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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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',Y\R HEAL?6' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 TAK+ FROM HIS MO!R'S H&S A CUP FILL$ TO ! BRIM ) *IKHIR & C>EFULLY RAIS+ IT TO HIS B[$ HEAD4 

',A BAD BUS9ESS6' SAID ,NAZ>KA4 ',Y\ HE>D H[ ,DADDY ,BURLAK SAID1 0,HAVE Y\ /OL5 MANY HORSES80 ,HE SEEMS TO KN[6' 

',A REGUL> WIZ>D6' ,LUKA%KA REPLI$ %ORTLY4 ',BUT :AT ( IT6' HE ADD$1 TOSS+ HIS HEAD4 ',!Y >E ACROSS ! RIV] BY N[4 ,GO & F9D !M6' 

',/ILL IT'S A BAD LOOK\T4' 

',:AT'S A BAD LOOK\T8 ,GO & TAKE SOME *IKHIR TO HIM TO-MORR[ & NO?+ WILL COME ( IT4 ,N[ LET'S MAKE M]RY4 ,DR9K6' %\T$ ,LUKA%KA1 JU/ 9 ! TONE 9 :I* OLD ,]O%KA UTT]$ ! WORD4 ',WE'LL GO \T 9TO ! /REET & MAKE M]RY ) ! GIRLS4 ,Y\ GO & GET SOME HONEY2 OR NO1 ,I'LL S5D \R DUMB W5*4 ,WE'LL MAKE M]RY TILL MORN+4' 

,NAZ>KA SMIL$4 

',>E WE /OPP+ H]E LONG8' HE ASK$4 

,TILL WE'VE HAD A BIT ( FUN4 ,RUN & GET SOME VODKA4 ,H]E'S ! MONEY4' 

,NAZ>KA RAN (F OB$I5TLY TO GET ! VODKA FROM ,YAMKA'S4 

,DADDY ,]O%KA & ,]GU%OV1 LIKE BIRDS ( PREY1 SC5T+ :]E ! M]RY-MAK+ WAS GO+ ON1 TUMBL$ 9TO ! HUT ONE AFT] ! O!R1 BO? TIPSY4 

',BR+ US ANO!R HALF-PAIL1' %\T$ ,LUKA%KA TO HIS MO!R1 BY WAY ( REPLY TO !IR GREET+4 

',N[ !N1 TELL US :]E DID Y\ /EAL !M1 Y\ DEVIL8' %\T$ 

 ,]O%KA4 ',F9E FELL[1 ,I'M FOND ( Y\6' 

',FOND 9DE$444' ANSW]$ ,LUKA%KA LAU<+1 'C>RY+ SWEETS FROM CADETS TO LASSES6 ,EH1 Y\ OLD444' 

',?AT'S NOT TRUE1 NOT TRUE6 444 ,OH1 ,M>K1' & ! OLD MAN BUR/ \T LAU<+4 ',& H[ ?AT DEVIL BEGG$ ME4 0,GO10 HE SAID1 0& >RANGE IT40 ,HE (F]$ ME A GUN6 ,BUT NO4 ,I'D HAVE MANAG$ IT1 BUT ,I FEEL = Y\4 ,N[ TELL US :]E HAVE Y\ BE58' ,& ! OLD MAN BEGAN SPEAK+ 9 ,T>T>4 

,LUKA%KA ANSW]$ HIM PROMPTLY4 

,]GU%OV1 :O DID NOT KN[ MU* ,T>T>1 ONLY OCCASIONALLY PUT 9 A WORD 9 ,RUSSIAN3 ',:AT ,I SAY IS HE'S DRIV5 AWAY ! HORSES4 ,I KN[ IT = A FACT1' HE *IM$ 94 

',GIREY & ,I W5T TOGE!R4' 7,HIS SPEAK+ ( ,GIREY ,KHAN AS ',GIREY' WAS1 TO ! ,COSSACK M9D1 EVID5CE ( HIS BOLDNESS47 ',JU/ BEYOND ! RIV] HE KEPT BRAGG+ ?AT HE KNEW ! :OLE ( ! /EPPE & W\LD LEAD ! WAY /RAI<T1 BUT WE RODE ON & ! NI<T WAS D>K1 & MY ,GIREY LO/ HIS WAY & BEGAN W&]+ 9 A CIRCLE )\T GETT+ ANY:]E3 C\LDN'T F9D ! VILLAGE1 & !RE WE W]E4 ,WE MU/ HAVE GONE TOO MU* TO ! RI<T4 ,I BELIEVE WE W&]$ AB\T WELL--NI< TILL MIDNI<T4 ,!N1 ?ANK GOODNESS1 WE HE>D DOGS H[L+4' 

',FOOLS6' SAID ,DADDY ,]O%KA4 ',!RE N[1 WE TOO US$ TO LOSE \R WAY 9 ! /EPPE4 7,:O ! DEVIL CAN FOLL[ IT87 ,BUT ,I US$ TO RIDE UP A HILLOCK & />T H[L+ LIKE ! WOLVES1 LIKE ?IS6' ,HE PLAC$ HIS H&S BE=E HIS M\?1 & H[L$ LIKE A PACK ( WOLVES1 ALL ON ONE NOTE4 ',! DOGS W\LD ANSW] AT ONCE 444 ,WELL1 GO ON--SO Y\ F\ND !M8' 

',WE SOON L$ !M AWAY6 ,NAZ>KA WAS NE>LY CAU<T BY SOME ,NOGAY WOM51 HE WAS6' 

',CAU<T 9DE$1' ,NAZ>KA1 :O HAD JU/ COME BACK1 SAID 9 AN 9JUR$ TONE4 

',WE RODE (F AGA91 & AGA9 ,GIREY LO/ HIS WAY & ALMO/ L&$ US AMONG ! S&-DRIFTS4 ,WE ?\<T WE W]E JU/ GETT+ TO ! ,T]EK BUT WE W]E RID+ AWAY FROM IT ALL ! TIME6' 

',Y\ %\LD HAVE /E]$ BY ! />S1' SAID ,DADDY ,]O%KA4 

',?AT'S :AT ,I SAY1' 9T]JECT$ ,]GU%OV1 

',YES1 /E] :5 ALL IS BLACK2 ,I TRI$ & TRI$ ALL AB\T444 & AT LA/ ,I PUT ! BRIDLE ON ONE ( ! M>ES & LET MY [N HORSE GO FREE--?9K+ HE'LL LEAD US \T1 & :AT DO Y\ ?9K6 HE JU/ GAVE A SNORT OR TWO ) HIS NOSE TO ! GR\ND1 GALLOP$ AHEAD1 & L$ US /RAI<T TO \R VILLAGE4 ,?ANK GOODNESS6 ,IT WAS GETT+ QUITE LI<T4 ,WE B>ELY HAD TIME TO HIDE !M 9 ! =E/4 ,NAGIM CAME ACROSS ! RIV] & TOOK !M AWAY4' 

,]GU%OV %OOK HIS HEAD4 ',IT'S JU/ :AT ,I SAID4 ,SM>T4 ,DID Y\ GET MU* = !M8' 

',IT'S ALL H]E1' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 SLAPP+ HIS POCKET4 

,JU/ !N HIS MO!R CAME 9TO ! ROOM1 & ,LUKA%KA DID NOT F9I% :AT HE WAS SAY+4 

',DR9K6' HE %\T$4 

',WE TOO1 ,GIRI* & ,I1 RODE \T LATE ONE NI<T444' BEGAN ,]O%KA4 

',OH BO!R1 WE'LL NEV] HE> ! 5D ( Y\6' SAID ,LUKA%KA4 ',I AM GO+4' ,& HAV+ EMPTI$ HIS CUP & TI<T5$ ! /RAP ( HIS BELT HE W5T \T4 

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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