,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #i 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,SC>CELY HAD ,PI]RE LAID HIS HEAD ON ! PILL[ BE=E HE FELT HIMSELF 
 FALL+ ASLEEP1 BUT SUDD5LY1 ALMO/ ) ! DI/9CTNESS ( REALITY1 HE 
 HE>D ! BOOM1 BOOM1 BOOM ( FIR+1 ! ?UD ( PROJECTILES1 GROANS & 
 CRIES1 & SMELL$ BLOOD & P[D]1 & A FEEL+ ( HORROR & DREAD ( 
 DEA? SEIZ$ HIM4 ,FILL$ ) FRI<T HE OP5$ HIS EYES & LIFT$ HIS 
 HEAD FROM UND] HIS CLOAK4 ,ALL WAS TRANQUIL 9 ! Y>D4 ,ONLY SOMEONE'S 
 ORD]LY PASS$ ?R\< ! GATEWAY1 SPLA%+ ?R\< ! MUD1 & TALK$ 
 TO ! 9NKEEP]4 ,ABOVE ,PI]RE'S HEAD SOME PIGEONS1 DI/URB$ BY ! 
 MOVEM5T HE HAD MADE 9 SITT+ UP1 FLUTT]$ UND] ! D>K RO( ( ! 
 P5?\SE4 ,! :OLE C\RTY>D WAS P]MEAT$ BY A /RONG PEACEFUL SMELL ( 
 /ABLE Y>DS1 DELI<TFUL TO ,PI]RE AT ?AT MOM5T4 ,HE C\LD SEE ! CLE> 
 />RY SKY BETWE5 ! D>K RO(S ( TWO P5?\SES4 

0,?ANK ,GOD1 !RE IS NO MORE ( ?AT60 HE ?\<T1 COV]+ UP HIS HEAD 
 AGA94 0,OH1 :AT A T]RIBLE ?+ IS FE>1 & H[ %AMEFULLY ,I YIELD$ TO 
 IT6 ,BUT !Y444 !Y W]E /EADY & CALM ALL ! TIME1 TO ! 5D4440 
 ?\<T HE4 

,!Y1 9 ,PI]RE'S M9D1 W]E ! SOLDI]S1 ?OSE :O HAD BE5 AT ! 
 BATT]Y1 ?OSE :O HAD GIV5 HIM FOOD1 & ?OSE :O HAD PRAY$ BE=E ! 
 ICON4 ,!Y1 ?OSE /RANGE M5 HE HAD NOT PREVI\SLY KN[N1 /OOD \T 
 CLE>LY & %>PLY FROM EV]YONE ELSE4 

0,TO BE A SOLDI]1 JU/ A SOLDI]60 ?\<T ,PI]RE AS HE FELL ASLEEP1 0TO 
 5T] COMMUNAL LIFE COMPLETELY1 TO BE IMBU$ BY :AT MAKES !M :AT !Y 
 >E4 ,BUT H[ CA/ (F ALL ! SUP]FLU\S1 DEVILI% BURD5 ( MY \T] 
 MAN8 ,!RE WAS A TIME :5 ,I C\LD HAVE DONE IT4 ,I C\LD HAVE RUN AWAY 
 FROM MY FA!R1 AS ,I WANT$ TO4 ,OR ,I MI<T HAVE BE5 S5T TO S]VE AS A 
 SOLDI] AFT] ! DUEL ) ,DOLOKHOV40 ,& ! MEMORY ( ! D9N] AT ! 
 ,5GLI% ,CLUB :5 HE HAD *ALL5G$ ,DOLOKHOV FLA%$ ?R\< ,PI]RE'S 
 M9D1 & !N HE REMEMB]$ HIS B5EFACTOR AT ,TORZHOK4 ,& N[ A PICTURE 
 ( A SOLEMN MEET+ ( ! LODGE PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIS M9D4 ,IT WAS 
 TAK+ PLACE AT ! ,5GLI% ,CLUB & SOMEONE NE> & DE> TO HIM SAT AT 
 ! 5D ( ! TABLE4 0,YES1 ?AT IS HE6 ,IT IS MY B5EFACTOR4 ,BUT HE DI$60 
 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,YES1 HE DI$1 & ,I DID NOT KN[ HE WAS ALIVE4 ,H[ SORRY 
 ,I AM ?AT HE DI$1 & H[ GLAD ,I AM ?AT HE IS ALIVE AGA960 ,ON ONE SIDE 
 ( ! TABLE SAT ,ANATOLE1 ,DOLOKHOV1 ,NESVITSKI1 ,D5ISOV1 & O!RS LIKE 
 !M 79 HIS DREAM ! CATEGORY TO :I* !SE M5 BELONG$ WAS AS CLE>LY 
 DEF9$ 9 HIS M9D AS ! CATEGORY ( ?OSE HE T]M$ !Y71 & HE HE>D 
 ?OSE PEOPLE1 ,ANATOLE & ,DOLOKHOV1 %\T+ & S++ L\DLY2 YET 
 ?R\< !IR %\T+ ! VOICE ( HIS B5EFACTOR WAS HE>D SPEAK+ ALL 
 ! TIME & ! S\ND ( HIS WORDS WAS AS WEI<TY & UN9T]RUPT$ AS 
 ! BOOM+ ON ! BATTLEFIELD1 BUT PLEASANT & COM=T+4 ,PI]RE DID 
 NOT UND]/& :AT HIS B5EFACTOR WAS SAY+1 BUT HE KNEW 7! CATEGORIES 
 ( ?\<TS W]E ALSO QUITE DI/9CT 9 HIS DREAM7 ?AT HE WAS TALK+ ( 
 GOODNESS & ! POSSIBILITY ( BE+ :AT !Y W]E4 ,& !Y ) !IR 
 SIMPLE1 K9D1 FIRM FACES SURR\ND$ HIS B5EFACTOR ON ALL SIDES4 ,BUT 
 ?\< !Y W]E K9DLY !Y DID NOT LOOK AT ,PI]RE & DID NOT KN[ HIM4 
 ,WI%+ TO SPEAK & TO ATTRACT !IR ATT5TION1 HE GOT UP1 BUT AT ?AT 
 MOM5T HIS LEGS GREW COLD & B>E4 

,HE FELT A%AM$1 & ) ONE >M COV]$ HIS LEGS FROM :I* HIS CLOAK 
 HAD 9 FACT SLIPP$4 ,= A MOM5T AS HE WAS RE>RANG+ HIS CLOAK ,PI]RE 
 OP5$ HIS EYES & SAW ! SAME P5?\SE RO(S1 PO/S1 & Y>D1 BUT N[ 
 !Y W]E ALL BLUI%1 LIT UP1 & GLITT]+ ) FRO/ OR DEW4 

0,IT IS DAWN10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,BUT ?AT'S NOT :AT ,I WANT4 ,I WANT TO HE> 
 & UND]/& MY B5EFACTOR'S WORDS40 ,AGA9 HE COV]$ HIMSELF UP ) 
 HIS CLOAK1 BUT N[ NEI!R ! LODGE NOR HIS B5EFACTOR WAS !RE4 ,!RE 
 W]E ONLY ?\<TS CLE>LY EXPRESS$ 9 WORDS1 ?\<TS ?AT SOMEONE WAS 
 UTT]+ OR ?AT HE HIMSELF WAS =MULAT+4 

,AFT]W>DS :5 HE RECALL$ ?OSE ?\<TS ,PI]RE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT 
 SOMEONE \TSIDE HIMSELF HAD SPOK5 !M1 ?\< ! IMPRESSIONS ( ?AT 
 DAY HAD EVOK$ !M4 ,HE HAD NEV]1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM1 BE5 ABLE TO ?9K 
 & EXPRESS HIS ?\<TS LIKE ?AT :5 AWAKE4 

0,TO 5DURE W> IS ! MO/ DIFFICULT SUBORD9ATION ( MAN'S FRE$OM TO ! 
 LAW ( ,GOD10 ! VOICE HAD SAID4 0,SIMPLICITY IS SUBMISSION TO ! WILL ( 
 ,GOD2 Y\ CANNOT ESCAPE FROM ,HIM4 ,& !Y >E SIMPLE4 ,!Y DO NOT TALK1 
 BUT ACT4 ,! SPOK5 WORD IS SILV] BUT ! UNSPOK5 IS GOLD54 ,MAN CAN BE 
 MA/] ( NO?+ :ILE HE FE>S DEA?1 BUT HE :O DOES NOT FE> IT 
 POSSESSES ALL4 ,IF !RE W]E NO SUFF]+1 MAN W\LD NOT KN[ HIS 
 LIMITATIONS1 W\LD NOT KN[ HIMSELF4 ,! H>DE/ ?+ 7,PI]RE W5T ON 
 ?9K+1 OR HE>+1 9 HIS DREAM7 IS TO BE ABLE 9 Y\R S\L TO UNITE 
 ! MEAN+ ( ALL4 ,TO UNITE ALL80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF4 0,NO1 NOT TO UNITE4 
 ,?\<TS CANNOT BE UNIT$1 BUT TO H>NESS ALL !SE ?\<TS TOGE!R IS 
 :AT WE NE$6 ,YES1 ONE MU/ H>NESS !M1 MU/ H>NESS !M60 
 HE REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF ) 9W>D RAPTURE1 FEEL+ ?AT !SE WORDS & !Y ALONE 
 EXPRESS$ :AT HE WANT$ TO SAY & SOLV$ ! QUE/ION ?AT TORM5T$ 
 HIM4 

0,YES1 ONE MU/ H>NESS1 IT IS TIME TO H>NESS40 

0,TIME TO H>NESS1 TIME TO H>NESS1 Y\R EXCELL5CY6 ,Y\R EXCELL5CY60 SOME 
 VOICE WAS REPEAT+4 0,WE MU/ H>NESS1 IT IS TIME TO H>NESS44440 

,IT WAS ! VOICE ( ! GROOM1 TRY+ TO WAKE HIM4 ,! SUN %ONE /RAI<T 
 9TO ,PI]RE'S FACE4 ,HE GLANC$ AT ! DIRTY 9NY>D 9 ! MIDDLE ( :I* 
 SOLDI]S W]E WAT]+ !IR LEAN HORSES AT ! PUMP :ILE C>TS W]E 
 PASS+ \T ( ! GATE4 ,PI]RE TURN$ AWAY ) REPUGNANCE1 & CLOS+ 
 HIS EYES QUICKLY FELL BACK ON ! C>RIAGE SEAT4 0,NO1 ,I DON'T WANT ?AT1 ,I 
 DON'T WANT TO SEE & UND]/& ?AT4 ,I WANT TO UND]/& :AT WAS 
 REVEAL+ ITSELF TO ME 9 MY DREAM4 ,ONE SECOND MORE & ,I %\LD HAVE 
 UND]/OOD IT ALL6 ,BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO8 ,H>NESS1 BUT H[ CAN ,I H>NESS 
 EV]Y?+80 & ,PI]RE FELT ) HORROR ?AT ! MEAN+ ( ALL HE HAD 
 SE5 & ?\<T 9 ! DREAM HAD BE5 DE/ROY$4 

,! GROOM1 ! COA*MAN1 & ! 9NKEEP] TOLD ,PI]RE ?AT AN (FIC] HAD 
 COME ) NEWS ?AT ! ,FR5* W]E ALREADY NE> ,MOZHAYSK & ?AT \R M5 
 W]E LEAV+ IT4 

,PI]RE GOT UP &1 HAV+ TOLD !M TO H>NESS & OV]TAKE HIM1 W5T ON 
 FOOT ?R\< ! T[N4 

,! TROOPS W]E MOV+ ON1 LEAV+ AB\T T5 ?\S& W\ND$ BEH9D !M4 
 ,!RE W]E W\ND$ 9 ! Y>DS1 AT ! W9D[S ( ! H\SES1 & ! 
 /REETS W]E CR[D$ ) !M4 ,9 ! /REETS1 >\ND C>TS ?AT W]E TO 
 TAKE SOME ( ! W\ND$ AWAY1 %\TS1 CURSES1 & BL[S C\LD BE HE>D4 
 ,PI]RE (F]$ ! USE ( HIS C>RIAGE1 :I* HAD OV]TAK5 HIM1 TO A 
 W\ND$ G5]AL HE KNEW1 & DROVE ) HIM TO ,MOSC[4 ,ON ! WAY ,PI]RE 
 WAS TOLD ( ! DEA? ( HIS BRO!R-9-LAW ,ANATOLE & ( ?AT ( ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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