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,A ,JO9T-,LETT] ,WRITT5 ,BY ,TOL/OY ,& ,HIS ,WIFE1 ,TO ,HIS ,WIFE'S ,Y\NG] ,SI/] ,9 #ahfc 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:Y ,TANYA1 HAVE Y\ DRI$ UP8 ,Y\ DON'T WRITE TO ME AT ALL1 & ,I SO LOVE RECEIV+ LETT]S FROM Y\1 & Y\ & HAVE NOT YET REPLI$ TO ,LEVO*KA.<#a.>'S CRAZY EPI/LE1 ( :I* ,I DID NOT UND]/& A WORD4 
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,!RE1 %E BEGAN TO WRITE1 & SUDD5LY /OPP$1 BECAUSE %E C\LD NOT CONT9UE4 ,& DO Y\ KN[ :Y1 ,TANYA DE>8   

,A /RANGE ?+ HAS BEFALL5 H]1 & A /ILL /RANG] ?+ HAS BEFALL5 ME4 ,AS Y\ KN[1 LIKE HTE RE/ ( US1 %E HAS ALWAYS BE5 MADE ( FLE% & BLOOD1 ) ALL ! ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES ( ?AT CONDITION3 %E BREA!D1 WAS W>M & SOMETIMES HOT1 BLEW H] NOSE 7& H[ L\D67 & SO ON - & ABOVE ALL1 %E HAD CONTROL ( H] LIMBS1 :I* - BO? >MS & LEGS - C\LD ASSUME DIFF]5T POSITIONS3 9 A WORD1 %E WAS CORPOREAL LIKE ALL ( US4 

,SUDD5LY1 ON ,M>* #b#a/ #a#h#f#c1 AT T5 O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+1 ?IS EXTRAORD9>Y ?+ BEFELL H] & ME4 ,TANYA6 ,I KN[ Y\ ALWAYS LOV$ H] 7,I DO NOT KN[ :AT FEEL+ %E WILL >\SE 9 Y\ N[71 ,I KN[ Y\ FELT A SYMPA!TIC 9T]E/ 9 ME1 & ,I KN[ Y\R REASONABL5ESS1 Y\R SANE VIEW ( ! IMPORTANT AFFAIRS ( LIFE1 & Y\R LOVE ( Y\R P>5TS 7PLEASE PREP>E !M & 9=M !M ( ?IS EV5T71 & SO ,I WRITE TO TELL Y\ JU/ H[ IT HAPP5$4 

,I GOT UP E>LY ?AT DAY & WALK$ & RODE A GREAT DEAL4 ,WE LUN*$ & D9$ TOGE!R & HAD BE5 READ+ 7%E WAS /ILL ABLE TO READ7 & ,I FELT TRANQUIL & HAPPY4 ,AT T5 O'CLOCK ,I SAID GOODNI<T TO ,AUNTIE.<#b.> 7,SONYA WAS !N /ILL AS USUAL1 & SAID %E W\LD FOLL[ ME7 & ,I W5T (F TO B$4  

,?R\< MY SLEEP ,I HE>D H] OP5 ! DOOR & HE>D H] BREA! AS %E UNDRESS$444,I HE>D H[ %E CAME \T FROM BEH9D ! SCRE5 & APPROA*$ ! B$4 ,I OP5$ MY EYES444& SAW - NOT ! ,SONYA Y\ & ,I HAVE KN[N - BUT A PORCELA9 ,SONYA6 ,MADE ( ?AT VREY PORCELA9 AB\T :I* Y\R P>5TS HAD A DISPUTE4 ,Y\ KN[ ?OSE PORCELA9 DOLLS ) B>E COLD %\LD]S1 & NECKS & >MS B5T =W>D1 BUT MADE ( ! SAME LUMP ( PORCELA9 AS ! BODY4 ,!Y HAVE BLACK PA9T$ HAIR >RANG$ 9 L>GE WAVES1 ! PA9T ( :I* GETS RUBB$ (F AT ! TOP1 & PROTRUD+ PORCELA9 EYES ?AT >E TOO WIDE & >E ALSO PA9T$ BLACK AT ! CORN]S1 & ! /IFF PORCELA9 FOLDS ( !IR SKIRTS >E MADE ( ! SAME ONE PIECE ( PORCELA9 AS ! RE/4 ,& ,SONYA WAS LIKE ?AT6 

,I T\*$ H] >M - %E WAS SMOO?1 PLEASANT TO FEEL1 & COLD PORCELA94 ,I ?\<T ,I WAS ASLEEP & GAVE MYSELF A %AKE1 BUT %E REMA9$ LIKE ?AT & /OOD BE=E ME IMMOVABLE4 ,I SAID3 ,>E Y\ PORCELA98 ,& )\T OP5+ H] M\? 7:I* REMA9$ AS IT WAS1 ) CURV$ LIPS PA9T$ BRI<T R$7 %E REPLI$3 ,YES1 ,I AM PORCELA94 ,A %IV] RAN D[N MY BACK4 ,I LOOK$ AT H] LEGS2 !Y ALSO W]E PORCELA9 & 7Y\ CAN IMAG9E MY HORROR7 FIX$ ON A PORCELA9 /&1 MADE ( ONE PIECE ) H]SELF1 REPRES5T+ ! GR\ND & PA9T$ GRE5 TO DEPICT GRASS4 ,BY H] LEFT LEG1 A LITTLE ABOVE & AT ! BACK ( ! KNEE1 !RE WAS A PORCELA9 COLUMN1 COLOR$ BR[N & PROBABLY REPRES5T+ ! /UMP ( A TREE4 ,?IS TOO WAS 9 ONE PIECE ) H]4  ,I UND]/OOD ?AT )\T ?IS /UMP %E C\LD NOT REMA9 ]ECT1 & ,I BECAME V] SAD1 AS Y\ :O LOV$ H] CAN IMAG9E4 ,I /ILL DID NOT BELIEVE MY S5SES1 & BEGAN TO CALL H]4  ,%E C\LD NOT MOVE )\T ?AT /UMP & ITS BASE1 & ONLY ROCK$ A LITTLE - TOGE!R ) ! BASE - TO FALL 9 MY DIRECTION4 

,I HE>D H[ ! PORCELA9 BAS KNOCK$ AGA9/ ! FLOOR & COLD PORCELA94 ,I TRI$ TO LIFT H] H&1 BUT C\LD NOT4 ,I T\*$ H] AGA91 & %E WAS ALL SMOO?1 PLEASANT4  ,I TRI$ TO PASS A F+]1 OR EV5 A NAIL1 BETWE5 H] ELB[ & H] SIDE - BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE4  ,! OB/ACLE WA ! SAME PORCELA9 MASS1 SU* AS IS MADE AT ,AU]BA*'S1 & ( :I* SAUCE-BOATS >E MADE4  ,%E WAS PLANN$ = EXT]NAL APPE>ANCE ONLY4 ,I BEGAN TO EXAM9E H] *EMISE1 IT WAS ALL ( ONE PIECE ) ! BODY1 ABOVE & BEL[4 ,I LOOK$ MORE CLOSELY1 & NOTIC$ ?AT AT ! BOTTOM A BIT ( ! FOLD ( H] *EMISE WAS BROK5 (F & IT %[$ BR[N4 ,AT ! TOP ( H] HEAD IT %[$ :ITE :]E ! PA9T HAD COME (F A LITTLE4 ,! PA9T HAD ALSO COME (F A LIP 9 ONE PLACE1 & A BIT WAS *IPP$ (F ONE %\LD]4 ,BUT IT WAS ALL SO WELL MADE & SO NATURAL ?AT IT WAS /ILL \R SAME ,SONYA4  ,& ! *EMISE WAS ONE ,I K5W1 ) LACE1 & !RE WAS A KNOT ( BLACK HAIR BEH9D1 BUT ( PORCELA91 & ! F9E SL5D] H&S1 & L>GE EYES1 & ! LIPS - ALL W]E ! SAME1 BUT ( PORCELA94  ,& ! DIMPLE 9 H] *9 & ! SMALL BONES 9 FRONT ( H] %\LD]S1 W]E !RE TOO1 BUT ( PORCELA94  ,I WAS 9 A T]RIBLE /ATE & DID NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY OR DO OR ?9K4  ,%E W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD TO HELP ME1 BUT :AT C\LD A PORCELA9 CREATE DO8 ,! HALF-CLOS$ EYES1 ! EYELA%ES & EYEBR[S W]E ALL LIKE H] LIV+ SELF :5 LOOK$ AT FROM A DI/ANCE4  

,%E DID NOT LOOK AT ME1 BUT PA/ ME AT H] B$4 ,%E EVID5TLY WANT$ TO LIE D[N1 & ROCK$ ON H] P$E/AL ALL ! TIME4  ,I QUITE LO/ CONTROL ( MYSELF1 SEIZ$ H] & TRI$ TO TAKE H] TO H] B$4 ,MY F+]S MADE NO IMPRESSION ON H] COLD PORCELA9 BODY1 & :AT SURPRIS$ ME YET MORE WAS ?AT %E HAD BECOME AS LI<T AS AN EMPTY FLASK4 ,& SUDD5LY1 %E SEEM$ TO %R9K & BECAME QUITE SMALL1 SMALL] ?AN ! PALM ( MY H&1 AL?\< %E /ILL LOOK$ JU/ ! SAME4  ,I SEIZ$ A PILL[1 PUT H] 9 A CORN] ( IT1 PRESS$ D[N ANO!R CORN] ) MY FI/ & PLAC$ H]E !RE1 !N ,I TOOK H] NI<TCAP1 FOLD$ IT 9 F\R1 & COV]$ H] UP TO ! HEAD ) IT4  ,%E LAY !RE /ILL JU/ ! SAME4 ,!N ,I EXT+UI%$ ! C&LE & PLAC$ H] UND] MY BE>D4 ,SUDD5LY ,I HE>D H] VOICE FROM ! CORN] ( ! PILL[3 0,LEVA1 :Y HAVE ,I BECOME PORCELA980 ,I DID NOT KN[ :AT TO REPLY4 ,%E SAID AGA93 0,DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFF]5CE ?AT ,I AM PORCELA980 ,I DID NOT WANT TO GRIEVE H]1 & SAID IT DID NOT MATT]4 ,I FELT H] AGA9 9 ! D>K - %E WAS /ILL AS BE=E1 COLD & PORCELA94 ,& H] /OMA* WAS ! SAME AS :5 %E WAS ALIVE1 PROTRUDE+ UPW>DS - RA!R UNNATURAL = A PORCELA9 DOLL4  ,!N ,I EXP]I5C$ A /RANGE FEEL+4 ,I SUDD5LY FELT IT PLEASANT ?AT %E %\LD BE AS %E WAS1 & CEAS$ TO BE SURPRIS$ - IT ALL SEEM$ NATURAL4 ,I TOOK H] \T1 PASS$ H] FROM ONE H& TO ! O!R1 & TUCK$ H] UND] MY HEAD4 ,%E LIK$ IT ALL4 ,WE FELL ASLEEP4  

,9 ! MORN+ ,I GOT UP & W5T \T )\T LOOK+ AT H]4 ,ALL ?AT HAD HAPP5$ ! DAY BE=E SEEM$ SO T]RIBLE4 ,:5 ,I RETURN$ = LUN* %E HAD AGA9 BECOME SU* AS %E ALWAYS WAS4  ,I DID NOT REM9D H] ( :AT HAD HAPP5$ ! DAY BE=E1 FE>+ TO GRIEVE H] & ,AUNTIE4 ,I HAVE NOT YET TOLD ANYONE BUT Y\ AB\T IT4 ,I ?\<T IT HAD ALL PASS$ (F1 BUT ALL !SE DAYS1 EV]Y TIME WE >E ALONE TOGE!R1 ! SAME ?+ HAPP5S4 ,%E SUDD5LY BECOMES SMALL & PORCELA94 ,9 ! PRES5CE ( O!RS %E IS JU/ AS %E US$ TO BE4 ,%E IS NOT OPPRESS$ BY ?IS1 NOR AM ,I4 ,/RANGE AS IT MAY SEEM1 ,I FRANKLY CONFESS ?AT ,I AM GLAD ( IT1 & ?\< %E IS PORCELA9 WE >E V]Y HAPPY4 

,I WRITE TO Y\ ( ALL ?IS1 DE> ,TANYA1 ONLY ?AT Y\ %\LD PREP>E H] P>5TS = ! NEWS1 & ?R\< PAPA %\LD F9D \T FROM ! DOCOTRS :AT ?IS OCCURR5CE MEANS1 & :E!R IT WILL NOT BE BAD = \R EXPECT$ *ILD4  ,N[ WE >E ALONE1 & %E IS SITT+ UND] MY NECKTIE & ,I FEEL H[ H] %>P LITTLE NOSE CUTS 9TO MY NECK4 ,YE/]DAY %E HAD BE5 LEFT 9 A ROOM BY H]SELF4 ,I W5T 9 & SAW ?AT ,DORA 7\R LITTLE DOG7 HAD DRAGG$ H] 9TO A CORN]1 WAS PLAY+ ) H] & NE>LY BROKE H]4 ,I :IPP$ ,DORA1 PUT ,SONYA 9 MY WAI/COAT POCKET & TOOK H] TO MY /UDY4 ,TO-DAY H[EV] ,I AM EXPECT+ FROM ,TULA A SMALL WOOD5 BOX ,I HAVE ORD]$1 COV]$ \TSIDE ) MOROCCO & L9$ 9SIDE ) RASPB]RY-COLOR$ VELVET1 ) A PLACE >RANG$ 9 IT = H] SO ?AT %E CAN BE LAID 9 IT ) H] ELB[S1 HEAD & BACK ALL SUPPORT$ EV5LY SO ?AT %E CANNOT BREAK4 ,I %ALL ALSO COV] IT COMPLETELY ) *AMOIS LEA!R4 

,I HAD WRITT5 ?IS LETT] :5 SUDD5LY A T]RIBLE MIS=TUNE OCCURR$4 ,%E WAS /&+ ON ! TABLE1 :5 ,N4,P4.<#c.> PU%$ AGA9/ H] 9 PASS+1 & %E FELL & BROKE (F A LEG ABOVE ! KNEE ) ! /UMP4  ,ALEXEY.<#d.> SAYS ?AT IT CAN BE M5D$ ) A CEM5T MADE ( ! :ITE ( EGGS4  ,IF SU* A RECIPE IS KN[N 9 ,MOSC[1 PLEASE S5D IT TO ME4 

,FOOTNOTES 
8 ,A T]M REF]R+ TO ,LEO 

8 ,AUNTIE ,TATIANA1 ,ALEX&ROVNA ,]GOLSKI 7#a#g#i#e-#a#h#g#d7 :O BR\<T ,TOL/OY UP 

8 ,NATALYA ,PETROVNA ,OKHOTNITSKAYA1 AN OLD WOMAN :O WAS LIV+ AT ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA 

8 ,ALEXEY ,/EPANOVI* ,OREKHOV 7:O DI$ 9 #a#h#h#b71 A S]VANT ( ,TOL/OY'S :O HAD ACCOMPANI$ HIM TO ! ,CAUCASUS & TO ,SEVA/OPOL DUR+ ! ,CRIMEAN ,W>4 ,HE WAS EMPLOY$ AS /EW>D AT ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA 

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