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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ?AT V]Y TIME1 9 CIRCUM/ANCES EV5 MORE IMPORTANT ?AN RETREAT+ 
 )\T A BATTLE1 NAMELY ! EVACUATION & BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 ,RO/OP*91 
 :O IS USUALLY REPRES5T$ AS BE+ ! 9/IGATOR ( ?AT EV5T1 ACT$ 9 
 AN ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T MANN] FROM ,KUTUZOV4 

,AFT] ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O ! AB&ONM5T & BURN+ ( ,MOSC[ WAS AS 
 9EVITABLE AS ! RETREAT ( ! >MY BEYOND ,MOSC[ )\T FI<T+4 

,EV]Y ,RUSSIAN MI<T HAVE PR$ICT$ IT1 NOT BY REASON+ BUT BY ! FEEL+ 
 IMPLANT$ 9 EA* ( US & 9 \R FA!RS4 

,! SAME ?+ ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ,MOSC[ HAD HAPP5$ 9 ALL ! T[NS & 
 VILLAGES ON ,RUSSIAN SOIL BEG9N+ ) ,SMOL5SK1 )\T ! 
 P>TICIPATION ( ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 & HIS BROAD%EETS4 ,! PEOPLE AWAIT$ 
 ! 5EMY UNCONC]N$LY1 DID NOT RIOT OR BECOME EXCIT$ OR TE> ANYONE TO 
 PIECES1 BUT FAC$ ITS FATE1 FEEL+ )9 IT ! /R5G? TO F9D :AT IT 
 %\LD DO AT ?AT MO/ DIFFICULT MOM5T4 ,& AS SOON AS ! 5EMY DREW 
 NE> ! WEAL?Y CLASSES W5T AWAY AB&ON+ !IR PROP]TY1 :ILE ! 
 POOR] REMA9$ & BURN$ & DE/ROY$ :AT WAS LEFT4 

,! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT ?IS W\LD BE SO & W\LD ALWAYS BE SO WAS & IS 
 PRES5T 9 ! HE>T ( EV]Y ,RUSSIAN4 ,& A CONSCI\SNESS ( ?IS1 & A 
 =EBOD+ ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD BE TAK51 WAS PRES5T 9 ,RUSSIAN ,MOSC[ 
 SOCIETY 9 #a#h#a#b4 ,?OSE :O HAD QUITT$ ,MOSC[ ALREADY 9 ,JULY & AT ! 
 BEG9N+ ( ,AUGU/ %[$ ?AT !Y EXPECT$ ?IS4 ,?OSE :O W5T AWAY1 
 TAK+ :AT !Y C\LD & AB&ON+ !IR H\SES & HALF !IR 
 BELONG+S1 DID SO FROM ! LAT5T PATRIOTISM :I* EXPRESSES ITSELF NOT 
 BY PHRASES OR BY GIV+ ONE'S *ILDR5 TO SAVE ! FA!RL& & SIMIL> 
 UNNATURAL EXPLOITS1 BUT UNOBTRUSIVELY1 SIMPLY1 ORGANICALLY1 & !RE=E 
 9 ! WAY ?AT ALWAYS PRODUCES ! MO/ P[]FUL RESULTS4 

0,IT IS DISGRACEFUL TO RUN AWAY FROM DANG]2 ONLY C[>DS >E RUNN+ AWAY 
 FROM ,MOSC[10 !Y W]E TOLD4 ,9 HIS BROAD%EETS ,RO/OP*9 IMPRESS$ ON 
 !M ?AT TO LEAVE ,MOSC[ WAS %AMEFUL4 ,!Y W]E A%AM$ TO BE CALL$ 
 C[>DS1 A%AM$ TO LEAVE1 BUT /ILL !Y LEFT1 KN[+ IT HAD TO BE DONE4 
 ,:Y DID !Y GO8 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SUPPOSE ?AT ,RO/OP*9 HAD SC>$ 
 !M BY HIS ACC\NTS ( HORRORS ,NAPOLEON HAD COMMITT$ 9 CONQU]$ 
 C\NTRIES4 ,! FIR/ PEOPLE TO GO AWAY W]E ! RI* $UCAT$ PEOPLE :O 
 KNEW QUITE WELL ?AT ,VI5NA & ,B]L9 HAD REMA9$ 9TACT & ?AT DUR+ 
 ,NAPOLEON'S OCCUPATION ! 9HABITANTS HAD SP5T !IR TIME PLEASANTLY 9 
 ! COMPANY ( ! *>M+ ,FR5*M5 :OM ! ,RUSSIANS1 & ESPECIALLY 
 ! ,RUSSIAN LADIES1 !N LIK$ SO MU*4 

,!Y W5T AWAY BECAUSE = ,RUSSIANS !RE C\LD BE NO QUE/ION AS TO 
 :E!R ?+S W\LD GO WELL OR ILL UND] ,FR5* RULE 9 ,MOSC[4 ,IT WAS 
 \T ( ! QUE/ION TO BE UND] ,FR5* RULE1 IT W\LD BE ! WOR/ ?+ 
 ?AT C\LD HAPP54 ,!Y W5T AWAY EV5 BE=E ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O & 
 /ILL MORE RAPIDLY AFT] IT1 DESPITE ,RO/OP*9'S CALLS TO DEF5D ,MOSC[ 
 OR ! ANN\NCEM5T ( HIS 9T5TION TO TAKE ! WOND]-WORK+ ICON ( 
 ! ,IB]IAN ,MO!R ( ,GOD & GO TO FI<T1 OR ( ! BALLOONS ?AT W]E TO 
 DE/ROY ! ,FR5*1 & DESPITE ALL ! NONS5SE ,RO/OP*9 WROTE 9 HIS 
 BROAD%EETS4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT IT WAS = ! >MY TO FI<T1 & ?AT IF IT 
 C\LD NOT SUCCE$ IT W\LD NOT DO TO TAKE Y\NG LADIES & H\SE S]FS TO 
 ! ,?REE ,HILLS QU>T] ( ,MOSC[ TO FI<T ,NAPOLEON1 & ?AT !Y MU/ GO 
 AWAY1 SORRY AS !Y W]E TO AB&ON !IR PROP]TY TO DE/RUCTION4 ,!Y 
 W5T AWAY )\T ?9K+ ( ! TREM5D\S SIGNIFICANCE ( ?AT IMM5SE 
 & WEAL?Y CITY BE+ GIV5 OV] TO DE/RUCTION1 = A GREAT CITY ) 
 WOOD5 BUILD+S WAS C]TA9 :5 AB&ON$ BY ITS 9HABITANTS TO BE 
 BURN$4 ,!Y W5T AWAY EA* ON HIS [N ACC\NT1 & YET IT WAS ONLY 9 
 CONSEQU5CE ( !IR GO+ AWAY ?AT ! MOM5T\S EV5T WAS ACCOMPLI%$ 
 ?AT WILL ALWAYS REMA9 ! GREATE/ GLORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE4 ,! LADY 
 :O1 AFRAID ( BE+ /OPP$ BY ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9'S ORD]S1 HAD ALREADY 9 
 ,JUNE MOV$ ) H] ,NEGROES & H] WOM5 JE/]S FROM ,MOSC[ TO H] 
 ,S>ATOV E/ATE1 ) A VAGUE CONSCI\SNESS ?AT %E WAS NOT ,BONAP>TE'S 
 S]VANT1 WAS REALLY1 SIMPLY1 & TRULY C>RY+ \T ! GREAT WORK :I* 
 SAV$ ,RUSSIA4 ,BUT ,C\NT ,RO/OP*91 :O N[ TAUNT$ ?OSE :O LEFT ,MOSC[ 
 & N[ HAD ! GOV]NM5T (FICES REMOV$2 N[ DI/RIBUT$ QUITE USELESS 
 WEAPONS TO ! DRUNK5 RABBLE2 N[ HAD PROCESSIONS DISPLAY+ ! ICONS1 
 & N[ =BADE ,FA!R ,AUGU/9 TO REMOVE ICONS OR ! RELICS ( SA9TS2 
 N[ SEIZ$ ALL ! PRIVATE C>TS 9 ,MOSC[ & ON ONE HUNDR$ & 
 ?IRTY-SIX ( !M REMOV$ ! BALLOON ?AT WAS BE+ CON/RUCT$ BY 
 ,LEPPI*2 N[ H9T$ ?AT HE W\LD BURN ,MOSC[ & RELAT$ H[ HE HAD SET 
 FIRE TO HIS [N H\SE2 N[ WROTE A PROCLAMATION TO ! ,FR5* SOLEMNLY 
 UPBRAID+ !M = HAV+ DE/ROY$ HIS ,ORPHANAGE2 N[ CLAIM$ ! GLORY 
 ( HAV+ H9T$ ?AT HE W\LD BURN ,MOSC[ & N[ REPUDIAT$ ! DE$2 
 N[ ORD]$ ! PEOPLE TO CAT* ALL SPIES & BR+ !M TO HIM1 & N[ 
 REPROA*$ !M = DO+ SO2 N[ EXPELL$ ALL ! ,FR5* RESID5TS FROM 
 ,MOSC[1 & N[ ALL[$ ,MADAME ,AUB]T-,*ALME 7! C5T] ( ! :OLE 
 ,FR5* COLONY 9 ,MOSC[7 TO REMA91 BUT ORD]$ ! V5]ABLE OLD 
 PO/MA/] ,KLYU*>EV TO BE >RE/$ & EXIL$ = NO P>TICUL> (F5SE2 
 N[ ASSEMBL$ ! PEOPLE AT ! ,?REE ,HILLS TO FI<T ! ,FR5* & N[1 
 TO GET RID ( !M1 H&$ OV] TO !M A MAN TO BE KILL$ & HIMSELF 
 DROVE AWAY BY A BACK GATE2 N[ DECL>$ ?AT HE W\LD NOT SURVIVE ! FALL 
 ( ,MOSC[1 & N[ WROTE ,FR5* V]SES 9 ALBUMS CONC]N+ HIS %>E 9 
 ! AFFAIR--?IS MAN DID NOT UND]/& ! MEAN+ ( :AT WAS 
 HAPP5+ BUT M]ELY WANT$ TO DO SOME?+ HIMSELF ?AT W\LD A/ONI% 
 PEOPLE1 TO P]=M SOME PATRIOTICALLY H]OIC FEAT2 & LIKE A *ILD HE 
 MADE SPORT ( ! MOM5T\S1 & UNAVOIDABLE EV5T--! AB&ONM5T 
 & BURN+ ( ,MOSC[--& TRI$ ) HIS PUNY H& N[ TO SPE$ & 
 N[ TO /AY ! 5ORM\S1 POPUL> TIDE ?AT BORE HIM ALONG ) IT4 

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