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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,= TWO H\RS AFT] RETURN+ HOME HE LAY ON HIS B$ MOTIONLESS4 ,!N HE W5T TO HIS COMPANY COMM&] & OBTA9$ LEAVE TO VISIT ! /AFF4 ,)\T TAK+ LEAVE ( ANYONE1 & S5D+ ,VANYU%A TO SETTLE HIS ACC\NTS ) HIS L&LORD1 HE PREP>$ TO LEAVE = ! =T :]E HIS REGIM5T WAS /ATION$4 ,DADDY ,]O%KA WAS ! ONLY ONE TO SEE HIM (F4 ,!Y HAD A DR9K1 & !N A SECOND1 & !N YET ANO!R4 ,AGA9 AS ON ! NI<T ( HIS DEP>TURE FROM ,MOSC[1 A ?REE-HORS$ CONVEYANCE /OOD WAIT+ AT ! DOOR4 ,BUT ,OL59 DID NOT CONF] ) HIMSELF AS HE HAD DONE !N1 & DID NOT SAY TO HIMSELF ?AT ALL HE HAD ?\<T & DONE H]E WAS 'NOT IT'4 ,HE DID NOT PROMISE HIMSELF A NEW LIFE4 ,HE LOV$ ,M>YANKA MORE ?AN EV]1 & KNEW ?AT HE C\LD NEV] BE LOV$ BY H]4 

',WELL1 GOOD-BYE1 MY LAD6' SAID ,DADDY ,]O%KA4 ',:5 Y\ GO ON AN EXP$ITION1 BE WISE & LI/5 TO MY WORDS--! WORDS ( AN OLD MAN4 ,:5 Y\ >E \T ON A RAID OR ! LIKE 7Y\ KN[ ,I'M AN OLD WOLF & HAVE SE5 ?+S71 & :5 !Y BEG9 FIR+1 DON'T GET 9TO A CR[D :]E !RE >E MANY M54 ,:5 Y\ FELL[S GET FRI<T5$ Y\ ALWAYS TRY TO GET CLOSE TOGE!R ) A LOT ( O!RS4 ,Y\ ?9K IT IS M]RI] TO BE ) O!RS1 BUT ?AT'S :]E IT IS WOR/ ( ALL6 ,!Y ALWAYS AIM AT A CR[D4 ,N[ ,I US$ TO KEEP F>!R AWAY FROM ! O!RS & W5T ALONE1 & ,I'VE NEV] BE5 W\ND$4 ,YET :AT ?+S HAV5'T ,I SE5 9 MY DAY8' 

',BUT Y\'VE GOT A BULLET 9 Y\R BACK1' REM>K$ ,VANYU%A1 :O WAS CLE>+ UP ! ROOM4 

',?AT WAS ! ,COSSACKS FOOL+ AB\T1' ANSW]$ ,]O%KA4 

',COSSACKS8 ,H[ WAS ?AT8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',OH1 JU/ SO4 ,WE W]E DR9K+4 ,VANKA ,SITK91 ONE ( ! ,COSSACKS1 GOT M]RY1 & PUFF6 HE GAVE ME ONE FROM HIS PI/OL JU/ H]E4' 

',YES1 & DID IT HURT8' ASK$ ,OL594 ',VANYU%A1 WILL Y\ SOON BE READY8' HE ADD$4 

',AH1 :]E'S ! HURRY6 ,LET ME TELL Y\4 ,:5 HE BANG$ 9TO ME1 ! BULLET DID NOT BREAK ! BONE BUT REMA9$ H]E4 ,& ,I SAY3 0,Y\'VE KILL$ ME1 BRO!R4 ,EH6 ,:AT HAVE Y\ DONE TO ME8 ,I WON'T LET Y\ (F6 ,Y\'LL HAVE TO /& ME A PAILFUL60' 

',WELL1 BUT DID IT HURT8' ,OL59 ASK$ AGA91 SC>CELY LI/5+ TO ! TALE4 

',LET ME F9I%4 ,HE /OOD A PAILFUL1 & WE DRANK IT1 BUT ! BLOOD W5T ON FL[+4 ,! :OLE ROOM WAS DR5*$ & COV]$ ) BLOOD4 ,GR&DAD ,BURLAK1 HE SAYS1 0,! LAD WILL GIVE UP ! <O/4 ,/& A BOTTLE ( ! SWEET SORT1 OR WE %ALL HAVE Y\ TAK5 UP60 ,!Y B\<T MORE DR9K1 & BOOZ$ & BOOZ$--' 

',YES1 BUT DID IT HURT Y\ MU*8' ,OL59 ASK$ ONCE MORE4 

',HURT1 9DE$6 ,DON'T 9T]RUPT3 ,I DON'T LIKE IT4 ,LET ME F9I%4 ,WE BOOZ$ & BOOZ$ TILL MORN+1 & ,I FELL ASLEEP ON ! TOP ( ! OV51 DRUNK4 ,:5 ,I WOKE 9 ! MORN+ ,I C\LD NOT UNB5D MYSELF ANYH[--' 

',WAS IT V]Y PA9FUL8' REPEAT$ ,OL591 ?9K+ ?AT N[ HE W\LD AT LA/ GET AN ANSW] TO HIS QUE/ION4 

',DID ,I TELL Y\ IT WAS PA9FUL8 ,I DID NOT SAY IT WAS PA9FUL1 BUT ,I C\LD NOT B5D & C\LD NOT WALK4' 

',& !N IT HEAL$ UP8' SAID ,OL591 NOT EV5 LAU<+1 SO HEAVY WAS HIS HE>T4 

',IT HEAL$ UP1 BUT ! BULLET IS /ILL !RE4 ,JU/ FEEL IT6' ,& LIFT+ HIS %IRT HE %[$ HIS P[]FUL BACK1 :]E JU/ NE> ! BONE A BULLET C\LD BE FELT & ROLL$ AB\T4 

',FEEL H[ IT ROLLS1' HE SAID1 EVID5TLY AMUS+ HIMSELF ) ! BULLET AS ) A TOY4 ',!RE N[1 IT HAS ROLL$ TO ! BACK4' 

',& ,LUKA%KA1 WILL HE RECOV]8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',HEAV5 ONLY KN[S6 ,!RE'S NO DOCTOR4 ,!Y'VE GONE = ONE4' 

',:]E WILL !Y GET ONE8 ,FROM ,GROZNOE8' ASK$ ,OL594 ',NO1 MY LAD4 ,W]E ,I ! ,CZ> ,I'D HAVE HUNG ALL Y\R ,RUSSIAN DOCTORS LONG AGO4 ,CUTT+ IS ALL !Y KN[6 ,!RE'S \R ,COSSACK ,BAKLA%KA1 NO LONG] A REAL MAN N[ ?AT !Y'VE CUT (F HIS LEG6 ,?AT %[S !Y'RE FOOLS4 ,:AT'S ,BAKLA%KA GOOD = N[8 ,NO1 MY LAD1 9 ! M\NTA9S !RE >E REAL DOCTORS4 ,!RE WAS MY *UM1 ,VOR*IK1 HE WAS ON AN EXP$ITION & WAS W\ND$ JU/ H]E 9 ! *E/4 ,WELL1 Y\R DOCTORS GAVE HIM UP1 BUT ONE ( !IRS CAME FROM ! M\NTA9S & CUR$ HIM6 ,!Y UND]/& H]BS1 MY LAD6' 

',COME1 /OP TALK+ RUBBI%1' SAID ,OL594 ',I'D BETT] S5D A DOCTOR FROM HEAD-QU>T]S4' 

',RUBBI%6' ! OLD MAN SAID MOCK+LY4 ',FOOL1 FOOL6 ,RUBBI%4 ,Y\'LL S5D A DOCTOR6--,IF Y\RS CUR$ PEOPLE1 ,COSSACKS & ,*E*5S W\LD GO TO Y\ = TREATM5T1 BUT AS IT IS Y\R (FIC]S & COLONELS S5D TO ! M\NTA9S = DOCTORS4 ,Y\RS >E ALL HUMBUGS1 ALL HUMBUGS4' 

,OL59 DID NOT ANSW]4 ,HE AGRE$ ONLY TOO FULLY ?AT ALL WAS HUMBUG 9 ! WORLD 9 :I* HE HAD LIV$ & TO :I* HE WAS N[ RETURN+4 

',H[ IS ,LUKA%KA8 ,Y\'VE BE5 TO SEE HIM8' HE ASK$4 

',HE JU/ LIES AS IF HE W]E DEAD4 ,HE DOES NOT EAT NOR DR9K4 ,VODKA IS ! ONLY ?+ HIS S\L ACCEPTS4 ,BUT AS LONG AS HE DR9KS VODKA IT'S WELL4 ,I'D BE SORRY TO LOSE ! LAD4 ,A F9E LAD--A BRAVE1 LIKE ME4 ,I TOO LAY DY+ LIKE ?AT ONCE4 ,! OLD WOM5 W]E ALREADY WAIL+4 ,MY HEAD WAS BURN+4 ,!Y HAD ALREADY LAID ME \T UND] ! HOLY ICONS4 ,SO ,I LAY !RE1 & ABOVE ME ON ! OV5 LITTLE DRUMM]S1 NO BIGG] ?AN ?IS1 BEAT ! TATTOO4 ,I %\T AT !M & !Y DRUM ALL ! H>D]4' 7,! OLD MAN LAU<$47 ',! WOM5 BR\<T \R *UR* ELD]4 ,!Y W]E GETT+ READY TO BURY ME4 ,!Y SAID1 0,HE DEFIL$ HIMSELF ) WORLDLY UNBELIEV]S2 HE MADE M]RY ) WOM52 HE RU9$ PEOPLE2 HE DID NOT FA/1 & HE PLAY$ ! BALALAYKA4 ,CONFESS10 !Y SAID4 ,SO ,I BEGAN TO CONFESS4 0,I'VE S9N$60 ,I SAID4 ,:ATEV] ! PRIE/ SAID1 ,I ALWAYS ANSW]$ 0,I'VE S9N$40 ,HE BEGAN TO ASK ME AB\T ! BALALAYKA4 0,:]E IS ! ACCURS$ ?+10 HE SAYS4 0,%[ IT ME & SMA% IT40 ,BUT ,I SAY1 0,I'VE NOT GOT IT40 ,I'D HIDD5 IT MYSELF 9 A NET 9 ! \?\SE4 ,I KNEW !Y C\LD NOT F9D IT4 ,SO !Y LEFT ME4 ,YET AFT] ALL ,I RECOV]$4 ,:5 ,I W5T = MY ,B,A,L,A,L,A,Y,K,A--,:AT WAS ,I SAY+8' HE CONT9U$4 ',LI/5 TO ME1 & KEEP F>!R AWAY FROM ! O!R M5 OR Y\'LL GET KILL$ FOOLI%LY4 ,I FEEL = Y\1 TRULY3 Y\ >E A DR9K]--,I LOVE Y\6 ,& FELL[S LIKE Y\ LIKE RID+ UP ! M\NDS4 ,!RE WAS ONE :O LIV$ H]E :O HAD COME FROM ,RUSSIA1 HE ALWAYS W\LD RIDE UP ! M\NDS 7HE CALL$ ! M\NDS SO FUNNILY1 0HILLOCKS074 ,:5EV] HE SAW A M\ND1 (F HE'D GALLOP4 ,ONCE HE GALLOP$ (F ?AT WAY & RODE TO ! TOP QUITE PLEAS$1 BUT A ,*E*5 FIR$ AT HIM & KILL$ HIM6 ,AH1 H[ WELL !Y %OOT FROM !IR GUN-RE/S1 ?OSE ,*E*5S6 ,SOME ( !M %OOT EV5 BETT] ?AN ,I DO4 ,I DON'T LIKE IT :5 A FELL[ GETS KILL$ SO FOOLI%LY6 ,SOMETIMES ,I US$ TO LOOK AT Y\R SOLDI]S & WOND] AT !M4 ,!RE'S FOOLI%NESS = Y\6 ,!Y GO1 ! POOR FELL[S1 ALL 9 A CLUMP1 & EV5 SEW R$ COLL>S TO !IR COATS6 ,H[ CAN !Y HELP BE+ HIT6 ,ONE GETS KILL$1 !Y DRAG HIM AWAY & ANO!R TAKES HIS PLACE6 ,:AT FOOLI%NESS6' ! OLD MAN REPEAT$1 %AK+ HIS HEAD4 ',:Y NOT SCATT]1 & GO ONE BY ONE8 ,SO Y\ JU/ GO LIKE ?AT & !Y WON'T NOTICE Y\4 ,?AT'S :AT Y\ MU/ DO4' 

',WELL1 ?ANK Y\6 ,GOOD-BYE1 ,DADDY4 ,GOD WILL+ WE MAY MEET AGA91' SAID 

 ,OL591 GETT+ UP & MOV+ T[>DS ! PASSAGE4 

,! OLD MAN1 :O WAS SITT+ ON ! FLOOR1 DID NOT RISE4 

',IS ?AT ! WAY ONE SAYS 0,GOOD-BYE08 ,FOOL1 FOOL6' HE BEGAN4 ',OH DE>1 :AT HAS COME TO PEOPLE8 ,WE'VE KEPT COMPANY1 KEPT COMPANY = WELL-NI< A YE>1 & N[ 0,GOOD-BYE60 & (F HE GOES6 ,:Y1 ,I LOVE Y\1 & H[ ,I PITY Y\6 ,Y\ >E SO =LORN1 ALWAYS ALONE1 ALWAYS ALONE4 ,Y\'RE SOMEH[ SO UNSOCIABLE4 ,AT TIMES ,I CAN'T SLEEP = ?9K+ AB\T Y\4 ,I AM SO SORRY = Y\4 ,AS ! SONG HAS IT3 

0,IT IS V]Y H>D1 DE> BRO!R1 ,9 A =EIGN L& TO LIVE40 

,SO IT IS ) Y\4' 

',WELL1 GOOD-BYE1' SAID ,OL59 AGA94 

,! OLD MAN ROSE & HELD \T HIS H&4 ,OL59 PRESS$ IT & TURN$ TO GO4 

',GIVE US Y\R MUG1 Y\R MUG6' 

,& ! OLD MAN TOOK ,OL59 BY ! HEAD ) BO? H&S & KISS$ HIM ?REE TIMES ) WET MU/A*ES & LIPS1 & BEGAN TO CRY4 

',I LOVE Y\1 GOOD-BYE6' 

,OL59 GOT 9TO ! C>T4 

',WELL1 IS ?AT H[ Y\'RE GO+8 ,Y\ MI<T GIVE ME SOME?+ = A REMEMBRANCE4 ,GIVE ME A GUN6 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT TWO =8' SAID ! OLD MAN1 SOBB+ QUITE S9C]ELY4 

,OL59 GOT \T A MUSKET & GAVE IT TO HIM4 

',:AT A LOT Y\'VE GIV5 ! OLD FELL[1' MURMUR$ ,VANYU%A1 'HE'LL NEV] HAVE 5\<6 ,A REGUL> OLD BEGG>4 ,!Y >E ALL SU* IRREGUL> PEOPLE1' HE REM>K$1 AS HE WRAPP$ HIMSELF 9 HIS OV]COAT & TOOK HIS SEAT ON ! BOX4 

',HOLD Y\R TONGUE1 SW9E6' EXCLAIM$ ! OLD MAN1 LAU<+4 ',:AT A /+Y FELL[6' 

,M>YANKA CAME \T ( ! C[%$1 GLANC$ 9DIFF]5TLY AT ! C>T1 B[$ & W5T T[>DS ! HUT4 

',L,A ,F,I,L,L,E6' SAID ,VANYU%A1 ) A W9K1 & BUR/ \T 9TO A SILLY LAU<4 

',DRIVE ON6' %\T$ ,OL591 ANGRILY4 

',GOOD-BYE1 MY LAD6 ,GOOD-BYE4 ,I WON'T =GET Y\6' %\T$ ,]O%KA4 

,OL59 TURN$ R\ND4 ,DADDY ,]O%KA WAS TALK+ TO ,M>YANKA1 EVID5TLY AB\T HIS [N AFFAIRS1 & NEI!R ! OLD MAN NOR ! GIRL LOOK$ AT ,OL594 

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