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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AS !Y >E SUBJECT$ TO LAWS ?AT >E SIMPLY D]IV$  
FROM !IR [N NATURE1 ! S*OL>S DO NOT REBEL OR  
GRUMBLE2 IF !Y W]E SUBJECT$ TO \R OLD SY/EM (  
9T]F]5CE1 !Y W\LD HAVE NO FAI? 9 ! LEGALITY  
( \R R++ BELLS1 REGULATIONS1 & ORD9ANCES4 

,H[ MANY TIMES :5 *ILDR5 W]E FI<T+1 HAVE  
,I *ANC$ TO SEE ! TEA*] HA/5 TO SEP>ATE !M2 
& ! DISP>T$ FOES W\LD GL>E AT EA* O!R1 &  
EV5 9 ! PRES5CE ( A /]N TEA*] W\LD NOT FAIL  
TO LOOK EV5 MORE FI]CELY ?AN BE=E1 OR EV5 FALL TO  
BL[S2 H[ MANY TIMES EV]Y DAY DO ,I SEE SOME ,KIRIU%KA SET HIS TEE? TOGE!R1 & FLY AT ,T>ASKA1 &  
PULL HIS HAIR1 & ?R[ HIM TO ! GR\ND1 & APP>5TLY TRY TO MAIM HIS 5EMY OR TO ANNIHILATE HIM2 &  
!N1 9 A MOM5T'S TIME1 ?IS SAME ,T>ASKA W\LD BE  
LAU<+ AT ,KIRIU%KA1 = ALWAYS ONE MANAGES TO  
TURN ! TABLES ON ! O!R1 & !N 9 ! C\RSE  
( FIVE M9UTES !Y W\LD HAVE MADE FRI5DS & GONE  
(F TO SIT D[N TOGE!R4 

,NOT LONG AGO1 BETWE5 CLASSES1 TWO LADS GRAPPL$ 9 A  
CORN]4 ,ONE WAS A REM>KABLE MA!MATICIAN N9E  
YE>S OLD1 A MEMB] ( ! SECOND CLASS2 ! O!R A  
%+L$ DVOROVUI1.<#d.> CLEV] BUT QUICK-TEMP]$1 V]Y  
SMALL 9 /ATURE1 A BLACK-EY$ LAD NAM$ ,KUISKA4 

,KUISKA HAD CAU<T ! MA!MATICIAN'S LONG HAIR1  
& WAS HOLD+ HIM ) HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! WALL4  
,! MA!MATICIAN WAS VA9LY CLUT*+ AT ,KUISKA'S  
%ORN BRI/LES4 ,KUISKA'S BLACK EYES W]E FULL ( TRIUMPH4 ,! MA!MATICIAN C\LD B>ELY REFRA9 FROM  
TE>S1 & HE CRI$1 0,WELL6 WELL6 :AT6 :AT60 BUT HE  
WAS EVID5TLY HAV+ A H>D TIME ( IT1 & ONLY HIS  
PRIDE KEPT HIS C\RAGE UP4 ,?IS HAD BE5 GO+ ON =  
SOME TIME1 & ,I WAS UNDECID$ :AT TO DO4 

0,A FI<T6 A FI<T60 CRI$ ! BOYS1 & !Y CR[D$ R\ND ! CORN]4 ,! LITTLE ONES LAU<$2 BUT ! BIG  
BOYS1 ?\< !Y DID NOT ATTEMPT TO SEP>ATE ! CONTE/ANTS1 LOOK$ AT !M RA!R S]I\SLY1 & !IR LOOKS  
& SIL5CE DID NOT FAIL TO HAVE AN EFFECT UPON ,KUISKA4  
,HE WAS CONSCI\S ?AT HE WAS DO+ WRONG1 & A SMILE  
BEGAN GRADUALLY TO CREEP OV] HIS FACE1 & BY DEGREES  
HE LET GO ( ! MA!MATICIAN'S HAIR4 ,! MA!MATICIAN SUDD5LY TWIT*$ HIMSELF AWAY1 & GAVE ,KUISKA  
SU* A PU% AS TO KNOCK HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! WALL1 &  
!N1 BE+ 5TIRELY QUIT ( HIM1 HE RAN AWAY4 

,KUISKA BUR/ 9TO TE>S1 D>T$ 9 PURSUIT ( HIS 5EMY1  
& HIT HIM ) ALL HIS MI<T & MA9 ON ! %UBA1  
BUT DID NOT HURT HIM4 ,! MA!MATICIAN WAS GO+ TO  
PAY HIM BACK1 BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT V>I\S DISSUASIVE  
VOICES W]E HE>D3 

0,SEE1 HE /RIKES A SMALL] BOY60 CRI$ ! LOOK]S-ON2 
0(F ) Y\1 ,KUISKA60 

,& SO ! AFFAIR 5D$1 AS IF IT HAD NOT BE5 AT ALL1  
EXCEPT1 ,I MAY ADD1 = ! VAGUE CONSCI\SNESS ?AT  
EA* HAD ( HAV+ F\<T DISAGREEABLY1 BECAUSE BO?  
HAD BE5 HURT4 ,& H]E ,I CANNOT REFRA9 FROM CALL+  
ATT5TION TO ! S5TIM5T ( JU/ICE :I* PREVAIL$ 9  
! CR[D4 ,H[ MANY TIMES !SE AFFAIRS >E SETTL$  
9 SU* A WAY ?AT Y\ CANNOT MAKE \T ! PR9CIPLES  
ON :I* ! SETTLEM5T IS MADE1 & YET SATISFACTION IS  
GIV5 TO BO? SIDES6 ,H[ >BITR>Y & UNJU/ 9 COMP>ISON ) ?IS >E ALL 0$UCATIONAL EF=TS0 9 SU*  
CIRCUM/ANCES6 

0,Y\ >E BO? TO BLAME6 D[N ON Y\R KNEES60  
SAYS ! DISCIPL9>IAN2 & ! DISCIPL9>IAN IS WRONG1  
BECAUSE ONE IS TO BLAME1 & ?IS ONE IS TRIUMPHANT  
!RE ON HIS KNEES *EW+ ! CUD ( HIS NOT :OLLY  
EVAPORAT$ PASSION1 & ! 9NOC5T IS D\BLY PUNI%$4 

,OR1 0,Y\ >E TO BLAME = DO+ SU* & SU* OR  
SU* & SU* A ?+1 & Y\ %ALL BE PUNI%$10 SAYS  
! DISCIPL9>IAN2 & ! ONE PUNI%$ HATES HIS  
5EMY MORE ?AN EV]1 BECAUSE HE HAS >RAY$ ON HIS  
SIDE DESPOTIC P[]1 ! FAIRNESS ( :I* IS BEYOND HIS  
COMPREH5SION4 

,OR1 0,=GIVE HIM AS ,GOD COMM&S Y\1 & BE  
BETT] ?AN HE10 SAYS ! DISCIPL9>IAN4 ,Y\ SAY TO  
HIM1 0,BE BETT] ?AN HE60 BUT ALL ?AT HE WANTS IS TO  
BE /RONG]1 & HE DOES NOT COMPREH5D1 & CANNOT  
COMPREH5D1 ! IDEA ( BE+ BETT]4 

,OR1 0,Y\ BO? >E TO BLAME2 ASK EA* O!R'S P>DON  
& KISS EA* O!R1 *ILDR540 

,?IS IS WORSE ?AN ANY?+1 BO? ON ACC\NT ( !  
9S9C]ITY ( ! KISS1 & BECAUSE ! EVIL PASSION ONCE  
CALM$ 9 ?IS WAY IS SURE TO BUR/ =? AGA94 ,BUT  
LEAVE !M ALONE1 UNLESS Y\ >E EI!R FA!R OR MO!R1  
:O W\LD FEEL SOME PITIFUL SYMPA?Y ) Y\R *ILDR51 & !RE=E HAVE A C]TA9 RI<T ALWAYS1 LEAVE  
!M ALONE1 ,I SAY1 & WAT* H[ EV]Y?+ EXPLA9S  
ITSELF & COMES \T ALL RI<T AS SIMPLY & NATURALLY1  
& AT ! SAME TIME ) JU/ AS MU* V>IETY &  
COMPLICATION AS ALL ! UNCONSCI\S RELATIONS ( LIFE4 

,BUT P]HAPS ! TEA*]S :O HAVE NOT HAD EXP]I5CE ( SU* DISORD] OR FREE ORD]1 WILL ?9K ?AT )\T DISCIPL9>Y 9T]F]5CE ?IS DISORD] MAY TAKE ON  
PHYSICALLY 9JURI\S CONSEQU5CES2 ?AT !Y WILL BREAK  
EA* O!R'S LIMBS OR KILL EA* O!R4 

,9 ! ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA S*OOL LA/ SPR+1 !RE  
W]E ONLY TWO CASES ( S]I\S DAMAGE BE+ DONE4  
,ONE BOY WAS PU%$ D[N FROM ! /EPS1 & CUT HIS  
LEG TO ! BONE1 ! W\ND WAS HEAL$ 9 TWO WEEKS2  
! O!R HAD HIS *EEK BURN$ ) BLAZ+ PIT*1  
& HE C>RI$ A SC> = A =TNI<T4 

,NO?+ EV] HAPP5$1 UNLESS P]HAPS ONCE A WEEK  
SOME ONE CRI$1 & ?AT NOT FROM PA91 BUT FROM VEXATION OR %AME4 ,( BL[S1 BRUISES1 BUMPS1 EXCEPT 9 !  
CASE ( ! TWO BOYS JU/ M5TION$1 WE CANNOT RECALL A  
S+LE ONE DUR+ ALL ! SUMM] AMONG ?IRTY OR =TY  
PUPILS1 ?\< !Y W]E LEFT 5TIRELY TO !IR [N  
GUIDANCE4 

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