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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,AS SOON AS ,PAHOM & HIS FAMILY >RIV$ AT !IR NEW ABODE1 HE APPLI$ = ADMISSION 9TO ! ,COMMUNE ( A L>GE VILLAGE4 ,HE /OOD TREAT TO ! ,ELD]S1 & OBTA9$ ! NECESS>Y DOCUM5TS4 ,FIVE %>ES ( ,COMMUNAL L& W]E GIV5 HIM = HIS [N & HIS SONS' USE3 ?AT IS TO SAY--#a#b#e ACRES 7NOT ALTOGE!R1 BUT 9 DIFF]5T FIELDS7 BESIDES ! USE ( ! ,COMMUNAL PA/URE4 ,PAHOM PUT UP ! BUILD+S HE NE$$1 & B\<T CATTLE4 ,( ! ,COMMUNAL L& ALONE HE HAD ?REE TIMES AS MU* AS AT HIS =M] HOME1 & ! L& WAS GOOD CORN-L&4 ,HE WAS T5 TIMES BETT] (F ?AN HE HAD BE54 ,HE HAD PL5TY ( >ABLE L& & PA/URAGE1 & C\LD KEEP AS MANY HEAD ( CATTLE AS HE LIK$4 

,AT FIR/1 9 ! BU/LE ( BUILD+ & SETTL+ D[N1 ,PAHOM WAS PLEAS$ ) IT ALL1 BUT :5 HE GOT US$ TO IT HE BEGAN TO ?9K ?AT EV5 H]E HE HAD NOT 5\< L&4 ,! FIR/ YE>1 HE S[$ :EAT ON HIS %>E ( ! ,COMMUNAL L&1 & HAD A GOOD CROP4 ,HE WANT$ TO GO ON S[+ :EAT1 BUT HAD NOT 5\< ,COMMUNAL L& = ! PURPOSE1 & :AT HE HAD ALREADY US$ WAS NOT AVAILABLE2 = 9 ?OSE P>TS :EAT IS ONLY S[N ON VIRG9 SOIL OR ON FALL[ L&4 ,IT IS S[N = ONE OR TWO YE>S1 & !N ! L& LIES FALL[ TILL IT IS AGA9 OV]GR[N ) PRAIRIE GRASS4 ,!RE W]E MANY :O WANT$ SU* L&1 & !RE WAS NOT 5\< = ALL2 SO ?AT PEOPLE QU>REL$ AB\T IT4 ,?OSE :O W]E BETT] (F1 WANT$ IT = GR[+ :EAT1 & ?OSE :O W]E POOR1 WANT$ IT TO LET TO DEAL]S1 SO ?AT !Y MI<T RAISE MONEY TO PAY !IR TAXES4 ,PAHOM WANT$ TO S[ MORE :EAT2 SO HE R5T$ L& FROM A DEAL] = A YE>4 ,HE S[$ MU* :EAT & HAD A F9E CROP1 BUT ! L& WAS TOO F> FROM ! VILLAGE--! :EAT HAD TO BE C>T$ MORE ?AN T5 MILES4 ,AFT] A TIME ,PAHOM NOTIC$ ?AT SOME PEASANT-DEAL]S W]E LIV+ ON SEP>ATE F>MS1 & W]E GR[+ WEAL?Y2 & HE ?\<T3 

0,IF ,I W]E TO BUY SOME FREEHOLD L&1 & HAVE A HOME/EAD ON IT1 IT W\LD BE A DIFF]5T ?+1 ALTOGE!R4 ,!N IT W\LD ALL BE NICE & COMPACT40 

,! QUE/ION ( BUY+ FREEHOLD L& RECURR$ TO HIM AGA9 & AGA94 

,HE W5T ON 9 ! SAME WAY = ?REE YE>S2 R5T+ L& & S[+ :EAT4 ,! SEASONS TURN$ \T WELL & ! CROPS W]E GOOD1 SO ?AT HE BEGAN TO LAY MONEY BY4 ,HE MI<T HAVE GONE ON LIV+ CONT5T$LY1 BUT HE GREW TIR$ ( HAV+ TO R5T O!R PEOPLE'S L& EV]Y YE>1 & HAV+ TO SCRAMBLE = IT4 ,:]EV] !RE WAS GOOD L& TO BE HAD1 ! PEASANTS W\LD RU% = IT & IT WAS TAK5 UP AT ONCE1 SO ?AT UNLESS Y\ W]E %>P AB\T IT Y\ GOT NONE4 ,IT HAPP5$ 9 ! ?IRD YE> ?AT HE & A DEAL] TOGE!R R5T$ A PIECE ( PA/URE L& FROM SOME PEASANTS2 & !Y HAD ALREADY PL[$ IT UP1 :5 !RE WAS SOME DISPUTE1 & ! PEASANTS W5T TO LAW AB\T IT1 & ?+S FELL \T SO ?AT ! LABOR WAS ALL LO/4 0,IF IT W]E MY [N L&10 ?\<T ,PAHOM1 0,I %\LD BE 9DEP5D5T1 & !RE W\LD NOT BE ALL ?IS UNPLEASANTNESS40 

,SO ,PAHOM BEGAN LOOK+ \T = L& :I* HE C\LD BUY2 & HE CAME ACROSS A PEASANT :O HAD B\<T ?IRTE5 HUNDR$ ACRES1 BUT HAV+ GOT 9TO DIFFICULTIES WAS WILL+ TO SELL AGA9 *EAP4 ,PAHOM B>GA9$ & HAGGL$ ) HIM1 & AT LA/ !Y SETTL$ ! PRICE AT #a1#e RUBLES1 P>T 9 CA% & P>T TO BE PAID LAT]4 ,!Y HAD ALL BUT CL9*$ ! MATT]1 :5 A PASS+ DEAL] HAPP5$ TO /OP AT ,PAHOM'S ONE DAY TO GET A FE$ = HIS HORSE4 ,HE DRANK TEA ) ,PAHOM1 & !Y HAD A TALK4 ,! DEAL] SAID ?AT HE WAS JU/ RETURN+ FROM ! L& ( ! ,BA%KIRS1 F> AWAY1 :]E HE HAD B\<T ?IRTE5 ?\S& ACRES ( L& ALL = #a1 RUBLES4 ,PAHOM QUE/ION$ HIM FUR!R1 & ! TRADESMAN SAID3 

0,ALL ONE NE$ DO IS TO MAKE FRI5DS ) ! *IEFS4 ,I GAVE AWAY AB\T ONE HUNDR$ RUBLES' WOR? ( DRESS+-G[NS & C>PETS1 BESIDES A CASE ( TEA1 & ,I GAVE W9E TO ?OSE :O W\LD DR9K IT2 & ,I GOT ! L& = LESS ?AN TWO C5TS AN ACRE4 ,& HE %[$ ,PAHOM ! TITLE-DE$S1 SAY+3 

0,! L& LIES NE> A RIV]1 & ! :OLE PRAIRIE IS VIRG9 SOIL40 

,PAHOM PLI$ HIM ) QUE/IONS1 & ! TRADESMAN SAID3 

0,!RE IS MORE L& !RE ?AN Y\ C\LD COV] IF Y\ WALK$ A YE>1 & IT ALL BELONGS TO ! ,BA%KIRS4 ,!Y >E AS SIMPLE AS %EEP1 & L& CAN BE GOT ALMO/ = NO?+40 

0,!RE N[10 ?\<T ,PAHOM1 0) MY ONE ?\S& RUBLES1 :Y %\LD ,I GET ONLY ?IRTE5 HUNDR$ ACRES1 & SADDLE MYSELF ) A DEBT BESIDES4 ,IF ,I TAKE IT \T !RE1 ,I CAN GET MORE ?AN T5 TIMES AS MU* = ! MONEY40 

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