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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

0,V>V>A ,&REEVNA1 :5 ,I WAS V]Y Y\NG1 ,I SET BE=E MYSELF 
! IDEAL ( ! WOMAN ,I LOV$ & %\LD BE HAPPY TO CALL MY 
WIFE4 ,I HAVE LIV$ ?R\< A LONG LIFE1 & N[ = ! FIR/ 
TIME ,I HAVE MET :AT ,I S\<T--9 Y\4 ,I LOVE Y\1 & (F] Y\ 
MY H&40 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS SAY+ ?IS TO HIMSELF :ILE HE WAS T5 
PACES FROM ,V>V>A4 ,KNEEL+ D[N1 ) H] H&S OV] ! 
MU%ROOMS TO GU>D !M FROM ,GRI%A1 %E WAS CALL+ LITTLE 
,MA%A4 

0,COME H]E1 LITTLE ONES6 ,!RE >E SO MANY60 %E WAS SAY+ 9 
H] SWEET1 DEEP VOICE4 

,SEE+ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* APPROA*+1 %E DID NOT GET UP & DID 
NOT *ANGE H] POSITION1 BUT EV]Y?+ TOLD HIM ?AT %E FELT 
HIS PRES5CE & WAS GLAD ( IT4 

0,WELL1 DID Y\ F9D SOME80 %E ASK$ FROM UND] ! :ITE 
K]*IEF1 TURN+ H] H&SOME1 G5TLY SMIL+ FACE TO HIM4 

0,NOT ONE10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 0,DID Y\80 

,%E DID NOT ANSW]1 BUSY ) ! *ILDR5 :O ?RONG$ AB\T 
H]4 

0,?AT ONE TOO1 NE> ! TWIG10 %E PO9T$ \T TO LITTLE ,MA%A A 
LITTLE FUNGUS1 SPLIT 9 HALF ACROSS ITS ROSY CAP BY ! DRY GRASS 
FROM UND] :I* IT ?RU/ ITSELF4 ,V>5KA GOT UP :ILE ,MA%A 
PICK$ ! FUNGUS1 BREAK+ IT 9TO TWO :ITE HALVES4 0,?IS 
BR+S BACK MY *ILDHOOD10 %E ADD$1 MOV+ AP>T FROM ! 
*ILDR5 BESIDE ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

,!Y WALK$ ON = SOME /EPS 9 SIL5CE4 ,V>5KA SAW ?AT HE 
WANT$ TO SPEAK2 %E GUESS$ ( :AT1 & FELT FA9T ) JOY & 
PANIC4 ,!Y HAD WALK$ SO F> AWAY ?AT NO ONE C\LD HE> !M 
N[1 BUT /ILL HE DID NOT BEG9 TO SPEAK4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 
BETT] = ,V>5KA TO BE SIL5T4 ,AFT] A SIL5CE IT W\LD HAVE 
BE5 EASI] = !M TO SAY :AT !Y WANT$ TO SAY ?AN AFT] 
TALK+ AB\T MU%ROOMS4 ,BUT AGA9/ H] [N WILL1 AS IT W]E 
ACCID5TALLY1 ,V>5KA SAID3 

0,SO Y\ F\ND NO?+8 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! WOOD !RE >E 
ALWAYS FEW]1 ?\<40 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* SI<$ & MADE NO 
ANSW]4 ,HE WAS ANNOY$ ?AT %E HAD SPOK5 AB\T ! MU%ROOMS4 
,HE WANT$ TO BR+ H] BACK TO ! FIR/ WORDS %E HAD UTT]$ 
AB\T H] *ILDHOOD2 BUT AFT] A PAUSE ( SOME L5G?1 AS ?\< 
AGA9/ HIS [N WILL1 HE MADE AN OBS]VATION 9 RESPONSE TO H] 
LA/ WORDS4 

0,I HAVE HE>D ?AT ! :ITE $IBLE FUNGI >E F\ND 
PR9CIPALLY AT ! $GE ( ! WOOD1 ?\< ,I CAN'T TELL !M 
AP>T40 

,SOME M9UTES MORE PASS$1 !Y MOV$ /ILL FUR!R AWAY FROM ! 
*ILDR51 & W]E QUITE ALONE4 ,V>5KA'S HE>T ?ROBB$ SO ?AT 
%E HE>D IT BEAT+1 & FELT ?AT %E WAS TURN+ R$ & PALE 
& R$ AGA94 

,TO BE ! WIFE ( A MAN LIKE ,KOZNI%EV1 AFT] H] POSITION ) 
,MADAME ,/AHL1 WAS TO H] IMAG9ATION ! HEI<T ( HAPP9ESS4 
,BESIDES1 %E WAS ALMO/ C]TA9 ?AT %E WAS 9 LOVE ) HIM4 
,& ?IS MOM5T IT W\LD HAVE TO BE DECID$4 ,%E FELT 
FRI<T5$4 ,%E DREAD$ BO? HIS SPEAK+ & HIS NOT SPEAK+4 

,N[ OR NEV] IT MU/ BE SAID--?AT ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* FELT TOO4 
,EV]Y?+ 9 ! EXPRESSION1 ! FLU%$ *EEKS & ! D[NCA/ 
EYES ( ,V>5KA BETRAY$ A PA9FUL SUSP5SE4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* 
SAW IT & FELT SORRY = H]4 ,HE FELT EV5 ?AT TO SAY NO?+ 
N[ W\LD BE A SLI<T TO H]4 ,RAPIDLY 9 HIS [N M9D HE RAN 
OV] ALL ! >GUM5TS 9 SUPPORT ( HIS DECISION4 ,HE EV5 SAID 
OV] TO HIMSELF ! WORDS 9 :I* HE MEANT TO PUT HIS (F]1 BUT 
9/EAD ( ?OSE WORDS1 SOME UTT]LY UNEXPECT$ REFLECTION ?AT 
OCCURR$ TO HIM MADE HIM ASK3 

0,:AT IS ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! 'BIR*' MU%ROOM & ! 
':ITE' MU%ROOM80 

,V>5KA'S LIPS QUIV]$ ) EMOTION AS %E ANSW]$3 

0,9 ! TOP P>T !RE IS SC>CELY ANY DIFF]5CE1 IT'S 9 ! 
/ALK40 

,& AS SOON AS !SE WORDS W]E UTT]$1 BO? HE & %E FELT 
?AT IT WAS OV]1 ?AT :AT WAS TO HAVE BE5 SAID W\LD NOT BE 
SAID2 & !IR EMOTION1 :I* HAD UP TO !N BE5 CONT9UALLY 
GR[+ MORE 9T5SE1 BEGAN TO SUBSIDE4 

0,! BIR* MU%ROOM'S /ALK SUGGE/S A D>K MAN'S *9 AFT] TWO 
DAYS )\T %AV+10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 SPEAK+ QUITE 
CALMLY N[4 

0,YES1 ?AT'S TRUE10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA SMIL+1 & UNCONSCI\SLY 
! DIRECTION ( !IR WALK *ANG$4 ,!Y BEGAN TO TURN T[>DS 
! *ILDR54 ,V>5KA FELT BO? SORE & A%AM$2 AT ! SAME 
TIME %E HAD A S5SE ( RELIEF4 

,:5 HE HAD GOT HOME AGA9 & W5T OV] ! :OLE SUBJECT1 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ?\<T HIS PREVI\S DECISION HAD BE5 A 
MI/AK5 ONE4 ,HE C\LD NOT BE FALSE TO ! MEMORY ( ,M>IE4 

0,G5TLY1 *ILDR51 G5TLY60 ,LEV9 %\T$ QUITE ANGRILY TO ! 
*ILDR51 /&+ BE=E HIS WIFE TO PROTECT H] :5 ! CR[D 
( *ILDR5 FLEW ) %RIEKS ( DELI<T TO MEET !M4 

,BEH9D ! *ILDR5 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* & ,V>5KA WALK$ \T ( 
! WOOD4 ,KITTY HAD NO NE$ TO ASK ,V>5KA2 %E SAW FROM ! 
CALM & SOME:AT CRE/FALL5 FACES ( BO? ?AT H] PLANS HAD 
NOT COME (F4 

0,WELL80 H] HUSB& QUE/ION$ H] AS !Y W]E GO+ HOME AGA94 

0,IT DOESN'T BITE10 SAID ,KITTY1 H] SMILE & MANN] ( SPEAK+ 
RECALL+ H] FA!R1 A LIK5ESS ,LEV9 (T5 NOTIC$ ) 
PLEASURE4 

0,H[ DOESN'T BITE80 

0,I'LL %[ Y\10 %E SAID1 TAK+ H] HUSB&'S H&1 LIFT+ IT 
TO H] M\?1 & JU/ FA9TLY BRU%+ IT ) CLOS$ LIPS4 
0,LIKE A KISS ON A PRIE/'S H&40 

0,:I* DIDN'T IT BITE )80 HE SAID1 LAU<+4 

0,BO?4 ,BUT IT %\LD HAVE BE5 LIKE ?IS4440 

0,!RE >E SOME PEASANTS COM+4440 

0,OH1 !Y DIDN'T SEE40 

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