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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,!RE W]E SEV5TE5 (FIC]S 9 ALL RID+ 9 ?IS RACE4 ,! 
RACE C\RSE WAS A L>GE ?REE-MILE R+ ( ! =M ( AN ELLIPSE 
9 FRONT ( ! PAVILION4 ,ON ?IS C\RSE N9E OB/ACLES HAD BE5 
>RANG$3 ! /REAM1 A BIG & SOLID B>RI] FIVE FEET HI<1 
JU/ BE=E ! PAVILION1 A DRY DIT*1 A DIT* FULL ( WAT]1 A 
PRECIPIT\S SLOPE1 AN ,IRI% B>RICADE 7ONE ( ! MO/ DIFFICULT 
OB/ACLES1 CONSI/+ ( A M\ND F5C$ ) BRU%WOOD1 BEYOND 
:I* WAS A DIT* \T ( SI<T = ! HORSES1 SO ?AT ! HORSE 
HAD TO CLE> BO? OB/ACLES OR MI<T BE KILL$72 !N TWO MORE 
DIT*ES FILL$ ) WAT]1 & ONE DRY ONE2 & ! 5D ( ! 
RACE WAS JU/ FAC+ ! PAVILION4 ,BUT ! RACE BEGAN NOT 9 ! 
R+1 BUT TWO HUNDR$ Y>DS AWAY FROM IT1 & 9 ?AT P>T ( ! 
C\RSE WAS ! FIR/ OB/ACLE1 A DAMM$-UP /REAM1 SEV5 FEET 9 
BREAD?1 :I* ! RAC]S C\LD LEAP OR WADE ?R\< AS !Y 
PREF]R$4 

,?REE TIMES !Y W]E RANG$ READY TO />T1 BUT EA* TIME SOME 
HORSE ?RU/ ITSELF \T ( L9E1 & !Y HAD TO BEG9 AGA94 
,! UMPIRE :O WAS />T+ !M1 ,COLONEL ,SE/R91 WAS BEG9N+ 
TO LOSE HIS TEMP]1 :5 AT LA/ = ! F\R? TIME HE %\T$ 
0,AWAY60 & ! RAC]S />T$4 

,EV]Y EYE1 EV]Y OP]A GLASS1 WAS TURN$ ON ! BRI<TLY COLOR$ 
GR\P ( RID]S AT ! MOM5T !Y W]E 9 L9E TO />T4 

0,!Y'RE (F6 ,!Y'RE />T+60 WAS HE>D ON ALL SIDES AFT] 
! HU% ( EXPECTATION4 

,& LITTLE GR\PS & SOLIT>Y FIGURES AMONG ! PUBLIC BEGAN 
RUNN+ FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO GET A BETT] VIEW4 ,9 ! V]Y 
FIR/ M9UTE ! CLOSE GR\P ( HORSEM5 DREW \T1 & IT C\LD 
BE SE5 ?AT !Y W]E APPROA*+ ! /REAM 9 TWOS & 
?REES & ONE BEH9D ANO!R4 ,TO ! SPECTATORS IT SEEM$ AS 
?\< !Y HAD ALL />T$ SIMULTANE\SLY1 BUT TO ! RAC]S 
!RE W]E SECONDS ( DIFF]5CE ?AT HAD GREAT VALUE TO !M4 

,FR\-,FR\1 EXCIT$ & OV]-N]V\S1 HAD LO/ ! FIR/ MOM5T1 
& SEV]AL HORSES HAD />T$ BE=E H]1 BUT BE=E REA*+ 
! /REAM1 ,VRONSKY1 :O WAS HOLD+ 9 ! M>E ) ALL HIS 
=CE AS %E TUGG$ AT ! BRIDLE1 EASILY OV]TOOK ?REE1 & 
!RE W]E LEFT 9 FRONT ( HIM ,MAHOT9'S *E/NUT ,GLADIATOR1 
:OSE H9D-QU>T]S W]E MOV+ LI<TLY & RHY?MICALLY UP & 
D[N EXACTLY 9 FRONT ( ,VRONSKY1 & 9 FRONT ( ALL1 ! DA9TY 
M>E ,DIANA BE>+ ,KUZOVLEV MORE DEAD ?AN ALIVE4 

,= ! FIR/ 9/ANT ,VRONSKY WAS NOT MA/] EI!R ( HIMSELF OR 
HIS M>E4 ,UP TO ! FIR/ OB/ACLE1 ! /REAM1 HE C\LD NOT 
GUIDE ! MOTIONS ( HIS M>E4 

,GLADIATOR & ,DIANA CAME UP TO IT TOGE!R & ALMO/ AT ! SAME 
9/ANT2 SIMULTANE\SLY !Y ROSE ABOVE ! /REAM & FLEW 
ACROSS TO ! O!R SIDE2 ,FR\-,FR\ D>T$ AFT] !M1 AS IF 
FLY+2 BUT AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ,VRONSKY FELT HIMSELF 9 ! 
AIR1 HE SUDD5LY SAW ALMO/ UND] HIS M>E'S HO(S ,KUZOVLEV1 :O 
WAS FL\ND]+ ) ,DIANA ON ! FUR!R SIDE ( ! /REAM4 
7,KUZOVLEV HAD LET GO ! RE9S AS HE TOOK ! LEAP1 & ! M>E 
HAD S5T HIM FLY+ OV] H] HEAD47 ,?OSE DETAILS ,VRONSKY LE>N$ 
LAT]2 AT ! MOM5T ALL HE SAW WAS ?AT JU/ UND] HIM1 :]E 
,FR\-,FR\ MU/ ALI<T1 ,DIANA'S LEGS OR HEAD MI<T BE 9 ! WAY4 
,BUT ,FR\-,FR\ DREW UP H] LEGS & BACK 9 ! V]Y ACT ( 
LEAP+1 LIKE A FALL+ CAT1 &1 CLE>+ ! O!R M>E1 
ALI<T$ BEYOND H]4 

0,O ! D>L+60 ?\<T ,VRONSKY4 

,AFT] CROSS+ ! /REAM ,VRONSKY HAD COMPLETE CONTROL ( HIS 
M>E1 & BEGAN HOLD+ H] 91 9T5D+ TO CROSS ! GREAT 
B>RI] BEH9D ,MAHOT91 & TO TRY TO OV]TAKE HIM 9 ! CLE> 
GR\ND ( AB\T FIVE HUNDR$ Y>DS ?AT FOLL[$ IT4 

,! GREAT B>RI] /OOD JU/ 9 FRONT ( ! IMP]IAL PAVILION4 
,! ,CZ> & ! :OLE C\RT & CR[DS ( PEOPLE W]E ALL GAZ+ 
AT !M--AT HIM1 & ,MAHOT9 A L5G? AHEAD ( HIM1 AS !Y DREW 
NE> ! 0DEVIL10 AS ! SOLID B>RI] WAS CALL$4 ,VRONSKY WAS 
AW>E ( ?OSE EYES FA/5$ UPON HIM FROM ALL SIDES1 BUT HE SAW 
NO?+ EXCEPT ! E>S & NECK ( HIS [N M>E1 ! GR\ND 
RAC+ TO MEET HIM1 & ! BACK & :ITE LEGS ( ,GLADIATOR 
BEAT+ TIME SWIFTLY BE=E HIM1 & KEEP+ ALWAYS ! SAME 
DI/ANCE AHEAD4 ,GLADIATOR ROSE1 ) NO S\ND ( KNOCK+ 
AGA9/ ANY?+4 ,) A WAVE ( HIS %ORT TAIL HE DISAPPE>$ 
FROM ,VRONSKY'S SI<T4 

0,BRAVO60 CRI$ A VOICE4 

,AT ! SAME 9/ANT1 UND] ,VRONSKY'S EYES1 RI<T BE=E HIM 
FLA%$ ! PAL+S ( ! B>RI]4 ,)\T ! SLI<TE/ *ANGE 
9 H] ACTION HIS M>E FLEW OV] IT2 ! PAL+S VANI%$1 & HE 
HE>D ONLY A CRA% BEH9D HIM4 ,! M>E1 EXCIT$ BY ,GLADIATOR'S 
KEEP+ AHEAD1 HAD RIS5 TOO SOON BE=E ! B>RI]1 & GRAZ$ 
IT ) H] H9D HO(S4 ,BUT H] PACE NEV] *ANG$1 & ,VRONSKY1 
FEEL+ A SPATT] ( MUD 9 HIS FACE1 REALIZ$ ?AT HE WAS ONCE 
MORE ! SAME DI/ANCE FROM ,GLADIATOR4 ,ONCE MORE HE P]CEIV$ 9 
FRONT ( HIM ! SAME BACK & %ORT TAIL1 & AGA9 ! SAME 
SWIFTLY MOV+ :ITE LEGS ?AT GOT NO FUR!R AWAY4 

,AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ,VRONSKY ?\<T ?AT N[ WAS ! TIME TO 
OV]TAKE ,MAHOT91 ,FR\-,FR\ H]SELF1 UND]/&+ HIS ?\<TS1 
)\T ANY 9CITEM5T ON HIS P>T1 GA9$ GR\ND CONSID]ABLY1 
& BEGAN GETT+ ALONGSIDE ( ,MAHOT9 ON ! MO/ FAVORABLE 
SIDE1 CLOSE TO ! 9N] CORD4 ,MAHOT9 W\LD NOT LET H] PASS 
?AT SIDE4 ,VRONSKY HAD H>DLY =M$ ! ?\<T ?AT HE C\LD 
P]HAPS PASS ON ! \T] SIDE1 :5 ,FR\-,FR\ %IFT$ H] PACE 
& BEGAN OV]TAK+ HIM ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,FR\-,FR\'S 
%\LD]1 BEG9N+ BY N[ TO BE D>K ) SWEAT1 WAS EV5 ) 
,GLADIATOR'S BACK4 ,= A FEW L5G?S !Y MOV$ EV5LY4 ,BUT 
BE=E ! OB/ACLE !Y W]E APPROA*+1 ,VRONSKY BEGAN WORK+ 
AT ! RE9S1 ANXI\S TO AVOID HAV+ TO TAKE ! \T] CIRCLE1 
& SWIFTLY PASS$ ,MAHOT9 JU/ UPON ! DECLIVITY4 ,HE CAU<T A 
GLIMPSE ( HIS MUD-/A9$ FACE AS HE FLA%$ BY4 ,HE EV5 
FANCI$ ?AT HE SMIL$4 ,VRONSKY PASS$ ,MAHOT91 BUT HE WAS 
IMM$IATELY AW>E ( HIM CLOSE UPON HIM1 & HE NEV] CEAS$ 
HE>+ ! EV5-?UDD+ HO(S & ! RAPID & /ILL QUITE 
FRE% BREA?+ ( ,GLADIATOR4 

,! NEXT TWO OB/ACLES1 ! WAT] C\RSE & ! B>RI]1 W]E 
EASILY CROSS$1 BUT ,VRONSKY BEGAN TO HE> ! SNORT+ & ?UD 
( ,GLADIATOR CLOS] UPON HIM4 ,HE URG$ ON HIS M>E1 & TO HIS 
DELI<T FELT ?AT %E EASILY QUICK5$ H] PACE1 & ! ?UD ( 
,GLADIATOR'S HO(S WAS AGA9 HE>D AT ! SAME DI/ANCE AWAY4 

,VRONSKY WAS AT ! HEAD ( ! RACE1 JU/ AS HE WANT$ TO BE & 
AS ,CORD HAD ADVIS$1 & N[ HE FELT SURE ( BE+ ! W9N]4 
,HIS EXCITEM5T1 HIS DELI<T1 & HIS T5D]NESS = ,FR\-,FR\ 
GREW KE5] & KE5]4 ,HE LONG$ TO LOOK R\ND AGA91 BUT HE 
DID NOT D>E DO ?IS1 & TRI$ TO BE COOL & NOT TO URGE ON HIS 
M>E SO TO KEEP ! SAME RES]VE ( =CE 9 H] AS HE FELT ?AT 
,GLADIATOR /ILL KEPT4 ,!RE REMA9$ ONLY ONE OB/ACLE1 ! MO/ 
DIFFICULT2 IF HE C\LD CROSS IT AHEAD ( ! O!RS HE W\LD COME 
9 FIR/4 ,HE WAS FLY+ T[>DS ! ,IRI% B>RICADE1 ,FR\-,FR\ 
& HE BO? TOGE!R SAW ! B>RICADE 9 ! DI/ANCE1 & BO? 
! MAN & ! M>E HAD A MOM5T'S HESITATION4 ,HE SAW ! 
UNC]TA9TY 9 ! M>E'S E>S & LIFT$ ! :IP1 BUT AT ! 
SAME TIME FELT ?AT HIS FE>S W]E GR\NDLESS2 ! M>E KNEW :AT 
WAS WANT$4 ,%E QUICK5$ H] PACE & ROSE SMOO?LY1 JU/ AS HE 
HAD FANCI$ %E W\LD1 & AS %E LEFT ! GR\ND GAVE H]SELF UP 
TO ! =CE ( H] RU%1 :I* C>RI$ H] F> BEYOND ! DIT*2 
& ) ! SAME RHY?M1 )\T EF=T1 ) ! SAME LEG 
=W>D1 ,FR\-,FR\ FELL BACK 9TO H] PACE AGA94 

0,BRAVO1 ,VRONSKY60 HE HE>D %\TS FROM A KNOT ( M5--HE KNEW 
!Y W]E HIS FRI5DS 9 ! REGIM5T--:O W]E /&+ AT ! 
OB/ACLE4 ,HE C\LD NOT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE ,YA%V9'S VOICE ?\< 
HE DID NOT SEE HIM4 

0,O MY SWEET60 HE SAID 9W>DLY TO ,FR\-,FR\1 AS HE LI/5$ = 
:AT WAS HAPP5+ BEH9D4 0,HE'S CLE>$ IT60 HE ?\<T1 
CAT*+ ! ?UD ( ,GLADIATOR'S HO(S BEH9D HIM4 ,!RE 
REMA9$ ONLY ! LA/ DIT*1 FILL$ ) WAT] & FIVE FEET 
WIDE4 ,VRONSKY DID NOT EV5 LOOK AT IT1 BUT ANXI\S TO GET 9 A 
LONG WAY FIR/ BEGAN SAW+ AWAY AT ! RE9S1 LIFT+ ! M>E'S 
HEAD & LETT+ IT GO 9 TIME ) H] PACES4 ,HE FELT ?AT ! 
M>E WAS AT H] V]Y LA/ RES]VE ( /R5G?2 NOT H] NECK & 
%\LD]S M]ELY W]E WET1 BUT ! SWEAT WAS /&+ 9 DROPS ON 
H] MANE1 H] HEAD1 H] %>P E>S1 & H] BREA? CAME 9 %ORT1 
%>P GASPS4 ,BUT HE KNEW ?AT %E HAD /R5G? LEFT MORE ?AN 
5\< = ! REMA9+ FIVE HUNDR$ Y>DS4 ,IT WAS ONLY FROM 
FEEL+ HIMSELF NE>] ! GR\ND & FROM ! PECULI> 
SMOO?NESS ( HIS MOTION ?AT ,VRONSKY KNEW H[ GREATLY ! M>E 
HAD QUICK5$ H] PACE4 ,%E FLEW OV] ! DIT* AS ?\< NOT 
NOTIC+ IT4 ,%E FLEW OV] IT LIKE A BIRD2 BUT AT ! SAME 
9/ANT ,VRONSKY1 TO HIS HORROR1 FELT ?AT HE HAD FAIL$ TO KEEP 
UP ) ! M>E'S PACE1 ?AT HE HAD1 HE DID NOT KN[ H[1 MADE A 
FE>FUL1 UNP>DONABLE MI/AKE1 9 RECOV]+ HIS SEAT 9 ! 
SADDLE4 ,ALL AT ONCE HIS POSITION HAD %IFT$ & HE KNEW ?AT 
SOME?+ AWFUL HAD HAPP5$4 ,HE C\LD NOT YET MAKE \T :AT HAD 
HAPP5$1 :5 ! :ITE LEGS ( A *E/NUT HORSE FLA%$ BY 
CLOSE TO HIM1 & ,MAHOT9 PASS$ AT A SWIFT GALLOP4 ,VRONSKY WAS 
T\*+ ! GR\ND ) ONE FOOT1 & HIS M>E WAS S9K+ ON 
?AT FOOT4 ,HE JU/ HAD TIME TO FREE HIS LEG :5 %E FELL ON ONE 
SIDE1 GASP+ PA9FULLY1 &1 MAK+ VA9 EF=TS TO RISE ) 
H] DELICATE1 SOAK+ NECK1 %E FLUTT]$ ON ! GR\ND AT HIS 
FEET LIKE A %OT BIRD4 ,! CLUMSY MOVEM5T MADE BY ,VRONSKY HAD 
BROK5 H] BACK4 ,BUT ?AT HE ONLY KNEW MU* LAT]4 ,AT ?AT 
MOM5T HE KNEW ONLY ?AT ,MAHOT9 HAD FL[N SWIFTLY BY1 :ILE HE 
/OOD /AGG]+ ALONE ON ! MUDDY1 MOTIONLESS GR\ND1 & 
,FR\-,FR\ LAY GASP+ BE=E HIM1 B5D+ H] HEAD BACK & 
GAZ+ AT HIM ) H] EXQUISITE EYES4 ,/ILL UNABLE TO REALIZE 
:AT HAD HAPP5$1 ,VRONSKY TUGG$ AT HIS M>E'S RE9S4 ,AGA9 %E 
/RUGGL$ ALL OV] LIKE A FI%1 & H] %\LD]S SETT+ ! 
SADDLE HEAV+1 %E ROSE ON H] FRONT LEGS BUT UNABLE TO LIFT H] 
BACK1 %E QUIV]$ ALL OV] & AGA9 FELL ON H] SIDE4 ,) A 
FACE HIDE\S ) PASSION1 HIS L[] JAW TREMBL+1 & HIS 
*EEKS :ITE1 ,VRONSKY KICK$ H] ) HIS HEEL 9 ! /OMA* & 
AGA9 FELL TO TUGG+ AT ! RE94 ,%E DID NOT /IR1 BUT 
?RU/+ H] NOSE 9TO ! GR\ND1 %E SIMPLY GAZ$ AT H] 
MA/] ) H] SPEAK+ EYES4 

0,A--A--A60 GROAN$ ,VRONSKY1 CLUT*+ AT HIS HEAD4 0,AH6 :AT 
HAVE ,I DONE60 HE CRI$4 0,! RACE LO/6 ,& MY FAULT6 %AMEFUL1 
UNP>DONABLE6 ,& ! POOR D>L+1 RU9$ M>E6 ,AH6 :AT HAVE 
,I DONE60 

,A CR[D ( M51 A DOCTOR & HIS ASSI/ANT1 ! (FIC]S ( HIS 
REGIM5T1 RAN UP TO HIM4 ,TO HIS MIS]Y HE FELT ?AT HE WAS :OLE 
& UNHURT4 ,! M>E HAD BROK5 H] BACK1 & IT WAS DECID$ TO 
%OOT H]4 ,VRONSKY C\LD NOT ANSW] QUE/IONS1 C\LD NOT SPEAK 
TO ANYONE4 ,HE TURN$1 & )\T PICK+ UP HIS CAP ?AT HAD 
FALL5 (F1 WALK$ AWAY FROM ! RACE C\RSE1 NOT KN[+ :]E 
HE WAS GO+4 ,HE FELT UTT]LY WRET*$4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 
HIS LIFE HE KNEW ! BITT]E/ SORT ( MIS=TUNE1 MIS=TUNE 
BEYOND REM$Y1 & CAUS$ BY HIS [N FAULT4 

,YA%V9 OV]TOOK HIM ) HIS CAP1 & L$ HIM HOME1 & HALF AN 
H\R LAT] ,VRONSKY HAD REGA9$ HIS SELF-POSSESSION4 ,BUT ! 
MEMORY ( ?AT RACE REMA9$ = LONG 9 HIS HE>T1 ! CRUELE/ 
& BITT]E/ MEMORY ( HIS LIFE4 

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