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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

',>E !Y F>8' WAS ALL ,LUKA%KA SAID4 

,JU/ !N !Y HE>D A %>P %OT SOME ?IRTY PACES (F4 ,! CORPORAL SMIL$ SLI<TLY4 

',\R ,GURKA IS HAV+ %OTS AT !M1' HE SAID1 NODD+ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! %OT4 

,HAV+ GONE A FEW PACES F>!R !Y SAW ,GURKA SITT+ BEH9D A S&-HILLOCK & LOAD+ HIS GUN4 ,TO :ILE AWAY ! TIME HE WAS EX*ANG+ %OTS ) ! ,A,B,R,E,K,S1 :O W]E BEH9D ANO!R S&-HEAP4 ,A BULLET CAME :I/L+ FROM !IR SIDE4 

,! CORNET WAS PALE & GREW CONFUS$4 ,LUKA%KA DISM\NT$ FROM HIS 

 HORSE1 ?REW ! RE9S TO ONE ( ! O!R ,COSSACKS1 & W5T UP TO 

 ,GURKA4 ,OL59 ALSO DISM\NT$ &1 B5D+ D[N1 FOLL[$ ,LUKA%KA4 

 ,!Y HAD H>DLY REA*$ ,GURKA :5 TWO BULLETS :I/L$ ABOVE !M4 

,LUKA%KA LOOK$ >\ND LAU<+ AT ,OL59 & /OOP$ A LITTLE4 

',LOOK \T OR !Y WILL KILL Y\1 ,DMITRI ,&REI*1' HE SAID4 ',Y\'D BETT] GO AWAY--Y\ HAVE NO BUS9ESS H]E4' ,BUT ,OL59 WANT$ ABSOLUTELY TO SEE ! ,A,B,R,E,K,S4 

,FROM BEH9D ! M\ND HE SAW CAPS & MUSKETS SOME TWO HUNDR$ PACES (F4 ,SUDD5LY A LITTLE CL\D ( SMOKE APPE>$ FROM !NCE1 & AGA9 A BULLET :I/L$ PA/4 ,! ,A,B,R,E,K,S W]E HID+ 9 A M>% AT ! FOOT ( ! HILL4 ,OL59 WAS MU* IMPRESS$ BY ! PLACE 9 :I* !Y SAT4 ,9 REALITY IT WAS V]Y MU* LIKE ! RE/ ( ! /EPPE1 BUT BECAUSE ! ,A,B,R,E,K,S SAT !RE IT SEEM$ TO DETA* ITSELF FROM ALL ! RE/ & TO HAVE BECOME DI/+UI%$4 ,9DE$ IT APPE>$ TO ,OL59 ?AT IT WAS ! V]Y SPOT = ,A,B,R,E,K,S TO OCCUPY4 ,LUKA%KA W5T BACK TO HIS HORSE & ,OL59 FOLL[$ HIM4 

',WE MU/ GET A HAY-C>T1' SAID ,LUKA%KA1 'OR !Y WILL BE KILL+ SOME ( US4 ,!RE BEH9D ?AT M\ND IS A ,NOGAY C>T ) A LOAD ( HAY4' 

,! CORNET LI/5$ TO HIM & ! CORPORAL AGRE$4 ,! C>T ( HAY WAS FET*$1 & ! ,COSSACKS1 HID+ BEH9D IT1 PU%$ IT =W>D4 ,OL59 RODE UP A HILLOCK FROM :5CE HE C\LD SEE EV]Y?+4 ,! HAY-C>T MOV$ ON & ! ,COSSACKS CR[D$ TOGE!R BEH9D IT4 ,! ,COSSACKS ADVANC$1 BUT ! ,*E*5S1 ( :OM !RE W]E N9E1 SAT ) !IR KNEES 9 A R[ & DID NOT FIRE4 

,ALL WAS QUIET4 ,SUDD5LY FROM ! ,*E*5S >OSE ! S\ND ( A M\RNFUL SONG1 SOME?+ LIKE ,DADDY ,]O%KA'S ',AYE DAY1 DALALAY4' ,! ,*E*5S KNEW ?AT !Y C\LD NOT ESCAPE1 & TO PREV5T !MSELVES FROM BE+ TEMPT$ TO TAKE TO FLI<T !Y HAD /RAPP$ !MSELVES TOGE!R1 KNEE TO KNEE1 HAD GOT !IR GUNS READY1 & W]E S++ !IR DEA?-SONG4 

,! ,COSSACKS ) !IR HAY-C>T DREW CLOS] & CLOS]1 & ,OL59 EXPECT$ ! FIR+ TO BEG9 AT ANY MOM5T1 BUT ! SIL5CE WAS ONLY BROK5 BY ! ABREKS' M\RNFUL SONG4 ,SUDD5LY ! SONG CEAS$2 !RE WAS A %>P REPORT1 A BULLET /RUCK ! FRONT ( ! C>T1 & ,*E*5 CURSES & YELLS BROKE ! SIL5CE & %OT FOLL[$ ON %OT & ONE BULLET AFT] ANO!R /RUCK ! C>T4 ,! ,COSSACKS DID NOT FIRE & W]E N[ ONLY FIVE PACES DI/ANT4 

,ANO!R MOM5T PASS$ & ! ,COSSACKS ) A :OOP RU%$ \T ON BO? SIDES FROM BEH9D ! C>T--,LUKA%KA 9 FRONT ( !M4 ,OL59 HE>D ONLY A FEW %OTS1 !N %\T+ & MOANS4 ,HE ?\<T HE SAW SMOKE & BLOOD1 & AB&ON+ HIS HORSE & QUITE BESIDE HIMSELF HE RAN T[>DS ! ,COSSACKS4 ,HORROR SEEM$ TO BL9D HIM4 ,HE C\LD NOT MAKE \T ANY?+1 BUT UND]/OOD ?AT ALL WAS OV]4 ,LUKA%KA1 PALE AS DEA?1 WAS HOLD+ A W\ND$ ,*E*5 BY ! >MS & %\T+1 ',DON'T KILL HIM4 ,I'LL TAKE HIM ALIVE6' ,! ,*E*5 WAS ! R$-HAIR$ MAN :O HAD FET*$ HIS BRO!R'S BODY AWAY AFT] ,LUKA%KA HAD KILL$ HIM4 ,LUKA%KA WAS TWI/+ HIS >MS4 ,SUDD5LY ! ,*E*5 WR5*$ HIMSELF FREE & FIR$ HIS PI/OL4 ,LUKA%KA FELL1 & BLOOD BEGAN TO FL[ FROM HIS /OMA*4 ,HE JUMP$ UP1 BUT FELL AGA91 SWE>+ 9 ,RUSSIAN & 9 ,T>T>4 ,MORE & MORE BLOOD APPE>$ ON HIS CLO!S & UND] HIM4 ,SOME ,COSSACKS APPROA*$ HIM & BEGAN LOOS5+ HIS GIRDLE4 ,ONE ( !M1 ,NAZ>KA1 BE=E BEG9N+ TO HELP1 FUMBL$ = SOME TIME1 UNABLE TO PUT HIS SWORD 9 ITS %EA?3 IT W\LD NOT GO ! RI<T WAY4 ,! BLADE ( ! SWORD WAS BLOOD-/A9$4 

,! ,*E*5S ) !IR R$ HAIR & CLIPP$ MU/A*ES LAY DEAD & HACK$ AB\T4 ,ONLY ! ONE WE KN[ (1 :O HAD FIR$ AT ,LUKA%KA1 ?\< W\ND$ 9 MANY PLACES WAS /ILL ALIVE4 ,LIKE A W\ND$ HAWK ALL COV]$ ) BLOOD 7BLOOD WAS FL[+ FROM A W\ND UND] HIS RI<T EYE71 PALE & GLOOMY1 HE LOOK$ AB\T HIM ) WIDE--OP5 EXCIT$ EYES & CL5*$ TEE? AS HE CR\*$1 DAGG] 9 H&1 /ILL PREP>$ TO DEF5D HIMSELF4 ,! CORNET W5T UP TO HIM AS IF 9T5D+ TO PASS BY1 & ) A QUICK MOVEM5T %OT HIM 9 ! E>4 ,! ,*E*5 />T$ UP1 BUT IT WAS TOO LATE1 & HE FELL4 

,! ,COSSACKS1 QUITE \T ( BREA?1 DRAGG$ ! BODIES ASIDE & TOOK ! WEAPONS FROM !M4 ,EA* ( ! R$-HAIR$ ,*E*5S HAD BE5 A MAN1 & EA* ONE HAD HIS [N 9DIVIDUAL EXPRESSION4 ,LUKA%KA WAS C>RI$ TO ! C>T4 ,HE CONT9U$ TO SWE> 9 ,RUSSIAN & 9 ,T>T>4 

',NO FE>1 ,I'LL /RANGLE HIM ) MY H&S4 ,A,N,N,A ,S,5,I6' HE CRI$1 /RUGGL+4 ,BUT HE SOON BECAME QUIET FROM WEAKNESS4 

,OL59 RODE HOME4 ,9 ! EV5+ HE WAS TOLD ?AT ,LUKA%KA WAS AT DEA?'S DOOR1 BUT ?AT A ,T>T> FROM BEYOND ! RIV] HAD UND]TAK5 TO CURE HIM ) H]BS4 

,! BODIES W]E BR\<T TO ! VILLAGE (FICE4 ,! WOM5 & ! LITTLE BOYS HA/5$ TO LOOK AT !M4 

,IT WAS GR[+ D>K :5 ,OL59 RETURN$1 & HE C\LD NOT COLLECT HIMSELF AFT] :AT HE HAD SE54 ,BUT T[>DS NI<T MEMORIES ( ! EV5+ BE=E CAME RU%+ TO HIS M9D4 ,HE LOOK$ \T ( ! W9D[1 ,M>YANKA WAS PASS+ TO & FRO FROM ! H\SE TO ! C[%$1 PUTT+ ?+S /RAI<T4 ,H] MO!R HAD GONE TO ! V9EY>D & H] FA!R TO ! (FICE4 ,OL59 C\LD NOT WAIT TILL %E HAD QUITE F9I%$ H] WORK1 BUT W5T \T TO MEET H]4 ,%E WAS 9 ! HUT /&+ ) H] BACK T[>DS HIM4 ,OL59 ?\<T %E FELT %Y4 

',M>YANKA1' SAID HE1 ',I SAY1 ,M>YANKA6 ,MAY ,I COME 98' 

,%E SUDD5LY TURN$4 ,!RE WAS A SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE TRACE ( TE>S 9 H] EYES & H] FACE WAS BEAUTIFUL 9 ITS SADNESS4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SIL5T DIGNITY4 

,OL59 AGA9 SAID3 

',M>YANKA1 ,I HAVE COME--' 

',LEAVE ME ALONE6' %E SAID4 ,H] FACE DID NOT *ANGE BUT ! TE>S RAN D[N H] *EEKS4 

',:AT >E Y\ CRY+ =8 ,:AT IS IT8' 

',:AT8' %E REPEAT$ 9 A R\< VOICE4 ',COSSACKS HAVE BE5 KILL$1 ?AT'S :AT =4' 

',LUKA%KA8' SAID ,OL594 

',GO AWAY6 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT8' 

',M>YANKA6' SAID ,OL591 APPROA*+ H]4 

',Y\ WILL NEV] GET ANY?+ FROM ME6' 

',M>YANKA1 DON'T SPEAK LIKE ?AT1' ,OL59 5TREAT$4 

',GET AWAY4 ,I'M SICK ( Y\6' %\T$ ! GIRL1 /AMP+ H] FOOT1 & MOV$ ?REAT5+LY T[>DS HIM4 ,& H] FACE EXPRESS$ SU* ABHORR5CE1 SU* CONTEMPT1 & SU* ANG] ?AT ,OL59 SUDD5LY UND]/OOD ?AT !RE WAS NO HOPE = HIM1 & ?AT HIS FIR/ IMPRESSION ( ?IS WOMAN'S 9ACCESSIBILITY HAD BE5 P]FECTLY CORRECT4 

,OL59 SAID NO?+ MORE1 BUT RAN \T ( ! HUT4 

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