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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,FR5* EVACUATION BEGAN ON ! NI<T BETWE5 ! SIX? & SEV5? ( 
 ,OCTOB]3 KIT*5S & %$S W]E DISMANTL$1 C>TS LOAD$1 & TROOPS & 
 BAGGAGE TRA9S />T$4 

,AT SEV5 9 ! MORN+ A ,FR5* CONVOY 9 M>*+ TRIM1 WE>+ %AKOS 
 & C>RY+ MUSKETS1 KNAPSACKS1 & 5ORM\S SACKS1 /OOD 9 FRONT ( ! 
 %$S1 & ANIMAT$ ,FR5* TALK M+L$ ) CURSES S\ND$ ALL ALONG ! 
 L9ES4 

,9 ! %$ EV]YONE WAS READY1 DRESS$1 BELT$1 %OD1 & ONLY AWAIT$ 
 ! ORD] TO />T4 ,! SICK SOLDI]1 ,SOKOLOV1 PALE & ?9 ) D>K 
 %AD[S R\ND HIS EYES1 ALONE SAT 9 HIS PLACE B>EFOOT & NOT DRESS$4 
 ,HIS EYES1 PROM95T FROM ! EMACIATION ( HIS FACE1 GAZ$ 9QUIR+LY AT 
 HIS COMRADES :O W]E PAY+ NO ATT5TION TO HIM1 & HE MOAN$ REGUL>LY 
 & QUIETLY4 ,IT WAS EVID5TLY NOT SO MU* HIS SUFF]+S ?AT CAUS$ HIM 
 TO MOAN 7HE HAD DYS5T]Y7 AS HIS FE> & GRIEF AT BE+ LEFT ALONE4 

,PI]RE1 GIRT ) A ROPE R\ND HIS WAI/ & WE>+ %OES ,K>ATAEV HAD 
 MADE = HIM FROM SOME LEA!R A ,FR5* SOLDI] HAD TORN (F A TEA *E/ 
 & BR\<T TO HAVE HIS BOOTS M5D$ )1 W5T UP TO ! SICK MAN & 
 SQUATT$ D[N BESIDE HIM4 

0,Y\ KN[1 ,SOKOLOV1 !Y >E NOT ALL GO+ AWAY6 ,!Y HAVE A HOSPITAL 
 H]E4 ,Y\ MAY BE BETT] (F ?AN WE O!RS10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,O ,LORD6 ,OH1 IT WILL BE ! DEA? ( ME6 ,O ,LORD60 MOAN$ ! MAN 9 A 
 L\D] VOICE4 

0,I'LL GO & ASK !M AGA9 DIRECTLY10 SAID ,PI]RE1 RIS+ & GO+ TO 
 ! DOOR ( ! %$4 

,JU/ AS ,PI]RE REA*$ ! DOOR1 ! CORPORAL :O HAD (F]$ HIM A PIPE 
 ! DAY BE=E CAME UP TO IT ) TWO SOLDI]S4 ,! CORPORAL & SOLDI]S 
 W]E 9 M>*+ KIT ) KNAPSACKS & %AKOS ?AT HAD METAL /RAPS1 & 
 !SE *ANG$ !IR FAMILI> FACES4 

,! CORPORAL CAME1 ACCORD+ TO ORD]S1 TO %UT ! DOOR4 ,! PRISON]S 
 HAD TO BE C\NT$ BE=E BE+ LET \T4 

0,CORPORAL1 :AT WILL !Y DO ) ! SICK MAN84440 ,PI]RE BEGAN4 

,BUT EV5 AS HE SPOKE HE BEGAN TO D\BT :E!R ?IS WAS ! CORPORAL HE 
 KNEW OR A /RANG]1 SO UNLIKE HIMSELF DID ! CORPORAL SEEM AT ?AT 
 MOM5T4 ,MOREOV]1 JU/ AS ,PI]RE WAS SPEAK+ A %>P RATTLE ( DRUMS WAS 
 SUDD5LY HE>D FROM BO? SIDES4 ,! CORPORAL FR[N$ AT ,PI]RE'S WORDS 
 &1 UTT]+ SOME MEAN+LESS OA?S1 SLAMM$ ! DOOR4 ,! %$ BECAME 
 SEMID>K1 & ! %>P RATTLE ( ! DRUMS ON TWO SIDES DR[N$ ! SICK 
 MAN'S GROANS4 

0,!RE IT IS6444 ,IT AGA964440 SAID ,PI]RE TO HIMSELF1 & AN 9VOLUNT>Y 
 %UDD] RAN D[N HIS SP9E4 ,9 ! CORPORAL'S *ANG$ FACE1 9 ! S\ND 
 ( HIS VOICE1 9 ! /IRR+ & DEAF5+ NOISE ( ! DRUMS1 HE 
 RECOGNIZ$ ?AT MY/]I\S1 CALL\S =CE :I* COMPELL$ PEOPLE AGA9/ 
 !IR WILL TO KILL !IR FELL[ M5--?AT =CE ! EFFECT ( :I* 
 HE HAD WITNESS$ DUR+ ! EXECUTIONS4 ,TO FE> OR TO TRY TO ESCAPE ?AT 
 =CE1 TO ADDRESS 5TREATIES OR EXHORTATIONS TO ?OSE :O S]V$ AS ITS 
 TOOLS1 WAS USELESS4 ,PI]RE KNEW ?IS N[4 ,ONE HAD TO WAIT & 5DURE4 ,HE 
 DID NOT AGA9 GO TO ! SICK MAN1 NOR TURN TO LOOK AT HIM1 BUT /OOD 
 FR[N+ BY ! DOOR ( ! HUT4 

,:5 ?AT DOOR WAS OP5$ & ! PRISON]S1 CR[D+ AGA9/ ONE ANO!R 
 LIKE A FLOCK ( %EEP1 SQUEEZ$ 9TO ! EXIT1 ,PI]RE PU%$ HIS WAY 
 =W>D & APPROA*$ ?AT V]Y CAPTA9 :O AS ! CORPORAL HAD ASSUR$ 
 HIM WAS READY TO DO ANY?+ = HIM4 ,! CAPTA9 WAS ALSO 9 M>*+ 
 KIT1 & ON HIS COLD FACE APPE>$ ?AT SAME IT :I* ,PI]RE HAD 
 RECOGNIZ$ 9 ! CORPORAL'S WORDS & 9 ! ROLL ( ! DRUMS4 

0,PASS ON1 PASS ON60 ! CAPTA9 REIT]AT$1 FR[N+ /]NLY1 & LOOK+ 
 AT ! PRISON]S :O ?RONG$ PA/ HIM4 

,PI]RE W5T UP TO HIM1 ?\< HE KNEW HIS ATTEMPT W\LD BE VA94 

0,:AT N[80 ! (FIC] ASK$ ) A COLD LOOK AS IF NOT RECOGNIZ+ 
 ,PI]RE4 

,PI]RE TOLD HIM AB\T ! SICK MAN4 

0,HE'LL MANAGE TO WALK1 DEVIL TAKE HIM60 SAID ! CAPTA94 0,PASS ON1 PASS 
 ON60 HE CONT9U$ )\T LOOK+ AT ,PI]RE4 

0,BUT HE IS DY+10 ,PI]RE AGA9 BEGAN4 

0,BE SO GOOD4440 %\T$ ! CAPTA91 FR[N+ ANGRILY4 

0,DRAM-DA-DA-DAM1 DAM-DAM4440 RATTL$ ! DRUMS1 & ,PI]RE 
 UND]/OOD ?AT ?IS MY/]I\S =CE COMPLETELY CONTROLL$ !SE M5 & ?AT 
 IT WAS N[ USELESS TO SAY ANY MORE4 

,! (FIC] PRISON]S W]E SEP>AT$ FROM ! SOLDI]S & TOLD TO M>* 
 9 FRONT4 ,!RE W]E AB\T ?IRTY (FIC]S1 ) ,PI]RE AMONG !M1 & 
 AB\T ?REE HUNDR$ M54 

,! (FIC]S1 :O HAD COME FROM ! O!R %$S1 W]E ALL /RANG]S TO 
 ,PI]RE & MU* BETT] DRESS$ ?AN HE4 ,!Y LOOK$ AT HIM & AT HIS 
 %OES MI/RU/FULLY1 AS AT AN ALI54 ,NOT F> FROM HIM WALK$ A FAT MAJOR 
 ) A SALL[1 BLOAT$1 ANGRY FACE1 :O WAS WE>+ A ,KAZAN DRESS+ G[N 
 TI$ R\ND ) A T[EL1 & :O EVID5TLY 5JOY$ ! RESPECT ( HIS 
 FELL[ PRISON]S4 ,HE KEPT ONE H&1 9 :I* HE CLASP$ HIS TOBACCO P\*1 
 9SIDE ! BOSOM ( HIS DRESS+ G[N & HELD ! /EM ( HIS PIPE FIRMLY 
 ) ! O!R4 ,PANT+ & PUFF+1 ! MAJOR GRUMBL$ & GR[L$ AT 
 EV]YBODY BECAUSE HE ?\<T HE WAS BE+ PU%$ & ?AT !Y W]E ALL 
 HURRY+ :5 !Y HAD NO:]E TO HURRY TO & W]E ALL SURPRIS$ AT 
 SOME?+ :5 !RE WAS NO?+ TO BE SURPRIS$ AT4 ,ANO!R1 A ?9 
 LITTLE (FIC]1 WAS SPEAK+ TO EV]YONE1 CONJECTUR+ :]E !Y W]E N[ 
 BE+ TAK5 & H[ F> !Y W\LD GET ?AT DAY4 ,AN (FICIAL 9 FELT BOOTS 
 & WE>+ A COMMISS>IAT UNI=M RAN R\ND FROM SIDE TO SIDE & GAZ$ 
 AT ! RU9S ( ,MOSC[1 L\DLY ANN\NC+ HIS OBS]VATIONS AS TO :AT HAD 
 BE5 BURN$ D[N & :AT ?IS OR ?AT P>T ( ! CITY WAS ?AT !Y 
 C\LD SEE4 ,A ?IRD (FIC]1 :O BY HIS ACC5T WAS A ,POLE1 DISPUT$ ) 
 ! COMMISS>IAT (FIC]1 >GU+ ?AT HE WAS MI/AK5 9 HIS 
 ID5TIFICATION ( ! DIFF]5T W>DS ( ,MOSC[4 

0,:AT >E Y\ DISPUT+ AB\T80 SAID ! MAJOR ANGRILY4 0,:AT DOES IT 
 MATT] :E!R IT IS ,/4 ,NI*OLAS OR ,/4 ,BLASIUS8 ,Y\ SEE IT'S BURN$ 
 D[N1 & !RE'S AN 5D ( IT4444 ,:AT >E Y\ PU%+ =8 ,ISN'T ! 
 ROAD WIDE 5\<80 SAID HE1 TURN+ TO A MAN BEH9D HIM :O WAS NOT 
 PU%+ HIM AT ALL4 

0,OH1 OH1 OH6 ,:AT HAVE !Y DONE80 ! PRISON]S ON ONE SIDE & ANO!R 
 W]E HE>D SAY+ AS !Y GAZ$ ON ! *>R$ RU9S4 0,ALL BEYOND ! 
 RIV]1 & ,ZUBOVA1 & 9 ! ,KREML94444 ,JU/ LOOK6 ,!RE'S NOT HALF ( 
 IT LEFT4 ,YES1 ,I TOLD Y\--! :OLE QU>T] BEYOND ! RIV]1 & SO 
 IT IS40 

0,WELL1 Y\ KN[ IT'S BURN$1 SO :AT'S ! USE ( TALK+80 SAID ! 
 MAJOR4 

,AS !Y PASS$ NE> A *UR* 9 ! ,KHAMOVNIKI 7ONE ( ! FEW UNBURN$ 
 QU>T]S ( ,MOSC[7 ! :OLE MASS ( PRISON]S SUDD5LY />T$ TO ONE 
 SIDE & EXCLAMATIONS ( HORROR & DISGU/ W]E HE>D4 

0,AH1 ! VILLA9S6 ,:AT HEA!NS6 ,YES2 DEAD1 DEAD1 SO HE IS444 ,& SME>$ 
 ) SOME?+60 

,PI]RE TOO DREW NE> ! *UR* :]E ! ?+ WAS ?AT EVOK$ !SE 
 EXCLAMATIONS1 & DIMLY MADE \T SOME?+ LEAN+ AGA9/ ! PAL+S 
 SURR\ND+ ! *UR*4 ,FROM ! WORDS ( HIS COMRADES :O SAW BETT] ?AN 
 HE DID1 HE F\ND ?AT ?IS WAS ! BODY ( A MAN1 SET UPRI<T AGA9/ ! 
 PAL+S ) ITS FACE SME>$ ) SOOT4 

0,GO ON6 ,:AT ! DEVIL444 ,GO ON6 ,?IRTY ?\S& DEVILS64440 ! CONVOY 
 GU>DS BEGAN CURS+ & ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S1 ) FRE% VIRUL5CE1 DROVE 
 AWAY ) !IR SWORDS ! CR[D ( PRISON]S :O W]E GAZ+ AT ! DEAD 
 MAN4 

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