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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ RETURN$ TO ! WAT*MAN'S HUT1 ,PETYA F\ND ,D5ISOV 9 ! PASSAGE4 
 ,HE WAS AWAIT+ ,PETYA'S RETURN 9 A /ATE ( AGITATION1 ANXIETY1 & 
 SELF-REPROA* = HAV+ LET HIM GO4 

0,?ANK ,GOD60 HE EXCLAIM$4 0,YES1 ?ANK ,GOD60 HE REPEAT$1 
 LI/5+ TO ,PETYA'S RAPTUR\S ACC\NT4 0,BUT1 DEVIL TAKE Y\1 ,I 
 HAV5'T SLEPT BECAUSE ( Y\6 ,WELL1 ?ANK ,GOD4 ,N[ LIE D[N4 ,WE CAN /ILL 
 GET A NAP BE=E MORN+40 

0,BUT444 NO10 SAID ,PETYA1 0,I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP YET4 ,BESIDES ,I KN[ 
 MYSELF1 IF ,I FALL ASLEEP IT'S F9I%$4 ,& !N ,I AM US$ TO NOT SLEEP+ 
 BE=E A BATTLE40 

,HE SAT A:ILE 9 ! HUT JOYFULLY RECALL+ ! DETAILS ( HIS EXP$ITION 
 & VIVIDLY PICTUR+ TO HIMSELF :AT W\LD HAPP5 NEXT DAY4 

,!N1 NOTIC+ ?AT ,D5ISOV WAS ASLEEP1 HE ROSE & W5T \T ( DOORS4 

,IT WAS /ILL QUITE D>K \TSIDE4 ,! RA9 WAS OV]1 BUT DROPS W]E /ILL 
 FALL+ FROM ! TREES4 ,NE> ! WAT*MAN'S HUT ! BLACK %APES ( ! 
 ,COSSACKS' *ANTIES & ( HORSES TE!R$ TOGE!R C\LD BE SE54 ,BEH9D 
 ! HUT ! D>K %APES ( ! TWO WAGONS ) !IR HORSES BESIDE !M 
 W]E DISC]NIBLE1 & 9 ! HOLL[ ! DY+ CAMPFIRE GLEAM$ R$4 ,NOT 
 ALL ! ,COSSACKS & HUSS>S W]E ASLEEP2 H]E & !RE1 AMID ! S\NDS 
 ( FALL+ DROPS & ! MUN*+ ( ! HORSES NE> BY1 C\LD BE HE>D 
 L[ VOICES :I* SEEM$ TO BE :ISP]+4 

,PETYA CAME \T1 PE]$ 9TO ! D>KNESS1 & W5T UP TO ! WAGONS4 
 ,SOMEONE WAS SNOR+ UND] !M1 & >\ND !M /OOD SADDL$ HORSES 
 MUN*+ !IR OATS4 ,9 ! D>K ,PETYA RECOGNIZ$ HIS [N HORSE1 :I* HE 
 CALL$ 0,K>ABAKH0 ?\< IT WAS ( ,UKRA9IAN BRE$1 & W5T UP TO IT4 

0,WELL1 ,K>ABAKH6 ,WE'LL DO SOME S]VICE TOMORR[10 SAID HE1 SNIFF+ ITS 
 NO/RILS & KISS+ IT4 

0,:Y >5'T Y\ ASLEEP1 SIR80 SAID A ,COSSACK :O WAS SITT+ UND] A 
 WAGON4 

0,NO1 AH444 ,LIKHA*EV--ISN'T ?AT Y\R NAME8 ,DO Y\ KN[ ,I HAVE ONLY 
 JU/ COME BACK6 ,WE'VE BE5 9TO ! ,FR5* CAMP40 

,& ,PETYA GAVE ! ,COSSACK A DETAIL$ ACC\NT NOT ONLY ( HIS RIDE BUT 
 ALSO ( HIS OBJECT1 & :Y HE CONSID]$ IT BETT] TO RISK HIS LIFE ?AN 
 TO ACT 0JU/ ANYH[40 

0,WELL1 Y\ %\LD GET SOME SLEEP N[10 SAID ! ,COSSACK4 

0,NO1 ,I AM US$ TO ?IS10 SAID ,PETYA4 0,I SAY1 >5'T ! FL9TS 9 Y\R 
 PI/OLS WORN \T8 ,I BR\<T SOME ) ME4 ,DON'T Y\ WANT ANY8 ,Y\ CAN HAVE 
 SOME40 

,! ,COSSACK B5T =W>D FROM UND] ! WAGON TO GET A CLOS] LOOK AT 
 ,PETYA4 

0,BECAUSE ,I AM ACCU/OM$ TO DO+ EV]Y?+ ACCURATELY10 SAID ,PETYA4 
 0,SOME FELL[S DO ?+S JU/ ANYH[1 )\T PREP>ATION1 & !N !Y'RE 
 SORRY = IT AFT]W>DS4 ,I DON'T LIKE ?AT40 

0,JU/ SO10 SAID ! ,COSSACK4 

0,OH YES1 ANO!R ?+6 ,PLEASE1 MY DE> FELL[1 WILL Y\ %>P5 MY SAB] 
 = ME8 ,IT'S GOT BL4440 7,PETYA FE>$ TO TELL A LIE1 & ! SAB] NEV] 
 HAD BE5 %>P5$47 0,CAN Y\ DO IT80 

0,( C\RSE ,I CAN40 

,LIKHA*EV GOT UP1 RUMMAG$ 9 HIS PACK1 & SOON ,PETYA HE>D ! W>LIKE 
 S\ND ( /EEL ON :ET/ONE4 ,HE CLIMB$ ONTO ! WAGON & SAT ON ITS 
 $GE4 ,! ,COSSACK WAS %>P5+ ! SAB] UND] ! WAGON4 

0,I SAY6 ,>E ! LADS ASLEEP80 ASK$ ,PETYA4 

0,SOME >E1 & SOME >5'T--LIKE US40 

0,WELL1 & ?AT BOY80 

0,VES5NY8 ,OH1 HE'S ?R[N HIMSELF D[N !RE 9 ! PASSAGE4 ,FA/ ASLEEP 
 AFT] HIS FRI<T4 ,HE WAS ?AT GLAD60 

,AFT] ?AT ,PETYA REMA9$ SIL5T = A LONG TIME1 LI/5+ TO ! S\NDS4 
 ,HE HE>D FOOT/EPS 9 ! D>KNESS & A BLACK FIGURE APPE>$4 

0,:AT >E Y\ %>P5+80 ASK$ A MAN COM+ UP TO ! WAGON4 

0,:Y1 ?IS G5TLEMAN'S SAB]40 

0,?AT'S RI<T10 SAID ! MAN1 :OM ,PETYA TOOK TO BE AN 
 HUSS>4 0,WAS ! CUP LEFT H]E80 

0,!RE1 BY ! :EEL60 

,! HUSS> TOOK ! CUP4 

0,IT MU/ BE DAYLI<T SOON10 SAID HE1 YAWN+1 & W5T AWAY4 

,PETYA \<T TO HAVE KN[N ?AT HE WAS 9 A =E/ ) ,D5ISOV'S GU]RILLA 
 B&1 LESS ?AN A MILE FROM ! ROAD1 SITT+ ON A WAGON CAPTUR$ FROM ! 
 ,FR5* BESIDE :I* HORSES W]E TE!R$1 ?AT UND] IT ,LIKHA*EV WAS 
 SITT+ %>P5+ A SAB] = HIM1 ?AT ! BIG D>K BLOT* TO ! RI<T 
 WAS ! WAT*MAN'S HUT1 & ! R$ BLOT* BEL[ TO ! LEFT WAS ! DY+ 
 EMB]S ( A CAMPFIRE1 ?AT ! MAN :O HAD COME = ! CUP WAS AN HUSS> 
 :O WANT$ A DR9K2 BUT HE NEI!R KNEW NOR WAIT$ TO KN[ ANY?+ ( ALL 
 ?IS4 ,HE WAS 9 A FAIRY K+DOM :]E NO?+ RESEMBL$ REALITY4 ,! BIG 
 D>K BLOT* MI<T REALLY BE ! WAT*MAN'S HUT OR IT MI<T BE A CAV]N 
 LEAD+ TO ! V]Y DEP?S ( ! E>?4 ,P]HAPS ! R$ SPOT WAS A FIRE1 
 OR IT MI<T BE ! EYE ( AN 5ORM\S MON/]4 ,P]HAPS HE WAS REALLY 
 SITT+ ON A WAGON1 BUT IT MI<T V]Y WELL BE ?AT HE WAS NOT SITT+ ON A 
 WAGON BUT ON A T]RIBLY HI< T[] FROM :I*1 IF HE FELL1 HE W\LD HAVE 
 TO FALL = A :OLE DAY OR A :OLE MON?1 OR GO ON FALL+ & NEV] REA* 
 ! BOTTOM4 ,P]HAPS IT WAS JU/ ! ,COSSACK1 ,LIKHA*EV1 :O WAS SITT+ 
 UND] ! WAGON1 BUT IT MI<T BE ! K9DE/1 BRAVE/1 MO/ WOND]FUL1 
 MO/ SPL5DID MAN 9 ! WORLD1 :OM NO ONE KNEW (4 ,IT MI<T REALLY HAVE 
 BE5 ?AT ! HUSS> CAME = WAT] & W5T BACK 9TO ! HOLL[1 BUT 
 P]HAPS HE HAD SIMPLY VANI%$--DISAPPE>$ ALTOGE!R & DISSOLV$ 
 9TO NO?+NESS4 

,NO?+ ,PETYA C\LD HAVE SE5 N[ W\LD HAVE SURPRIS$ HIM4 ,HE WAS 9 A 
 FAIRY K+DOM :]E EV]Y?+ WAS POSSIBLE4 

,HE LOOK$ UP AT ! SKY4 ,& ! SKY WAS A FAIRY REALM LIKE ! E>?4 ,IT 
 WAS CLE>+1 & OV] ! TOPS ( ! TREES CL\DS W]E SWIFTLY SAIL+ 
 AS IF UNVEIL+ ! />S4 ,SOMETIMES IT LOOK$ AS IF ! CL\DS W]E 
 PASS+1 & A CLE> BLACK SKY APPE>$4 ,SOMETIMES IT SEEM$ AS IF ! 
 BLACK SPACES W]E CL\DS4 ,SOMETIMES ! SKY SEEM$ TO BE RIS+ HI<1 HI< 
 OV]HEAD1 & !N IT SEEM$ TO S9K SO L[ ?AT ONE C\LD T\* IT ) 
 ONE'S H&4 

,PETYA'S EYES BEGAN TO CLOSE & HE SWAY$ A LITTLE4 

,! TREES W]E DRIPP+4 ,QUIET TALK+ WAS HE>D4 ,! HORSES NEI<$ & 
 JO/L$ ONE ANO!R4 ,SOMEONE SNOR$4 

0,OZHEG-ZHEG1 ,OZHEG-ZHEG4440 HISS$ ! SAB] AGA9/ ! :ET/ONE1 & 
 SUDD5LY ,PETYA HE>D AN H>MONI\S OR*E/RA PLAY+ SOME UNKN[N1 SWEETLY 
 SOLEMN HYMN4 ,PETYA WAS AS MUSICAL AS ,NATA%A & MORE SO ?AN ,NI*OLAS1 
 BUT HAD NEV] LE>N$ MUSIC OR ?\<T AB\T IT1 & SO ! MELODY ?AT 
 UNEXPECT$LY CAME TO HIS M9D SEEM$ TO HIM P>TICUL>LY FRE% & 
 ATTRACTIVE4 ,! MUSIC BECAME MORE & MORE AUDIBLE4 ,! MELODY GREW & 
 PASS$ FROM ONE 9/RUM5T TO ANO!R4 ,& :AT WAS PLAY$ WAS A FUGUE--?\< 
 ,PETYA HAD NOT ! LEA/ CONCEPTION ( :AT A FUGUE IS4 ,EA* 9/RUM5T--N[ 
 RESEMBL+ A VIOL9 & N[ A HORN1 BUT BETT] & CLE>] ?AN VIOL9 OR 
 HORN--PLAY$ ITS [N P>T1 & BE=E IT HAD F9I%$ ! MELODY 
 M]G$ ) ANO!R 9/RUM5T ?AT BEGAN ALMO/ ! SAME AIR1 & !N 
 ) A ?IRD & A F\R?2 & !Y ALL BL5D$ 9TO ONE & AGA9 BECAME 
 SEP>ATE & AGA9 BL5D$1 N[ 9TO SOLEMN *UR* MUSIC1 N[ 9TO 
 SOME?+ DAZZL+LY BRILLIANT & TRIUMPHANT4 

0,OH--:Y1 ?AT WAS 9 A DREAM60 ,PETYA SAID TO HIMSELF1 AS HE LUR*$ 
 =W>D4 0,IT'S 9 MY E>S4 ,BUT P]HAPS IT'S MUSIC ( MY [N4 ,WELL1 GO ON1 
 MY MUSIC6 ,N[64440 

,HE CLOS$ HIS EYES1 &1 FROM ALL SIDES AS IF FROM A DI/ANCE1 S\NDS 
 FLUTT]$1 GREW 9TO H>MONIES1 SEP>AT$1 BL5D$1 & AGA9 ALL M+L$ 
 9TO ! SAME SWEET & SOLEMN HYMN4 0,OH1 ?IS IS DELI<TFUL6 ,AS MU* AS ,I 
 LIKE & AS ,I LIKE60 SAID ,PETYA TO HIMSELF4 ,HE TRI$ TO CONDUCT ?AT 
 5ORM\S OR*E/RA4 

0,N[ S(TLY1 S(TLY DIE AWAY60 & ! S\NDS OBEY$ HIM4 0,N[ FULL]1 
 MORE JOYFUL4 ,/ILL MORE & MORE JOYFUL60 ,& FROM AN UNKN[N DEP? ROSE 
 9CREAS+LY TRIUMPHANT S\NDS4 0,N[ VOICES JO9 960 ORD]$ ,PETYA4 ,& 
 AT FIR/ FROM AF> HE HE>D M5'S VOICES & !N WOM5'S4 ,! VOICES GREW 
 9 H>MONI\S TRIUMPHANT /R5G?1 & ,PETYA LI/5$ TO !IR SURPASS+ 
 BEAUTY 9 AWE & JOY4 

,) A SOLEMN TRIUMPHAL M>* !RE M+L$ A SONG1 ! DRIP FROM ! 
 TREES1 & ! HISS+ ( ! SAB]1 0,OZHEG-ZHEG-ZHEG4440 
 & AGA9 ! HORSES JO/L$ ONE ANO!R & NEI<$1 NOT DI/URB+ ! *OIR 
 BUT JO9+ 9 IT4 

,PETYA DID NOT KN[ H[ LONG ?IS LA/$3 HE 5JOY$ HIMSELF ALL ! TIME1 
 WOND]$ AT HIS 5JOYM5T & REGRETT$ ?AT !RE WAS NO ONE TO %>E IT4 
 ,HE WAS AWAK5$ BY ,LIKHA*EV'S K9DLY VOICE4 

0,IT'S READY1 Y\R HONOR2 Y\ CAN SPLIT A ,FR5*MAN 9 HALF ) IT60 

,PETYA WOKE UP4 

0,IT'S GETT+ LI<T1 IT'S REALLY GETT+ LI<T60 HE EXCLAIM$4 

,! HORSES ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 9VISIBLE C\LD N[ BE SE5 TO !IR 
 V]Y TAILS1 & A WAT]Y LI<T %[$ ITSELF ?R\< ! B>E BRAN*ES4 
 ,PETYA %OOK HIMSELF1 JUMP$ UP1 TOOK A RUBLE FROM HIS POCKET & GAVE IT 
 TO ,LIKHA*EV2 !N HE FL\RI%$ ! SAB]1 TE/$ IT1 & %EA!D IT4 
 ,! ,COSSACKS W]E UNTY+ !IR HORSES & TI<T5+ !IR SADDLE GIR?S4 

0,& H]E'S ! COMM&]10 SAID ,LIKHA*EV4 

,D5ISOV CAME \T ( ! WAT*MAN'S HUT &1 HAV+ CALL$ ,PETYA1 GAVE 
 ORD]S TO GET READY4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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