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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,IT WAS QUITE TRUE ?AT ,OL59 HAD BE5 WALK+ AB\T ! Y>D :5 ,M>YANKA 5T]$ ! GATE1 & HAD HE>D H] SAY1 ',?AT DEVIL1 \R LODG]1 IS WALK+ AB\T4' ,HE HAD SP5T ?AT EV5+ ) ,DADDY ,]O%KA 9 ! POR* ( HIS NEW LODG+4 ,HE HAD HAD A TABLE1 A SAMOV>1 W9E1 & A C&LE BR\<T \T1 & OV] A CUP ( TEA & A CIG> HE LI/5$ TO ! TALES ! OLD MAN TOLD SEAT$ ON ! ?RE%OLD AT HIS FEET4 ,?\< ! AIR WAS /ILL1 ! C&LE DRIPP$ & FLICK]$3 N[ LI<T+ UP ! PO/ ( ! POR*1 N[ ! TABLE & CROCK]Y1 N[ ! CROPP$ :ITE HEAD ( ! OLD MAN4 ,MO?S CIRCL$ R\ND ! FLAME &1 %$D+ ! DU/ ( !IR W+S1 FLUTT]$ ON ! TABLE & 9 ! GLASSES1 FLEW 9TO ! C&LE FLAME1 & DISAPPE>$ 9 ! BLACK SPACE BEYOND4 ,OL59 & ,]O%KA HAD EMPTI$ FIVE BOTTLES ( *IKHIR4 ,]O%KA FILL$ ! GLASSES EV]Y TIME1 (F]+ ONE TO ,OL591 DR9K+ HIS HEAL?1 & TALK+ UNTIR+LY4 ,HE TOLD ( ,COSSACK LIFE 9 ! OLD DAYS3 ( HIS FA!R1 ',! ,BROAD'1 :O ALONE HAD C>RI$ ON HIS BACK A BO>'S C>CASS WEI<+ ?REE HUNDR$WEI<T1 & DRANK TWO PAILS ( *IKHIR AT ONE SITT+4 ,HE TOLD ( HIS [N DAYS & HIS *UM ,GIR*IK1 ) :OM DUR+ ! PLAGUE HE US$ TO SMUGGLE FELT CLOAKS ACROSS ! ,T]EK4 ,HE TOLD H[ ONE MORN+ HE HAD KILL$ TWO DE]1 & AB\T HIS 'LITTLE S\L' :O US$ TO RUN TO HIM AT ! CORDON AT NI<T4 ,HE TOLD ALL ?IS SO ELOQU5TLY & PICTURESQUELY ?AT ,OL59 DID NOT NOTICE H[ TIME PASS$4 ',AH YES1 MY DE> FELL[1 Y\ DID NOT KN[ ME 9 MY GOLD5 DAYS2 !N ,I'D HAVE %[N Y\ ?+S4 ,TODAY IT'S 0,]O%KA LICKS ! JUG01 BUT !N ,]O%KA WAS FAM\S 9 ! :OLE REGIM5T4 ,:OSE WAS ! F9E/ HORSE8 ,:O HAD A ,GURDA SWORD8 ,TO :OM %\LD ONE GO TO GET A DR9K8 ,) :OM GO ON ! SPREE8 ,:O %\LD BE S5T TO ! M\NTA9S TO KILL ,AHMET ,KHAN8 ,:Y1 ALWAYS ,]O%KA6 ,:OM DID ! GIRLS LOVE8 ,ALWAYS ,]O%KA HAD TO ANSW] = IT4 ,BECAUSE ,I WAS A REAL BRAVE3 A DR9K]1 A ?IEF 7,I US$ TO SEIZE H]DS ( HORSES 9 ! M\NTA9S71 A S+]2 ,I WAS A MA/] ( EV]Y >T6 ,!RE >E NO ,COSSACKS LIKE ?AT N[ADAYS4 ,IT'S DISGU/+ TO LOOK AT !M4 ,:5 !Y'RE ?AT HI< .<,]O%KA HELD HIS H& ?REE FEET FROM ! GR\ND.> !Y PUT ON IDIOTIC BOOTS & KEEP LOOK+ AT !M--?AT'S ALL ! PLEASURE !Y KN[4 ,OR !Y'LL DR9K !MSELVES FOOLI%1 NOT LIKE M5 BUT ALL WRONG4 ,& :O WAS ,I8 ,I WAS ,]O%KA1 ! ?IEF2 !Y KNEW ME NOT ONLY 9 ?IS VILLAGE BUT UP 9 ! M\NTA9S4 ,T>T> PR9CES1 MY KUNAKS1 US$ TO COME TO SEE ME6 ,I US$ TO BE EV]YBODY'S KUNAK4 ,IF HE WAS A ,T>T>--) A ,T>T>2 AN ,>M5IAN--) AN ,>M5IAN2 A SOLDI]--) A SOLDI]2 AN (FIC]--) AN (FIC]6 ,I DIDN'T C>E AS LONG AS HE WAS A DR9K]4 ,HE SAYS Y\ %\LD CLEANSE Y\RSELF FROM 9T]C\RSE ) ! WORLD1 NOT DR9K ) SOLDI]S1 NOT EAT ) A ,T>T>4' 

',:O SAYS ALL ?AT8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',:Y1 \R TEA*]6 ,BUT LI/5 TO A ,MULLAH OR A ,T>T> ,CADI4 ,HE SAYS1 0,Y\ UNBELIEV+ ,GIA\RS1 :Y DO Y\ EAT PIG80 ,?AT %[S ?AT EV]YONE HAS HIS [N LAW4 ,BUT ,I ?9K IT'S ALL ONE4 ,GOD HAS MADE EV]Y?+ = ! JOY ( MAN4 ,!RE IS NO S9 9 ANY ( IT4 ,TAKE EXAMPLE FROM AN ANIMAL4 ,IT LIVES 9 ! ,T>T>'S RE$S OR 9 \RS4 ,:]EV] IT HAPP5S TO GO1 !RE IS ITS HOME6 ,:ATEV] ,GOD GIVES IT1 ?AT IT EATS6 ,BUT \R PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE TO LICK R$-HOT PLATES 9 HELL = ?AT4 ,& ,I ?9K IT'S ALL A FRAUD1' HE ADD$ AFT] A PAUSE4 

',:AT IS A FRAUD8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',:Y1 :AT ! PREA*]S SAY4 ,WE HAD AN >MY CAPTA9 9 ,*]VL5A :O WAS MY KUNAK3 A F9E FELL[ JU/ LIKE ME4 ,HE WAS KILL$ 9 ,*E*NYA4 ,WELL1 HE US$ TO SAY ?AT ! PREA*]S 9V5T ALL ?AT \T ( !IR [N HEADS4 0,:5 Y\ DIE ! GRASS WILL GR[ ON Y\R GRAVE & ?AT'S ALL60' ,! OLD MAN LAU<$4 ',HE WAS A DESP]ATE FELL[4' 

',& H[ OLD >E Y\8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',! ,LORD ONLY KN[S6 ,I MU/ BE AB\T SEV5TY4 ,:5 A ,TS>ITSA REIGN$ 9 ,RUSSIA ,I WAS NO LONG] V]Y SMALL4 ,SO Y\ CAN RECKON IT \T4 ,I MU/ BE SEV5TY4' 

',YES Y\ MU/1 BUT Y\ >E /ILL A F9E FELL[4' 

',WELL1 ?ANK ,HEAV5 ,I AM HEAL?Y1 QUITE HEAL?Y1 EXCEPT ?AT A WOMAN1 A WIT*1 HAS H>M$ ME4444' 

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',OH1 JU/ H>M$ ME4' 

',& SO :5 Y\ DIE ! GRASS WILL GR[8' REPEAT$ ,OL594 

,]O%KA EVID5TLY DID NOT WI% TO EXPRESS HIS ?\<T CLE>LY4 ,HE WAS SIL5T = A :ILE4 

',& :AT DID Y\ ?9K8 ,DR9K6' HE %\T$ SUDD5LY1 SMIL+ & H&+ ,OL59 SOME W9E4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,COSSACKS3 ,A ,TALE ( #a#h#e#b1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 PUBLI%$ #a#h#f#c47 

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