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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,TWO ( ! 5EMY'S %OTS HAD ALREADY FL[N ACROSS ! BRIDGE1 :]E !RE 
 WAS A CRU%4 ,HALFWAY ACROSS /OOD ,PR9CE ,NESVITSKI1 :O HAD ALI<T$ FROM 
 HIS HORSE & :OSE BIG BODY WAS JAMM$ AGA9/ ! RAIL+S4 ,HE LOOK$ 
 BACK LAU<+ TO ! ,COSSACK :O /OOD A FEW /EPS BEH9D HIM HOLD+ TWO 
 HORSES BY !IR BRIDLES4 ,EA* TIME ,PR9CE ,NESVITSKI TRI$ TO MOVE ON1 
 SOLDI]S & C>TS PU%$ HIM BACK AGA9 & PRESS$ HIM AGA9/ ! 
 RAIL+S1 & ALL HE C\LD DO WAS TO SMILE4 

0,:AT A F9E FELL[ Y\ >E1 FRI5D60 SAID ! ,COSSACK TO A CONVOY SOLDI] 
 ) A WAGON1 :O WAS PRESS+ ONTO ! 9FANTRYM5 :O W]E CR[D$ 
 TOGE!R CLOSE TO HIS :EELS & HIS HORSES4 0,:AT A FELL[6 ,Y\ CAN'T 
 WAIT A MOM5T6 ,DON'T Y\ SEE ! G5]AL WANTS TO PASS80 

,BUT ! CONVOYMAN TOOK NO NOTICE ( ! WORD 0G5]AL0 & %\T$ AT ! 
 SOLDI]S :O W]E BLOCK+ HIS WAY4 0,HI !RE1 BOYS6 ,KEEP TO ! LEFT6 
 ,WAIT A BIT40 ,BUT ! SOLDI]S1 CR[D$ TOGE!R %\LD] TO %\LD]1 
 !IR BAYONETS 9T]LOCK+1 MOV$ OV] ! BRIDGE 9 A D5SE MASS4 
 ,LOOK+ D[N OV] ! RAILS ,PR9CE ,NESVITSKI SAW ! RAPID1 NOISY LITTLE 
 WAVES ( ! ,5NS1 :I* RIPPL+ & $DY+ R\ND ! PILES ( ! 
 BRIDGE *AS$ EA* O!R ALONG4 ,LOOK+ ON ! BRIDGE HE SAW EQUALLY 
 UNI=M LIV+ WAVES ( SOLDI]S1 %\LD] /RAPS1 COV]$ %AKOS1 
 KNAPSACKS1 BAYONETS1 LONG MUSKETS1 &1 UND] ! %AKOS1 FACES ) BROAD 
 *EEKBONES1 SUNK5 *EEKS1 & LI/LESS TIR$ EXPRESSIONS1 & FEET ?AT 
 MOV$ ?R\< ! /ICKY MUD ?AT COV]$ ! PLANKS ( ! BRIDGE4 
 ,SOMETIMES ?R\< ! MONOTON\S WAVES ( M51 LIKE A FLECK ( :ITE FOAM 
 ON ! WAVES ( ! ,5NS1 AN (FIC]1 9 A CLOAK & ) A TYPE ( FACE 
 DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( ! M51 SQUEEZ$ HIS WAY ALONG2 SOMETIMES LIKE A 
 *IP ( WOOD :IRL+ 9 ! RIV]1 AN HUSS> ON FOOT1 AN ORD]LY1 OR A 
 T[NSMAN WAS C>RI$ ?R\< ! WAVES ( 9FANTRY2 & SOMETIMES LIKE A 
 LOG FLOAT+ D[N ! RIV]1 AN (FIC]S' OR COMPANY'S BAGGAGE WAGON1 
 PIL$ HI<1 LEA!R COV]$1 & HEMM$ 9 ON ALL SIDES1 MOV$ ACROSS ! 
 BRIDGE4 

0,IT'S AS IF A DAM HAD BUR/10 SAID ! ,COSSACK HOPELESSLY4 0,>E !RE MANY 
 MORE ( Y\ TO COME80 

0,A MILLION ALL BUT ONE60 REPLI$ A WAGGI% SOLDI] 9 A TORN COAT1 ) A 
 W9K1 & PASS$ ON FOLL[$ BY ANO!R1 AN OLD MAN4 

0,IF HE0 7HE MEANT ! 5EMY7 0BEG9S POPP+ AT ! BRIDGE N[10 SAID ! 
 OLD SOLDI] DISMALLY TO A COMRADE1 0Y\'LL =GET TO SCRAT* Y\RSELF40 

,?AT SOLDI] PASS$ ON1 & AFT] HIM CAME ANO!R SITT+ ON A C>T4 

0,:]E ! DEVIL HAVE ! LEG B&S BE5 %OV$ TO80 SAID AN ORD]LY1 
 RUNN+ BEH9D ! C>T & FUMBL+ 9 ! BACK ( IT4 

,& HE ALSO PASS$ ON ) ! WAGON4 ,!N CAME SOME M]RY SOLDI]S :O 
 HAD EVID5TLY BE5 DR9K+4 

0,& !N1 OLD FELL[1 HE GIVES HIM ONE 9 ! TEE? ) ! BUTT 5D ( 
 HIS GUN4440 A SOLDI] :OSE GREATCOAT WAS WELL TUCK$ UP SAID GAILY1 ) 
 A WIDE SW+ ( HIS >M4 

0,YES1 ! HAM WAS JU/ DELICI\S4440 ANSW]$ ANO!R ) A L\D LAU<4 
 ,& !Y1 TOO1 PASS$ ON1 SO ?AT ,NESVITSKI DID NOT LE>N :O HAD BE5 
 /RUCK ON ! TEE?1 OR :AT ! HAM HAD TO DO ) IT4 

0,BAH6 ,H[ !Y SCURRY4 ,HE JU/ S5DS A BALL & !Y ?9K !Y'LL ALL BE 
 KILL$10 A S]GEANT WAS SAY+ ANGRILY & REPROA*FULLY4 

0,AS IT FLIES PA/ ME1 ,DADDY1 ! BALL ,I MEAN10 SAID A Y\NG SOLDI] ) 
 AN 5ORM\S M\?1 H>DLY REFRA9+ FROM LAU<+1 0,I FELT LIKE DY+ ( 
 FRI<T4 ,I DID1 'PON MY WORD1 ,I GOT ?AT FRI<T5$60 SAID HE1 AS IF 
 BRAGG+ ( HAV+ BE5 FRI<T5$4 

,?AT ONE ALSO PASS$4 ,!N FOLL[$ A C>T UNLIKE ANY ?AT HAD GONE 
 BE=E4 ,IT WAS A ,G]MAN C>T ) A PAIR ( HORSES L$ BY A ,G]MAN1 & 
 SEEM$ LOAD$ ) A :OLE H\SEFUL ( EFFECTS4 ,A F9E BR9DL$ C[ ) A 
 L>GE UDD] WAS ATTA*$ TO ! C>T BEH9D4 ,A WOMAN ) AN UNWEAN$ 
 BABY1 AN OLD WOMAN1 & A HEAL?Y ,G]MAN GIRL ) BRI<T R$ *EEKS W]E 
 SITT+ ON SOME FEA!R B$S4 ,EVID5TLY !SE FUGITIVES W]E ALL[$ TO 
 PASS BY SPECIAL P]MISSION4 ,! EYES ( ALL ! SOLDI]S TURN$ T[>D ! 
 WOM51 & :ILE ! VEHICLE WAS PASS+ AT FOOT PACE ALL ! SOLDI]S' 
 REM>KS RELAT$ TO ! TWO Y\NG ONES4 ,EV]Y FACE BORE ALMO/ ! SAME 
 SMILE1 EXPRESS+ UNSEEMLY ?\<TS AB\T ! WOM54 

0,JU/ SEE1 ! ,G]MAN SAUSAGE IS MAK+ TRACKS1 TOO60 

0,SELL ME ! MISSUS10 SAID ANO!R SOLDI]1 ADDRESS+ ! ,G]MAN1 :O1 
 ANGRY & FRI<T5$1 /RODE 5]GETICALLY ALONG ) D[NCA/ EYES4 

0,SEE H[ SM>T %E'S MADE H]SELF6 ,OH1 ! DEVILS60 

0,!RE1 ,F$OTOV1 Y\ %\LD BE QU>T]$ ON !M60 

0,I HAVE SE5 AS MU* BE=E N[1 MATE60 

0,:]E >E Y\ GO+80 ASK$ AN 9FANTRY (FIC] :O WAS EAT+ AN APPLE1 
 ALSO HALF SMIL+ AS HE LOOK$ AT ! H&SOME GIRL4 

,! ,G]MAN CLOS$ HIS EYES1 SIGNIFY+ ?AT HE DID NOT UND]/&4 

0,TAKE IT IF Y\ LIKE10 SAID ! (FIC]1 GIV+ ! GIRL AN APPLE4 

,! GIRL SMIL$ & TOOK IT4 ,NESVITSKI LIKE ! RE/ ( ! M5 ON ! 
 BRIDGE DID NOT TAKE HIS EYES (F ! WOM5 TILL !Y HAD PASS$4 ,:5 !Y 
 HAD GONE BY1 ! SAME /REAM ( SOLDI]S FOLL[$1 ) ! SAME K9D ( 
 TALK1 & AT LA/ ALL /OPP$4 ,AS (T5 HAPP5S1 ! HORSES ( A CONVOY 
 WAGON BECAME RE/IVE AT ! 5D ( ! BRIDGE1 & ! :OLE CR[D HAD TO 
 WAIT4 

0,& :Y >E !Y /OPP+8 ,!RE'S NO PROP] ORD]60 SAID ! SOLDI]S4 
 0,:]E >E Y\ %OV+ TO8 ,DEVIL TAKE Y\6 ,CAN'T Y\ WAIT8 ,IT'LL BE WORSE 
 IF HE FIRES ! BRIDGE4 ,SEE1 H]E'S AN (FIC] JAMM$ 9 TOO0--DIFF]5T 
 VOICES W]E SAY+ 9 ! CR[D1 AS ! M5 LOOK$ AT ONE ANO!R1 & ALL 
 PRESS$ T[>D ! EXIT FROM ! BRIDGE4 

,LOOK+ D[N AT ! WAT]S ( ! ,5NS UND] ! BRIDGE1 ,NESVITSKI 
 SUDD5LY HE>D A S\ND NEW TO HIM1 ( SOME?+ SWIFTLY APPROA*+444 
 SOME?+ BIG1 ?AT SPLA%$ 9TO ! WAT]4 

0,JU/ SEE :]E IT C>RIES TO60 A SOLDI] NE>BY SAID /]NLY1 LOOK+ 
 R\ND AT ! S\ND4 

0,5C\RAG+ US TO GET ALONG QUICK]10 SAID ANO!R UNEASILY4 

,! CR[D MOV$ ON AGA94 ,NESVITSKI REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS A CANNON BALL4 

0,HEY1 ,COSSACK1 MY HORSE60 HE SAID4 0,N[1 !N1 Y\ !RE6 GET \T ( ! 
 WAY6 ,MAKE WAY60 

,) GREAT DIFFICULTY HE MANAG$ TO GET TO HIS HORSE1 & %\T+ 
 CONT9UALLY HE MOV$ ON4 ,! SOLDI]S SQUEEZ$ !MSELVES TO MAKE WAY = 
 HIM1 BUT AGA9 PRESS$ ON HIM SO ?AT !Y JAMM$ HIS LEG1 & ?OSE 
 NE>E/ HIM W]E NOT TO BLAME = !Y W]E !MSELVES PRESS$ /ILL 
 H>D] FROM BEH9D4 

0,NESVITSKI1 ,NESVITSKI6 Y\ NUMSKULL60 CAME A HO>SE VOICE FROM BEH9D HIM4 

,NESVITSKI LOOK$ R\ND & SAW1 SOME FIFTE5 PACES AWAY BUT SEP>AT$ BY 
 ! LIV+ MASS ( MOV+ 9FANTRY1 ,VASKA ,D5ISOV1 R$ & %AGGY1 ) 
 HIS CAP ON ! BACK ( HIS BLACK HEAD & A CLOAK HANG+ JAUNTILY OV] 
 HIS %\LD]4 

0,TELL !SE DEVILS1 !SE FI5DS1 TO LET ME PASS60 %\T$ ,D5ISOV 
 EVID5TLY 9 A FIT ( RAGE1 HIS COAL-BLACK EYES ) !IR BLOOD%OT 
 :ITES GLITT]+ & ROLL+ AS HE WAV$ HIS %EA!D SAB] 9 A SMALL 
 B>E H& AS R$ AS HIS FACE4 

0,AH1 ,VASKA60 JOYFULLY REPLI$ ,NESVITSKI4 0,:AT'S UP ) Y\80 

0,! SQUADWON CAN'T PASS10 %\T$ ,VASKA ,D5ISOV1 %[+ HIS :ITE TEE? 
 FI]CELY & SPURR+ HIS BLACK ?OR\<BR$ ,>AB1 :I* TWIT*$ ITS E>S 
 AS ! BAYONETS T\*$ IT1 & SNORT$1 SPURT+ :ITE FOAM FROM HIS BIT1 
 TRAMP+ ! PLANKS ( ! BRIDGE ) HIS HO(S1 & APP>5TLY READY TO 
 JUMP OV] ! RAIL+S HAD HIS RID] LET HIM4 0,:AT IS ?IS8 ,!Y'RE LIKE 
 %EEP6 ,JU/ LIKE %EEP6 ,\T ( ! WAY6444 ,LET US PASS6444 ,/OP !RE1 Y\ 
 DEVIL ) ! C>T6 ,I'LL HACK Y\ ) MY SAB]60 HE %\T$1 ACTUALLY 
 DRAW+ HIS SAB] FROM ITS SCABB>D & FL\RI%+ IT4 

,! SOLDI]S CR[D$ AGA9/ ONE ANO!R ) T]RIFI$ FACES1 & ,D5ISOV 
 JO9$ ,NESVITSKI4 

0,H['S IT Y\'RE NOT DRUNK TODAY80 SAID ,NESVITSKI :5 ! O!R HAD 
 RIDD5 UP TO HIM4 

0,!Y DON'T EV5 GIVE ONE TIME TO DW9K60 ANSW]$ ,VASKA ,D5ISOV4 0,!Y 
 KEEP DWAGG+ ! WEGIM5T TO & FWO ALL DAY4 ,IF !Y MEAN TO FI<T1 
 LET'S FI<T4 ,BUT ! DEVIL KN[S :AT ?IS IS40 

0,:AT A D&Y Y\ >E TODAY60 SAID ,NESVITSKI1 LOOK+ AT ,D5ISOV'S NEW 
 CLOAK & SADDLECLO?4 

,D5ISOV SMIL$1 TOOK \T ( HIS SABRETA*E A H&K]*IEF ?AT DIFFUS$ A 
 SMELL ( P]FUME1 & PUT IT TO ,NESVITSKI'S NOSE4 

0,( C\RSE4 ,I'M GO+ 9TO ACTION6 ,I'VE %AV$1 BWU%$ MY TEE?1 & 
 SC5T$ MYSELF40 

,! IMPOS+ FIGURE ( ,NESVITSKI FOLL[$ BY HIS ,COSSACK1 & ! 
 DET]M9ATION ( ,D5ISOV :O FL\RI%$ HIS SWORD & %\T$ FRANTICALLY1 
 HAD SU* AN EFFECT ?AT !Y MANAG$ TO SQUEEZE ?R\< TO ! F>!R 
 SIDE ( ! BRIDGE & /OPP$ ! 9FANTRY4 ,BESIDE ! BRIDGE ,NESVITSKI 
 F\ND ! COLONEL TO :OM HE HAD TO DELIV] ! ORD]1 & HAV+ DONE 
 ?IS HE RODE BACK4 

,HAV+ CLE>$ ! WAY ,D5ISOV /OPP$ AT ! 5D ( ! BRIDGE4 
 ,C>ELESSLY HOLD+ 9 HIS /ALLION ?AT WAS NEI<+ & PAW+ ! 
 GR\ND1 EAG] TO REJO9 ITS FELL[S1 HE WAT*$ HIS SQUADRON DRAW NE>]4 
 ,!N ! CLANG ( HO(S1 AS ( SEV]AL HORSES GALLOP+1 RES\ND$ ON ! 
 PLANKS ( ! BRIDGE1 & ! SQUADRON1 (FIC]S 9 FRONT & M5 F\R 
 ABREA/1 SPREAD ACROSS ! BRIDGE & BEGAN TO EM]GE ON HIS SIDE ( IT4 

,! 9FANTRY :O HAD BE5 /OPP$ CR[D$ NE> ! BRIDGE 9 ! TRAMPL$ 
 MUD & GAZ$ ) ?AT P>TICUL> FEEL+ ( ILL-WILL1 E/RANGEM5T1 & 
 RIDICULE ) :I* TROOPS ( DIFF]5T >MS USUALLY 5C\NT] ONE ANO!R 
 AT ! CLEAN1 SM>T HUSS>S :O MOV$ PA/ !M 9 REGUL> ORD]4 

0,SM>T LADS6 ,ONLY FIT = A FAIR60 SAID ONE4 

0,:AT GOOD >E !Y8 ,!Y'RE L$ AB\T JU/ = %[60 REM>K$ ANO!R4 

0,DON'T KICK UP ! DU/1 Y\ 9FANTRY60 JE/$ AN HUSS> :OSE PRANC+ 
 HORSE HAD SPLA%$ MUD OV] SOME FOOT SOLDI]S4 

0,I'D LIKE TO PUT Y\ ON A TWO DAYS' M>* ) A KNAPSACK6 ,Y\R F9E CORDS 
 W\LD SOON GET A BIT RUBB$10 SAID AN 9FANTRYMAN1 WIP+ ! MUD (F HIS 
 FACE ) HIS SLEEVE4 0,P]*$ UP !RE1 Y\'RE MORE LIKE A BIRD ?AN A 
 MAN40 

0,!RE N[1 ,ZIK91 !Y \<T TO PUT Y\ ON A HORSE4 ,Y\'D LOOK F9E10 
 SAID A CORPORAL1 *AFF+ A ?9 LITTLE SOLDI] :O B5T UND] ! WEI<T 
 ( HIS KNAPSACK4 

0,TAKE A /ICK BETWE5 Y\R LEGS1 ?AT'LL SUIT Y\ = A HORSE60 ! HUSS> 
 %\T$ BACK4 

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