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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,\T ( DOORS IT WAS REALLY COLD2 BUT ,ALB]T DID NOT FEEL IT1 HE WAS SO EXCIT$ BY ! W9E ?AT HE HAD TAK5 & BY ! QU>REL4 

,AS HE 5T]$ ! /REET1 HE LOOK$ >\ND HIM1 & RUBB$ HIS H&S ) PLEASURE4 ,! /REET WAS EMPTY1 BUT ! LONG L9ES ( LI<TS W]E /ILL BRILLIANTLY GLEAM+2 ! SKY WAS CLE> & BEAUTIFUL4 0,:AT60 HE CRI$1 ADDRESS+ ! LI<T$ W9D[ 9 ,DELES('S AP>TM5TS2 & !N ?RU/+ HIS H&S 9 HIS TR\S]S POCKETS UND] HIS COAT1 & LOOK+ /RAI<T AHEAD1 HE WALK$ ) HEAVY & UNC]TA9 /EPS /RAI<T UP ! /REET4 

,HE FELT AN ABSOLUTE WEI<T 9 HIS LEGS & ABDOM51 SOME?+ HUMM$ 9 HIS HEAD1 SOME 9VISIBLE P[] SEEM$ TO HURL HIM FROM SIDE TO SIDE2 BUT HE /ILL PLUNG$ AHEAD 9 ! DIRECTION ( :]E ,ANNA ,IVANOVNA LIV$4 

,/RANGE1 DISCONNECT$ ?\<TS RU%$ ?R\< HIS HEAD4 ,N[ HE REMEMB]$ HIS QU>REL ) ,ZAKH>1 N[ SOME?+ RECALL$ ! SEA & HIS FIR/ VOYAGE 9 ! /EAMBOAT TO ,RUSSIA2 N[ ! M]RY NI<T ?AT HE HAD SP5T ) SOME FRI5D 9 ! W9E-%OP BY :I* HE WAS PASS+2 !N SUDD5LY !RE CAME TO HIM A FAMILI> AIR S++ ITSELF 9 HIS RECOLLECTIONS1 & HE SEEM$ TO SEE ! OBJECT ( HIS PASSION & ! T]RIBLE NI<T 9 ! !AT]4 

,BUT NOT)/&+ !IR 9COH]5CE1 ALL !SE.<#a#h#c.> RECOLLECTIONS PRES5T$ !MSELVES BE=E HIS IMAG9ATIONS ) SU* DI/9CTNESS ?AT :5 HE CLOS$ HIS EYES HE C\LD NOT TELL :I* WAS NE>] TO ! REALITY3 :AT HE WAS DO+1 OR :AT HE WAS ?9K+4 ,HE DID NOT REALIZE & HE DID NOT FEEL H[ HIS LEGS MOV$1 H[ HE /AGG]$ & HIT AGA9/ A WALL1 H[ HE LOOK$ >\ND HIM1 & H[ HE MADE HIS WAY FROM /REET TO /REET4 

,AS HE W5T ALONG ! ,LITTLE ,MORSKAYA1 ,ALB]T TRIPP$ & FELL4 ,COLLECT+ HIMSELF 9 A MOM5T1 HE SAW BE=E HIM SOME HUGE & MAGNIFIC5T $IFICE1 & HE W5T T[>D IT4 

,9 ! SKY NOT A /> WAS TO BE SE51 NOR SIGN ( DAWN1 NOR MOON1 NEI!R W]E !RE ANY /REET-LI<TS !RE2 BUT ALL OBJECTS W]E P]FECTLY DI/+UI%ABLE4 ,! W9D[S ( ! $IFICE1 :I* LOOM$ UP AT ! CORN] ( ! /REET1 W]E BRILLIANTLY LI<T$1 BUT ! LI<TS WAV]$ LIKE REFLECTIONS4 ,! BUILD+ KEPT COM+ NE>] & NE>]1 CLE>] & CLE>]1 TO ,ALB]T4 

,BUT ! LI<TS VANI%$ ! MOM5T ?AT ,ALB]T 5T]$ ! WIDE PORTALS4 ,9SIDE IT WAS D>K4 ,HE TOOK A FEW /EPS UND] ! VAULT$ CEIL+1 & SOME?+ LIKE %ADES GLID$ BY & FL$ AT HIS APPROA*4 

0,:Y DID ,I COME H]E80 WOND]$ ,ALB]T2 BUT SOME IRRESI/IBLE P[] DRAGG$ HIM =W>D 9TO ! DEP?S ( ! IMM5SE HALL4 

,!RE /OOD SOME L(TY PLAT=M1 & >\ND IT 9 SIL5CE /OOD :AT SEEM$ LIKE LITTLE M54 0,:O IS GO+ TO SPEAK80 ASK$ ,ALB]T4 ,NO ONE ANSW]$1 BUT SOME ONE PO9T$ TO ! PLAT=M4 ,!RE /OOD N[ ON ! PLAT=M A TALL1 ?9 MAN1 ) BU%Y HAIR & DRESS$ 9 A V>IEGAT$ G[N4 ,ALB]T IMM$IATELY RECOGNIZ$ HIS FRI5D ,PETR(4.<#a#h#d.> 

0,H[ /RANGE6 :AT IS HE DO+ H]E80 SAID ,ALB]T TO HIMSELF4 

0,NO1 BRE?R510 SAID ,PETR(1 PO9T+ TO SOME?+1 0Y\ DID NOT APPRECIATE ! MAN :ILE HE WAS LIV+ AMONG Y\2 Y\ DID NOT APPRECIATE HIM6 ,HE WAS NOT A *EAP >TI/1 NOT A M]ELY ME*ANICAL P]=M]1 NOT A CRAZY1 RU9$ MAN4 ,HE WAS A G5IUS1 A GREAT MUSICAL G5IUS1 :O P]I%$ AMONG Y\ UNKN[N & UNVALU$40 

,ALB]T IMM$IATELY UND]/OOD ( :OM HIS FRI5D WAS SPEAK+2 BUT NOT WI%+ TO 9T]RUPT HIM1 HE HUNG HIS HEAD MODE/LY4 0,HE1 LIKE A %EAF ( /RAW1 WAS :OLLY CONSUM$ BY ! SACR$ FIRE :I* WE ALL S]VE10 CONT9U$ ! VOICE4 0,BUT HE HAS COMPLETELY FULFILL$ ALL ?AT ,GOD GAVE HIM2 !RE=E HE \<T TO BE CONSID]$ A GREAT MAN4 ,Y\ MAY DESPISE HIM1 TORTURE HIM1 HUMILIATE HIM10 CONT9U$ ! VOICE1 MORE & MORE 5]GETICALLY1 0BUT HE HAS BE51 IS1 & WILL BE IMMEASURABLY HI<] ?AN Y\ ALL4 ,HE IS HAPPY1 HE IS GOOD4 ,HE LOV$ Y\ ALL ALIKE1 OR C>$ = Y\1 IT IS ALL ! SAME2 BUT HE HAS S]V$ ONLY ?AT ) :I* HE WAS SO HI<LY 5D[$4 ,HE LOV$ ONE ?+1--BEAUTY1 ! ONLY 9F9ITE GOOD 9 ! WORLD4 ,OH1 YES1 :AT A MAN HE IS6 ,FALL ALL ( Y\ BE=E HIM4 ,ON Y\R KNEES60 CRI$ ,PETR( 9 A ?UND]+ VOICE4 

,BUT ANO!R VOICE MILDLY ANSW]$ FROM ANO!R CORN] ( ! HALL4 0,I DO NOT WI% TO B[ MY KNEE BE=E HIM10 SAID ! VOICE4 

,ALB]T 9/ANTLY RECOGNIZ$ ,DELES(4 

0,:Y IS HE GREAT8 ,& :Y %\LD WE B[ BE=E HIM8 ,HAS HE CONDUCT$ HIMSELF 9 AN HONORABLE & RI<TE\S MANN]8 ,HAS HE BR\<T SOCIETY ANY ADVANTAGE8 ,DO WE NOT KN[ H[ HE BORR[$ MONEY1.<#a#h#e.> & NEV] RETURN$ IT2 H[ HE C>RI$ (F A VIOL9 ?AT BELONG$ TO A BRO!R >TI/1 & PAWN$ IT80 

0,MY ,GOD6 H[ DID HE KN[ ALL ?AT80 SAID ,ALB]T TO HIMSELF1 DROOP+ HIS HEAD /ILL L[]4 

0,DO WE NOT KN[10 ! VOICE W5T ON1 0H[ HE P&]$ TO ! L[E/ ( ! L[1 P&]$ TO !M = MONEY8 ,DO WE NOT KN[ H[ HE WAS DRIV5 \T ( ! !AT]8 ,H[ ,ANNA ,IVANOVNA ?REAT5$ TO H& HIM OV] TO ! POLICE80 

0,MY ,GOD6 ?AT IS ALL TRUE1 BUT PROTECT ME10 CRI$ ,ALB]T4 0,Y\ >E ! ONLY ONE :O KN[S :Y ,I DID SO40 

0,/OP1 = %AME60 CRI$ ,PETR('S VOICE AGA94 0,:AT RI<T HAVE Y\ TO ACCUSE HIM8 ,HAVE Y\ LIV$ HIS LIFE8 ,HAVE Y\ EXP]I5C$ HIS 5?USIASMS80 

0,RI<T6 RI<T60 :ISP]$ ,ALB]T4 

0,>T IS ! HI<E/ MANIFE/ATION ( P[] 9 MAN4 ,IT IS GIV5 ONLY TO ! FAVOR$ FEW1 & IT LIFTS ! *OS5 TO SU* AN EM95CE ?AT ! HEAD SWIMS1 & IT IS H>D TO PRES]VE ITS 9TEGRITY4 ,9 >T1 AS 9 EV]Y /RUGGLE1 !RE >E H]OES :O BR+ ALL UND] SUBJECTION TO !M1 & P]I% IF !Y DO NOT ATTA9 !IR 5DS40 

,PETR( CEAS$ SPEAK+2 & ,ALB]T LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 & TRI$ TO %\T 9 A L\D VOICE1 0,RI<T6 RI<T60 BUT HIS VOICE DI$ )\T A S\ND4 

0,?AT IS NOT ! CASE ) Y\4 ,?IS DOES NOT CONC]N Y\10 /]NLY SAID ! >TI/ ,PETR(1 ADDRESS+ ,DELES(4 0,YES1 HUMBLE HIM1 DESPISE HIM10 HE CONT9U$1 0= HE IS BETT] & HAPPI] ?AN ALL ! RE/ ( Y\40 

,ALB]T1 ) RAPTURE 9 HIS HE>T AT HE>+ !SE WORDS1 C\LD NOT CONTA9 HIMSELF1 BUT W5T UP TO HIS FRI5D1 & WAS AB\T TO KISS HIM4.<#a#h#f.> 

0,GET !E GONE1 ,I DO NOT KN[ Y\10 REPLI$ ,PETR(4 0,GO Y\R [N WAY1 Y\ CANNOT COME H]E40 

0,H]E1 Y\ DRUNK5 FELL[1 Y\ CANNOT COME H]E10 CRI$ A POLICEMAN AT ! CROSS+4 

,ALB]T HESITAT$1 !N COLLECT$ ALL HIS =CES1 &1 5DEAVOR+ NOT TO /UMBLE1 CROSS$ OV] TO ! NEXT /REET4 

,IT WAS ONLY A FEW /EPS TO ,ANNA ,IVANOVNA'S4 ,FROM ! HALL ( H] H\SE A /REAM ( LI<T FELL ON ! SN[Y DVOR1 & AT ! GATE /OOD SL$GES & C>RIAGES4 

,CL++ ) BO? H&S TO ! BALU/RADE1 HE MADE HIS WAY UP ! /EPS1 & RANG ! BELL4 

,! MAID'S SLEEPY FACE APPE>$ AT ! OP5 DOOR1 & LOOK$ ANGRILY AT ,ALB]T4 

0,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE10 %E CRI$2 0,I HAVE BE5 =BIDD5 TO LET Y\ 910 & %E SLAMM$ ! DOOR4 ,! S\NDS ( MUSIC & WOM5'S VOICES FLOAT$ D[N TO HIM4 

,ALB]T SAT D[N ON ! GR\ND1 & LEAN$ HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! WALL1 & %UT HIS EYES4 ,AT ?AT V]Y 9/ANT A ?RONG ( 9DI/9CT BUT CORRELAT$ VISIONS TOOK POSSESSION ( HIM ) FRE% =CE1 MA/]$ HIM1 & C>RI$ HIM (F 9TO ! BEAUTIFUL & FREE DOMA9 ( FANCY4 

0,YES6 HE IS BETT] & HAPPI]10 9VOLUNT>ILY ! VOICE REPEAT$ 9 HIS IMAG9ATION4 

,FROM ! DOOR W]E HE>D ! S\NDS ( A POLKA4 ,!SE S\NDS ALSO TOLD HIM ?AT HE WAS BETT] & HAPPI]4 ,9 A NEI<BOR+ *UR* WAS HE>D ! S\ND ( A PRAY]-BELL2 & ! PRAY]-BELL ALSO TOLD HIM ?AT HE WAS BETT] & HAPPI]4 

0,N[ ,I WILL GO BACK TO ?AT HALL AGA910 SAID ,ALB]T TO HIMSELF4 0,PETR( MU/ HAVE MANY ?+S /ILL TO TELL ME40.<#a#h#g.> 

,!RE SEEM$ TO BE NO ONE N[ 9 ! HALL2 & 9 ! PLACE ( ! >TI/ ,PETR(1 ,ALB]T HIMSELF /OOD ON ! PLAT=M1 & WAS PLAY+ ON HIS VIOL9 ALL ?AT ! VOICE HAD SAID BE=E4 

,BUT HIS VIOL9 WAS ( /RANGE MAKE3 IT WAS COMPOS$ ( NO?+ BUT GLASS1 & HE HAD TO HOLD IT ) BO? H&S1 & SL[LY RUB IT ON HIS BREA/ TO MAKE IT GIVE \T S\NDS4 ,! S\NDS W]E SO SWEET & DELICI\S1 ?AT ,ALB]T FELT HE HAD NEV] BE=E HE>D ANY ?+ LIKE !M4 ,! MORE TI<TLY HE PRESS$ ! VIOL9 TO HIS BREA/1 ! MORE SWEET & CONSOL+ !Y BECAME4 ,! L\D] ! S\NDS1 ! MORE SWIFTLY ! %AD[S VANI%$1 & ! MORE BRILLIANTLY ! WALLS ( ! HALL W]E ILLUM9AT$4 ,BUT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO PLAY V]Y CAUTI\SLY ON ! VIOL91 LE/ IT %\LD BREAK4 

,ALB]T PLAY$ ON ! 9/RUM5T ( GLASS CAUTI\SLY & WELL4 ,HE PLAY$ ?+S ! LIKE ( :I* HE FELT NO ONE W\LD EV] HE> AGA94 

,HE WAS GR[+ TIR$1 :5 A HEAVY DI/ANT S\ND BEGAN TO ANNOY HIM4 ,IT WAS ! S\ND ( A BELL1 BUT ?IS S\ND SEEM$ TO HAVE A LANGUAGE4 

0,YES10 SAID ! BELL1 ) ITS NOTES COM+ FROM SOME:]E F> (F & HI< UP1 0YES1 HE SEEMS TO Y\ WRET*$2 Y\ DESPISE HIM1 BUT HE IS BETT] & HAPPI] ?AN Y\4 ,NO ONE EV] WILL PLAY MORE ON ?AT 9/RUM5T60 

,!SE WORDS :I* HE UND]/OOD SEEM$ SUDD5LY SO WISE1 SO NOVEL1 & SO TRUE1 TO ,ALB]T1 ?AT HE /OPP$ PLAY+1 &1 :ILE TRY+ NOT TO MOVE1 LIFT$ HIS EYES & HIS >MS T[>D HEAV54 ,HE FELT ?AT HE WAS BEAUTIFUL & HAPPY4 ,AL?\< NO ONE WAS 9 ! HALL1 ,ALB]T EXP&$ HIS *E/1 & PR\DLY LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 & /OOD ON ! PLAT=M SO ?AT ALL MI<T SEE HIM4.<#a#h#h.> 

,SUDD5LY SOME ONE'S H& WAS G5TLY LAID ON HIS %\LD]2 HE TURN$ >\ND1 & 9 ! HALF LI<T SAW A WOMAN4 ,%E LOOK$ PITY+LY AT HIM1 & %OOK H] HEAD4 ,HE IMM$IATELY BECAME CONSCI\S ?AT :AT HE WAS DO+ WAS WRONG1 & A S5SE ( %AME CAME OV] HIM4 

0,:]E %ALL ,I GO80 HE ASK$ H]4 ,ONCE MORE %E GAZ$ LONG & FIX$LY AT HIM1 & B5T H] HEAD PITY+LY4 ,%E WAS ! ONE1 ! V]Y ONE :OM HE LOV$1 & H] DRESS WAS ! SAME2 ON H] R\ND :ITE NECK WAS ! PE>L NECKLACE1 & H] LOVELY >MS W]E B>E ABOVE ! ELB[S4 

,%E TOOK HIM 9 H] >MS1 & BORE HIM AWAY ?R\< ! HALL4 ,AT ! 5TRANCE ( ! HALL1 ,ALB]T SAW ! MOON & WAT]4 ,BUT ! WAT] WAS NOT BEL[ AS IS USUALLY ! CASE1 & ! MOON WAS NOT ABOVE2 !RE WAS A :ITE CIRCLE 9 ONE PLACE AS SOMETIMES HAPP5S4 ,! MOON & ! WAT] W]E TOGE!R1--EV]Y:]E1 ABOVE & BEL[1 & ON ALL SIDES & >\ND !M BO?4 ,ALB]T & HIS LOVE D>T$ (F T[>D ! MOON & ! WAT]1 & HE N[ REALIZ$ ?AT %E :OM HE LOV$ MORE ?AN ALL 9 ! WORLD WAS 9 HIS >MS3 HE EMBRAC$ H]1 & FELT 9EXPRESSIBLE FELICITY4 

0,IS NOT ?IS A DREAM80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF4 ,BUT NO1 IT WAS ! REALITY1 IT WAS MORE ?AN REALITY3 IT WAS REALITY & RECOLLECTION COMB9$4 

,!N HE FELT ?AT ! 9DESCRIBABLE PLEASURE :I* HE HAD FELT DUR+ ! LA/ MOM5T WAS GONE1 & W\LD NEV] BE R5EW$4 

0,:Y AM ,I WEEP+80 HE ASK$ ( H]4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SIL5CE1 ) PITY+ EYES4 ,ALB]T UND]/OOD :AT %E DESIR$ TO SAY 9 REPLY4 0,JU/ AS :5 ,I WAS ALIVE10 HE W5T ON TO SAY4 ,%E1 )\T REPLY+1 LOOK$ /RAI<T =W>D4.<#a#h#i.> 

0,?IS IS T]RIBLE6 ,H[ CAN ,I EXPLA9 TO H] ?AT ,I AM ALIVE80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF 9 HORROR4 0,MY ,GOD1 ,I AM ALIVE6 ,DO UND]/& ME10 HE :ISP]$4 

0,HE IS BETT] & HAPPI]10 SAID A VOICE4 

,BUT SOME?+ KEPT OPPRESS+ ,ALB]T EV] MORE P[]FULLY4 ,:E!R IT WAS ! MOON OR ! WAT]1 OR H] EMBRACE OR HIS TE>S1 HE C\LD NOT TELL1 BUT HE WAS CONSCI\S ?AT HE C\LD NOT SAY ALL ?AT IT WAS HIS DUTY TO SAY1 & ?AT ALL W\LD BE QUICKLY OV]4 

,TWO GUE/S COM+ \T FROM ,ANNA ,IVANOVNA'S ROOMS /UMBL$ AGA9/ ,ALB]T LY+ ON ! ?RE%OLD4 ,ONE ( !M W5T BACK TO ,ANNA ,IVANOVNA1 & CALL$ H]4 0,?AT WAS HE>TLESS10 HE SAID4 0,Y\ MI<T LET A MAN FREEZE TO DEA? ?AT WAY40 

0,AKH6 :Y1 ?AT IS MY ,ALB]T4 ,SEE :]E HE WAS LY+60 EXCLAIM$ ! HO/ESS4 0,ANNU%KA1 HAVE HIM BR\<T 9TO ! ROOM2 F9D A PLACE = HIM SOME:]E10 %E ADD$1 ADDRESS+ ! MAID4 

0,OH6 ,I AM ALIVE1 :Y DO Y\ BURY ME80 MUTT]$ ,ALB]T1 AS !Y BR\<T HIM UNCONSCI\S 9TO ! ROOM4 

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,E'5 ?\< ! CL\DS MAY VEIL IT1 

 ,! SUN %9ES EV] CLE>4 

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,I ALSO HAVE LIV$ & REJOIC$4 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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