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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,T[>D ! 5D ( ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 ,PI]RE1 HAV+ RUN D[N FROM 
 ,RAEVSKI'S BATT]Y A SECOND TIME1 MADE HIS WAY ?R\< A GULLY TO ,KNYAZKOVO 
 ) A CR[D ( SOLDI]S1 REA*$ ! DRESS+ /ATION1 & SEE+ BLOOD 
 & HE>+ CRIES & GROANS HURRI$ ON1 /ILL 5TANGL$ 9 ! CR[DS ( 
 SOLDI]S4 

,! ONE ?+ HE N[ DESIR$ ) HIS :OLE S\L WAS TO GET AWAY QUICKLY 
 FROM ! T]RIBLE S5SATIONS AMID :I* HE HAD LIV$ ?AT DAY & RETURN 
 TO ORD9>Y CONDITIONS ( LIFE & SLEEP QUIETLY 9 A ROOM 9 HIS [N B$4 
 ,HE FELT ?AT ONLY 9 ! ORD9>Y CONDITIONS ( LIFE W\LD HE BE ABLE TO 
 UND]/& HIMSELF & ALL HE HAD SE5 & FELT4 ,BUT SU* ORD9>Y 
 CONDITIONS ( LIFE W]E NO:]E TO BE F\ND4 

,?\< %ELLS & BULLETS DID NOT :I/LE OV] ! ROAD ALONG :I* HE WAS 
 GO+1 /ILL ON ALL SIDES !RE WAS :AT !RE HAD BE5 ON ! FIELD ( 
 BATTLE4 ,!RE W]E /ILL ! SAME SUFF]+1 EXHAU/$1 & SOMETIMES 
 /RANGELY 9DIFF]5T FACES1 ! SAME BLOOD1 ! SAME SOLDI]S' OV]COATS1 
 ! SAME S\NDS ( FIR+ :I*1 ?\< DI/ANT N[1 /ILL >\S$ T]ROR1 
 & BESIDES ?IS !RE W]E ! F\L AIR & ! DU/4 

,HAV+ GONE A C\PLE ( MILES ALONG ! ,MOZHAYSK ROAD1 ,PI]RE SAT D[N BY 
 ! ROADSIDE4 

,DUSK HAD FALL51 & ! RO> ( GUNS DI$ AWAY4 ,PI]RE LAY LEAN+ ON HIS 
 ELB[ = A LONG TIME1 GAZ+ AT ! %AD[S ?AT MOV$ PA/ HIM 9 ! 
 D>KNESS4 ,HE WAS CONT9UALLY IMAG9+ ?AT A CANNON BALL WAS FLY+ 
 T[>D HIM ) A T]RIFIC :IZ1 & !N HE %UDD]$ & SAT UP4 ,HE HAD 
 NO IDEA H[ LONG HE HAD BE5 !RE4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T ?REE 
 SOLDI]S1 HAV+ BR\<T SOME FIREWOOD1 SETTL$ D[N NE> HIM & BEGAN 
 LI<T+ A FIRE4 

,! SOLDI]S1 :O ?REW SIDELONG GLANCES AT ,PI]RE1 GOT ! FIRE TO BURN 
 & PLAC$ AN IRON POT ON IT 9TO :I* !Y BROKE SOME DRI$ BREAD & 
 PUT A LITTLE DRIPP+4 ,! PLEASANT ODOR ( GREASY VI&S M+L$ ) ! 
 SMELL ( SMOKE4 ,PI]RE SAT UP & SI<$4 ,! ?REE SOLDI]S W]E EAT+ 
 & TALK+ AMONG !MSELVES1 TAK+ NO NOTICE ( HIM4 

0,& :O MAY Y\ BE80 ONE ( !M SUDD5LY ASK$ ,PI]RE1 EVID5TLY MEAN+ 
 :AT ,PI]RE HIMSELF HAD 9 M9D1 NAMELY3 0,IF Y\ WANT TO EAT WE'LL GIVE 
 Y\ SOME FOOD1 ONLY LET US KN[ :E!R Y\ >E AN HONE/ MAN40 

0,I1 ,I4440 SAID ,PI]RE1 FEEL+ IT NECESS>Y TO M9IMIZE HIS SOCIAL 
 POSITION AS MU* AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO BE NE>] TO ! SOLDI]S & BETT] 
 UND]/OOD BY !M4 0,BY RI<TS ,I AM A MILITIA (FIC]1 BUT MY M5 >E NOT 
 H]E4 ,I CAME TO ! BATTLE & HAVE LO/ !M40 

0,!RE N[60 SAID ONE ( ! SOLDI]S4 

,ANO!R %OOK HIS HEAD4 

0,W\LD Y\ LIKE A LITTLE MA%80 ! FIR/ SOLDI] ASK$1 & H&$ ,PI]RE 
 A WOOD5 SPOON AFT] LICK+ IT CLEAN4 

,PI]RE SAT D[N BY ! FIRE & BEGAN EAT+ ! MA%1 AS !Y CALL$ ! 
 FOOD 9 ! CAULDRON1 & HE ?\<T IT MORE DELICI\S ?AN ANY FOOD HE 
 HAD EV] TA/$4 ,AS HE SAT B5D+ GRE$ILY OV] IT1 HELP+ HIMSELF TO 
 L>GE SPOONFULS & *EW+ ONE AFT] ANO!R1 HIS FACE WAS LIT UP BY ! 
 FIRE & ! SOLDI]S LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SIL5CE4 

0,:]E HAVE Y\ TO GO TO8 ,TELL US60 SAID ONE ( !M4 

0,TO ,MOZHAYSK40 

0,Y\'RE A G5TLEMAN1 >5'T Y\80 

0,YES40 

0,& :AT'S Y\R NAME80 

0,PET] ,KIRILY*40 

0,WELL !N1 ,PET] ,KIRILY*1 COME ALONG ) US1 WE'LL TAKE Y\ !RE40 

,9 ! TOTAL D>KNESS ! SOLDI]S WALK$ ) ,PI]RE TO ,MOZHAYSK4 

,BY ! TIME !Y GOT NE> ,MOZHAYSK & BEGAN ASC5D+ ! /EEP HILL 9TO 
 ! T[N1 ! COCKS W]E ALREADY CR[+4 ,PI]RE W5T ON ) ! 
 SOLDI]S1 QUITE =GETT+ ?AT HIS 9N WAS AT ! BOTTOM ( ! HILL & 
 ?AT HE HAD ALREADY PASS$ IT4 ,HE W\LD NOT SOON HAVE REMEMB]$ ?IS1 
 SU* WAS HIS /ATE ( =GETFULNESS1 HAD HE NOT HALFWAY UP ! HILL 
 /UMBL$ UPON HIS GROOM1 :O HAD BE5 TO LOOK = HIM 9 ! T[N & WAS 
 RETURN+ TO ! 9N4 ,! GROOM RECOGNIZ$ ,PI]RE 9 ! D>KNESS BY HIS 
 :ITE HAT4 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY60 HE SAID4 0,:Y1 WE W]E BEG9N+ TO DESPAIR6 ,H[ IS IT 
 Y\ >E ON FOOT8 ,& :]E >E Y\ GO+1 PLEASE80 

0,OH1 YES60 SAID ,PI]RE4 

,! SOLDI]S /OPP$4 

0,SO Y\'VE F\ND Y\R FOLK80 SAID ONE ( !M4 0,WELL1 GOOD-BY1 ,PET] 
 ,KIRILY*--ISN'T IT80 

0,GOOD-BY1 ,PET] ,KIRILY*60 ,PI]RE HE>D ! O!R VOICES REPEAT4 

0,GOOD-BY60 HE SAID & TURN$ ) HIS GROOM T[>D ! 9N4 

0,I \<T TO GIVE !M SOME?+60 HE ?\<T1 & FELT 9 HIS POCKET4 0,NO1 
 BETT] NOT60 SAID ANO!R1 9N] VOICE4 

,!RE WAS NOT A ROOM TO BE HAD AT ! 9N1 !Y W]E ALL OCCUPI$4 ,PI]RE 
 W5T \T 9TO ! Y>D &1 COV]+ HIMSELF UP HEAD & ALL1 LAY D[N 9 
 HIS C>RIAGE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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