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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! M5 RAPIDLY PICK$ \T !IR HORSES 9 ! SEMID>KNESS1 TI<T5$ 
 !IR SADDLE GIR?S1 & =M$ COMPANIES4 ,D5ISOV /OOD BY ! WAT*MAN'S 
 HUT GIV+ F9AL ORD]S4 ,! 9FANTRY ( ! DETA*M5T PASS$ ALONG ! 
 ROAD & QUICKLY DISAPPE>$ AMID ! TREES 9 ! MI/ ( E>LY DAWN1 
 HUNDR$S ( FEET SPLA%+ ?R\< ! MUD4 ,! ESAUL GAVE SOME ORD]S TO 
 HIS M54 ,PETYA HELD HIS HORSE BY ! BRIDLE1 IMPATI5TLY AWAIT+ ! 
 ORD] TO M\NT4 ,HIS FACE1 HAV+ BE5 BA!D 9 COLD WAT]1 WAS ALL AGL[1 
 & HIS EYES W]E P>TICUL>LY BRILLIANT4 ,COLD %IV]S RAN D[N HIS SP9E 
 & HIS :OLE BODY PULS$ RHY?MICALLY4 

0,WELL1 IS EV'WY?+ WEADY80 ASK$ ,D5ISOV4 0,BW+ ! HORSES40 

,! HORSES W]E BR\<T4 ,D5ISOV WAS ANGRY ) ! ,COSSACK BECAUSE ! 
 SADDLE GIR?S W]E TOO SLACK1 REPROV$ HIM1 & M\NT$4 ,PETYA PUT HIS 
 FOOT 9 ! /IRRUP4 ,HIS HORSE BY HABIT MADE AS IF TO NIP HIS LEG1 BUT 
 ,PETYA LEAP$ QUICKLY 9TO ! SADDLE UNCONSCI\S ( HIS [N WEI<T &1 
 TURN+ TO LOOK AT ! HUSS>S />T+ 9 ! D>KNESS BEH9D HIM1 RODE 
 UP TO ,D5ISOV4 

0,VASILI ,DMITRI*1 5TRU/ ME ) SOME COMMISSION6 ,PLEASE444 = ,GOD'S 
 SAKE44460 SAID HE4 

,D5ISOV SEEM$ TO HAVE =GOTT5 ,PETYA'S V]Y EXI/5CE4 ,HE TURN$ TO 
 GLANCE AT HIM4 

0,I ASK ONE ?+ ( Y\10 HE SAID /]NLY1 0TO OBEY ME & NOT %OVE 
 Y\RSELF =W>D ANY:]E40 

,HE DID NOT SAY ANO!R WORD TO ,PETYA BUT RODE 9 SIL5CE ALL ! WAY4 ,:5 
 !Y HAD COME TO ! $GE ( ! =E/ IT WAS NOTICEABLY GR[+ LI<T 
 OV] ! FIELD4 ,D5ISOV TALK$ 9 :ISP]S ) ! ESAUL & ! ,COSSACKS 
 RODE PA/ ,PETYA & ,D5ISOV4 ,:5 !Y HAD ALL RIDD5 BY1 ,D5ISOV T\*$ 
 HIS HORSE & RODE D[N ! HILL4 ,SLIPP+ ONTO !IR HAUN*ES & 
 SLID+1 ! HORSES DESC5D$ ) !IR RID]S 9TO ! RAV9E4 ,PETYA 
 RODE BESIDE ,D5ISOV1 ! PULSATION ( HIS BODY CON/ANTLY 9CREAS+4 ,IT 
 WAS GETT+ LI<T] & LI<T]1 BUT ! MI/ /ILL HID DI/ANT OBJECTS4 
 ,HAV+ REA*$ ! VALLEY1 ,D5ISOV LOOK$ BACK & NODD$ TO A ,COSSACK 
 BESIDE HIM4 

0,! SIGNAL60 SAID HE4 

,! ,COSSACK RAIS$ HIS >M & A %OT RANG \T4 ,9 AN 9/ANT ! TRAMP ( 
 HORSES GALLOP+ =W>D WAS HE>D1 %\TS CAME FROM V>I\S SIDES1 & 
 !N MORE %OTS4 

,AT ! FIR/ S\ND ( TRAMPL+ HO(S & %\T+1 ,PETYA LA%$ HIS HORSE 
 & LOOS5+ HIS RE9 GALLOP$ =W>D1 NOT HE$+ ,D5ISOV :O %\T$ 
 AT HIM4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,PETYA ?AT AT ! MOM5T ! %OT WAS FIR$ IT 
 SUDD5LY BECAME AS BRI<T AS NOON4 ,HE GALLOP$ TO ! BRIDGE4 ,COSSACKS 
 W]E GALLOP+ ALONG ! ROAD 9 FRONT ( HIM4 ,ON ! BRIDGE HE COLLID$ 
 ) A ,COSSACK :O HAD FALL5 BEH9D1 BUT HE GALLOP$ ON4 ,9 FRONT ( HIM 
 SOLDI]S1 PROBABLY ,FR5*M51 W]E RUNN+ FROM RI<T TO LEFT ACROSS ! 
 ROAD4 ,ONE ( !M FELL 9 ! MUD UND] HIS HORSE'S FEET4 

,COSSACKS W]E CR[D+ AB\T A HUT1 BUSY ) SOME?+4 ,FROM ! MID/ ( 
 ?AT CR[D T]RIBLE SCREAMS >OSE4 ,PETYA GALLOP$ UP1 & ! FIR/ ?+ 
 HE SAW WAS ! PALE FACE & TREMBL+ JAW ( A ,FR5*MAN1 CLUT*+ ! 
 H&LE ( A LANCE ?AT HAD BE5 AIM$ AT HIM4 

0,HURRAH6444 ,LADS6444 \RS60 %\T$ ,PETYA1 & GIV+ RE9 TO HIS EXCIT$ 
 HORSE HE GALLOP$ =W>D ALONG ! VILLAGE /REET4 

,HE C\LD HE> %OOT+ AHEAD ( HIM4 ,COSSACKS1 HUSS>S1 & RAGG$ ,RUSSIAN 
 PRISON]S1 :O HAD COME RUNN+ FROM BO? SIDES ( ! ROAD1 W]E %\T+ 
 SOME?+ L\DLY & 9COH]5TLY4 ,A GALLANT-LOOK+ ,FR5*MAN1 9 A BLUE 
 OV]COAT1 CAPLESS1 & ) A FR[N+ R$ FACE1 HAD BE5 DEF5D+ 
 HIMSELF AGA9/ ! HUSS>S4 ,:5 ,PETYA GALLOP$ UP ! ,FR5*MAN HAD 
 ALREADY FALL54 0,TOO LATE AGA960 FLA%$ ?R\< ,PETYA'S M9D & HE 
 GALLOP$ ON TO ! PLACE FROM :I* ! RAPID FIR+ C\LD BE HE>D4 ,! 
 %OTS CAME FROM ! Y>D ( ! L&[N]'S H\SE HE HAD VISIT$ ! NI<T 
 BE=E ) ,DOLOKHOV4 ,! ,FR5* W]E MAK+ A /& !RE BEH9D A WATTLE 
 F5CE 9 A G>D5 ?ICKLY OV]GR[N ) BU%ES & W]E FIR+ AT ! 
 ,COSSACKS :O CR[D$ AT ! GATEWAY4 ,?R\< ! SMOKE1 AS HE APPROA*$ 
 ! GATE1 ,PETYA SAW ,DOLOKHOV1 :OSE FACE WAS ( A PALE-GRE5I% T9T1 
 %\T+ TO HIS M54 0,GO R\ND6 ,WAIT = ! 9FANTRY60 HE EXCLAIM$ AS 
 ,PETYA RODE UP TO HIM4 

0,WAIT8444 ,HURRAH-AH-AH60 %\T$ ,PETYA1 & )\T PAUS+ A MOM5T 
 GALLOP$ TO ! PLACE :5CE CAME ! S\NDS ( FIR+ & :]E ! SMOKE 
 WAS ?ICKE/4 

,A VOLLEY WAS HE>D1 & SOME BULLETS :I/L$ PA/1 :ILE O!RS PLA%$ 
 AGA9/ SOME?+4 ,! ,COSSACKS & ,DOLOKHOV GALLOP$ AFT] ,PETYA 9TO ! 
 GATEWAY ( ! C\RTY>D4 ,9 ! D5SE WAV]+ SMOKE SOME ( ! ,FR5* 
 ?REW D[N !IR >MS & RAN \T ( ! BU%ES TO MEET ! ,COSSACKS1 
 :ILE O!RS RAN D[N ! HILL T[>D ! POND4 ,PETYA WAS GALLOP+ ALONG 
 ! C\RTY>D1 BUT 9/EAD ( HOLD+ ! RE9S HE WAV$ BO? HIS >MS 
 AB\T RAPIDLY & /RANGELY1 SLIPP+ F>!R & F>!R TO ONE SIDE 9 
 HIS SADDLE4 ,HIS HORSE1 HAV+ GALLOP$ UP TO A CAMPFIRE ?AT WAS 
 SMOLD]+ 9 ! MORN+ LI<T1 /OPP$ SUDD5LY1 & ,PETYA FELL HEAVILY 
 ON TO ! WET GR\ND4 ,! ,COSSACKS SAW ?AT HIS >MS & LEGS J]K$ 
 RAPIDLY ?\< HIS HEAD WAS QUITE MOTIONLESS4 ,A BULLET HAD PI]C$ HIS 
 SKULL4 

,AFT] SPEAK+ TO ! S5IOR ,FR5* (FIC]1 :O CAME \T ( ! H\SE 
 ) A :ITE H&K]*IEF TI$ TO HIS SWORD & ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y 
 SURR5D]$1 ,DOLOKHOV DISM\NT$ & W5T UP TO ,PETYA1 :O LAY MOTIONLESS 
 ) \T/RET*$ >MS4 

0,DONE =60 HE SAID ) A FR[N1 & W5T TO ! GATE TO MEET ,D5ISOV :O 
 WAS RID+ T[>D HIM4 

0,KILL$80 CRI$ ,D5ISOV1 RECOGNIZ+ FROM A DI/ANCE ! UNMI/AKABLY 
 LIFELESS ATTITUDE--V]Y FAMILI> TO HIM--9 :I* ,PETYA'S BODY 
 WAS LY+4 

0,DONE =60 REPEAT$ ,DOLOKHOV AS IF ! UTT]ANCE ( !SE WORDS AF=D$ 
 HIM PLEASURE1 & HE W5T QUICKLY UP TO ! PRISON]S1 :O W]E SURR\ND$ 
 BY ,COSSACKS :O HAD HURRI$ UP4 0,WE WON'T TAKE !M60 HE CALL$ \T TO 
 ,D5ISOV4 

,D5ISOV DID NOT REPLY2 HE RODE UP TO ,PETYA1 DISM\NT$1 & ) TREMBL+ 
 H&S TURN$ T[>D HIMSELF ! BLOOD/A9$1 MUD-BESPATT]$ FACE :I* 
 HAD ALREADY GONE :ITE4 

0,I AM US$ TO SOME?+ SWEET4 ,RAIS9S1 F9E ONES444 TAKE !M ALL60 HE 
 RECALL$ ,PETYA'S WORDS4 ,& ! ,COSSACKS LOOK$ R\ND 9 SURPRISE AT ! 
 S\ND1 LIKE ! YELP ( A DOG1 ) :I* ,D5ISOV TURN$ AWAY1 WALK$ TO 
 ! WATTLE F5CE1 & SEIZ$ HOLD ( IT4 

,AMONG ! ,RUSSIAN PRISON]S RESCU$ BY ,D5ISOV & ,DOLOKHOV WAS ,PI]RE 
 ,BEZUKHOV4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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