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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! T]RIBLE SPECTACLE ( ! BATTLEFIELD COV]$ ) DEAD & W\ND$1 
 TOGE!R ) ! HEAV9ESS ( HIS HEAD & ! NEWS ?AT SOME TW5TY 
 G5]ALS HE KNEW P]SONALLY HAD BE5 KILL$ OR W\ND$1 & ! 
 CONSCI\SNESS ( ! IMPOT5CE ( HIS ONCE MI<TY >M1 PRODUC$ AN 
 UNEXPECT$ IMPRESSION ON ,NAPOLEON :O USUALLY LIK$ TO LOOK AT ! KILL$ 
 & W\ND$1 !REBY1 HE CONSID]$1 TE/+ HIS /R5G? ( M9D4 ,?IS 
 DAY ! HORRIBLE APPE>ANCE ( ! BATTLEFIELD OV]CAME ?AT /R5G? ( 
 M9D :I* HE ?\<T CON/ITUT$ HIS M]IT & HIS GREATNESS4 ,HE RODE 
 HURRI$LY FROM ! BATTLEFIELD & RETURN$ TO ! ,%EV>D9O KNOLL1 :]E 
 HE SAT ON HIS CAMP/OOL1 HIS SALL[ FACE SWOLL5 & HEAVY1 HIS EYES DIM1 
 HIS NOSE R$1 & HIS VOICE HO>SE1 9VOLUNT>ILY LI/5+1 ) D[NCA/ 
 EYES1 TO ! S\NDS ( FIR+4 ,) PA9FUL DEJECTION HE AWAIT$ ! 5D 
 ( ?IS ACTION1 9 :I* HE REG>D$ HIMSELF AS A P>TICIPANT & :I* HE 
 WAS UNABLE TO >RE/4 ,A P]SONAL1 HUMAN FEEL+ = A BRIEF MOM5T GOT ! 
 BETT] ( ! >TIFICIAL PHANTASM ( LIFE HE HAD S]V$ SO LONG4 ,HE FELT 
 9 HIS [N P]SON ! SUFF]+S & DEA? HE HAD WITNESS$ ON ! 
 BATTLEFIELD4 ,! HEAV9ESS ( HIS HEAD & *E/ REM9D$ HIM ( ! 
 POSSIBILITY ( SUFF]+ & DEA? = HIMSELF4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T HE DID NOT 
 DESIRE ,MOSC[1 OR VICTORY1 OR GLORY 7:AT NE$ HAD HE = ANY MORE 
 GLORY874 ,! ONE ?+ HE WI%$ = WAS RE/1 TRANQUILITY1 & FRE$OM4 
 ,BUT :5 HE HAD BE5 ON ! ,SEM5OVSK HEI<TS ! >TILL]Y COMM&] HAD 
 PROPOS$ TO HIM TO BR+ SEV]AL BATT]IES ( >TILL]Y UP TO ?OSE 
 HEI<TS TO /R5G!N ! FIRE ON ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS CR[D$ 9 FRONT ( 
 ,KNYAZKOVO4 ,NAPOLEON HAD ASS5T$ & HAD GIV5 ORD]S ?AT NEWS %\LD BE 
 BR\<T TO HIM ( ! EFFECT ?OSE BATT]IES PRODUC$4 

,AN ADJUTANT CAME N[ TO 9=M HIM ?AT ! FIRE ( TWO HUNDR$ GUNS HAD 
 BE5 CONC5TRAT$ ON ! ,RUSSIANS1 AS HE HAD ORD]$1 BUT ?AT !Y /ILL 
 HELD !IR GR\ND4 

0,\R FIRE IS M[+ !M D[N BY R[S1 BUT /ILL !Y HOLD ON10 SAID ! 
 ADJUTANT4 

0,!Y WANT MORE64440 SAID ,NAPOLEON 9 A HO>SE VOICE4 

0,SIRE80 ASK$ ! ADJUTANT :O HAD NOT HE>D ! REM>K4 

0,!Y WANT MORE60 CROAK$ ,NAPOLEON FR[N+4 0,LET !M HAVE IT60 

,EV5 BE=E HE GAVE ?AT ORD] ! ?+ HE DID NOT DESIRE1 & = :I* 
 HE GAVE ! ORD] ONLY BECAUSE HE ?\<T IT WAS EXPECT$ ( HIM1 WAS 
 BE+ DONE4 ,& HE FELL BACK 9TO ?AT >TIFICIAL REALM ( IMAG9>Y 
 GREATNESS1 & AGA9--AS A HORSE WALK+ A TREADMILL ?9KS IT IS 
 DO+ SOME?+ = ITSELF--HE SUBMISSIVELY FULFILL$ ! CRUEL1 SAD1 
 GLOOMY1 & 9HUMAN ROLE PR$E/9$ = HIM4 

,& NOT = ?AT DAY & H\R ALONE W]E ! M9D & CONSCI5CE D>K5$ 
 ( ?IS MAN ON :OM ! RESPONSIBILITY = :AT WAS HAPP5+ LAY MORE 
 ?AN ON ALL ! O!RS :O TOOK P>T 9 IT4 ,NEV] TO ! 5D ( HIS LIFE 
 C\LD HE UND]/& GOODNESS1 BEAUTY1 OR TRU?1 OR ! SIGNIFICANCE ( HIS 
 ACTIONS :I* W]E TOO CONTR>Y TO GOODNESS & TRU?1 TOO REMOTE FROM 
 EV]Y?+ HUMAN1 = HIM EV] TO BE ABLE TO GRASP !IR MEAN+4 ,HE C\LD 
 NOT DISAV[ HIS ACTIONS1 BELAUD$ AS !Y W]E BY HALF ! WORLD1 & SO 
 HE HAD TO REPUDIATE TRU?1 GOODNESS1 & ALL HUMANITY4 

,NOT ONLY ON ?AT DAY1 AS HE RODE OV] ! BATTLEFIELD /REWN ) M5 
 KILL$ & MAIM$ 7BY HIS WILL AS HE BELIEV$71 DID HE RECKON AS HE LOOK$ 
 AT !M H[ MANY ,RUSSIANS !RE W]E = EA* ,FR5*MAN &1 DECEIV+ 
 HIMSELF1 F9D REASON = REJOIC+ 9 ! CALCULATION ?AT !RE W]E FIVE 
 ,RUSSIANS = EV]Y ,FR5*MAN4 ,NOT ON ?AT DAY ALONE DID HE WRITE 9 A 
 LETT] TO ,P>IS ?AT 0! BATTLE FIELD WAS SUP]B10 BECAUSE FIFTY ?\S& 
 CORPSES LAY !RE1 BUT EV5 ON ! ISL& ( ,/4 ,HEL5A 9 ! PEACEFUL 
 SOLITUDE :]E HE SAID HE 9T5D$ TO DEVOTE HIS LEISURE TO AN ACC\NT ( 
 ! GREAT DE$S HE HAD DONE1 HE WROTE3 

,! ,RUSSIAN W> %\LD HAVE BE5 ! MO/ POPUL> W> ( MOD]N TIMES3 IT 
 WAS A W> ( GOOD S5SE1 = REAL 9T]E/S1 = ! TRANQUILITY & 
 SECURITY ( ALL2 IT WAS PURELY PACIFIC & CONS]VATIVE4 

,IT WAS A W> = A GREAT CAUSE1 ! 5D ( UNC]TA9TIES & ! BEG9N+ 
 ( SECURITY4 ,A NEW HORIZON & NEW LABORS W]E OP5+ \T1 FULL ( 
 WELL-BE+ & PROSP]ITY = ALL4 ,! ,EUROPEAN SY/EM WAS ALREADY 
 F\ND$2 ALL ?AT REMA9$ WAS TO ORGANIZE IT4 

,SATISFI$ ON !SE GREAT PO9TS & ) TRANQUILITY EV]Y:]E1 ,I TOO 
 %\LD HAVE HAD MY ,CONGRESS & MY ,HOLY ,ALLIANCE4 ,?OSE IDEAS W]E 
 /OL5 FROM ME4 ,9 ?AT REUNION ( GREAT SOV]EIGNS WE %\LD HAVE DISCUSS$ \R 
 9T]E/S LIKE ONE FAMILY1 & HAVE R5D]$ ACC\NT TO ! PEOPLES AS 
 CL]K TO MA/]4 

,EUROPE W\LD 9 ?IS WAY SOON HAVE BE51 9 FACT1 BUT ONE PEOPLE1 & 
 ANYONE :O TRAVEL$ ANY:]E W\LD HAVE F\ND HIMSELF ALWAYS 9 ! COMMON 
 FA!RL&4 ,I %\LD HAVE DEM&$ ! FRE$OM ( ALL NAVIGABLE RIV]S = 
 EV]YBODY1 ?AT ! SEAS %\LD BE COMMON TO ALL1 & ?AT ! GREAT 
 /&+ >MIES %\LD BE R$UC$ H5CE=? TO M]E GU>DS = ! 
 SOV]EIGNS4 

,ON RETURN+ TO ,FRANCE1 TO ! BOSOM ( ! GREAT1 /RONG1 MAGNIFIC5T1 
 PEACEFUL1 & GLORI\S FA!RL&1 ,I %\LD HAVE PROCLAIM$ H] FRONTI]S 
 IMMUTABLE2 ALL FUTURE W>S PURELY DEF5SIVE1 ALL AGGR&IZEM5T 
 ANT9ATIONAL4 ,I %\LD HAVE ASSOCIAT$ MY SON 9 ! ,EMPIRE2 MY 
 DICTATOR%IP W\LD HAVE BE5 F9I%$1 & HIS CON/ITUTIONAL REIGN W\LD 
 HAVE BEGUN4 

,P>IS W\LD HAVE BE5 ! CAPITAL ( ! WORLD1 & ! ,FR5* ! 5VY ( 
 ! NATIONS6 

,MY LEISURE !N1 & MY OLD AGE1 W\LD HAVE BE5 DEVOT$1 9 COMPANY ) 
 ! ,EMPRESS & DUR+ ! ROYAL APPR5TICE%IP ( MY SON1 TO LEISURELY 
 VISIT+1 ) \R [N HORSES & LIKE A TRUE C\NTRY C\PLE1 EV]Y CORN] 
 ( ! ,EMPIRE1 RECEIV+ COMPLA9TS1 R$RESS+ WRONGS1 & SCATT]+ 
 PUBLIC BUILD+S & B5EFACTIONS ON ALL SIDES & EV]Y:]E4 

,NAPOLEON1 PR$E/9$ BY ,PROVID5CE = ! GLOOMY ROLE ( EXECUTION] ( 
 ! PEOPLES1 ASSUR$ HIMSELF ?AT ! AIM ( HIS ACTIONS HAD BE5 ! 
 PEOPLES' WELF>E & ?AT HE C\LD CONTROL ! FATE ( MILLIONS & BY ! 
 EMPLOYM5T ( P[] CONF] B5EFACTIONS4 

0,( F\R HUNDR$ ?\S& :O CROSS$ ! ,VI/ULA10 HE WROTE FUR!R ( 
 ! ,RUSSIAN W>1 0HALF W]E ,AU/RIANS1 ,PRUSSIANS1 ,SAXONS1 ,POLES1 
 ,BAV>IANS1 ,WURTTEMB]G]S1 ,MECKL5BURG]S1 ,SPANI>DS1 ,ITALIANS1 & 
 ,NEAPOLITANS4 ,! ,IMP]IAL >MY1 /RICTLY SPEAK+1 WAS ONE ?IRD COMPOS$ 
 ( ,DUT*1 ,BELGIANS1 M5 FROM ! BORD]S ( ! ,RH9E1 ,PI$MONTESE1 ,SWISS1 
 ,G5EVESE1 ,TUSCANS1 ,ROMANS1 9HABITANTS ( ! ,?IRTY-SECOND ,MILIT>Y 
 ,DIVISION1 ( ,BREM51 ( ,HAMBURG1 & SO ON3 IT 9CLUD$ SC>CELY A HUNDR$ 
 & =TY ?\S& :O SPOKE ,FR5*4 ,! ,RUSSIAN EXP$ITION ACTUALLY CO/ 
 ,FRANCE LESS ?AN FIFTY ?\S& M52 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY 9 ITS RETREAT FROM 
 ,VILNA TO ,MOSC[ LO/ 9 ! V>I\S BATTLES F\R TIMES MORE M5 ?AN ! 
 ,FR5* >MY2 ! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[ CO/ ! LIVES ( A HUNDR$ ?\S& 
 ,RUSSIANS :O DI$ ( COLD & WANT 9 ! WOODS2 F9ALLY1 9 ITS M>* 
 FROM ,MOSC[ TO ! ,OD] ! ,RUSSIAN >MY ALSO SUFF]$ FROM ! SEV]ITY 
 ( ! SEASON2 SO ?AT BY ! TIME IT REA*$ ,VILNA IT NUMB]$ ONLY FIFTY 
 ?\S&1 & AT ,KALIS* LESS ?AN EI<TE5 ?\S&40 

,HE IMAG9$ ?AT ! W> ) ,RUSSIA CAME AB\T BY HIS WILL1 & ! 
 HORRORS ?AT OCCURR$ DID NOT /AGG] HIS S\L4 ,HE BOLDLY TOOK ! :OLE 
 RESPONSIBILITY = :AT HAPP5$1 & HIS D>K5$ M9D F\ND 
 JU/IFICATION 9 ! BELIEF ?AT AMONG ! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S :O 
 P]I%$ !RE W]E FEW] ,FR5*M5 ?AN ,HESSIANS & ,BAV>IANS4 

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