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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! DAY :5 ! CONVOY (FIC] HAD ! 5C\NT] ) ! PRISON]S AT ! HALT+ /ATION AB\T ! *ILD1 ,NEKHLUD(F1 :O HAD SP5T ! NI<T AT ! VILLAGE 9N1 WOKE UP LATE1 & WAS SOME TIME WRIT+ LETT]S TO PO/ AT ! NEXT ,GOV]NM5T T[N1 SO ?AT HE LEFT ! 9N LAT] ?AN USUAL1 & DID NOT CAT* UP ) ! GANG ON ! ROAD AS HE HAD DONE PREVI\SLY1 BUT CAME TO ! VILLAGE :]E ! NEXT HALT+ /ATION WAS AS IT WAS GR[+ DUSK4 

,HAV+ DRI$ HIMSELF AT ! 9N1 :I* WAS KEPT BY AN ELD]LY WOMAN :O HAD AN EXTRAORD9>ILY FAT1 :ITE NECK1 HE HAD HIS TEA 9 A CLEAN ROOM DECORAT$ ) A GREAT NUMB] ( ICONS & PICTURES & !N HURRI$ AWAY TO ! HALT+ /ATION TO ASK ! (FIC] = AN 9T]VIEW ) ,KATU%A4 ,AT ! LA/ SIX HALT+ /ATIONS HE C\LD NOT GET ! P]MISSION = AN 9T]VIEW FROM ANY ( ! (FIC]S4 ,?\< !Y HAD BE5 *ANG$ SEV]AL TIMES1 NOT ONE ( !M W\LD ALL[ ,NEKHLUD(F 9SIDE ! HALT+ /ATIONS1 SO ?AT HE HAD NOT SE5 ,KATU%A = MORE ?AN A WEEK4 ,?IS /RICTNESS WAS OCCASION$ BY ! FACT ?AT AN IMPORTANT PRISON (FICIAL WAS EXPECT$ TO PASS ?AT WAY4 ,N[ ?IS (FICIAL HAD PASS$ )\T LOOK+ 9 AT ! GANG1 AFT] ALL1 & ,NEKHLUD(F HOP$ ?AT ! (FIC] :O HAD TAK5 *>GE ( ! GANG 9 ! MORN+ W\LD ALL[ HIM AN 9T]VIEW ) ! PRISON]S1 AS =M] (FIC]S HAD DONE4 

,! L&LADY (F]$ ,NEKHLUD(F A TRAP TO DRIVE HIM TO ! HALT+ /ATION1 SITUAT$ AT ! F>!R 5D ( ! VILLAGE1 BUT ,NEKHLUD(F PREF]R$ TO WALK4 ,A Y\NG LABOR]1 A BROAD-%\LD]$ Y\NG FELL[ ( H]CULEAN DIM5SIONS1 ) 5ORM\S TOP-BOOTS FRE%LY BLACK5$ ) /RONGLY SMELL+ T>1 (F]$ HIMSELF AS A GUIDE4 

,A D5SE MI/ OBSCUR$ ! SKY1 & IT WAS SO D>K ?AT :5 ! Y\NG FELL[ WAS ?REE /EPS 9 ADVANCE ( HIM ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT SEE HIM UNLESS ! LI<T ( SOME W9D[ HAPP5$ TO FALL ON ! SPOT1 BUT HE C\LD HE> ! HEAVY BOOTS WAD+ ?R\< ! DEEP1 /ICKY SLU%4 ,AFT] PASS+ ! OP5 PLACE 9 FRONT ( ! *UR* & ! LONG /REET1 ) ITS R[S ( W9D[S %9+ BRI<TLY 9 ! D>KNESS1 ,NEKHLUD(F FOLL[$ HIS GUIDE TO ! \TSKIRTS ( ! VILLAGE1 :]E IT WAS PIT* D>K4 ,BUT SOON H]E1 TOO1 RAYS ( LI<T1 /REAM+ ?R\< ! MI/ FROM ! LAMPS 9 ! FRONT ( ! HALT+ /ATION1 BECAME DISC]NIBLE ?R\< ! D>KNESS4 ,! R$DI% SPOTS ( LI<T GREW BIGG] & BIGG]2 AT LA/ ! /AKES ( ! PALISADE1 ! MOV+ FIGURE ( ! S5T9EL1 A PO/ PA9T$ ) :ITE & BLACK /RIPES & ! S5T9EL'S BOX BECAME VISIBLE4 

,! S5T9EL CALL$ HIS USUAL 0,:O GOES !RE80 AS !Y APPROA*$1 & SEE+ !Y W]E /RANG]S TREAT$ !M ) SU* SEV]ITY ?AT HE W\LD NOT ALL[ !M TO WAIT BY ! PALISADE2 BUT ,NEKHLUD(F'S GUIDE WAS NOT ABA%$ BY ?IS SEV]ITY4 

0,HALLOO1 LAD6 :Y SO FI]CE8 ,Y\ GO & R\SE Y\R BOSS :ILE WE WAIT H]E80 

,! S5T9EL GAVE NO ANSW]1 BUT %\T$ SOME?+ 9 AT ! GATE & /OOD LOOK+ AT ! BROAD-%\LD]$ Y\NG LABOR] SCRAP+ ! MUD (F ,NEKHLUD(F'S BOOTS ) A *IP ( WOOD BY ! LI<T ( ! LAMP4 ,FROM BEH9D ! PALISADE CAME ! HUM ( MALE & FEMALE VOICES4 ,9 AB\T ?REE M9UTES MORE SOME?+ RATTL$1 ! GATE OP5$1 & A S]GEANT1 ) HIS CLOAK ?R[N OV] HIS %\LD]S1 /EPP$ \T ( ! D>KNESS 9TO ! LAMPLI<T4 

,! S]GEANT WAS NOT AS /RICT AS ! S5T9EL1 BUT HE WAS EXTREMELY 9QUISITIVE4 ,HE 9SI/$ ON KN[+ :AT ,NEKHLUD(F WANT$ ! (FIC] =1 & :O HE WAS1 EVID5TLY SC5T+ HIS BOOTY & ANXI\S NOT TO LET IT ESCAPE4 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID HE HAD COME ON SPECIAL BUS9ESS1 & W\LD %[ HIS GRATITUDE1 & W\LD ! S]GEANT TAKE A NOTE = HIM TO ! (FIC]4 ,! S]GEANT TOOK ! NOTE1 NODD$1 & W5T AWAY4 ,SOME TIME AFT] ! GATE RATTL$ AGA91 & WOM5 C>RY+ BASKETS1 BOXES1 JUGS & SACKS CAME \T1 L\DLY *ATT]+ 9 !IR PECULI> ,SIB]IAN DIALECT AS !Y /EPP$ OV] ! ?RE%OLD ( ! GATE4 ,NONE ( !M WORE PEASANT CO/UMES1 BUT W]E DRESS$ T[N FA%ION1 WE>+ JACKETS & FUR-L9$ CLOAKS4 ,!IR SKIRTS W]E TUCK$ UP HI<1 & !IR HEADS WRAPP$ UP 9 %AWLS4 ,!Y EXAM9$ ,NEKHLUD(F & HIS GUIDE CURI\SLY BY ! LI<T ( ! LAMP4 ,ONE ( !M %[$ EVID5T PLEASURE AT ! SI<T ( ! BROAD-%\LD]$ FELL[1 & AFFECTIONATELY ADM9I/]$ TO HIM A DOSE ( ,SIB]IAN ABUSE4 

0,Y\ DEMON1 :AT >E Y\ DO+ H]E8 ,! DEVIL TAKE Y\10 %E SAID1 ADDRESS+ HIM4 

0,I'VE BE5 %[+ ?IS TRAVEL] H]E ! WAY10 ANSW]$ ! Y\NG FELL[4 0,& :AT HAVE Y\ BE5 BR++ H]E80 

0,DAIRY PRODUCE1 & ,I AM TO BR+ MORE 9 ! MORN+40 

,! GUIDE SAID SOME?+ 9 ANSW] ?AT MADE NOT ONLY ! WOM5 BUT EV5 ! S5T9EL LAU<1 &1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 HE SAID3 

0,Y\'LL F9D Y\R WAY ALONE8 ,WON'T GET LO/1 WILL Y\80 

0,I %ALL F9D IT ALL RI<T40 

0,:5 Y\ HAVE PASS$ ! *UR* IT'S ! SECOND FROM ! TWO-/ORI$ H\SE4 ,OH1 & H]E1 TAKE MY /AFF10 HE SAID1 H&+ ! /ICK HE WAS C>RY+1 & :I* WAS LONG] ?AN HIMSELF1 TO ,NEKHLUD(F2 & SPLA%+ ?R\< ! MUD ) HIS 5ORM\S BOOTS1 HE DISAPPE>$ 9 ! D>KNESS1 TOGE!R ) ! WOM54 

,HIS VOICE M+L+ ) ! VOICES ( ! WOM5 WAS /ILL AUDIBLE ?R\< ! FOG1 :5 ! GATE AGA9 RATTL$1 & ! S]GEANT APPE>$ & ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO FOLL[ HIM TO ! (FIC]4 

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