,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ci 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,SEV]AL T5S ( ?\S&S ( ! SLA9 LAY 9 DIV]SE PO/URES & V>I\S 
 UNI=MS ON ! FIELDS & MEAD[S BELONG+ TO ! ,DAVYDOV FAMILY & TO 
 ! CR[N S]FS--?OSE FIELDS & MEAD[S :]E = HUNDR$S ( YE>S 
 ! PEASANTS ( ,BOROD9O1 ,GORKI1 ,%EV>D9O1 & ,SEM5OVSK HAD REAP$ 
 !IR H>VE/S & PA/UR$ !IR CATTLE4 ,AT ! DRESS+ /ATIONS ! 
 GRASS & E>? W]E SOAK$ ) BLOOD = A SPACE ( SOME ?REE ACRES 
 >\ND4 ,CR[DS ( M5 ( V>I\S >MS1 W\ND$ & UNW\ND$1 ) 
 FRI<T5$ FACES1 DRAGG$ !MSELVES BACK TO ,MOZHAYSK FROM ! ONE >MY 
 & BACK TO ,VALUEVO FROM ! O!R4 ,O!R CR[DS1 EXHAU/$ & HUNGRY1 
 W5T =W>D L$ BY !IR (FIC]S4 ,O!RS HELD !IR GR\ND & CONT9U$ 
 TO FIRE4 

,OV] ! :OLE FIELD1 PREVI\SLY SO GAILY BEAUTIFUL ) ! GLITT] ( 
 BAYONETS & CL\DLETS ( SMOKE 9 ! MORN+ SUN1 !RE N[ SPREAD A 
 MI/ ( DAMP & SMOKE & A /RANGE ACID SMELL ( SALTPET] & BLOOD4 
 ,CL\DS GA!R$ & DROPS ( RA9 BEGAN TO FALL ON ! DEAD & W\ND$1 
 ON ! FRI<T5$1 EXHAU/$1 & HESITAT+ M51 AS IF TO SAY3 0,5\<1 
 M56 ,5\<6 ,CEASE444 BE?9K Y\RSELVES6 ,:AT >E Y\ DO+80 

,TO ! M5 ( BO? SIDES ALIKE1 WORN \T BY WANT ( FOOD & RE/1 IT 
 BEGAN EQUALLY TO APPE> D\BTFUL :E!R !Y %\LD CONT9UE TO SLAU<T] 
 ONE ANO!R2 ALL ! FACES EXPRESS$ HESITATION1 & ! QUE/ION >OSE 9 
 EV]Y S\L3 0,= :AT1 = :OM1 MU/ ,I KILL & BE KILL$8444 ,Y\ MAY GO 
 & KILL :OM Y\ PLEASE1 BUT ,I DON'T WANT TO DO SO ANY MORE60 ,BY 
 EV5+ ?IS ?\<T HAD RIP5$ 9 EV]Y S\L4 ,AT ANY MOM5T !SE M5 MI<T 
 HAVE BE5 SEIZ$ ) HORROR AT :AT !Y W]E DO+ & MI<T HAVE ?R[N 
 UP EV]Y?+ & RUN AWAY ANY:]E4 

,BUT ?\< T[>D ! 5D ( ! BATTLE ! M5 FELT ALL ! HORROR ( 
 :AT !Y W]E DO+1 ?\< !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD TO LEAVE (F1 SOME 
 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 MY/]I\S P[] CONT9U$ TO CONTROL !M1 & !Y 
 /ILL BR\<T UP ! *>GES1 LOAD$1 AIM$1 & APPLI$ ! MAT*1 ?\< 
 ONLY ONE >TILL]YMAN SURVIV$ \T ( EV]Y ?REE1 & ?\< !Y 
 /UMBL$ & PANT$ ) FATIGUE1 P]SPIR+ & /A9$ ) BLOOD & 
 P[D]4 ,! CANNON BALLS FLEW JU/ AS SWIFTLY & CRUELLY FROM BO? SIDES1 
 CRU%+ HUMAN BODIES1 & ?AT T]RIBLE WORK :I* WAS NOT DONE BY ! 
 WILL ( A MAN BUT AT ! WILL ( ,HIM :O GOV]NS M5 & WORLDS CONT9U$4 

,ANYONE LOOK+ AT ! DISORGANIZ$ RE> ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY W\LD HAVE 
 SAID ?AT1 IF ONLY ! ,FR5* MADE ONE MORE SLI<T EF=T1 IT W\LD 
 DISAPPE>2 & ANYONE LOOK+ AT ! RE> ( ! ,FR5* >MY W\LD HAVE 
 SAID ?AT ! ,RUSSIANS NE$ ONLY MAKE ONE MORE SLI<T EF=T & ! 
 ,FR5* W\LD BE DE/ROY$4 ,BUT NEI!R ! ,FR5* NOR ! ,RUSSIANS MADE 
 ?AT EF=T1 & ! FLAME ( BATTLE BURN$ SL[LY \T4 

,! ,RUSSIANS DID NOT MAKE ?AT EF=T BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT ATTACK+ ! 
 ,FR5*4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! BATTLE !Y /OOD BLOCK+ ! WAY TO 
 ,MOSC[ & !Y /ILL DID SO AT ! 5D ( ! BATTLE AS AT ! BEG9N+4 
 ,BUT EV5 HAD ! AIM ( ! ,RUSSIANS BE5 TO DRIVE ! ,FR5* FROM !IR 
 POSITIONS1 !Y C\LD NOT HAVE MADE ?IS LA/ EF=T1 = ALL ! ,RUSSIAN 
 TROOPS HAD BE5 BROK5 UP1 !RE WAS NO P>T ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY ?AT HAD 
 NOT SUFF]$ 9 ! BATTLE1 & ?\< /ILL HOLD+ !IR POSITIONS !Y 
 HAD LO/ ,O,N,E ,H,A,L,F ( !IR >MY4 

,! ,FR5*1 ) ! MEMORY ( ALL !IR =M] VICTORIES DUR+ FIFTE5 
 YE>S1 ) ! ASSURANCE ( ,NAPOLEON'S 9V9CIBILITY1 ) ! 
 CONSCI\SNESS ?AT !Y HAD CAPTUR$ P>T ( ! BATTLEFIELD & HAD LO/ 
 ONLY A QU>T] ( !IR M5 & /ILL HAD !IR ,GU>DS 9TACT1 TW5TY 
 ?\S& /RONG1 MI<T EASILY HAVE MADE ?AT EF=T4 ,! ,FR5* :O HAD 
 ATTACK$ ! ,RUSSIAN >MY 9 ORD] TO DRIVE IT FROM ITS POSITION \<T TO 
 HAVE MADE ?AT EF=T1 = AS LONG AS ! ,RUSSIANS CONT9U$ TO BLOCK ! 
 ROAD TO ,MOSC[ AS BE=E1 ! AIM ( ! ,FR5* HAD NOT BE5 ATTA9$ & 
 ALL !IR EF=TS & LOSSES W]E 9 VA94 ,BUT ! ,FR5* DID NOT MAKE 
 ?AT EF=T4 ,SOME HI/ORIANS SAY ?AT ,NAPOLEON NE$ ONLY HAVE US$ HIS ,OLD 
 ,GU>DS1 :O W]E 9TACT1 & ! BATTLE W\LD HAVE BE5 WON4 ,TO SPEAK ( 
 :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ HAD ,NAPOLEON S5T HIS ,GU>DS IS LIKE TALK+ ( 
 :AT W\LD HAPP5 IF AUTUMN BECAME SPR+4 ,IT C\LD NOT BE4 ,NAPOLEON DID 
 NOT GIVE HIS ,GU>DS1 NOT BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO1 BUT BECAUSE IT C\LD 
 NOT BE DONE4 ,ALL ! G5]ALS1 (FIC]S1 & SOLDI]S ( ! ,FR5* >MY 
 KNEW IT C\LD NOT BE DONE1 BECAUSE ! FLAGG+ SPIRIT ( ! TROOPS W\LD 
 NOT P]MIT IT4 

,IT WAS NOT ,NAPOLEON ALONE :O HAD EXP]I5C$ ?AT NI<TM>E FEEL+ ( 
 ! MI<TY >M BE+ /RICK5 P[]LESS1 BUT ALL ! G5]ALS & SOLDI]S 
 ( HIS >MY :E!R !Y HAD TAK5 P>T 9 ! BATTLE OR NOT1 AFT] ALL 
 !IR EXP]I5CE ( PREVI\S BATTLES--:5 AFT] ONE T5? ( SU* 
 EF=TS ! 5EMY HAD FL$--EXP]I5C$ A SIMIL> FEEL+ ( T]ROR 
 BE=E AN 5EMY :O1 AFT] LOS+ ,H,A,L,F HIS M51 /OOD AS ?REAT5+LY AT 
 ! 5D AS AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! BATTLE4 ,! MORAL =CE ( ! 
 ATTACK+ ,FR5* >MY WAS EXHAU/$4 ,NOT ?AT SORT ( VICTORY :I* IS 
 DEF9$ BY ! CAPTURE ( PIECES ( MAT]IAL FA/5$ TO /ICKS1 CALL$ 
 /&>DS1 & ( ! GR\ND ON :I* ! TROOPS HAD /OOD & W]E 
 /&+1 BUT A MORAL VICTORY ?AT CONV9CES ! 5EMY ( ! MORAL 
 SUP]IORITY ( HIS OPPON5T & ( HIS [N IMPOT5CE WAS GA9$ BY ! 
 ,RUSSIANS AT ,BOROD9O4 ,! ,FR5* 9VAD]S1 LIKE AN 9FURIAT$ ANIMAL ?AT 
 HAS 9 ITS ONSLAU<T RECEIV$ A MORTAL W\ND1 FELT ?AT !Y W]E 
 P]I%+1 BUT C\LD NOT /OP1 ANY MORE ?AN ! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 WEAK] BY 
 ONE HALF1 C\LD HELP SW]V+4 ,BY IMPETUS GA9$1 ! ,FR5* >MY WAS 
 /ILL ABLE TO ROLL =W>D TO ,MOSC[1 BUT !RE1 )\T FUR!R EF=T ON 
 ! P>T ( ! ,RUSSIANS1 IT HAD TO P]I%1 BLE$+ FROM ! MORTAL W\ND 
 IT HAD RECEIV$ AT ,BOROD9O4 ,! DIRECT CONSEQU5CE ( ! BATTLE ( 
 ,BOROD9O WAS ,NAPOLEON'S S5SELESS FLI<T FROM ,MOSC[1 HIS RETREAT ALONG 
 ! OLD ,SMOL5SK ROAD1 ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 9VAD+ >MY ( FIVE 
 HUNDR$ ?\S& M51 & ! D[NFALL ( ,NAPOLEONIC ,FRANCE1 ON :I* AT 
 ,BOROD9O = ! FIR/ TIME ! H& ( AN OPPON5T ( /RONG] SPIRIT HAD 
 BE5 LAID4 

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