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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! (FIC] & SOLDI]S :O HAD >RE/$ ,PI]RE TREAT$ HIM ) 
 HO/ILITY BUT YET ) RESPECT1 9 ! GU>DH\SE TO :I* HE WAS TAK54 
 ,9 !IR ATTITUDE T[>D HIM C\LD /ILL BE FELT BO? UNC]TA9TY AS TO 
 :O HE MI<T BE--P]HAPS A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SON--& HO/ILITY 
 AS A RESULT ( !IR REC5T P]SONAL CONFLICT ) HIM4 

,BUT :5 ! GU>D WAS RELIEV$ NEXT MORN+1 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT = ! NEW 
 GU>D--BO? (FIC]S & M5--HE WAS NOT AS 9T]E/+ AS HE 
 HAD BE5 TO HIS CAPTORS2 & 9 FACT ! GU>D ( ! SECOND DAY DID NOT 
 RECOGNIZE 9 ?IS BIG1 /\T MAN 9 A PEASANT COAT ! VIGOR\S P]SON :O 
 HAD F\<T SO DESP]ATELY ) ! M>AUD] & ! CONVOY & HAD UTT]$ 
 ?OSE SOLEMN WORDS AB\T SAV+ A *ILD2 !Y SAW 9 HIM ONLY ,NO4 #ag ( 
 ! CAPTUR$ ,RUSSIANS1 >RE/$ & DETA9$ = SOME REASON BY ORD] ( 
 ! ,HI<] ,COMM&4 ,IF !Y NOTIC$ ANY?+ REM>KABLE AB\T ,PI]RE1 IT 
 WAS ONLY HIS UNABA%$1 M$ITATIVE CONC5TRATION & ?\<TFULNESS1 & 
 ! WAY HE SPOKE ,FR5*1 :I* /RUCK !M AS SURPRIS+LY GOOD4 ,9 SPITE 
 ( ?IS HE WAS PLAC$ ?AT DAY ) ! O!R >RE/$ SUSPECTS1 AS ! 
 SEP>ATE ROOM HE HAD OCCUPI$ WAS REQUIR$ BY AN (FIC]4 

,ALL ! ,RUSSIANS CONF9$ ) ,PI]RE W]E M5 ( ! L[E/ CLASS &1 
 RECOGNIZ+ HIM AS A G5TLEMAN1 !Y ALL AVOID$ HIM1 MORE ESPECIALLY AS 
 HE SPOKE ,FR5*4 ,PI]RE FELT SAD AT HE>+ !M MAK+ FUN ( HIM4 

,?AT EV5+ HE LE>N$ ?AT ALL !SE PRISON]S 7HE1 PROBABLY1 AMONG 
 !M7 W]E TO BE TRI$ = 9C5DI>ISM4 ,ON ! ?IRD DAY HE WAS TAK5 
 ) ! O!RS TO A H\SE :]E A ,FR5* G5]AL ) A :ITE MU/A*E 
 SAT ) TWO COLONELS & O!R ,FR5*M5 ) SC>VES ON !IR >MS4 ,) 
 ! PRECISION & DEF9IT5ESS CU/OM>Y 9 ADDRESS+ PRISON]S1 & 
 :I* IS SUPPOS$ TO PRECLUDE HUMAN FRAILTY1 ,PI]RE LIKE ! O!RS WAS 
 QUE/ION$ AS TO :O HE WAS1 :]E HE HAD BE51 ) :AT OBJECT1 & SO 
 ON4 

,!SE QUE/IONS1 LIKE QUE/IONS PUT AT TRIALS G5]ALLY1 LEFT ! ESS5CE 
 ( ! MATT] ASIDE1 %UT \T ! POSSIBILITY ( ?AT ESS5CE'S BE+ 
 REVEAL$1 & W]E DESIGN$ ONLY TO =M A *ANNEL ?R\< :I* ! 
 JUDGES WI%$ ! ANSW]S ( ! ACCUS$ TO FL[ SO AS TO LEAD TO ! 
 DESIR$ RESULT1 NAMELY A CONVICTION4 ,AS SOON AS ,PI]RE BEGAN TO SAY 
 ANY?+ ?AT DID NOT FIT 9 ) ?AT AIM1 ! *ANNEL WAS REMOV$ & 
 ! WAT] C\LD FL[ TO WA/E4 ,PI]RE FELT1 MOREOV]1 :AT ! ACCUS$ 
 ALWAYS FEEL AT !IR TRIAL1 P]PLEXITY AS TO :Y !SE QUE/IONS W]E PUT 
 TO HIM4 ,HE HAD A FEEL+ ?AT IT WAS ONLY \T ( CONDESC5SION OR A K9D 
 ( CIVILITY ?AT ?IS DEVICE ( PLAC+ A *ANNEL WAS EMPLOY$4 ,HE KNEW HE 
 WAS 9 !SE M5'S P[]1 ?AT ONLY BY =CE HAD !Y BR\<T HIM !RE1 
 ?AT =CE ALONE GAVE !M ! RI<T TO DEM& ANSW]S TO !IR QUE/IONS1 
 & ?AT ! SOLE OBJECT ( ?AT ASSEMBLY WAS TO 9CULPATE HIM4 ,& SO1 AS 
 !Y HAD ! P[] & WI% TO 9CULPATE HIM1 ?IS EXP$I5T ( AN 9QUIRY 
 & TRIAL SEEM$ UNNECESS>Y4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ANY ANSW] W\LD LEAD TO 
 CONVICTION4 ,:5 ASK$ :AT HE WAS DO+ :5 HE WAS >RE/$1 ,PI]RE 
 REPLI$ 9 A RA!R TRAGIC MANN] ?AT HE WAS RE/OR+ TO ITS P>5TS A 
 *ILD HE HAD SAV$ FROM ! FLAMES4 ,:Y HAD HE F\<T ! M>AUD]8 ,PI]RE 
 ANSW]$ ?AT HE 0WAS PROTECT+ A WOMAN10 & ?AT 0TO PROTECT A WOMAN 
 :O WAS BE+ 9SULT$ WAS ! DUTY ( EV]Y MAN2 ?AT4440 ,!Y 
 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 = ?IS WAS NOT TO ! PO9T4 ,:Y WAS HE 9 ! Y>D ( 
 A BURN+ H\SE :]E WITNESSES HAD SE5 HIM8 ,HE REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD GONE 
 \T TO SEE :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ,MOSC[4 ,AGA9 !Y 9T]RUPT$ HIM3 !Y 
 HAD NOT ASK$ :]E HE WAS GO+1 BUT :Y HE WAS F\ND NE> ! FIRE8 ,:O 
 WAS HE8 !Y ASK$1 REPEAT+ !IR FIR/ QUE/ION1 :I* HE HAD DECL9$ 
 TO ANSW]4 ,AGA9 HE REPLI$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT ANSW] IT4 

0,PUT ?AT D[N1 ?AT'S BAD444 V]Y BAD10 /]NLY REM>K$ ! G5]AL ) 
 ! :ITE MU/A*E & R$ FLU%$ FACE4 

,ON ! F\R? DAY FIRES BROKE \T ON ! ,ZUBOVSKI RAMP>T4 

,PI]RE & ?IRTE5 O!RS W]E MOV$ TO ! COA* H\SE ( A M]*ANT'S 
 H\SE NE> ! ,CRIMEAN BRIDGE4 ,ON HIS WAY ?R\< ! /REETS ,PI]RE FELT 
 /IFL$ BY ! SMOKE :I* SEEM$ TO HANG OV] ! :OLE CITY4 ,FIRES W]E 
 VISIBLE ON ALL SIDES4 ,HE DID NOT !N REALIZE ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! 
 BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 & LOOK$ AT ! FIRES ) HORROR4 

,HE PASS$ F\R DAYS 9 ! COA* H\SE NE> ! ,CRIMEAN BRIDGE & DUR+ 
 ?AT TIME LE>N$1 FROM ! TALK ( ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S1 ?AT ALL ?OSE 
 CONF9$ !RE W]E AWAIT+ A DECISION :I* MI<T COME ANY DAY FROM ! 
 M>%AL4 ,:AT M>%AL ?IS WAS1 ,PI]RE C\LD NOT LE>N FROM ! SOLDI]S4 
 ,EVID5TLY = !M 0! M>%AL0 REPRES5T$ A V]Y HI< & RA!R 
 MY/]I\S P[]4 

,!SE FIR/ DAYS1 BE=E ! EI<? ( ,SEPTEMB] :5 ! PRISON]S W]E 
 HAD UP = A SECOND EXAM9ATION1 W]E ! H>DE/ ( ALL = ,PI]RE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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