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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,JU/ BE=E ! V9TAGE ,LUKA%KA CAME ON HORSEBACK TO SEE ,OL594 ,HE LOOK$ MORE DA%+ ?AN EV]4 ',WELL8 ,>E Y\ GETT+ M>RI$8' ASK$ ,OL591 GREET+ HIM M]RILY4 

,LUKA%KA GAVE NO DIRECT REPLY4 

',!RE1 ,I'VE EX*ANG$ Y\R HORSE ACROSS ! RIV]4 ,?IS IS A HORSE6 ,A 

 ,KAB>DA HORSE FROM ! ,LOV /UD4 ,I KN[ HORSES4' 

,!Y EXAM9$ ! NEW HORSE & MADE HIM C>ACOLE AB\T ! Y>D4 ,! HORSE REALLY WAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY F9E ONE1 A BROAD & LONG GELD+1 ) GLOSSY COAT1 ?ICK SILKY TAIL1 & ! S(T F9E MANE & CRE/ ( A ?OR\<BR$4 ,HE WAS SO WELL F$ ?AT 'Y\ MI<T GO TO SLEEP ON HIS BACK' AS ,LUKA%KA EXPRESS$ IT4 ,HIS HO(S1 EYES1 TEE?1 W]E EXQUISITELY %AP$ & %>PLY \TL9$1 AS ONE ONLY F9DS !M 9 V]Y PURE-BR$ HORSES4 ,OL59 C\LD NOT HELP ADMIR+ ! HORSE1 HE HAD NOT YET MET ) SU* A BEAUTY 9 ! ,CAUCASUS4 

',& H[ IT GOES6' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 PATT+ ITS NECK4 ',:AT A /EP6 ,& SO CLEV]--HE SIMPLY RUNS AFT] HIS MA/]4' 

',DID Y\ HAVE TO ADD MU* TO MAKE ! EX*ANGE8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',I DID NOT C\NT IT1' ANSW]$ ,LUKA%KA ) A SMILE4 ',I GOT HIM FROM A KUNAK4' 

',A WOND]FULLY BEAUTIFUL HORSE6 ,:AT W\LD Y\ TAKE = IT8' ASK$ 

 ,OL594 

',I HAVE BE5 (F]$ A HUNDR$ & FIFTY RUBLES = IT1 BUT ,I'LL GIVE IT Y\ = NO?+1' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 M]RILY4 ',ONLY SAY ! WORD & IT'S Y\RS4 ,I'LL UNSADDLE IT & Y\ MAY TAKE IT4 ,ONLY GIVE ME SOME SORT ( A HORSE = MY DUTIES4' 

',NO1 ON NO ACC\NT4' 

',WELL !N1 H]E IS A DAGG] ,I'VE BR\<T Y\1' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 UNFA/5+ HIS GIRDLE & TAK+ \T ONE ( ! TWO DAGG]S :I* HUNG FROM IT4 ',I GOT IT FROM ACROSS ! RIV]4' 

',OH1 ?ANK Y\6' 

',& MO!R HAS PROMIS$ TO BR+ Y\ SOME GRAPES H]SELF4' 

',?AT'S QUITE UNNECESS>Y4 ,WE'LL BALANCE UP SOME DAY4 ,Y\ SEE ,I DON'T (F] Y\ ANY MONEY = ! DAGG]6' 

',H[ C\LD Y\8 ,WE >E KUNAKS4 ,IT'S JU/ ! SAME AS :5 ,GIREY ,KHAN ACROSS ! RIV] TOOK ME 9TO HIS HOME & SAID1 

0,*OOSE :AT Y\ LIKE60 ,SO ,I TOOK ?IS SWORD4 ,IT'S \R CU/OM4' 

,!Y W5T 9TO ! HUT & HAD A DR9K4 

',>E Y\ /AY+ H]E A:ILE8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',NO1 ,I HAVE COME TO SAY GOOD-BYE4 ,!Y >E S5D+ ME FROM ! CORDON TO A COMPANY BEYOND ! ,T]EK4 ,I AM GO+ TO-NI<T ) MY COMRADE ,NAZ>KA4' 

',& :5 IS ! W$D+ TO BE8' 

',I %ALL BE COM+ BACK = ! BETRO?AL1 & !N ,I %ALL RETURN TO ! COMPANY AGA91' ,LUKA%KA REPLI$ RELUCTANTLY4 

',:AT1 & SEE NO?+ ( Y\R BETRO!D8' 

',JU/ SO--:AT IS ! GOOD ( LOOK+ AT H]8 ,:5 Y\ GO ON CAMPAIGN ASK 9 \R COMPANY = ,LUKA%KA ! ,BROAD4 ,BUT :AT A LOT ( BO>S !RE >E 9 \R P>TS6 ,I'VE KILL$ TWO4 ,I'LL TAKE Y\4' ',WELL1 GOOD-BYE6 ,*RI/ SAVE Y\4' 

,LUKA%KA M\NT$ HIS HORSE1 & )\T CALL+ ON ,M>YANKA1 RODE C>ACOL+ D[N ! /REET1 :]E ,NAZ>KA WAS ALREADY AWAIT+ HIM4 

',I SAY1 %AN'T WE CALL R\ND8' ASK$ ,NAZ>KA1 W9K+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,YAMKA'S H\SE4 

',?AT'S A GOOD ONE6' SAID ,LUKA%KA4 ',H]E1 TAKE MY HORSE TO H] & IF ,I DON'T COME SOON GIVE HIM SOME HAY4 ,I %ALL REA* ! COMPANY BY ! MORN+ ANYWAY4' 

',HASN'T ! CADET GIV5 Y\ ANY?+ MORE8' 

',I AM ?ANKFUL TO HAVE PAID HIM BACK ) A DAGG]--HE WAS GO+ TO ASK = ! HORSE1' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 DISM\NT+ & H&+ OV] ! HORSE TO ,NAZ>KA4 

,HE D>T$ 9TO ! Y>D PA/ ,OL59'S V]Y W9D[1 & CAME UP TO ! W9D[ ( ! CORNET'S HUT4 ,IT WAS ALREADY QUITE D>K4 ,M>YANKA1 WE>+ ONLY H] SMOCK1 WAS COMB+ H] HAIR PREP>+ = B$4 

',IT'S ,I--' :ISP]$ ! ,COSSACK4 

,M>YANKA'S LOOK WAS SEV]ELY 9DIFF]5T1 BUT H] FACE SUDD5LY BRI<T5$ UP :5 %E HE>D H] NAME4 ,%E OP5$ ! W9D[ & LEAN$ \T1 FRI<T5$ & JOY\S4 

',:AT--:AT DO Y\ WANT8' %E SAID4 

',OP56' UTT]$ ,LUKA%KA4 ',LET ME 9 = A M9UTE4 ,I AM SO SICK ( WAIT+6 ,IT'S AWFUL6' 

,HE TOOK HOLD ( H] HEAD ?R\< ! W9D[ & KISS$ H]4 

',REALLY1 DO OP56' 

',:Y DO Y\ TALK NONS5SE8 ,I'VE TOLD Y\ ,I WON'T6 ,HAVE Y\ COME = LONG8' 

,HE DID NOT ANSW] BUT W5T ON KISS+ H]1 & %E DID NOT ASK AGA94 

',!RE1 ?R\< ! W9D[ ONE CAN'T EV5 HUG Y\ PROP]LY1' SAID 

 ,LUKA%KA4 

',M>YANKA DE>6' CAME ! VOICE ( H] MO!R1 ':O IS ?AT ) Y\8' 

,LUKA%KA TOOK (F HIS CAP1 :I* MI<T HAVE BE5 SE51 & CR\*$ D[N BY ! W9D[4 

',GO1 BE QUICK6' :ISP]$ ,M>YANKA4 

',LUKA%KA CALL$ R\ND1' %E ANSW]$2 'HE WAS ASK+ = ,DADDY4' 

',WELL !N S5D HIM H]E6' 

',HE'S GONE2 SAID HE WAS 9 A HURRY4' 

,9 FACT1 ,LUKA%KA1 /OOP+1 AS ) BIG /RIDES HE PASS$ UND] ! W9D[S1 RAN \T ?R\< ! Y>D & T[>DS ,YAMKA'S H\SE UNSE5 BY ANYONE BUT ,OL594 ,AFT] DR9K+ TWO B[LS ( *IKHIR HE & ,NAZ>KA RODE AWAY TO ! \TPO/4 ,! NI<T WAS W>M1 D>K1 & CALM4 ,!Y RODE 9 SIL5CE1 ONLY ! FOOTFALL ( !IR HORSES WAS HE>D4 ,LUKA%KA />T$ A SONG AB\T ! ,COSSACK1 ,M+AL1 BUT /OPP$ BE=E HE HAD F9I%$ ! FIR/ V]SE1 & AFT] A PAUSE1 TURN+ TO ,NAZ>KA1 SAID3 

',I SAY1 %E W\LDN'T LET ME 96' 

',OH8' REJO9$ ,NAZ>KA4 ',I KNEW %E W\LDN'T4 ,D'Y\ KN[ :AT ,YAMKA TOLD ME8 ,! CADET HAS BEGUN GO+ TO !IR H\SE4 ,DADDY ,]O%KA BRAGS ?AT HE GOT A GUN FROM ! CADET = GETT+ HIM ,M>YANKA4' 

',HE LIES1 ! OLD DEVIL6' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 ANGRILY4 ',%E'S NOT SU* A GIRL4 ,IF HE DOES NOT LOOK \T ,I'LL WALLOP ?AT OLD DEVIL'S SIDES1' & HE BEGAN HIS FAVORITE SONG3 

',FROM ! VILLAGE ( ,IZMAYLOV1 

 ,FROM ! MA/]'S FAVORITE G>D51 

 ,ONCE ESCAP$ A KE5-EY$ FALCON4 

 ,SOON AFT] HIM A HUNTSMAN CAME A-RID+1 

 ,& HE BECKON$ TO ! FALCON ?AT HAD /RAY$1 

 ,BUT ! BRI<T-EY$ BIRD ?US ANSW]$3 

 0,9 GOLD CAGE Y\ C\LD NOT KEEP ME1 

 ,ON Y\R H& Y\ C\LD NOT HOLD ME1 

 ,SO N[ ,I FLY TO BLUE SEAS F> AWAY4 

 ,!RE A :ITE SWAN ,I WILL KILL1 

 ,( SWEET SWAN-FLE% HAVE MY FILL40' 

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