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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! FIF? COMPANY WAS BIV\ACK+ AT ! V]Y $GE ( ! =E/4 ,A HUGE 
 CAMPFIRE WAS BLAZ+ BRI<TLY 9 ! MID/ ( ! SN[1 LI<T+ UP ! 
 BRAN*ES ( TREES HEAVY ) HO>FRO/4 

,AB\T MIDNI<T !Y HE>D ! S\ND ( /EPS 9 ! SN[ ( ! =E/1 
 & ! CRACKL+ ( DRY BRAN*ES4 

0,A BE>1 LADS10 SAID ONE ( ! M54 

,!Y ALL RAIS$ !IR HEADS TO LI/51 & \T ( ! =E/ 9TO ! 
 BRI<T FIRELI<T /EPP$ TWO /RANGELY CLAD HUMAN FIGURES CL++ TO ONE 
 ANO!R4 

,!SE W]E TWO ,FR5*M5 :O HAD BE5 HID+ 9 ! =E/4 ,!Y CAME UP 
 TO ! FIRE1 HO>SELY UTT]+ SOME?+ 9 A LANGUAGE \R SOLDI]S DID 
 NOT UND]/&4 ,ONE WAS TALL] ?AN ! O!R2 HE WORE AN (FIC]'S HAT 
 & SEEM$ QUITE EXHAU/$4 ,ON APPROA*+ ! FIRE HE HAD BE5 GO+ TO 
 SIT D[N1 BUT FELL4 ,! O!R1 A %ORT /URDY SOLDI] ) A %AWL TI$ 
 R\ND HIS HEAD1 WAS /RONG]4 ,HE RAIS$ HIS COMPANION & SAID SOME?+1 
 PO9T+ TO HIS M\?4 ,! SOLDI]S SURR\ND$ ! ,FR5*M51 SPREAD A 
 GREATCOAT ON ! GR\ND = ! SICK MAN1 & BR\<T SOME BUCK:EAT 
 PORRIDGE & VODKA = BO? ( !M4 

,! EXHAU/$ ,FR5* (FIC] WAS ,RAMBALLE & ! MAN ) HIS HEAD 
 WRAPP$ 9 ! %AWL WAS ,MOREL1 HIS ORD]LY4 

,:5 ,MOREL HAD DRUNK SOME VODKA & F9I%$ HIS B[L ( PORRIDGE HE 
 SUDD5LY BECAME UNNATURALLY M]RY & *ATT]$ 9CESSANTLY TO ! 
 SOLDI]S1 :O C\LD NOT UND]/& HIM4 ,RAMBALLE REFUS$ FOOD & RE/+ 
 HIS HEAD ON HIS ELB[ LAY SIL5T BESIDE ! CAMPFIRE1 LOOK+ AT ! 
 ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]S ) R$ & VACANT EYES4 ,OCCASIONALLY HE EMITT$ A 
 LONG-DRAWN GROAN & !N AGA9 BECAME SIL5T4 ,MOREL1 PO9T+ TO HIS 
 %\LD]S1 TRI$ TO IMPRESS ON ! SOLDI]S ! FACT ?AT ,RAMBALLE WAS AN 
 (FIC] & \<T TO BE W>M$4 ,A ,RUSSIAN (FIC] :O HAD COME UP TO ! 
 FIRE S5T TO ASK HIS COLONEL :E!R HE W\LD NOT TAKE A ,FR5* (FIC] 
 9TO HIS HUT TO W>M HIM1 & :5 ! MESS5G] RETURN$ & SAID ?AT 
 ! COLONEL WI%$ ! (FIC] TO BE BR\<T TO HIM1 ,RAMBALLE WAS TOLD TO 
 GO4 ,HE ROSE & TRI$ TO WALK1 BUT /AGG]$ & W\LD HAVE FALL5 HAD NOT 
 A SOLDI] /&+ BY HELD HIM UP4 

0,Y\ WON'T DO IT AGA91 EH80 SAID ONE ( ! SOLDI]S1 W9K+ & TURN+ 
 MOCK+LY TO ,RAMBALLE4 

0,OH1 Y\ FOOL6 ,:Y TALK RUBBI%1 L\T ?AT Y\ >E--A REAL PEASANT60 
 CAME REBUKES FROM ALL SIDES ADDRESS$ TO ! JE/+ SOLDI]4 

,!Y SURR\ND$ ,RAMBALLE1 LIFT$ HIM ON ! CROSS$ >MS ( TWO SOLDI]S1 
 & C>RI$ HIM TO ! HUT4 ,RAMBALLE PUT HIS >MS >\ND !IR NECKS :ILE 
 !Y C>RI$ HIM & BEGAN WAIL+ PLA9TIVELY3 

0,OH1 Y\ F9E FELL[S1 MY K9D1 K9D FRI5DS6 ,!SE >E M56 ,OH1 MY BRAVE1 
 K9D FRI5DS10 & HE LEAN$ HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! %\LD] ( ONE ( ! 
 M5 LIKE A *ILD4 

,MEAN:ILE ,MOREL WAS SITT+ 9 ! BE/ PLACE BY ! FIRE1 SURR\ND$ BY 
 ! SOLDI]S4 

,MOREL1 A %ORT /URDY ,FR5*MAN ) 9FLAM$ & /REAM+ EYES1 WAS 
 WE>+ A WOMAN'S CLOAK & HAD A %AWL TI$ WOMAN FA%ION R\ND HIS HEAD 
 OV] HIS CAP4 ,HE WAS EVID5TLY TIPSY1 & WAS S++ A ,FR5* SONG 9 A 
 HO>SE BROK5 VOICE1 ) AN >M ?R[N R\ND ! NE>E/ SOLDI]4 ,! 
 SOLDI]S SIMPLY HELD !IR SIDES AS !Y WAT*$ HIM4 

0,N[ !N1 N[ !N1 TEA* US H[ IT GOES6 ,I'LL SOON PICK IT UP4 ,H[ IS 
 IT80 SAID ! MAN--A S+] & A WAG--:OM ,MOREL WAS EMBRAC+4 

0,VIVE ,H5RI ,QUATRE6 ,VIVE CE ROI VALIANT60 SANG ,MOREL1 
 W9K+4 0,CE DIABLE A QUATRE4440 "9 

 "9 0,LONG LIVE ,H5RY ! ,F\R?1 ?AT VALIANT K+6 ,?AT R[DY 
 DEVIL40 
  
  

0,VIV>IKA6 ,VIF-S]UV>U6 ,S$YABLYAKA60 REPEAT$ ! SOLDI]1 FL\RI%+ 
 HIS >M & REALLY CAT*+ ! TUNE4 

0,BRAVO6 ,HA1 HA1 HA60 ROSE !IR R\<1 JOY\S LAU<T] FROM ALL SIDES4 

,MOREL1 WR9KL+ UP HIS FACE1 LAU<$ TOO4 

0,WELL1 GO ON1 GO ON60 

 0,QUI EUT LE TRIPLE TAL5T1 
 ,DE BOIRE1 DE BATTRE1 
 ,ET D'ETRE UN V]T GALANT40 "9 

 "9 ,:O HAD A TRIPLE TAL5T 
 ,= DR9K+1 = FI<T+1 
 ,& = BE+ A GALLANT OLD BOY444 

  

0,IT GOES SMOO?LY1 TOO4 ,WELL1 N[1 ,ZALETAEV60 

0,KE4440 ,ZALETAEV1 BR\<T \T ) EF=T3 0KE-E-E-E10 HE DRAWL$1 
 LABORI\SLY PURS+ HIS LIPS1 0LE-TRIP-TA-LA-DE-BU-DE-BA1 E 
 DE-TRA-VA-GA-LA0 HE SANG4 

0,F9E6 ,JU/ LIKE ! ,FR5*IE6 ,OH1 HO HO6 ,DO Y\ WANT SOME MORE TO EAT80 

0,GIVE HIM SOME PORRIDGE3 IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET FILL$ UP AFT] 
 />V+40 

,!Y GAVE HIM SOME MORE PORRIDGE & ,MOREL ) A LAU< SET TO WORK ON HIS 
 ?IRD B[L4 ,ALL ! Y\NG SOLDI]S SMIL$ GAILY AS !Y WAT*$ HIM4 ,! 
 OLD] M51 :O ?\<T IT UNDIGNIFI$ TO AMUSE !MSELVES ) SU* 
 NONS5SE1 CONT9U$ TO LIE AT ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! FIRE1 BUT ONE W\LD 
 OCCASIONALLY RAISE HIMSELF ON AN ELB[ & GLANCE AT ,MOREL ) A SMILE4 

0,!Y >E M5 TOO10 SAID ONE ( !M AS HE WRAPP$ HIMSELF UP 9 HIS COAT4 
 0,EV5 WORMWOOD GR[S ON ITS [N ROOT40 

0,O ,LORD1 ,O ,LORD6 ,H[ />RY IT IS6 ,TREM5D\S6 ,?AT MEANS A H>D 
 FRO/44440 

,!Y ALL GREW SIL5T4 ,! />S1 AS IF KN[+ ?AT NO ONE WAS LOOK+ AT 
 !M1 BEGAN TO DISPORT !MSELVES 9 ! D>K SKY3 N[ FL>+ UP1 N[ 
 VANI%+1 N[ TREMBL+1 !Y W]E BUSY :ISP]+ SOME?+ GLADSOME & 
 MY/]I\S TO ONE ANO!R4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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