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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?R\< ! CROSS /REETS ( ! ,KHAMOVNIKI QU>T] ! PRISON]S M>*$1 
 FOLL[$ ONLY BY !IR ESCORT & ! VEHICLES & WAGONS BELONG+ TO 
 ?AT ESCORT1 BUT :5 !Y REA*$ ! SUPPLY /ORES !Y CAME AMONG A 
 HUGE & CLOSELY PACK$ TRA9 ( >TILL]Y M+L$ ) PRIVATE VEHICLES4 

,AT ! BRIDGE !Y ALL HALT$1 WAIT+ = ?OSE 9 FRONT TO GET ACROSS4 
 ,FROM ! BRIDGE !Y HAD A VIEW ( 5DLESS L9ES ( MOV+ BAGGAGE TRA9S 
 BE=E & BEH9D !M4 ,TO ! RI<T1 :]E ! ,KALUGA ROAD TURNS NE> 
 ,NESKU*NY1 5DLESS R[S ( TROOPS & C>TS /RET*$ AWAY 9TO ! 
 DI/ANCE4 ,!SE W]E TROOPS ( ,BEAUH>NAIS' CORPS :I* HAD />T$ BE=E 
 ANY ( ! O!RS4 ,BEH9D1 ALONG ! RIV]SIDE & ACROSS ! ,/ONE 
 ,BRIDGE1 W]E ,NEY'S TROOPS & TRANSPORT4 

,DAV\T'S TROOPS1 9 :OSE *>GE W]E ! PRISON]S1 W]E CROSS+ ! 
 ,CRIMEAN BRIDGE & SOME W]E ALREADY DEB\*+ 9TO ! ,KALUGA ROAD4 ,BUT 
 ! BAGGAGE TRA9S /RET*$ \T SO ?AT ! LA/ ( ,BEAUH>NAIS' TRA9 
 HAD NOT YET GOT \T ( ,MOSC[ & REA*$ ! ,KALUGA ROAD :5 ! 
 VANGU>D ( ,NEY'S >MY WAS ALREADY EM]G+ FROM ! ,GREAT ,ORDYNKA ,/REET4 

,:5 !Y HAD CROSS$ ! ,CRIMEAN BRIDGE ! PRISON]S MOV$ A FEW /EPS 
 =W>D1 HALT$1 & AGA9 MOV$ ON1 & FROM ALL SIDES VEHICLES & M5 
 CR[D$ CLOS] & CLOS] TOGE!R4 ,!Y ADVANC$ ! FEW HUNDR$ PACES 
 ?AT SEP>AT$ ! BRIDGE FROM ! ,KALUGA ROAD1 TAK+ MORE ?AN AN H\R 
 TO DO SO1 & CAME \T UPON ! SQU>E :]E ! /REETS ( ! 
 ,TRANSMOSKVA W>D & ! ,KALUGA ROAD CONV]GE1 & ! PRISON]S JAMM$ 
 CLOSE TOGE!R HAD TO /& = SOME H\RS AT ?AT CROSSWAY4 ,FROM ALL 
 SIDES1 LIKE ! RO> ( ! SEA1 W]E HE>D ! RATTLE ( :EELS1 ! 
 TRAMP ( FEET1 & 9CESSANT %\TS ( ANG] & ABUSE4 ,PI]RE /OOD 
 PRESS$ AGA9/ ! WALL ( A *>R$ H\SE1 LI/5+ TO ?AT NOISE :I* 
 M+L$ 9 HIS IMAG9ATION ) ! ROLL ( ! DRUMS4 

,TO GET A BETT] VIEW1 SEV]AL (FIC] PRISON]S CLIMB$ ONTO ! WALL ( 
 ! HALF-BURN$ H\SE AGA9/ :I* ,PI]RE WAS LEAN+4 

0,:AT CR[DS6 ,JU/ LOOK AT ! CR[DS6444 ,!Y'VE LOAD$ GOODS EV5 ON ! 
 CANNON6 ,LOOK !RE1 ?OSE >E FURS60 !Y EXCLAIM$4 0,JU/ SEE :AT ! 
 BLACKGU>DS HAVE LOOT$4444 ,!RE6 ,SEE :AT ?AT ONE HAS BEH9D 9 ! 
 C>T4444 ,:Y1 ?OSE >E SETT+S TAK5 FROM SOME ICONS1 BY HEAV56444 ,OH1 
 ! RASCALS6444 ,SEE H[ ?AT FELL[ HAS LOAD$ HIMSELF UP1 HE CAN H>DLY 
 WALK6 ,GOOD LORD1 !Y'VE EV5 GRABB$ ?OSE *AISES6444 ,SEE ?AT FELL[ 
 !RE SITT+ ON ! TRUNKS4444 ,HEAV5S6 ,!Y'RE FI<T+40 

0,?AT'S RI<T1 HIT HIM ON ! SN\T--ON HIS SN\T6 ,LIKE ?IS1 WE 
 %AN'T GET AWAY BE=E EV5+4 ,LOOK1 LOOK !RE4444 ,:Y1 ?AT MU/ BE 
 ,NAPOLEON'S [N4 ,SEE :AT HORSES6 ,& ! MONOGRAMS ) A CR[N6 ,IT'S 
 LIKE A PORTABLE H\SE4444 ,?AT FELL['S DROPP$ HIS SACK & DOESN'T 
 SEE IT4 ,FI<T+ AGA9444 ,A WOMAN ) A BABY1 & NOT BAD-LOOK+ EI!R6 ,YES1 ,I 
 D>E SAY1 ?AT'S ! WAY !Y'LL LET Y\ PASS4444 ,JU/ LOOK1 
 !RE'S NO 5D TO IT4 ,RUSSIAN W5*ES1 BY HEAV51 SO !Y >E6 ,9 
 C>RIAGES--SEE H[ COM=TABLY !Y'VE SETTL$ !MSELVES60 

,AGA91 AS AT ! *UR* 9 ,KHAMOVNIKI1 A WAVE ( G5]AL CURIOSITY BORE 
 ALL ! PRISON]S =W>D ONTO ! ROAD1 & ,PI]RE1 ?ANKS TO HIS 
 /ATURE1 SAW OV] ! HEADS ( ! O!RS :AT SO ATTRACT$ !IR 
 CURIOSITY4 ,9 ?REE C>RIAGES 9VOLV$ AMONG ! MUNITION C>TS1 CLOSELY 
 SQUEEZ$ TOGE!R1 SAT WOM5 ) R\G$ FACES1 DRESS$ 9 GL>+ COLORS1 
 :O W]E %\T+ SOME?+ 9 %RILL VOICES4 

,FROM ! MOM5T ,PI]RE HAD RECOGNIZ$ ! APPE>ANCE ( ! MY/]I\S 
 =CE NO?+ HAD SEEM$ TO HIM /RANGE OR DREADFUL3 NEI!R ! CORPSE 
 SME>$ ) SOOT = FUN NOR !SE WOM5 HURRY+ AWAY NOR ! BURN$ 
 RU9S ( ,MOSC[4 ,ALL ?AT HE N[ WITNESS$ SC>CELY MADE AN IMPRESSION ON 
 HIM--AS IF HIS S\L1 MAK+ READY = A H>D /RUGGLE1 REFUS$ TO 
 RECEIVE IMPRESSIONS ?AT MI<T WEAK5 IT4 

,! WOM5'S VEHICLES DROVE BY4 ,BEH9D !M CAME MORE C>TS1 SOLDI]S1 
 WAGONS1 SOLDI]S1 GUN C>RIAGES1 C>RIAGES1 SOLDI]S1 AMMUNITION C>TS1 
 MORE SOLDI]S1 & N[ & !N WOM54 

,PI]RE DID NOT SEE ! PEOPLE AS 9DIVIDUALS BUT SAW !IR MOVEM5T4 

,ALL !SE PEOPLE & HORSES SEEM$ DRIV5 =W>D BY SOME 9VISIBLE P[]4 
 ,DUR+ ! H\R ,PI]RE WAT*$ !M !Y ALL CAME FL[+ FROM ! 
 DIFF]5T /REETS ) ONE & ! SAME DESIRE TO GET ON QUICKLY2 !Y ALL 
 JO/L$ ONE ANO!R1 BEGAN TO GR[ ANGRY & TO FI<T1 :ITE TEE? 
 GLEAM$1 BR[S FR[N$1 EV] ! SAME WORDS ( ABUSE FLEW FROM SIDE TO 
 SIDE1 & ALL ! FACES BORE ! SAME SWAGG]+LY RESOLUTE & COLDLY 
 CRUEL EXPRESSION ?AT HAD /RUCK ,PI]RE ?AT MORN+ ON ! CORPORAL'S 
 FACE :5 ! DRUMS W]E BEAT+4 

,IT WAS NOT TILL NE>LY EV5+ ?AT ! (FIC] COMM&+ ! ESCORT 
 COLLECT$ HIS M5 & ) %\TS & QU>RELS =C$ HIS WAY 9 AMONG ! 
 BAGGAGE TRA9S1 & ! PRISON]S1 HEMM$ 9 ON ALL SIDES1 EM]G$ ONTO 
 ! ,KALUGA ROAD4 

,!Y M>*$ V]Y QUICKLY1 )\T RE/+1 & HALT$ ONLY :5 ! SUN 
 BEGAN TO SET4 ,! BAGGAGE C>TS DREW UP CLOSE TOGE!R & ! M5 BEGAN 
 TO PREP>E = !IR NI<T'S RE/4 ,!Y ALL APPE>$ ANGRY & 
 DISSATISFI$4 ,= A LONG TIME1 OA?S1 ANGRY %\TS1 & FI<T+ C\LD BE 
 HE>D FROM ALL SIDES4 ,A C>RIAGE ?AT FOLL[$ ! ESCORT RAN 9TO ONE ( 
 ! C>TS & KNOCK$ A HOLE 9 IT ) ITS POLE4 ,SEV]AL SOLDI]S RAN 
 T[>D ! C>T FROM DIFF]5T SIDES3 SOME BEAT ! C>RIAGE HORSES ON 
 !IR HEADS1 TURN+ !M ASIDE1 O!RS F\<T AMONG !MSELVES1 & 
 ,PI]RE SAW ?AT ONE ,G]MAN WAS BADLY W\ND$ ON ! HEAD BY A SWORD4 

,IT SEEM$ ?AT ALL !SE M51 N[ ?AT !Y HAD /OPP$ AMID FIELDS 9 ! 
 *ILL DUSK ( ! AUTUMN EV5+1 EXP]I5C$ ONE & ! SAME FEEL+ ( 
 UNPLEASANT AWAK5+ FROM ! HURRY & EAG]NESS TO PU% ON ?AT HAD 
 SEIZ$ !M AT ! />T4 ,ONCE AT A /&/ILL !Y ALL SEEM$ TO 
 UND]/& ?AT !Y DID NOT YET KN[ :]E !Y W]E GO+1 & ?AT MU* 
 ?AT WAS PA9FUL & DIFFICULT AWAIT$ !M ON ?IS J\RNEY4 

,DUR+ ?IS HALT ! ESCORT TREAT$ ! PRISON]S EV5 WORSE ?AN !Y HAD 
 DONE AT ! />T4 ,IT WAS H]E ?AT ! PRISON]S = ! FIR/ TIME 
 RECEIV$ HORSEFLE% = !IR MEAT RATION4 

,FROM ! (FIC] D[N TO ! L[E/ SOLDI] !Y %[$ :AT SEEM$ LIKE 
 P]SONAL SPITE AGA9/ EA* ( ! PRISON]S1 9 UNEXPECT$ CONTRA/ TO 
 !IR =M] FRI5DLY RELATIONS4 

,?IS SPITE 9CREAS$ /ILL MORE :51 ON CALL+ OV] ! ROLL ( 
 PRISON]S1 IT WAS F\ND ?AT 9 ! BU/LE ( LEAV+ ,MOSC[ ONE ,RUSSIAN 
 SOLDI]1 :O HAD PRET5D$ TO SUFF] FROM COLIC1 HAD ESCAP$4 ,PI]RE SAW A 
 ,FR5*MAN BEAT A ,RUSSIAN SOLDI] CRUELLY = /RAY+ TOO F> FROM ! 
 ROAD1 & HE>D HIS FRI5D ! CAPTA9 REPRIM& & ?REAT5 TO 
 C\RT-M>TIAL A NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] ON ACC\NT ( ! ESCAPE ( ! 
 ,RUSSIAN4 ,TO ! NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC]'S EXCUSE ?AT ! PRISON] WAS ILL 
 & C\LD NOT WALK1 ! (FIC] REPLI$ ?AT ! ORD] WAS TO %OOT ?OSE 
 :O LAGG$ BEH9D4 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT ?AT FATAL =CE :I* HAD CRU%$ HIM 
 DUR+ ! EXECUTIONS1 BUT :I* HE HAD NOT FELT DUR+ HIS IMPRISONM5T1 
 N[ AGA9 CONTROLL$ HIS EXI/5CE4 ,IT WAS T]RIBLE1 BUT HE FELT ?AT 9 
 PROPORTION TO ! EF=TS ( ?AT FATAL =CE TO CRU% HIM1 !RE GREW & 
 /R5G!N$ 9 HIS S\L A P[] ( LIFE 9DEP5D5T ( IT4 

,HE ATE HIS SUPP] ( BUCK:EAT S\P ) HORSEFLE% & *ATT$ ) HIS 
 COMRADES4 

,NEI!R ,PI]RE NOR ANY ( ! O!RS SPOKE ( :AT !Y HAD SE5 9 
 ,MOSC[1 OR ( ! R\<NESS ( !IR TREATM5T BY ! ,FR5*1 OR ( ! 
 ORD] TO %OOT !M :I* HAD BE5 ANN\NC$ TO !M4 ,AS IF 9 REACTION 
 AGA9/ ! WORS5+ ( !IR POSITION !Y W]E ALL P>TICUL>LY 
 ANIMAT$ & GAY4 ,!Y SPOKE ( P]SONAL REM9ISC5CES1 ( AMUS+ SC5ES 
 !Y HAD WITNESS$ DUR+ ! CAMPAIGN1 & AVOID$ ALL TALK ( !IR 
 PRES5T SITUATION4 

,! SUN HAD SET LONG S9CE4 ,BRI<T />S %ONE \T H]E & !RE 9 ! 
 SKY4 ,A R$ GL[ AS ( A CONFLAGRATION SPREAD ABOVE ! HORIZON FROM ! 
 RIS+ FULL MOON1 & ?AT VA/ R$ BALL SWAY$ /RANGELY 9 ! GRAY 
 HAZE4 ,IT GREW LI<T4 ,! EV5+ WAS 5D+1 BUT ! NI<T HAD NOT YET 
 COME4 ,PI]RE GOT UP & LEFT HIS NEW COMPANIONS1 CROSS+ BETWE5 ! 
 CAMPFIRES TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! ROAD :]E HE HAD BE5 TOLD ! COMMON 
 SOLDI] PRISON]S W]E /ATION$4 ,HE WANT$ TO TALK TO !M4 ,ON ! ROAD 
 HE WAS /OPP$ BY A ,FR5* S5T9EL :O ORD]$ HIM BACK4 

,PI]RE TURN$ BACK1 NOT TO HIS COMPANIONS BY ! CAMPFIRE1 BUT TO AN 
 UNH>NESS$ C>T :]E !RE WAS NOBODY4 ,TUCK+ HIS LEGS UND] HIM & 
 DROPP+ HIS HEAD HE SAT D[N ON ! COLD GR\ND BY ! :EEL ( ! C>T 
 & REMA9$ MOTIONLESS A LONG :ILE SUNK 9 ?\<T4 ,SUDD5LY HE BUR/ 
 \T 9TO A FIT ( HIS BROAD1 GOOD-NATUR$ LAU<T]1 SO L\D ?AT M5 FROM 
 V>I\S SIDES TURN$ ) SURPRISE TO SEE :AT ?IS /RANGE & EVID5TLY 
 SOLIT>Y LAU<T] C\LD MEAN4 

0,HA-HA-HA60 LAU<$ ,PI]RE4 ,& HE SAID AL\D TO HIMSELF3 0,! SOLDI] DID 
 NOT LET ME PASS4 ,!Y TOOK ME & %UT ME UP4 ,!Y HOLD ME CAPTIVE4 ,:AT1 
 ME8 ,ME8 ,MY IMMORTAL S\L8 ,HA-HA-HA6 ,HA-HA-HA64440 & HE LAU<$ TILL 
 TE>S />T$ TO HIS EYES4 

,A MAN GOT UP & CAME TO SEE :AT ?IS QUE] BIG FELL[ WAS LAU<+ AT 
 ALL BY HIMSELF4 ,PI]RE /OPP$ LAU<+1 GOT UP1 W5T F>!R AWAY FROM 
 ! 9QUISITIVE MAN1 & LOOK$ >\ND HIM4 

,! HUGE1 5DLESS BIV\AC ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY RES\ND$ ) ! CRACKL+ 
 ( CAMPFIRES & ! VOICES ( MANY M5 HAD GR[N QUIET1 ! R$ CAMPFIRES 
 W]E GR[+ PAL] & DY+ D[N4 ,HI< UP 9 ! LI<T SKY HUNG ! FULL 
 MOON4 ,=E/S & FIELDS BEYOND ! CAMP1 UNSE5 BE=E1 W]E N[ VISIBLE 
 9 ! DI/ANCE4 ,& F>!R /ILL1 BEYOND ?OSE =E/S & FIELDS1 ! 
 BRI<T1 OSCILLAT+1 LIMITLESS DI/ANCE LUR$ ONE TO ITSELF4 ,PI]RE 
 GLANC$ UP AT ! SKY & ! TW9KL+ />S 9 ITS F>AWAY DEP?S4 0,& 
 ALL ?AT IS ME1 ALL ?AT IS )9 ME1 & IT IS ALL ,I60 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 
 0,& !Y CAU<T ALL ?AT & PUT IT 9TO A %$ BO>D$ UP ) PLANKS60 
 ,HE SMIL$1 & W5T & LAY D[N TO SLEEP BESIDE HIS COMPANIONS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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