,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #af 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ RIDD5 R\ND ! :OLE L9E FROM RI<T FLANK TO LEFT1 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 MADE HIS WAY UP TO ! BATT]Y FROM :I* ! /AFF (FIC] HAD TOLD HIM 
 ! :OLE FIELD C\LD BE SE54 ,H]E HE DISM\NT$1 & /OPP$ BESIDE ! 
 F>!/ ( ! F\R UNLIMB]$ CANNON4 ,BE=E ! GUNS AN >TILL]Y 
 S5TRY WAS PAC+ UP & D[N2 HE /OOD AT ATT5TION :5 ! (FIC] 
 >RIV$1 BUT AT A SIGN RESUM$ HIS MEASUR$1 MONOTON\S PAC+4 ,BEH9D ! 
 GUNS W]E !IR LIMB]S & /ILL F>!R BACK PICKET ROPES & 
 >TILL]YM5'S BONFIRES4 ,TO ! LEFT1 NOT F> FROM ! F>!/ CANNON1 
 WAS A SMALL1 NEWLY CON/RUCT$ WATTLE %$ FROM :I* CAME ! S\ND ( 
 (FIC]S' VOICES 9 EAG] CONV]SATION4 

,IT WAS TRUE ?AT A VIEW OV] NE>LY ! :OLE ,RUSSIAN POSITION & ! 
 GREAT] P>T ( ! 5EMY'S OP5$ \T FROM ?IS BATT]Y4 ,JU/ FAC+ IT1 
 ON ! CRE/ ( ! OPPOSITE HILL1 ! VILLAGE ( ,S*ON ,GRAB]N C\LD BE 
 SE51 & 9 ?REE PLACES TO LEFT & RI<T ! ,FR5* TROOPS AMID ! 
 SMOKE ( !IR CAMPFIRES1 ! GREAT] P>T ( :OM W]E EVID5TLY 9 ! 
 VILLAGE ITSELF & BEH9D ! HILL4 ,TO ! LEFT FROM ?AT VILLAGE1 AMID 
 ! SMOKE1 WAS SOME?+ RESEMBL+ A BATT]Y1 BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO 
 SEE IT CLE>LY ) ! NAK$ EYE4 ,\R RI<T FLANK WAS PO/$ ON A RA!R 
 /EEP 9CL9E :I* DOM9AT$ ! ,FR5* POSITION4 ,\R 9FANTRY W]E 
 /ATION$ !RE1 & AT ! F>!/ PO9T ! DRAGOONS4 ,9 ! C5T]1 
 :]E ,TU%9'S BATT]Y /OOD & FROM :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS SURVEY+ 
 ! POSITION1 WAS ! EASIE/ & MO/ DIRECT DESC5T & ASC5T TO ! 
 BROOK SEP>AT+ US FROM ,S*ON ,GRAB]N4 ,ON ! LEFT \R TROOPS W]E CLOSE 
 TO A COPSE1 9 :I* SMOK$ ! BONFIRES ( \R 9FANTRY :O W]E FELL+ 
 WOOD4 ,! ,FR5* L9E WAS WID] ?AN \RS1 & IT WAS PLA9 ?AT !Y 
 C\LD EASILY \TFLANK US ON BO? SIDES4 ,BEH9D \R POSITION WAS A /EEP 
 & DEEP DIP1 MAK+ IT DIFFICULT = >TILL]Y & CAVALRY TO RETIRE4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW TOOK \T HIS NOTEBOOK &1 LEAN+ ON ! CANNON1 SKET*$ A 
 PLAN ( ! POSITION4 ,HE MADE SOME NOTES ON TWO PO9TS1 9T5D+ TO 
 M5TION !M TO ,BAGRATION4 ,HIS IDEA WAS1 FIR/1 TO CONC5TRATE ALL ! 
 >TILL]Y 9 ! C5T]1 & SECONDLY1 TO )DRAW ! CAVALRY TO ! 
 O!R SIDE ( ! DIP4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 BE+ ALWAYS NE> ! COMM&] 9 
 *IEF1 CLOSELY FOLL[+ ! MASS MOVEM5TS & G5]AL ORD]S1 & 
 CON/ANTLY /UDY+ HI/ORICAL ACC\NTS ( BATTLES1 9VOLUNT>ILY PICTUR$ 
 TO HIMSELF ! C\RSE ( EV5TS 9 ! =?COM+ ACTION 9 BROAD 
 \TL9E4 ,HE IMAG9$ ONLY IMPORTANT POSSIBILITIES3 0,IF ! 5EMY ATTACKS 
 ! RI<T FLANK10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 0! ,KIEV GR5ADI]S & ! ,PODOLSK 
 *ASSEURS MU/ HOLD !IR POSITION TILL RES]VES FROM ! C5T] COME UP4 
 ,9 ?AT CASE ! DRAGOONS C\LD SUCCESSFULLY MAKE A FLANK C\NT]ATTACK4 
 ,IF !Y ATTACK \R C5T] WE1 HAV+ ! C5T] BATT]Y ON ?IS HI< 
 GR\ND1 %ALL )DRAW ! LEFT FLANK UND] ITS COV]1 & RETREAT TO ! 
 DIP BY E*ELONS40 ,SO HE REASON$4444 ,ALL ! TIME HE HAD BE5 BESIDE ! 
 GUN1 HE HAD HE>D ! VOICES ( ! (FIC]S DI/9CTLY1 BUT AS (T5 
 HAPP5S HAD NOT UND]/OOD A WORD ( :AT !Y W]E SAY+4 ,SUDD5LY1 
 H[EV]1 HE WAS /RUCK BY A VOICE COM+ FROM ! %$1 & ITS TONE WAS 
 SO S9C]E ?AT HE C\LD NOT BUT LI/54 

0,NO1 FRI5D10 SAID A PLEASANT &1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 A 
 FAMILI> VOICE1 0:AT ,I SAY IS ?AT IF IT W]E POSSIBLE TO KN[ :AT IS 
 BEYOND DEA?1 NONE ( US W\LD BE AFRAID ( IT4 ,?AT'S SO1 FRI5D40 

,ANO!R1 A Y\NG] VOICE1 9T]RUPT$ HIM3 0,AFRAID OR NOT1 Y\ CAN'T 
 ESCAPE IT ANYH[40 

0,ALL ! SAME1 ONE IS AFRAID6 ,OH1 Y\ CLEV] PEOPLE10 SAID A ?IRD MANLY 
 VOICE 9T]RUPT+ !M BO?4 0,( C\RSE Y\ >TILL]Y M5 >E V]Y WISE1 
 BECAUSE Y\ CAN TAKE EV]Y?+ ALONG ) Y\--VODKA & SNACKS40 

,& ! [N] ( ! MANLY VOICE1 EVID5TLY AN 9FANTRY (FIC]1 LAU<$4 

0,YES1 ONE IS AFRAID10 CONT9U$ ! FIR/ SPEAK]1 HE ( ! FAMILI> 
 VOICE4 0,ONE IS AFRAID ( ! UNKN[N1 ?AT'S :AT IT IS4 ,:ATEV] WE MAY 
 SAY AB\T ! S\L GO+ TO ! SKY444 WE KN[ !RE IS NO SKY BUT ONLY AN 
 ATMOSPH]E40 

,! MANLY VOICE AGA9 9T]RUPT$ ! >TILL]Y (FIC]4 

0,WELL1 /& US SOME ( Y\R H]B VODKA1 ,TU%910 IT SAID4 

0,:Y10 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0?AT'S ! CAPTA9 :O 
 /OOD UP 9 ! SUTL]'S HUT )\T HIS BOOTS40 ,HE RECOGNIZ$ ! 
 AGREEABLE1 PHILOSOPHIZ+ VOICE ) PLEASURE4 

0,SOME H]B VODKA8 ,C]TA9LY60 SAID ,TU%94 0,BUT /ILL1 TO 
 CONCEIVE A FUTURE LIFE4440 

,HE DID NOT F9I%4 ,JU/ !N !RE WAS A :I/LE 9 ! AIR2 NE>] & 
 NE>]1 FA/] & L\D]1 L\D] & FA/]1 A CANNON BALL1 AS IF IT HAD 
 NOT F9I%$ SAY+ :AT WAS NECESS>Y1 ?UDD$ 9TO ! GR\ND NE> ! 
 %$ ) SUP] HUMAN =CE1 ?R[+ UP A MASS ( E>?4 ,! GR\ND 
 SEEM$ TO GROAN AT ! T]RIBLE IMPACT4 

,& IMM$IATELY ,TU%91 ) A %ORT PIPE 9 ! CORN] ( HIS M\? & 
 HIS K9D1 9TELLIG5T FACE RA!R PALE1 RU%$ \T ( ! %$ FOLL[$ BY 
 ! [N] ( ! MANLY VOICE1 A DA%+ 9FANTRY (FIC] :O HURRI$ (F 
 TO HIS COMPANY1 BUTTON+ UP HIS COAT AS HE RAN4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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