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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,& IT REALLY WAS ! C\NT4 ,:5 HE HE>D ! GIRL'S CRY & A HUSKY S\ND FROM ! WAT*MAN BEH9D ! F5CE1 :O HAD BE5 R\S$ BY ?AT CRY1 HE RU%$ HEADLONG ACROSS ! WET DEWY GRASS 9TO ! DEP?S ( ! G>D5 FEEL+ LIKE A DETECT$ ?IEF4 0,FOOL ?AT ,I AM60 HE REPEAT$ UNCONSCI\SLY1 0,I FRI<T5$ H]4 ,I \<T TO HAVE >\S$ H] G5TLY BY SPEAK+ TO H]4 ,AWKW>D BRUTE ?AT ,I AM60 ,HE /OPP$ & LI/5$3 ! WAT*MAN CAME 9TO ! G>D5 ?R\< ! GATEWAY1 DRAGG+ HIS /ICK ALONG ! S&Y PA?4 ,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO HIDE & ! C\NT W5T D[N BY ! POND4 ,! FROGS MADE HIM />T AS !Y PLUMP$ FROM B5EA? HIS FEET 9TO ! WAT]4 ,?\< HIS BOOTS W]E WET ?R\<1 HE SQUATT$ D[N & BEGAN TO RECALL ALL ?AT HE HAD DONE3 H[ HE HAD CLIMB$ ! F5CE1 LOOK$ = H] W9D[1 & AT LA/ ESPI$ A :ITE %AD[2 H[1 LI/5+ TO ! FA9TE/ RU/LE1 HE HAD SEV]AL TIMES APPROA*$ ! W9D[ & GONE BACK AGA92 H[ AT ONE MOM5T HE FELT SURE %E WAS WAIT+1 VEX$ AT HIS T>D9ESS1 & ! NEXT1 ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE %E %\LD SO READILY AGRE$ TO A R5DEZV\S2 H[ AT LA/1 P]SUAD+ HIMSELF ?AT IT WAS ONLY ! BA%FULNESS ( A C\NTRY- BR$ GIRL ?AT MADE H] PRET5D TO BE ASLEEP1 HE W5T UP RESOLUTELY & DI/9CTLY SAW H[ %E SAT BUT !N = SOME REASON RAN AWAY AGA9 & ONLY AFT] SEV]ELY TAUNT+ HIMSELF = C[>DICE BOLDLY DREW NE> TO H] & T\*$ H] H&4 

,! WAT*MAN AGA9 MADE A HUSKY S\ND & ! GATE CREAK$ AS HE LEFT ! G>D54 ,! GIRL'S W9D[ WAS SLAMM$ TO & A %UTT] FA/5$ FROM 9SIDE4 ,?IS WAS V]Y PROVOK+4 ,! C\NT W\LD HAVE GIV5 A GOOD DEAL = A *ANCE TO BEG9 ALL OV] AGA92 HE W\LD NOT HAVE ACT$ SO /UPIDLY N[4444 0,& %E IS A WOND]FUL GIRL -- SO FRE% -- QUITE *>M+6 ,& ,I HAVE LET H] SLIP ?R\< MY F+]S4444 ,AWKW>D FOOL ?AT ,I AM60 ,HE DID NOT WANT TO SLEEP N[ & W5T AT R&OM1 ) ! FIRM TREAD ( ONE :O HAS BE5 CROSS$1 ALONG ! COV]$ LIME-TREE AV5UE4 

,& H]E ! NI<T BR\<T TO HIM ALL ITS PEACEFUL GIFTS ( SOO?+ SADNESS & ! NE$ ( LOVE4 ,! /RAI<T PALE BEAMS ( ! MOON ?REW SPOTS ( LI<T ?R\< ! ?ICK FOLIAGE ( ! LIMES ONTO ! CLAY PA?1 :]E A FEW BLADES ( GRASS GREW OR A DEAD BRAN* LAY H]E & !RE4 ,! LI<T FALL+ ON ONE SIDE ( A B5T B\< MADE IT SEEM AS IF COV]$ ) :ITE MOSS4 ,! SILV]$ LEAVES :ISP]$ N[ & !N4 ,!RE W]E NO LI<TS 9 ! H\SE & ALL WAS SIL5T2 ! VOICE ( ! NI<T+ALE ALONE SEEM$ TO FILL ! BRI<T1 /ILL1 LIMITLESS SPACE4 0,O ,GOD1 :AT A NI<T6 ,:AT A WOND]FUL NI<T60 ?\<T ! C\NT1 9HAL+ ! FRAGRANT FRE%NESS ( ! G>D54 0,YET ,I FEEL A K9D ( REGRET -- AS IF ,I W]E DISCONT5T$ ) MYSELF & ) O!RS1 DISCONT5T$ ) LIFE G5]ALLY4 ,A SPL5DID1 SWEET GIRL6 ,P]HAPS %E WAS REALLY HURT4444 0 ,H]E HIS DREAMS BECAME MIX$3 HE IMAG9$ HIMSELF 9 ?IS G>D5 ) ! C\NTRY-BR$ GIRL 9 V>I\S EXTRAORD9>Y SITUATIONS4 ,!N ! ROLE ( ! GIRL WAS TAK5 BY HIS BELOV$ ,M9A4 0,EH1 :AT A FOOL ,I WAS6 ,I \<T SIMPLY TO HAVE CAU<T H] R\ND ! WAI/ & KISS$ H]40 ,& REGRETT+ ?AT HE HAD NOT DONE SO1 ! C\NT RETURN$ TO HIS ROOM4 

,! CORNET WAS /ILL AWAKE4 ,HE AT ONCE TURN$ 9 HIS B$ & FAC$ ! C\NT4 

0,NOT ASLEEP YET80 ASK$ ! C\NT4 

0,NO40 

0,%ALL ,I TELL Y\ :AT HAS HAPP5$80 

0,WELL80 

0,NO1 ,I'D BETT] NOT1 OR 444 ALL RI<T1 ,I'LL TELL Y\ -- DRAW 9 Y\R LEGS40 

,& ! C\NT1 HAV+ M5TALLY AB&ON$ ! 9TRIGUE ?AT HAD MISC>RI$1 SAT D[N ON HIS COMRADE'S B$ ) AN ANIMAT$ SMILE4 

0,W\LD Y\ BELIEVE IT1 ?AT Y\NG LADY GAVE ME A R5DEZV\S60 

0,:AT >E Y\ SAY+80 CRI$ ,POLOZOV1 JUMP+ \T ( B$4 

0,NO1 BUT LI/540 

0,BUT H[8 ,:58 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE60 

0,:Y1 :ILE Y\ W]E ADD+ UP AFT] WE HAD PLAY$ PREF]5CE1 %E TOLD ME %E W\LD BE AT ! W9D[ 9 ! NI<T & ?AT ONE C\LD GET 9 AT ! W9D[4 ,!RE1 Y\ SEE :AT IT IS TO BE PRACTICAL6 ,:ILE Y\ W]E CALCULAT+ ) ! OLD WOMAN1 ,I >RANG$ ?AT LITTLE MATT]4 ,:Y1 Y\ HE>D H] SAY 9 Y\R PRES5CE ?AT %E W\LD SIT BY ! W9D[ TONI<T & LOOK AT ! POND40 

0,YES1 BUT %E DIDN'T MEAN ANY?+ ( ! K9D40 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S JU/ :AT ,I CAN'T MAKE \T3 DID %E SAY IT 9T5TIONALLY OR NOT8 ,MAYBE %E DIDN'T REALLY WI% TO AGREE SO SUDD5LY1 BUT IT LOOK$ V]Y LIKE IT4 ,IT TURN$ \T HORRIBLY4 ,I QUIET PLAY$ ! FOOL10 HE ADD$1 SMIL+ CONTEMPTU\SLY AT HIMSELF4 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN8 ,:]E HAVE Y\ BE580 

,! C\NT1 OMITT+ HIS MANIFOLD IRRESOLUTE APPROA*ES1 RELAT$ EV]Y?+ AS IT HAD HAPP5$4 

0,I SPOIL$ IT MYSELF3 ,I \<T TO HAVE BE5 BOLD]4 ,%E SCREAM$ & RAN FROM ! W9D[40 

0,SO %E SCREAM$ & RAN AWAY10 SAID ! CORNET1 SMIL+ UNEASILY 9 ANSW] TO ! C\NT'S SMILE1 :I* = SU* A LONG TIME HAD HAD SO /RONG AN 9FLU5CE OV] HIM4 

0,YES1 BUT IT'S TIME TO GO TO SLEEP40 

,! CORNET AGA9 TURN$ HIS BACK TO ! DOOR & LAY SIL5T = AB\T T5 M9UTES4 ,HEAV5 KN[S :AT W5T ON 9 HIS S\L1 BUT :5 HE TURN$ AGA91 HIS FACE BORE AN EXPRESSION ( SUFF]+ & RESOLVE4 

0,C\NT ,TURB960 HE SAID ABRUPTLY4 

0,>E Y\ DELIRI\S80 QUIETLY REPLI$ ! C\NT4 0,:AT IS IT1 ,CORNET ,POLOZOV80 

0,C\NT ,TURB91 Y\ >E A SC\NDREL60 CRI$ ,POLOZOV & AGA9 JUMP$ \T ( B$4 

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