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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,IF ,KHOL/OMIR REMEMB]$ ANY ?+ ?AT NI<T1 IT WAS ! FROLIC ?AT 
,VASKA GAVE HIM4 ,HE ?REW OV] HIM A BLANKET1 & GALLOP$ (F4 ,HE WAS 
LEFT TILL MORN+ AT ! DOOR ( A TAV]N1 ) A MUZHIK'S HORSE4 ,!Y 
LICK$ EA* O!R4 ,:5 IT BECAME LI<T HE W5T BACK TO ! H]D1 & 
IT*$ ALL OV]4 

0,SOME?+ MAKES ME IT* FE>FULLY10 HE ?\<T4 

,FIVE DAYS PASS$4 ,!Y BR\<T A VET]9>Y4 ,HE SAID *E]FULLY1-- 

0,! MANGE4 ,Y\'LL HAVE TO DISPOSE ( HIM TO ! GYPSIES40 

0,BETT] HAVE HIS ?ROAT CUT2 ONLY HAVE IT DONE TO-DAY40 

,! MORN+ WAS CALM & CLE>4 ,! H]D HAD GONE TO PA/URE4 
,KHOL/OMIR REMA9$ BEH9D4 ,A /RANGE MAN CAME ALONG2 ?91 D>K1 
DIRTY1 9 A CAFTAN SPOTT$ ) SOME?+ BLACK4 ,?IS WAS ! 
SCAV5G]4 ,HE TOOK ,KHOL/OMIR BY ! HALT]1 & )\T LOOK+ AT HIM 
/>T$ (F4 ,! HORSE FOLL[$ QUIETLY1 NOT LOOK+ R\ND1 &1 AS 
ALWAYS1 DRAGG+ HIS LEGS & KICK+ UP ! /RAW ) HIS H9D-LEGS4 

,AS HE W5T \T ( ! GATE1 HE TURN$ HIS HEAD T[>D ! WELL2 BUT ! 
SCAV5G] TWIT*$ ! HALT]1 & SAID1-- 

0,IT'S NOT WOR? :ILE40 

,! SCAV5G]1 & ,VASKA :O FOLL[$1 PROCE$$ TO A DEPRESSION BEH9D 
! BRICK B>N1 & /OPP"9 $1 AS ?\< !RE W]E SOME?+ PECULI> 
9 ?IS MO/ ORD9>Y PLACE2 & ! SCAV5G]1 H&+ ! HALT] TO 
,VASKA1 TOOK (F HIS CAFTAN1 ROLL$ UP HIS SLEEVES1 & PRODUC$ A KNIFE 
& :ET/ONE FROM HIS BOOT-LEG4 

,! PIEBALD PULL$ AT ! HALT]1 & \T ( %E] 5NUI TRI$ TO 
BITE IT1 BUT IT WAS TOO F> (F4 ,HE SI<$1 & CLOS$ HIS EYES4 ,HE 
HUNG D[N HIS LIP1 %[+ HIS WORN YELL[ TEE?1 & BEGAN TO DR[SE1 
LULL$ BY ! S\ND ( ! KNIFE ON ! /ONE4 ,ONLY HIS SICK & 
SWOLL5 LEG TREMBL$ A LITTLE4 

,SUDD5LY HE P]CEIV$ ?AT HE WAS GRASP$ BY ! L[] JAW1 & ?AT 
HIS HEAD WAS LIFT$ UP4 ,HE OP5$ HIS EYES4 ,TWO DOGS W]E 9 FRONT ( 
HIM4 ,ONE WAS SNUFF+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! SCAV5G]1 ! O!R SAT 
LOOK+ AT ! GELD+ AS ?\< EXPECT+ SOME?+ ESPECIALLY FROM 
HIM4 ,! GELD+ LOOK$ AT !M1 & BEGAN TO RUB HIS JAW AGA9/ ! 
H& ?AT HELD HIM4 

0,( C\RSE !Y WANT TO CURE ME10 HE SAID3 0LET IT COME60 

,& ! ?\<T HAD H>DLY PASS$ ?R\< HIS M9D1 BE=E !Y DID 
SOME?+ TO HIS ?ROAT4 ,IT HURT HIM2 HE />T$ BACK1 /AMP$ HIS 
FOOT1 BUT RE/RA9$ HIMSELF1 & WAIT$ = :AT WAS TO FOLL[4444 
,:AT FOLL[$1 WAS SOME LIQUID P\R+ 9 A /REAM D[N HIS NECK & 
BREA/4 ,HE DREW A DEEP BREA?1 LIFT+ HIS SIDES4 ,& IT SEEM$ EASI]1 
MU* EASI]1 TO HIM4 

,! :OLE BURD5 ( HIS LIFE WAS TAK5 FROM HIM4 

,HE CLOS$ HIS EYES1 & BEGAN TO DROOP HIS HEAD1--NO ONE HELD IT4 ,!N 
HIS LEGS QUIV]$1 HIS :OLE BODY SWAY$4 ,HE WAS NOT SO MU* T]RIFI$ 
AS HE WAS A/ONI%$4444 

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,EV]Y ?+ WAS SO NEW4 ,HE WAS A/ONI%$2 HE TRI$ TO RUN AHEAD1 UP 
! HILL1 444 BUT 9/EAD ( ?IS1 HIS LEGS1 MOV+ :]E HE /OOD1 
9T]F]$4 ,HE BEGAN TO ROLL OV] ON HIS SIDE1 & :ILE EXPECT+ TO 
MAKE A /EP HE FELL =W>D1 & ON HIS LEFT SIDE4 

,! SCAV5G] WAIT$ TILL ! DEA?-/RUGGLE WAS OV]1 DROVE AWAY ! 
DOGS ?AT W]E CREEP+ NE>]1 & !N SEIZ$ ! HORSE BY ! LEGS1 
TURN$ HIM OV] ON ! BACK1 &1 TELL+ ,VASKA TO HOLD HIS LEG1 BEGAN 
TO TAKE (F ! HIDE4 

0,?AT WAS A HORSE 9DE$60 SAID ,VASKA4 

0,IF HE'D BE5 FATT]1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A F9E HIDE10 SAID ! 
SCAV5G]4 

,?AT EV5+ ! H]D PASS$ BY ! HILL2 & ?OSE :O W]E ON ! 
LEFT W+ SAW A R$ OBJECT BEL[ !M1 & >\ND IT SOME DOGS BUSILY 
ROMP+1 & CR[S & HAWKS FLY+ OV] IT4 ,ONE DOG1 ) HIS PAWS 
ON ! C>CASS1 & %AK+ HIS HEAD1 WAS GR[L+ OV] :AT HE WAS 
TE>+ ) HIS TEE?4 ,! BR[N FILLY /OPP$1 LIFT$ H] HEAD & 
NECK1 & LONG SNIFF$ ! AIR4 ,IT TOOK =CE TO DRIVE H] AWAY4 

,AT SUNRISE1 9 A RAV9E ( ! ANCI5T =E/1 9 ! BOTTOM ( AN 
OV]GR[N GLADE1 SOME WOLF-:ELPS W]E BESIDE !MSELVES ) JOY4 
,!RE W]E FIVE ( !M1--F\R AB\T ( A SIZE1 & ONE LITTLE ONE ) 
A HEAD BIGG] ?AN HIS BODY4 ,A LEAN1 HAIRLESS %E-WOLF1 H] BELLY ) 
HANG+ DUGS ALMO/ T\*+ ! GR\ND1 CREPT \T ( ! BU%ES1 & 
SAT D[N 9 FRONT ( ! WOLVES4 ,! WOLVES SAT 9 A SEMI-CIRCLE 9 
FRONT ( H]4 ,%E W5T TO ! SMALLE/1 & L[]+ H] /UMPY TAIL1 
& B5D+ H] NOSE TO ! GR\ND1 MADE A FEW CONVULSIVE MOTIONS1 & 
OP5+ H] JAWS FILL$ ) TEE? %E /RUGGL$1 & DISG"9 ORG$ A 
GREAT PIECE ( HORSE-FLE%4 

,! L>G] :ELPS MADE A MOVEM5T TO SEIZE IT2 BUT %E RE/RA9$ !M 
) A ?REAT5+ GR[L1 & LET ! LITTLE ONE HAVE IT ALL4 ,! 
LITTLE ONE1 AS ?\< 9 ANG]1 SEIZ$ ! MORSEL1 HID+ IT UND] HIM1 
& BEGAN TO DEV\R IT4 ,!N ! %E-WOLF DISGORG$ = ! SECOND1 & 
! ?IRD1 & 9 ! SAME WAY = ALL FIVE1 & F9ALLY LAY D[N 9 
FRONT ( !M TO RE/4 

,AT ! 5D ( A WEEK !RE LAY BEH9D ! BRICK B>N ONLY ! GREAT 
SKULL1 & TWO %\LD]-BLADES2 ALL ! RE/ HAD DISAPPE>$4 ,9 ! 
SUMM] A MUZHIK :O GA!R$ UP ! BONES C>RI$ (F ALSO ! SKULL 
& %\LD]-BLADES1 & PUT !M TO USE4 

,! DEAD BODY ( ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI :O HAD BE5 AB\T 9 ! WORLD1 & 
HAD EAT5 & DRUNK51 WAS BURI$ LONG AFT]4 ,NEI!R HIS SK9 NOR HIS 
FLE% NOR HIS BONES W]E ( ANY USE4 

,& JU/ AS HIS DEAD BODY1 :I* HAD BE5 AB\T 9 ! WORLD1 HAD BE5 
A GREAT BURD5 TO O!RS = TW5TY YE>S1 SO ! DISPOSAL ( ?IS BODY 
BECAME ONLY AN ADDITIONAL *>GE UPON M54 ,LONG IT HAD BE5 USELESS 
TO EV]Y ONE1 LONG IT HAD BE5 ONLY A BURD54 ,BUT /ILL ! DEAD :O 
BURY !IR DEAD F\ND IT EXP$I5T TO DRESS ?IS SOON-TO-BE-DECAY+1 
SWOLL5 BODY1 9 A F9E UNI=M1 9 F9E BOOTS2 TO PLACE IT 9 A F9E 
NEW C(F91 ) NEW TASSELS ON ! F\R CORN]S2 !N TO PLACE ?IS 
NEW C(F9 9 ANO!R1 MADE ( LEAD1 & C>RY IT TO ,MOSC[2 & !RE 
TO DIG UP ! BONES ( PEOPLE LONG BURI$1 & !N TO LAY AWAY ?IS 
MAL-ODOR\S BODY DEV\R$ BY WORMS1 9 ITS NEW UNI=M & POLI%$ 
BOOTS1 & TO COV] ! :OLE ) E>?4 

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