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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,WELL BEG960 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,ALL RI<T10 SAID ,PI]RE1 /ILL SMIL+ 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,A FEEL+ ( 
 DREAD WAS 9 ! AIR4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ! AFFAIR SO LI<TLY BEGUN 
 C\LD NO LONG] BE AV]T$ BUT WAS TAK+ ITS C\RSE 9DEP5D5TLY ( 
 M5'S WILL4 

,D5ISOV FIR/ W5T TO ! B>RI] & ANN\NC$3 0,AS ! ADVE'SAWIES HAVE 
 WEFUS$ A WECONCILIATION1 PLEASE PWOCE$4 ,TAKE Y\R PI/OLS1 & AT ! 
 WORD ?WEE BEG9 TO ADVANCE4 

0,O-NE6 ,T-WO6 ,?WEE60 HE %\T$ ANGRILY & /EPP$ ASIDE4 

,! COMBATANTS ADVANC$ ALONG ! TRODD5 TRACKS1 NE>] & NE>] TO ONE 
 ANO!R1 BEG9N+ TO SEE ONE ANO!R ?R\< ! MI/4 ,!Y HAD ! RI<T 
 TO FIRE :5 !Y LIK$ AS !Y APPROA*$ ! B>RI]4 ,DOLOKHOV WALK$ 
 SL[LY )\T RAIS+ HIS PI/OL1 LOOK+ 9T5TLY ) HIS BRI<T1 
 SP>KL+ BLUE EYES 9TO HIS ANTAGONI/'S FACE4 ,HIS M\? WORE ITS USUAL 
 SEMBLANCE ( A SMILE4 

0,SO ,I CAN FIRE :5 ,I LIKE60 SAID ,PI]RE1 & AT ! WORD 0?REE10 HE W5T 
 QUICKLY =W>D1 MISS+ ! TRODD5 PA? & /EPP+ 9TO ! DEEP SN[4 
 ,HE HELD ! PI/OL 9 HIS RI<T H& AT >M'S L5G?1 APP>5TLY AFRAID ( 
 %OOT+ HIMSELF ) IT4 ,HIS LEFT H& HE HELD C>EFULLY BACK1 BECAUSE HE 
 WI%$ TO SUPPORT HIS RI<T H& ) IT & KNEW HE MU/ NOT DO SO4 
 ,HAV+ ADVANC$ SIX PACES & /RAY$ (F ! TRACK 9TO ! SN[1 ,PI]RE 
 LOOK$ D[N AT HIS FEET1 !N QUICKLY GLANC$ AT ,DOLOKHOV &1 B5D+ HIS 
 F+] AS HE HAD BE5 %[N1 FIR$4 ,NOT AT ALL EXPECT+ SO L\D A REPORT1 
 ,PI]RE %UDD]$ AT ! S\ND & !N1 SMIL+ AT HIS [N S5SATIONS1 
 /OOD /ILL4 ,! SMOKE1 R5D]$ D5S] BY ! MI/1 PREV5T$ HIM FROM 
 SEE+ ANY?+ = AN 9/ANT1 BUT !RE WAS NO SECOND REPORT AS HE HAD 
 EXPECT$4 ,HE ONLY HE>D ,DOLOKHOV'S HURRI$ /EPS1 & HIS FIGURE CAME 9 
 VIEW ?R\< ! SMOKE4 ,HE WAS PRESS+ ONE H& TO HIS LEFT SIDE1 :ILE 
 ! O!R CLUT*$ HIS DROOP+ PI/OL4 ,HIS FACE WAS PALE4 ,RO/OV RAN 
 T[>D HIM & SAID SOME?+4 

0,NO-O-O60 MUTT]$ ,DOLOKHOV ?R\< HIS TEE?1 0NO1 IT'S NOT OV]40 ,& 
 AFT] /UMBL+ A FEW /AGG]+ /EPS RI<T UP TO ! SAB]1 HE SANK ON 
 ! SN[ BESIDE IT4 ,HIS LEFT H& WAS BLOODY2 HE WIP$ IT ON HIS COAT & 
 SUPPORT$ HIMSELF ) IT4 ,HIS FR[N+ FACE WAS PALLID & QUIV]$4 

0,PLEA4440 BEGAN ,DOLOKHOV1 BUT C\LD NOT AT FIR/ PRON\NCE ! WORD4 

0,PLEASE10 HE UTT]$ ) AN EF=T4 

,PI]RE1 H>DLY RE/RA9+ HIS SOBS1 BEGAN RUNN+ T[>D ,DOLOKHOV & WAS 
 AB\T TO CROSS ! SPACE BETWE5 ! B>RI]S1 :5 ,DOLOKHOV CRI$3 

0,TO Y\R B>RI]60 & ,PI]RE1 GRASP+ :AT WAS MEANT1 /OPP$ BY HIS 
 SAB]4 ,ONLY T5 PACES DIVID$ !M4 ,DOLOKHOV L[]$ HIS HEAD TO ! SN[1 
 GRE$ILY BIT AT IT1 AGA9 RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 ADJU/$ HIMSELF1 DREW 9 HIS 
 LEGS & SAT UP1 SEEK+ A FIRM C5T] ( GRAVITY4 ,HE SUCK$ & SWALL[$ 
 ! COLD SN[1 HIS LIPS QUIV]$ BUT HIS EYES1 /ILL SMIL+1 GLITT]$ 
 ) EF=T & EXASP]ATION AS HE MU/]$ HIS REMA9+ /R5G?4 ,HE 
 RAIS$ HIS PI/OL & AIM$4 

0,SIDEWAYS6 ,COV] Y\RSELF ) Y\R PI/OL60 EJACULAT$ ,NESVITSKI4 

0,COV] Y\RSELF60 EV5 ,D5ISOV CRI$ TO HIS ADV]S>Y4 

,PI]RE1 ) A G5TLE SMILE ( PITY & REMORSE1 HIS >MS & LEGS 
 HELPLESSLY SPREAD \T1 /OOD ) HIS BROAD *E/ DIRECTLY FAC+ ,DOLOKHOV 
 & LOOK$ SORR[FULLY AT HIM4 ,D5ISOV1 ,RO/OV1 & ,NESVITSKI CLOS$ !IR 
 EYES4 ,AT ! SAME 9/ANT !Y HE>D A REPORT & ,DOLOKHOV'S ANGRY CRY4 

0,MISS$60 %\T$ ,DOLOKHOV1 & HE LAY HELPLESSLY1 FACE D[NW>D ON ! 
 SN[4 

,PI]RE CLUT*$ HIS TEMPLES1 & TURN+ R\ND W5T 9TO ! =E/1 
 TRAMPL+ ?R\< ! DEEP SN[1 & MUTT]+ 9COH]5T WORDS3 

0,FOLLY444 FOLLY6 ,DEA?444 LIES4440 HE REPEAT$1 PUCK]+ HIS FACE4 

,NESVITSKI /OPP$ HIM & TOOK HIM HOME4 

,RO/OV & ,D5ISOV DROVE AWAY ) ! W\ND$ ,DOLOKHOV4 

,! LATT] LAY SIL5T 9 ! SLEI< ) CLOS$ EYES & DID NOT ANSW] A 
 WORD TO ! QUE/IONS ADDRESS$ TO HIM4 ,BUT ON 5T]+ ,MOSC[ HE SUDD5LY 
 CAME TO &1 LIFT+ HIS HEAD ) AN EF=T1 TOOK ,RO/OV1 :O WAS SITT+ 
 BESIDE HIM1 BY ! H&4 ,RO/OV WAS /RUCK BY ! TOTALLY ALT]$ & 
 UNEXPECT$LY RAPTUR\S & T5D] EXPRESSION ON ,DOLOKHOV'S FACE4 

0,WELL8 ,H[ DO Y\ FEEL80 HE ASK$4 

0,BAD6 ,BUT IT'S NOT ?AT1 MY FRI5D--0 SAID ,DOLOKHOV ) A 
 GASP+ VOICE4 0,:]E >E WE8 ,9 ,MOSC[1 ,I KN[4 ,I DON'T MATT]1 BUT ,I 
 HAVE KILL$ H]1 KILL$444 ,%E WON'T GET OV] IT6 ,%E WON'T SURVIVE44440 

0,:O80 ASK$ ,RO/OV4 

0,MY MO!R6 ,MY MO!R1 MY ANGEL1 MY ADOR$ ANGEL MO!R10 & ,DOLOKHOV 
 PRESS$ ,RO/OV'S H& & BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

,:5 HE HAD BECOME A LITTLE QUIET]1 HE EXPLA9$ TO ,RO/OV ?AT HE WAS 
 LIV+ ) HIS MO!R1 :O1 IF %E SAW HIM DY+1 W\LD NOT SURVIVE IT4 
 ,HE IMPLOR$ ,RO/OV TO GO ON & PREP>E H]4 

,RO/OV W5T ON AHEAD TO DO :AT WAS ASK$1 & TO HIS GREAT SURPRISE 
 LE>N$ ?AT ,DOLOKHOV ! BRAWL]1 ,DOLOKHOV ! BULLY1 LIV$ 9 ,MOSC[ 
 ) AN OLD MO!R & A HUN*BACK SI/]1 & WAS ! MO/ AFFECTIONATE 
 ( SONS & BRO!RS4 

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