 & DRAGG+ HIS SOME:AT B5T & 
DECREPIT LEGS1 HE />T$ (F AFT] ! H]D1 C>RY+ ! OLD ,NE/] 
ON HIS BONY BACK4 

0,I KN[ N[4 ,AS SOON AS WE GET \T ON ! ROAD1 HE WILL GO TO WORK TO 
MAKE A LI<T1 & SMOKE HIS WOOD5 PIPE ) ITS COPP] M\NT+ & 
*A910 ?\<T ! GELD+4 0,I AM GLAD ( ?IS1 BECAUSE IT IS E>LY 9 
! MORN+ & ! DEW IS ON ! GRASS"9 1 & ?IS ODOR IS AGREEABLE 
TO ME1 & BR+S UP MANY PLEASANT RECOLLECTIONS4 ,I AM SORRY ONLY ?AT 
:5 ! OLD MAN HAS HIS PIPE 9 HIS M\? HE ALWAYS BECOMES EXCIT$1 
GETS TO IMAG9+ ?+S1 & SITS ON ONE SIDE1 F> OV] ON ONE SIDE1 
& ON ?AT SIDE IT ALWAYS HURTS4 ,H[EV]1 ,GOD BE ) HIM4 ,IT'S NO NEW 
?+ = ME TO SUFF] = ! SAKE ( O!RS4 ,I HAVE EV5 COME TO F9D 
SOME EQU9E SATISFACTION 9 ?IS4 ,LET HIM PLAY ?AT HE'S COCK ( ! 
WALK1 POOR FELL[2 BUT IT'S = HIS [N PLEASURE ?AT HE LOOKS SO BIG1 
S9CE NO ONE SEES HIM AT ALL4 ,LET HIM RIDE SIDEWISE10 SAID ! HORSE TO 
HIMSELF2 &1 /EPP+ G+]LY ON HIS CROOK$ LEGS1 HE WALK$ ALONG 
! MIDDLE ( ! ROAD4 

.<#a.> ,D$ICAT$ TO ! MEMORY ( ,M4 ,A4 ,/AKHOVIT*1 ! 
ORIG9ATOR ( ! SUBJECT1 :I* WAS GIV5 BY HIS BRO!R TO ,C\NT 
,TOL/OY4 

.<#b.> KASAK94 

.<#c.> DVOR4 

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