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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT MORN+1 HAV+ TAK5 LEAVE ( NO ONE BUT ! C\NT1 & NOT WAIT+ 
 = ! LADIES TO APPE>1 ,PR9CE ,&REW SET (F = HOME4 

,IT WAS ALREADY ! BEG9N+ ( ,JUNE :5 ON HIS RETURN J\RNEY HE DROVE 
 9TO ! BIR* =E/ :]E ! GN>L$ OLD OAK HAD MADE SO /RANGE & 
 MEMORABLE AN IMPRESSION ON HIM4 ,9 ! =E/ ! H>NESS BELLS S\ND$ 
 YET MORE MUFFL$ ?AN !Y HAD DONE SIX WEEKS BE=E1 = N[ ALL WAS 
 ?ICK1 %ADY1 & D5SE1 & ! Y\NG FIRS DOTT$ AB\T 9 ! =E/ DID 
 NOT J> ON ! G5]AL BEAUTY BUT1 L5D+ !MSELVES TO ! MOOD >\ND1 
 W]E DELICATELY GRE5 ) FLUFFY Y\NG %OOTS4 

,! :OLE DAY HAD BE5 HOT4 ,SOME:]E A /ORM WAS GA!R+1 BUT ONLY A 
 SMALL CL\D HAD SCATT]$ SOME RA9DROPS LI<TLY1 SPR9KL+ ! ROAD & 
 ! SAPPY LEAVES4 ,! LEFT SIDE ( ! =E/ WAS D>K 9 ! %ADE1 ! 
 RI<T SIDE GLITT]$ 9 ! SUNLI<T1 WET & %9Y & SC>CELY SWAY$ BY 
 ! BREEZE4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS 9 BLOSSOM1 ! NI<T+ALES TRILL$1 & !IR 
 VOICES REV]B]AT$ N[ NE>1 N[ F> AWAY4 

0,YES1 H]E 9 ?IS =E/ WAS ?AT OAK ) :I* ,I AGRE$10 ?\<T 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,BUT :]E IS IT80 HE AGA9 WOND]$1 GAZ+ AT ! LEFT 
 SIDE ( ! ROAD1 & )\T RECOGNIZ+ IT HE LOOK$ ) ADMIRATION AT 
 ! V]Y OAK HE S\<T4 ,! OLD OAK1 QUITE TRANSFIGUR$1 SPREAD+ \T A 
 CANOPY ( SAPPY D>K-GRE5 FOLIAGE1 /OOD RAPT & SLI<TLY TREMBL+ 9 
 ! RAYS ( ! EV5+ SUN4 ,NEI!R GN>L$ F+]S NOR OLD SC>S NOR OLD 
 D\BTS & SORR[S W]E ANY ( !M 9 EVID5CE N[4 ,?R\< ! H>D 
 C5TURY-OLD B>K1 EV5 :]E !RE W]E NO TWIGS1 LEAVES HAD SPR\T$ SU* 
 AS ONE C\LD H>DLY BELIEVE ! OLD VET]AN C\LD HAVE PRODUC$4 

0,YES1 IT IS ! SAME OAK10 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & ALL AT ONCE HE WAS 
 SEIZ$ BY AN UNREASON+ SPR+TIME FEEL+ ( JOY & R5EWAL4 ,ALL ! 
 BE/ MOM5TS ( HIS LIFE SUDD5LY ROSE TO HIS MEMORY4 ,AU/]LITZ ) ! 
 L(TY HEAV5S1 HIS WIFE'S DEAD REPROA*FUL FACE1 ,PI]RE AT ! F]RY1 ?AT 
 GIRL ?RILL$ BY ! BEAUTY ( ! NI<T1 & ?AT NI<T ITSELF & ! 
 MOON1 &444 ALL ?IS RU%$ SUDD5LY TO HIS M9D4 

0,NO1 LIFE IS NOT OV] AT ?IRTY-ONE60 ,PR9CE ,&REW SUDD5LY DECID$ 
 F9ALLY & DECISIVELY4 0,IT IS NOT 5\< = ME TO KN[ :AT ,I HAVE 9 ME--EV]YONE 
 MU/ KN[ IT3 ,PI]RE1 & ?AT Y\NG GIRL :O WANT$ TO FLY AWAY 9TO ! 
 SKY1 EV]YONE MU/ KN[ ME1 SO ?AT MY LIFE MAY NOT BE LIV$ = MYSELF 
 ALONE :ILE O!RS LIVE SO AP>T FROM IT1 BUT SO ?AT IT MAY BE REFLECT$ 
 9 !M ALL1 & !Y & ,I MAY LIVE 9 H>MONY60 

,ON REA*+ HOME ,PR9CE ,&REW DECID$ TO GO TO ,PET]SBURG ?AT AUTUMN & 
 F\ND ALL SORTS ( REASONS = ?IS DECISION4 ,A :OLE S]IES ( S5SIBLE 
 & LOGICAL CONSID]ATIONS %[+ IT TO BE ESS5TIAL = HIM TO GO TO 
 ,PET]SBURG1 & EV5 TO RE5T] ! S]VICE1 KEPT SPR++ UP 9 HIS 
 M9D4 ,HE C\LD NOT N[ UND]/& H[ HE C\LD EV] EV5 HAVE D\BT$ ! 
 NECESSITY ( TAK+ AN ACTIVE %>E 9 LIFE1 JU/ AS A MON? BE=E HE HAD 
 NOT UND]/OOD H[ ! IDEA ( LEAV+ ! QUIET C\NTRY C\LD EV] 5T] 
 HIS HEAD4 ,IT N[ SEEM$ CLE> TO HIM ?AT ALL HIS EXP]I5CE ( LIFE MU/ 
 BE S5SELESSLY WA/$ UNLESS HE APPLI$ IT TO SOME K9D ( WORK & AGA9 
 PLAY$ AN ACTIVE P>T 9 LIFE4 ,HE DID NOT EV5 REMEMB] H[ =M]LY1 ON 
 ! /R5G? ( SIMIL> WRET*$ LOGICAL >GUM5TS1 IT HAD SEEM$ OBVI\S 
 ?AT HE W\LD BE DEGRAD+ HIMSELF IF HE N[1 AFT] ! LESSONS HE HAD HAD 
 9 LIFE1 ALL[$ HIMSELF TO BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( BE+ USEFUL & 
 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( HAPP9ESS OR LOVE4 ,N[ REASON SUGGE/$ QUITE ! 
 OPPOSITE4 ,AFT] ?AT J\RNEY TO ,RYAZAN HE F\ND ! C\NTRY DULL2 HIS 
 =M] PURSUITS NO LONG] 9T]E/$ HIM1 & (T5 :5 SITT+ ALONE 9 
 HIS /UDY HE GOT UP1 W5T TO ! MIRROR1 & GAZ$ A LONG TIME AT HIS [N 
 FACE4 ,!N HE W\LD TURN AWAY TO ! PORTRAIT ( HIS DEAD ,LISE1 :O ) 
 HAIR CURL$ A LA GRECQUE LOOK$ T5D]LY & GAILY AT HIM \T ( ! GILT 
 FRAME4 ,%E DID NOT N[ SAY ?OSE =M] T]RIBLE WORDS TO HIM1 BUT LOOK$ 
 SIMPLY1 M]RILY1 & 9QUISITIVELY AT HIM4 ,& ,PR9CE ,&REW1 CROSS+ HIS 
 >MS BEH9D HIM1 LONG PAC$ ! ROOM1 N[ FR[N+1 N[ SMIL+1 AS HE 
 REFLECT$ ON ?OSE IRRATIONAL1 9EXPRESSIBLE ?\<TS1 SECRET AS A CRIME1 
 :I* ALT]$ HIS :OLE LIFE & W]E CONNECT$ ) ,PI]RE1 ) FAME1 
 ) ! GIRL AT ! W9D[1 ! OAK1 & WOMAN'S BEAUTY & LOVE4 ,& IF 
 ANYONE CAME 9TO HIS ROOM AT SU* MOM5TS HE WAS P>TICUL>LY COLD1 /]N1 
 & ABOVE ALL UNPLEASANTLY LOGICAL4 

0,MY DE>10 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 5T]+ AT SU* A MOM5T W\LD SAY1 0LITTLE 
 ,NI*OLAS CAN'T GO \T TODAY1 IT'S V]Y COLD40 

0,IF IT W]E HOT10 ,PR9CE ,&REW W\LD REPLY AT SU* TIMES V]Y DRYLY TO 
 HIS SI/]1 0HE C\LD GO \T 9 HIS SMOCK1 BUT AS IT IS COLD HE MU/ WE> 
 W>M CLO!S1 :I* W]E DESIGN$ = ?AT PURPOSE4 ,?AT IS :AT FOLL[S 
 FROM ! FACT ?AT IT IS COLD2 & NOT ?AT A *ILD :O NE$S FRE% AIR 
 %\LD REMA9 AT HOME10 HE W\LD ADD ) EXTREME LOGIC1 AS IF PUNI%+ 
 SOMEONE = ?OSE SECRET ILLOGICAL EMOTIONS ?AT /IRR$ )9 HIM4 

,AT SU* MOM5TS ,PR9CESS ,M>Y W\LD ?9K H[ 9TELLECTUAL WORK DRIES M5 
 UP4 

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