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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,A MAN 9 MOTION ALWAYS DEVISES AN AIM = ?AT MOTION4 ,TO BE ABLE TO GO A 
 ?\S& MILES HE MU/ IMAG9E ?AT SOME?+ GOOD AWAITS HIM AT ! 5D 
 ( ?OSE ?\S& MILES4 ,ONE MU/ HAVE ! PROSPECT ( A PROMIS$ L& TO 
 HAVE ! /R5G? TO MOVE4 

,! PROMIS$ L& = ! ,FR5* DUR+ !IR ADVANCE HAD BE5 ,MOSC[1 
 DUR+ !IR RETREAT IT WAS !IR NATIVE L&4 ,BUT ?AT NATIVE L& WAS 
 TOO F> (F1 & = A MAN GO+ A ?\S& MILES IT IS ABSOLUTELY 
 NECESS>Y TO SET ASIDE HIS F9AL GOAL & TO SAY TO HIMSELF3 0,TODAY ,I 
 %ALL GET TO A PLACE TW5TY-FIVE MILES (F :]E ,I %ALL RE/ & SP5D 
 ! NI<T10 & DUR+ ! FIR/ DAY'S J\RNEY ?AT RE/+ PLACE ECLIPSES 
 HIS ULTIMATE GOAL & ATTRACTS ALL HIS HOPES & DESIRES4 ,& ! IMPULSES 
 FELT BY A S+LE P]SON >E ALWAYS MAGNIFI$ 9 A CR[D4 

,= ! ,FR5* RETREAT+ ALONG ! OLD ,SMOL5SK ROAD1 ! F9AL GOAL--!IR 
 NATIVE L&--WAS TOO REMOTE1 & !IR IMM$IATE GOAL WAS ,SMOL5SK1 
 T[>D :I* ALL !IR DESIRES & HOPES1 5ORM\SLY 9T5SIFI$ 9 ! 
 MASS1 URG$ !M ON4 ,IT WAS NOT ?AT !Y KNEW ?AT MU* FOOD & FRE% 
 TROOPS AWAIT$ !M 9 ,SMOL5SK1 NOR ?AT !Y W]E TOLD SO 7ON ! 
 CONTR>Y !IR SUP]IOR (FIC]S1 & ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF1 KNEW ?AT 
 PROVISIONS W]E SC>CE !RE71 BUT BECAUSE ?IS ALONE C\LD GIVE !M 
 /R5G? TO MOVE ON & 5DURE !IR PRES5T PRIVATIONS4 ,SO BO? ?OSE :O 
 KNEW & ?OSE :O DID NOT KN[ DECEIV$ !MSELVES1 & PU%$ ON TO 
 ,SMOL5SK AS TO A PROMIS$ L&4 

,COM+ \T ONTO ! HI<ROAD ! ,FR5* FL$ ) SURPRIS+ 5]GY & 
 UNHE>D-( RAPIDITY T[>D ! GOAL !Y HAD FIX$ ON4 ,BESIDES ! COMMON 
 IMPULSE :I* B\ND ! :OLE CR[D ( ,FR5* 9TO ONE MASS & SUPPLI$ 
 !M ) A C]TA9 5]GY1 !RE WAS ANO!R CAUSE B9D+ !M TOGE!R--!IR 
 GREAT NUMB]S4 ,AS ) ! PHYSICAL LAW ( GRAVITY1 !IR 5ORM\S MASS 
 DREW ! 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN ATOMS TO ITSELF4 ,9 !IR HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S 
 !Y MOV$ LIKE A :OLE NATION4 

,EA* ( !M DESIR$ NO?+ MORE ?AN TO GIVE HIMSELF UP AS A PRISON] TO 
 ESCAPE FROM ALL ?IS HORROR & MIS]Y2 BUT ON ! ONE H& ! =CE ( 
 ?IS COMMON ATTRACTION TO ,SMOL5SK1 !IR GOAL1 DREW EA* ( !M 9 ! 
 SAME DIRECTION2 ON ! O!R H& AN >MY CORPS C\LD NOT SURR5D] TO A 
 COMPANY1 & ?\< ! ,FR5* AVAIL$ !MSELVES ( EV]Y CONV5I5T 
 OPPORTUNITY TO DETA* !MSELVES & TO SURR5D] ON ! SLI<TE/ DEC5T 
 PRETEXT1 SU* PRETEXTS DID NOT ALWAYS OCCUR4 ,!IR V]Y NUMB]S & !IR 
 CR[D$ & SWIFT MOVEM5T DEPRIV$ !M ( ?AT POSSIBILITY & R5D]$ 
 IT NOT ONLY DIFFICULT BUT IMPOSSIBLE = ! ,RUSSIANS TO /OP ?IS 
 MOVEM5T1 TO :I* ! ,FR5* W]E DIRECT+ ALL !IR 5]GIES4 ,BEYOND A 
 C]TA9 LIMIT NO ME*ANICAL DISRUPTION ( ! BODY C\LD HA/5 ! 
 PROCESS ( DECOMPOSITION4 

,A LUMP ( SN[ CANNOT BE MELT$ 9/ANTANE\SLY4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 LIMIT 
 ( TIME 9 LESS ?AN :I* NO AM\NT ( HEAT CAN MELT ! SN[4 ,ON ! 
 CONTR>Y ! GREAT] ! HEAT ! MORE SOLIDIFI$ ! REMA9+ SN[ 
 BECOMES4 

,( ! ,RUSSIAN COMM&]S ,KUTUZOV ALONE UND]/OOD ?IS4 ,:5 ! FLI<T 
 ( ! ,FR5* >MY ALONG ! ,SMOL5SK ROAD BECAME WELL DEF9$1 :AT 
 ,KONOVNITSYN HAD =ESE5 ON ! NI<T ( ! ELEV5? ( ,OCTOB] BEGAN TO 
 OCCUR4 ,! SUP]IOR (FIC]S ALL WANT$ TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES1 TO CUT 
 (F1 TO SEIZE1 TO CAPTURE1 & TO OV]?R[ ! ,FR5*1 & ALL CLAMOR$ 
 = ACTION4 

,KUTUZOV ALONE US$ ALL HIS P[] 7& SU* P[] IS V]Y LIMIT$ 9 ! 
 CASE ( ANY COMM&] 9 *IEF7 TO PREV5T AN ATTACK4 

,HE C\LD NOT TELL !M :AT WE SAY N[3 0,:Y FI<T1 :Y BLOCK ! ROAD1 
 LOS+ \R [N M5 & 9HUMANLY SLAU<T]+ UN=TUNATE WRET*ES8 ,:AT 
 IS ! USE ( ?AT1 :5 A ?IRD ( !IR >MY HAS MELT$ AWAY ON ! ROAD 
 FROM ,MOSC[ TO ,VYAZMA )\T ANY BATTLE80 ,BUT DRAW+ FROM HIS AG$ 
 WISDOM :AT !Y C\LD UND]/&1 HE TOLD !M ( ! GOLD5 BRIDGE1 & 
 !Y LAU<$ AT & SL&]$ HIM1 FL++ !MSELVES ON1 R5D+ & 
 EXULT+ OV] ! DY+ BEA/4 

,]MOLOV1 ,MILORADOVI*1 ,PLATOV1 & O!RS 9 PROXIMITY TO ! ,FR5* NE> 
 ,VYAZMA C\LD NOT RESI/ !IR DESIRE TO CUT (F & BREAK UP TWO ,FR5* 
 CORPS1 & BY WAY ( REPORT+ !IR 9T5TION TO ,KUTUZOV !Y S5T HIM A 
 BLANK %EET ( PAP] 9 AN 5VELOPE4 

,& TRY AS ,KUTUZOV MI<T TO RE/RA9 ! TROOPS1 \R M5 ATTACK$1 TRY+ 
 TO B> ! ROAD4 ,9FANTRY REGIM5TS1 WE >E TOLD1 ADVANC$ TO ! ATTACK 
 ) MUSIC & ) DRUMS BEAT+1 & KILL$ & LO/ ?\S&S ( M54 

,BUT !Y DID NOT CUT (F OR OV]?R[ ANYBODY & ! ,FR5* >MY1 CLOS+ 
 UP MORE FIRMLY AT ! DANG]1 CONT9U$1 :ILE /EADILY MELT+ AWAY1 TO 
 PURSUE ITS FATAL PA? TO ,SMOL5SK4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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