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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] LUN* ,LEV9 WAS NOT 9 ! SAME PLACE 9 ! /R+ ( 
M[]S AS BE=E1 BUT /OOD BETWE5 ! OLD MAN :O HAD ACCO/$ 
HIM JOCOSELY1 & N[ 9VIT$ HIM TO BE HIS NEI<BOR1 & A Y\NG 
PEASANT1 :O HAD ONLY BE5 M>RI$ 9 ! AUTUMN1 & :O WAS 
M[+ ?IS SUMM] = ! FIR/ TIME4 

,! OLD MAN1 HOLD+ HIMSELF ]ECT1 MOV$ 9 FRONT1 ) HIS FEET 
TURN$ \T1 TAK+ LONG1 REGUL> /RIDES1 & ) A PRECISE & 
REGUL> ACTION :I* SEEM$ TO CO/ HIM NO MORE EF=T ?AN 
SW++ ONE'S >MS 9 WALK+1 AS ?\< IT W]E 9 PLAY1 HE 
LAID D[N ! HI<1 EV5 R[ ( GRASS4 ,IT WAS AS ?\< IT W]E 
NOT HE BUT ! %>P SCY! ( ITSELF SWI%+ ?R\< ! JUICY 
GRASS4 

,BEH9D ,LEV9 CAME ! LAD ,MI%KA4 ,HIS PRETTY1 BOYI% FACE1 ) 
A TWI/ ( FRE% GRASS B\ND R\ND HIS HAIR1 WAS ALL WORK+ ) 
EF=T2 BUT :5EV] ANYONE LOOK$ AT HIM HE SMIL$4 ,HE W\LD 
CLE>LY HAVE DI$ SOON] ?AN [N IT WAS H>D WORK = HIM4 

,LEV9 KEPT BETWE5 !M4 ,9 ! V]Y HEAT ( ! DAY ! M[+ 
DID NOT SEEM SU* H>D WORK TO HIM4 ,! P]SPIRATION ) :I* 
HE WAS DR5*$ COOL$ HIM1 :ILE ! SUN1 ?AT BURN$ HIS BACK1 
HIS HEAD1 & HIS >MS1 B>E TO ! ELB[1 GAVE A VIGOR & 
DOGG$ 5]GY TO HIS LABOR2 & MORE & MORE (T5 N[ CAME 
?OSE MOM5TS ( UNCONSCI\SNESS1 :5 IT WAS POSSIBLE NOT TO 
?9K :AT ONE WAS DO+4 ,! SCY! CUT ( ITSELF4 ,!SE W]E 
HAPPY MOM5TS4 ,/ILL MORE DELI<TFUL W]E ! MOM5TS :5 !Y 
REA*$ ! /REAM :]E ! R[S 5D$1 & ! OLD MAN RUBB$ 
HIS SCY! ) ! WET1 ?ICK GRASS1 R9S$ ITS BLADE 9 
! FRE% WAT] ( ! /REAM1 LADL$ \T A LITTLE 9 A T9 
DIPP]1 & (F]$ ,LEV9 A DR9K4 

0,:AT DO Y\ SAY TO MY HOME-BREW1 EH8 ,GOOD1 EH80 SAID HE1 
W9K+4 

,& TRULY ,LEV9 HAD NEV] DRUNK ANY LIQUOR SO GOOD AS ?IS W>M 
WAT] ) GRE5 BITS FLOAT+ 9 IT1 & A TA/E ( RU/ FROM 
! T9 DIPP]4 ,& IMM$IATELY AFT] ?IS CAME ! DELICI\S1 
SL[ SAUNT]1 ) HIS H& ON ! SCY!1 DUR+ :I* HE C\LD 
WIPE AWAY ! /REAM+ SWEAT1 TAKE DEEP BREA?S ( AIR1 & LOOK 
AB\T AT ! LONG /R+ ( M[]S & AT :AT WAS HAPP5+ 
>\ND 9 ! =E/ & ! C\NTRY4 

,! LONG] ,LEV9 M[$1 ! (T5] HE FELT ! MOM5TS ( 
UNCONSCI\SNESS 9 :I* IT SEEM$ NOT HIS H&S ?AT SWUNG ! 
SCY!1 BUT ! SCY! M[+ ( ITSELF1 A BODY FULL ( LIFE & 
CONSCI\SNESS ( ITS [N1 & AS ?\< BY MAGIC1 )\T 
?9K+ ( IT1 ! WORK TURN$ \T REGUL> & WELL-F9I%$ ( 
ITSELF4 ,!SE W]E ! MO/ BLISSFUL MOM5TS4 

,IT WAS ONLY H>D WORK :5 HE HAD TO BREAK (F ! MOTION1 :I* 
HAD BECOME UNCONSCI\S1 & TO ?9K2 :5 HE HAD TO M[ R\ND A 
HILLOCK OR A TUFT ( SORREL4 ,! OLD MAN DID ?IS EASILY4 ,:5 
A HILLOCK CAME HE *ANG$ HIS ACTION1 & AT ONE TIME ) ! 
HEEL1 & AT ANO!R ) ! TIP ( HIS SCY!1 CLIPP$ ! 
HILLOCK R\ND BO? SIDES ) %ORT /ROKES4 ,& :ILE HE DID 
?IS HE KEPT LOOK+ AB\T & WAT*+ :AT CAME 9TO HIS VIEW3 
AT ONE MOM5T HE PICK$ A WILD B]RY & ATE IT OR (F]$ IT TO 
,LEV91 !N HE FLUNG AWAY A TWIG ) ! BLADE ( ! SCY!1 
!N HE LOOK$ AT A QUAIL'S NE/1 FROM :I* ! BIRD FLEW JU/ 
UND] ! SCY!1 OR CAU<T A SNAKE ?AT CROSS$ HIS PA?1 & 
LIFT+ IT ON ! SCY! AS ?\< ON A =K %[$ IT TO ,LEV9 
& ?REW IT AWAY4 

,= BO? ,LEV9 & ! Y\NG PEASANT BEH9D HIM1 SU* *ANGES ( 
POSITION W]E DIFFICULT4 ,BO? ( !M1 REPEAT+ OV] & OV] 
AGA9 ! SAME /RA9$ MOVEM5T1 W]E 9 A P]FECT FR5ZY ( 
TOIL1 & W]E 9CAPABLE ( %IFT+ !IR POSITION & AT ! 
SAME TIME WAT*+ :AT WAS BE=E !M4 

,LEV9 DID NOT NOTICE H[ TIME WAS PASS+4 ,IF HE HAD BE5 ASK$ 
H[ LONG HE HAD BE5 WORK+ HE W\LD HAVE SAID HALF AN H\R--& 
IT WAS GETT+ ON = D9N] TIME4 ,AS !Y W]E WALK+ BACK 
OV] ! CUT GRASS1 ! OLD MAN CALL$ ,LEV9'S ATT5TION TO ! 
LITTLE GIRLS & BOYS :O W]E COM+ FROM DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS1 
H>DLY VISIBLE ?R\< ! LONG GRASS1 & ALONG ! ROAD T[>DS 
! M[]S1 C>RY+ SACKS ( BREAD DRAGG+ AT !IR LITTLE 
H&S & PIT*]S ( ! S\R RYE-BE]1 ) CLO?S WRAPP$ 
R\ND !M4 

0,LOOK'EE1 ! LITTLE EMMETS CRAWL+60 HE SAID1 PO9T+ TO !M1 
& HE %AD$ HIS EYES ) HIS H& TO LOOK AT ! SUN4 ,!Y 
M[$ TWO MORE R[S2 ! OLD MAN /OPP$4 

0,COME1 MA/]1 D9N] TIME60 HE SAID BRISKLY4 ,& ON REA*+ 
! /REAM ! M[]S MOV$ (F ACROSS ! L9ES ( CUT GRASS 
T[>DS !IR PILE ( COATS1 :]E ! *ILDR5 :O HAD BR\<T 
!IR D9N]S W]E SITT+ WAIT+ = !M4 ,! PEASANTS 
GA!R$ 9TO GR\PS--?OSE FUR!R AWAY UND] A C>T1 ?OSE 
NE>] UND] A WILL[ BU%4 

,LEV9 SAT D[N BY !M2 HE FELT DIS9CL9$ TO GO AWAY4 

,ALL CON/RA9T ) ! MA/] HAD DISAPPE>$ LONG AGO4 ,! 
PEASANTS GOT READY = D9N]4 ,SOME WA%$1 ! Y\NG LADS 
BA!D 9 ! /REAM1 O!RS MADE A PLACE COM=TABLE = A RE/1 
UNTI$ !IR SACKS ( BREAD1 & UNCOV]$ ! PIT*]S ( 
RYE-BE]4 ,! OLD MAN CRUMBL$ UP SOME BREAD 9 A CUP1 /IRR$ 
IT ) ! H&LE ( A SPOON1 P\R$ WAT] ON IT FROM ! 
DIPP]1 BROKE UP SOME MORE BREAD1 & HAV+ SEASON$ IT ) 
SALT1 HE TURN$ TO ! EA/ TO SAY HIS PRAY]4 

0,COME1 MA/]1 TA/E MY SOP10 SAID HE1 KNEEL+ D[N BE=E ! 
CUP4 

,! SOP WAS SO GOOD ?AT ,LEV9 GAVE UP ! IDEA ( GO+ HOME4 
,HE D9$ ) ! OLD MAN1 & TALK$ TO HIM AB\T HIS FAMILY 
AFFAIRS1 TAK+ ! KE5E/ 9T]E/ 9 !M1 & TOLD HIM AB\T 
HIS [N AFFAIRS & ALL ! CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT C\LD BE ( 
9T]E/ TO ! OLD MAN4 ,HE FELT MU* NE>] TO HIM ?AN TO HIS 
BRO!R1 & C\LD NOT HELP SMIL+ AT ! AFFECTION HE FELT = 
?IS MAN4 ,:5 ! OLD MAN GOT UP AGA91 SAID HIS PRAY]1 & 
LAY D[N UND] A BU%1 PUTT+ SOME GRASS UND] HIS HEAD = A 
PILL[1 ,LEV9 DID ! SAME1 & 9 SPITE ( ! CL++ FLIES 
?AT W]E SO P]SI/5T 9 ! SUN%9E1 & ! MIDGES ?AT 
TICKL$ HIS HOT FACE & BODY1 HE FELL ASLEEP AT ONCE & ONLY 
WAK$ :5 ! SUN HAD PASS$ TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! BU% & 
REA*$ HIM4 ,! OLD MAN HAD BE5 AWAKE A LONG :ILE1 & WAS 
SITT+ UP :ETT+ ! SCY!S ( ! Y\NG] LADS4 

,LEV9 LOOK$ AB\T HIM & H>DLY RECOGNIZ$ ! PLACE1 
EV]Y?+ WAS SO *ANG$4 ,! IMM5SE /RET* ( MEAD[ HAD 
BE5 M[N & WAS SP>KL+ ) A PECULI> FRE% BRILLIANCE1 
) ITS L9ES ( ALREADY SWEET-SMELL+ GRASS 9 ! SLANT+ 
RAYS ( ! EV5+ SUN4 ,& ! BU%ES AB\T ! RIV] HAD BE5 
CUT D[N1 & ! RIV] ITSELF1 NOT VISIBLE BE=E1 N[ GLEAM+ 
LIKE /EEL 9 ITS B5DS1 & ! MOV+1 ASC5D+1 PEASANTS1 & 
! %>P WALL ( GRASS ( ! UNM[N P>T ( ! MEAD[1 & ! 
HAWKS HOV]+ OV] ! /RIPP$ MEAD[--ALL WAS P]FECTLY NEW4 
,RAIS+ HIMSELF1 ,LEV9 BEGAN CONSID]+ H[ MU* HAD BE5 CUT 
& H[ MU* MORE C\LD /ILL BE DONE ?AT DAY4 

,! WORK DONE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY MU* = =TY-TWO M54 ,!Y HAD 
CUT ! :OLE ( ! BIG MEAD[1 :I* HAD1 9 ! YE>S ( S]F 
LABOR1 TAK5 ?IRTY SCY!S TWO DAYS TO M[4 ,ONLY ! CORN]S 
REMA9$ TO DO1 :]E ! R[S W]E %ORT4 ,BUT ,LEV9 FELT A 
LONG+ TO GET AS MU* M[+ DONE ?AT DAY AS POSSIBLE1 & WAS 
VEX$ ) ! SUN S9K+ SO QUICKLY 9 ! SKY4 ,HE FELT NO 
WE>9ESS2 ALL HE WANT$ WAS TO GET HIS WORK DONE MORE & MORE 
QUICKLY & AS MU* DONE AS POSSIBLE4 

0,C\LD Y\ CUT ,MA%K9 ,UPL& TOO8--:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 HE SAID 
TO ! OLD MAN4 

0,AS ,GOD WILLS1 ! SUN'S NOT HI<4 ,A LITTLE VODKA = ! LADS80 

,AT ! AFT]NOON RE/1 :5 !Y W]E SITT+ D[N AGA91 & 
?OSE :O SMOK$ HAD LI<T$ !IR PIPES1 ! OLD MAN TOLD ! 
M5 ?AT 0,MA%K9 ,UPL&'S TO BE CUT--!RE'LL BE SOME VODKA40 

0,:Y NOT CUT IT8 ,COME ON1 ,TIT6 ,WE'LL LOOK %>P6 ,WE CAN EAT AT 
NI<T4 ,COME ON60 CRI$ VOICES1 & EAT+ UP !IR BREAD1 ! 
M[]S W5T BACK TO WORK4 

0,COME1 LADS1 KEEP IT UP60 SAID ,TIT1 & RAN ON AHEAD ALMO/ AT A 
TROT4 

0,GET ALONG1 GET ALONG60 SAID ! OLD MAN1 HURRY+ AFT] HIM & 
EASILY OV]TAK+ HIM1 0,I'LL M[ Y\ D[N1 LOOK \T60 

,& Y\NG & OLD M[$ AWAY1 AS ?\< !Y W]E RAC+ ) ONE 
ANO!R4 ,BUT H[EV] FA/ !Y WORK$1 !Y DID NOT SPOIL ! 
GRASS1 & ! R[S W]E LAID JU/ AS NEATLY & EXACTLY4 ,! 
LITTLE PIECE LEFT UNCUT 9 ! CORN] WAS M[N 9 FIVE M9UTES4 
,! LA/ ( ! M[]S W]E JU/ 5D+ !IR R[S :ILE ! 
=EMO/ SNAT*$ UP !IR COATS ONTO !IR %\LD]S1 & 
CROSS$ ! ROAD T[>DS ,MA%K9 ,UPL&4 

,! SUN WAS ALREADY S9K+ 9TO ! TREES :5 !Y W5T ) 
!IR J+L+ DIPP]S 9TO ! WOOD$ RAV9E ( ,MA%K9 ,UPL&4 
,! GRASS WAS UP TO !IR WAI/S 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! HOLL[1 
S(T1 T5D]1 & FEA!RY1 SPOTT$ H]E & !RE AMONG ! 
TREES ) WILD HE>T'S-EASE4 

,AFT] A BRIEF CONSULTATION--:E!R TO TAKE ! R[S L5G?WISE 
OR DIAGONALLY--,PROHOR ,Y]MIL91 ALSO A R5[N$ M[]1 A HUGE1 
BLACK-HAIR$ PEASANT1 W5T ON AHEAD4 ,HE W5T UP TO ! TOP1 
TURN$ BACK AGA9 & />T$ M[+1 & !Y ALL PROCE$$ TO 
=M 9 L9E BEH9D HIM1 GO+ D[NHILL ?R\< ! HOLL[ & 
UPHILL RI<T UP TO ! $GE ( ! =E/4 ,! SUN SANK BEH9D 
! =E/4 ,! DEW WAS FALL+ BY N[2 ! M[]S W]E 9 ! 
SUN ONLY ON ! HILLSIDE1 BUT BEL[1 :]E A MI/ WAS RIS+1 & 
ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE1 !Y M[$ 9TO ! FRE%1 DEWY %ADE4 ,! 
WORK W5T RAPIDLY4 ,! GRASS CUT ) A JUICY S\ND1 & WAS AT 
ONCE LAID 9 HI<1 FRAGRANT R[S4 ,! M[]S FROM ALL SIDES1 
BR\<T CLOS] TOGE!R 9 ! %ORT R[1 KEPT URG+ ONE ANO!R 
ON TO ! S\ND ( J+L+ DIPP]S & CLANG+ SCY!S1 & ! 
HISS ( ! :ET/ONES %>P5+ !M1 & GOOD-HUMOR$ %\TS4 

,LEV9 /ILL KEPT BETWE5 ! Y\NG PEASANT & ! OLD MAN4 ,! 
OLD MAN1 :O HAD PUT ON HIS %ORT %EEPSK9 JACKET1 WAS JU/ AS 
GOOD-HUMOR$1 JOCOSE1 & FREE 9 HIS MOVEM5TS4 ,AMONG ! TREES 
!Y W]E CONT9UALLY CUTT+ ) !IR SCY!S ! SO-CALL$ 
0BIR* MU%ROOMS10 SWOLL5 FAT 9 ! SUCCUL5T GRASS4 ,BUT ! 
OLD MAN B5T D[N EV]Y TIME HE CAME ACROSS A MU%ROOM1 PICK$ IT 
UP & PUT IT 9 HIS BOSOM4 0,ANO!R PRES5T = MY OLD WOMAN10 
HE SAID AS HE DID SO4 

,EASY AS IT WAS TO M[ ! WET1 S(T GRASS1 IT WAS H>D WORK GO+ 
UP & D[N ! /EEP SIDES ( ! RAV9E4 ,BUT ?IS DID NOT 
TR\BLE ! OLD MAN4 ,SW++ HIS SCY! JU/ AS EV]1 & 
MOV+ HIS FEET 9 !IR BIG1 PLAIT$ %OES ) FIRM1 LITTLE 
/EPS1 HE CLIMB$ SL[LY UP ! /EEP PLACE1 & ?\< HIS 
BREE*ES HANG+ \T BEL[ HIS SMOCK1 & HIS :OLE FRAME 
TREMBL$ ) EF=T1 HE DID NOT MISS ONE BLADE ( GRASS OR ONE 
MU%ROOM ON HIS WAY1 & KEPT MAK+ JOKES ) ! PEASANTS & 
,LEV94 ,LEV9 WALK$ AFT] HIM & (T5 ?\<T HE MU/ FALL1 AS 
HE CLIMB$ ) A SCY! UP A /EEP CLIFF :]E IT W\LD HAVE 
BE5 H>D WORK TO CLAMB] )\T ANY?+4 ,BUT HE CLIMB$ UP 
& DID :AT HE HAD TO DO4 ,HE FELT AS ?\< SOME EXT]NAL =CE 
W]E MOV+ HIM4 

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