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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,RO/OV HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO LOOK = ,KUTUZOV & ! ,EMP]OR NE> ! 
 VILLAGE ( ,PRATZ54 ,BUT NEI!R !Y NOR A S+LE COMM&+ (FIC] W]E 
 !RE1 ONLY DISORGANIZ$ CR[DS ( TROOPS ( V>I\S K9DS4 ,HE URG$ ON 
 HIS ALREADY WE>Y HORSE TO GET QUICKLY PA/ !SE CR[DS1 BUT ! F>!R 
 HE W5T ! MORE DISORGANIZ$ !Y W]E4 ,! HI<ROAD ON :I* HE HAD COME 
 \T WAS ?RONG$ ) CALE*ES1 C>RIAGES ( ALL SORTS1 & ,RUSSIAN & 
 ,AU/RIAN SOLDI]S ( ALL >MS1 SOME W\ND$ & SOME NOT4 ,?IS :OLE MASS 
 DRON$ & JO/L$ 9 CONFUSION UND] ! DISMAL 9FLU5CE ( CANNON BALLS 
 FLY+ FROM ! ,FR5* BATT]IES /ATION$ ON ! ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS4 

0,:]E IS ! ,EMP]OR8 ,:]E IS ,KUTUZOV80 ,RO/OV KEPT ASK+ EV]YONE HE 
 C\LD /OP1 BUT GOT NO ANSW] FROM ANYONE4 

,AT LA/ SEIZ+ A SOLDI] BY HIS COLL> HE =C$ HIM TO ANSW]4 

0,EH1 BRO!R6 ,!Y'VE ALL BOLT$ LONG AGO60 SAID ! SOLDI]1 LAU<+ = 
 SOME REASON & %AK+ HIMSELF FREE4 

,HAV+ LEFT ?AT SOLDI] :O WAS EVID5TLY DRUNK1 ,RO/OV /OPP$ ! HORSE 
 ( A BATMAN OR GROOM ( SOME IMPORTANT P]SONAGE & BEGAN TO QUE/ION 
 HIM4 ,! MAN ANN\NC$ ?AT ! ,CZ> HAD BE5 DRIV5 9 A C>RIAGE AT FULL 
 SPE$ AB\T AN H\R BE=E ALONG ?AT V]Y ROAD & ?AT HE WAS 
 DANG]\SLY W\ND$4 

0,IT CAN'T BE60 SAID ,RO/OV4 0,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 SOMEONE ELSE40 

0,I SAW HIM MYSELF10 REPLI$ ! MAN ) A SELF-CONFID5T SMILE ( 
 D]ISION4 0,I \<T TO KN[ ! ,EMP]OR BY N[1 AFT] ! TIMES ,I'VE SE5 
 HIM 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,I SAW HIM JU/ AS ,I SEE Y\4444 ,!RE HE SAT 9 ! 
 C>RIAGE AS PALE AS ANY?+4 ,H[ !Y MADE ! F\R BLACK HORSES FLY6 
 ,GRACI\S ME1 !Y DID RATTLE PA/6 ,IT'S TIME ,I KNEW ! ,IMP]IAL HORSES 
 & ,ILYA ,IVANY*4 ,I DON'T ?9K ,ILYA DRIVES ANYONE EXCEPT ! ,CZ>60 

,RO/OV LET GO ( ! HORSE & WAS AB\T TO RIDE ON1 :5 A W\ND$ 
 (FIC] PASS+ BY ADDRESS$ HIM3 

0,:O IS IT Y\ WANT80 HE ASK$4 0,! COMM&] 9 *IEF8 ,HE WAS 
 KILL$ BY A CANNON BALL--/RUCK 9 ! BREA/ BE=E \R REGIM5T40 

0,NOT KILL$--W\ND$60 ANO!R (FIC] CORRECT$ HIM4 

0,:O8 ,KUTUZOV80 ASK$ ,RO/OV4 

0,NOT ,KUTUZOV1 BUT :AT'S HIS NAME--WELL1 NEV] M9D444 !RE >E NOT 
 MANY LEFT ALIVE4 ,GO ?AT WAY1 TO ?AT VILLAGE1 ALL ! COMM&]S >E 
 !RE10 SAID ! (FIC]1 PO9T+ TO ! VILLAGE ( ,HOSJ]ADEK1 & HE 
 WALK$ ON4 

,RO/OV RODE ON AT A FOOTPACE NOT KN[+ :Y OR TO :OM HE WAS N[ GO+4 
 ,! ,EMP]OR WAS W\ND$1 ! BATTLE LO/4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO D\BT IT 
 N[4 ,RO/OV RODE 9 ! DIRECTION PO9T$ \T TO HIM1 9 :I* HE SAW 
 TURRETS & A *UR*4 ,:AT NE$ TO HURRY8 ,:AT WAS HE N[ TO SAY TO ! 
 ,CZ> OR TO ,KUTUZOV1 EV5 IF !Y W]E ALIVE & UNW\ND$8 

0,TAKE ?IS ROAD1 Y\R HONOR1 ?AT WAY Y\ WILL BE KILL$ AT ONCE60 A 
 SOLDI] %\T$ TO HIM4 0,!Y'D KILL Y\ !RE60 

0,OH1 :AT >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T80 SAID ANO!R4 0,:]E IS HE TO GO8 ,?AT 
 WAY IS NE>]40 

,RO/OV CONSID]$1 & !N W5T 9 ! DIRECTION :]E !Y SAID HE W\LD 
 BE KILL$4 

0,IT'S ALL ! SAME N[4 ,IF ! ,EMP]OR IS W\ND$1 AM ,I TO TRY TO SAVE 
 MYSELF80 HE ?\<T4 ,HE RODE ON TO ! REGION :]E ! GREATE/ NUMB] ( 
 M5 HAD P]I%$ 9 FLEE+ FROM ,PRATZ54 ,! ,FR5* HAD NOT YET OCCUPI$ 
 ?AT REGION1 & ! ,RUSSIANS--! UN9JUR$ & SLI<TLY W\ND$--HAD 
 LEFT IT LONG AGO4 ,ALL AB\T ! FIELD1 LIKE HEAPS ( MANURE ON WELL-KEPT 
 PL[L&1 LAY FROM T5 TO FIFTE5 DEAD & W\ND$ TO EA* C\PLE ( 
 ACRES4 ,! W\ND$ CREPT TOGE!R 9 TWOS & ?REES & ONE C\LD HE> 
 !IR DI/RESS+ SCREAMS & GROANS1 SOMETIMES FEIGN$--OR SO IT 
 SEEM$ TO ,RO/OV4 ,HE PUT HIS HORSE TO A TROT TO AVOID SEE+ ALL !SE 
 SUFF]+ M51 & HE FELT AFRAID--AFRAID NOT = HIS LIFE1 BUT = 
 ! C\RAGE HE NE$$ & :I* HE KNEW W\LD NOT /& ! SI<T ( !SE 
 UN=TUNATES4 

,! ,FR5*1 :O HAD CEAS$ FIR+ AT ?IS FIELD /REWN ) DEAD & 
 W\ND$ :]E !RE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO FIRE AT1 ON SEE+ AN ADJUTANT 
 RID+ OV] IT TRA9$ A GUN ON HIM & FIR$ SEV]AL %OTS4 ,! S5SATION 
 ( ?OSE T]RIBLE :I/L+ S\NDS & ( ! CORPSES >\ND HIM M]G$ 9 
 ,RO/OV'S M9D 9TO A S+LE FEEL+ ( T]ROR & PITY = HIMSELF4 ,HE 
 REMEMB]$ HIS MO!R'S LA/ LETT]4 0,:AT W\LD %E FEEL10 ?\<T HE1 
 0IF %E SAW ME H]E N[ ON ?IS FIELD ) ! CANNON AIM$ AT ME80 

,9 ! VILLAGE ( ,HOSJ]ADEK !RE W]E ,RUSSIAN TROOPS RETIR+ FROM ! 
 FIELD ( BATTLE1 :O ?\< /ILL 9 SOME CONFUSION W]E LESS DISORD]$4 
 ,! ,FR5* CANNON DID NOT REA* !RE & ! MUSKETRY FIRE S\ND$ F> 
 AWAY4 ,H]E EV]YONE CLE>LY SAW & SAID ?AT ! BATTLE WAS LO/4 ,NO ONE 
 :OM ,RO/OV ASK$ C\LD TELL HIM :]E ! ,EMP]OR OR ,KUTUZOV WAS4 ,SOME 
 SAID ! REPORT ?AT ! ,EMP]OR WAS W\ND$ WAS CORRECT1 O!RS ?AT IT 
 WAS NOT1 & EXPLA9$ ! FALSE RUMOR ?AT HAD SPREAD BY ! FACT ?AT 
 ! ,EMP]OR'S C>RIAGE HAD REALLY GALLOP$ FROM ! FIELD ( BATTLE ) 
 ! PALE & T]RIFI$ ,OB]-,H(M>S*AL ,C\NT ,TOL/OY1 :O HAD RIDD5 \T 
 TO ! BATTLEFIELD ) O!RS 9 ! ,EMP]OR'S SUITE4 ,ONE (FIC] TOLD 
 ,RO/OV ?AT HE HAD SE5 SOMEONE FROM HEADQU>T]S BEH9D ! VILLAGE TO 
 ! LEFT1 & ?I!R ,RO/OV RODE1 NOT HOP+ TO F9D ANYONE BUT M]ELY TO 
 EASE HIS CONSCI5CE4 ,:5 HE HAD RIDD5 AB\T TWO MILES & HAD PASS$ ! 
 LA/ ( ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS1 HE SAW1 NE> A KIT*5 G>D5 ) A DIT* 
 R\ND IT1 TWO M5 ON HORSEBACK FAC+ ! DIT*4 ,ONE ) A :ITE PLUME 9 
 HIS HAT SEEM$ FAMILI> TO ,RO/OV2 ! O!R ON A BEAUTIFUL *E/NUT HORSE 
 7:I* ,RO/OV FANCI$ HE HAD SE5 BE=E7 RODE UP TO ! DIT*1 /RUCK HIS 
 HORSE ) HIS SPURS1 & GIV+ IT ! RE9 LEAP$ LI<TLY OV]4 ,ONLY A 
 LITTLE E>? CRUMBL$ FROM ! BANK UND] ! HORSE'S H9D HO(S4 ,TURN+ 
 ! HORSE %>PLY1 HE AGA9 JUMP$ ! DIT*1 & DEF]5TIALLY ADDRESS$ 
 ! HORSEMAN ) ! :ITE PLUMES1 EVID5TLY SUGGE/+ ?AT HE %\LD DO 
 ! SAME4 ,! RID]1 :OSE FIGURE SEEM$ FAMILI> TO ,RO/OV & 
 9VOLUNT>ILY RIVET$ HIS ATT5TION1 MADE A GE/URE ( REFUSAL ) HIS 
 HEAD & H& & BY ?AT GE/URE ,RO/OV 9/ANTLY RECOGNIZ$ HIS LAM5T$ 
 & ADOR$ MON>*4 

0,BUT IT CAN'T BE HE1 ALONE 9 ! MID/ ( ?IS EMPTY FIELD60 ?\<T 
 ,RO/OV4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T ,ALEX&] TURN$ HIS HEAD & ,RO/OV SAW ! 
 BELOV$ FEATURES ?AT W]E SO DEEPLY 5GRAV$ ON HIS MEMORY4 ,! ,EMP]OR 
 WAS PALE1 HIS *EEKS SUNK5 & HIS EYES HOLL[1 BUT ! *>M1 ! 
 MILDNESS ( HIS FEATURES1 WAS ALL ! GREAT]4 ,RO/OV WAS HAPPY 9 ! 
 ASSURANCE ?AT ! RUMORS AB\T ! ,EMP]OR BE+ W\ND$ W]E FALSE4 ,HE 
 WAS HAPPY TO BE SEE+ HIM4 ,HE KNEW ?AT HE MI<T & EV5 \<T TO GO 
 /RAI<T TO HIM & GIVE ! MESSAGE ,DOLGORUKOV HAD ORD]$ HIM TO 
 DELIV]4 

,BUT AS A Y\? 9 LOVE TREMBLES1 IS UNN]V$1 & D>ES NOT UTT] ! 
 ?\<TS HE HAS DREAM$ ( = NI<TS1 BUT LOOKS >\ND = HELP OR A 
 *ANCE ( DELAY & FLI<T :5 ! LONG$-= MOM5T COMES & HE IS 
 ALONE ) H]1 SO ,RO/OV1 N[ ?AT HE HAD ATTA9$ :AT HE HAD LONG$ = 
 MORE ?AN ANY?+ ELSE 9 ! WORLD1 DID NOT KN[ H[ TO APPROA* ! 
 ,EMP]OR1 & A ?\S& REASONS OCCURR$ TO HIM :Y IT W\LD BE 
 9CONV5I5T1 UNSEEMLY1 & IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO4 

0,:AT6 ,IT IS AS IF ,I W]E GLAD ( A *ANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( HIS BE+ 
 ALONE & DESPOND5T6 ,A /RANGE FACE MAY SEEM UNPLEASANT OR PA9FUL TO HIM 
 AT ?IS MOM5T ( SORR[2 BESIDES1 :AT CAN ,I SAY TO HIM N[1 :5 MY 
 HE>T FAILS ME & MY M\? FEELS DRY AT ! M]E SI<T ( HIM80 ,NOT ONE 
 ( ! 9NUM]ABLE SPEE*ES ADDRESS$ TO ! ,EMP]OR ?AT HE HAD COMPOS$ 
 9 HIS IMAG9ATION C\LD HE N[ RECALL4 ,?OSE SPEE*ES W]E 9T5D$ = 
 QUITE O!R CONDITIONS1 !Y W]E = ! MO/ P>T TO BE SPOK5 AT A 
 MOM5T ( VICTORY & TRIUMPH1 G5]ALLY :5 HE WAS DY+ ( W\NDS & 
 ! SOV]EIGN HAD ?ANK$ HIM = H]OIC DE$S1 & :ILE DY+ HE 
 EXPRESS$ ! LOVE HIS ACTIONS HAD PROV$4 

0,BESIDES H[ CAN ,I ASK ! ,EMP]OR = HIS 9/RUCTIONS = ! RI<T 
 FLANK N[ ?AT IT IS NE>LY F\R O'CLOCK & ! BATTLE IS LO/8 ,NO1 
 C]TA9LY ,I MU/ NOT APPROA* HIM1 ,I MU/ NOT 9TRUDE ON HIS REFLECTIONS4 
 ,BETT] DIE A ?\S& TIMES ?AN RISK RECEIV+ AN UNK9D LOOK OR BAD 
 OP9ION FROM HIM10 ,RO/OV DECID$2 & SORR[FULLY & ) A HE>T FULL 
 DESPAIR HE RODE AWAY1 CONT9UALLY LOOK+ BACK AT ! ,CZ>1 :O /ILL 
 REMA9$ 9 ! SAME ATTITUDE ( 9DECISION4 

,:ILE ,RO/OV WAS ?US >GU+ ) HIMSELF & RID+ SADLY AWAY1 ,CAPTA9 
 VON ,TOLL *ANC$ TO RIDE TO ! SAME SPOT1 & SEE+ ! ,EMP]OR AT ONCE 
 RODE UP TO HIM1 (F]$ HIS S]VICES1 & ASSI/$ HIM TO CROSS ! DIT* 
 ON FOOT4 ,! ,EMP]OR1 WI%+ TO RE/ & FEEL+ UNWELL1 SAT D[N UND] 
 AN APPLE TREE & VON ,TOLL REMA9$ BESIDE HIM4 ,RO/OV FROM A DI/ANCE SAW 
 ) 5VY & REMORSE H[ VON ,TOLL SPOKE LONG & W>MLY TO ! ,EMP]OR 
 & H[ ! ,EMP]OR1 EVID5TLY WEEP+1 COV]$ HIS EYES ) HIS H& & 
 PRESS$ VON ,TOLL'S H&4 

0,& ,I MI<T HAVE BE5 9 HIS PLACE60 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 & H>DLY 
 RE/RA9+ HIS TE>S ( PITY = ! ,EMP]OR1 HE RODE ON 9 UTT] 
 DESPAIR1 NOT KN[+ :]E TO OR :Y HE WAS N[ RID+4 

,HIS DESPAIR WAS ALL ! GREAT] FROM FEEL+ ?AT HIS [N WEAKNESS WAS ! 
 CAUSE ( HIS GRIEF4 

,HE MI<T444 NOT ONLY MI<T BUT %\LD1 HAVE GONE UP TO ! SOV]EIGN4 ,IT 
 WAS A UNIQUE *ANCE TO %[ HIS DEVOTION TO ! ,EMP]OR & HE HAD NOT 
 MADE USE ( IT4444 0,:AT HAVE ,I DONE80 ?\<T HE4 ,& HE TURN$ R\ND & 
 GALLOP$ BACK TO ! PLACE :]E HE HAD SE5 ! ,EMP]OR1 BUT !RE WAS NO 
 ONE BEYOND ! DIT* N[4 ,ONLY SOME C>TS & C>RIAGES W]E PASS+ BY4 
 ,FROM ONE ( ! DRIV]S HE LE>N$ ?AT ,KUTUZOV'S /AFF W]E NOT F> (F1 
 9 ! VILLAGE ! VEHICLES W]E GO+ TO4 ,RO/OV FOLL[$ !M4 ,9 FRONT 
 ( HIM WALK$ ,KUTUZOV'S GROOM LEAD+ HORSES 9 HORSECLO?S4 ,!N CAME A 
 C>T1 & BEH9D ?AT WALK$ AN OLD1 B&Y-LEGG$ DOME/IC S]F 9 A 
 PEAK$ CAP & %EEPSK9 COAT4 

0,TIT6 ,I SAY1 ,TIT60 SAID ! GROOM4 

0,:AT80 ANSW]$ ! OLD MAN ABS5T-M9D$LY4 

0,GO1 ,TIT6 ,?RE% A BIT60 

0,OH1 Y\ FOOL60 SAID ! OLD MAN1 SPITT+ ANGRILY4 ,SOME TIME PASS$ 9 
 SIL5CE1 & !N ! SAME JOKE WAS REPEAT$4 

,BE=E FIVE 9 ! EV5+ ! BATTLE HAD BE5 LO/ AT ALL PO9TS4 ,MORE 
 ?AN A HUNDR$ CANNON W]E ALREADY 9 ! H&S ( ! ,FR5*4 

,PRZEBYSZEWSKI & HIS CORPS HAD LAID D[N !IR >MS4 ,O!R COLUMNS AFT] 
 LOS+ HALF !IR M5 W]E RETREAT+ 9 DISORD]LY CONFUS$ MASSES4 

,! REMA9S ( ,LANG]ON'S & ,DOKHTUROV'S M+L$ =CES W]E CR[D+ 
 >\ND ! DAMS & BANKS ( ! PONDS NE> ! VILLAGE ( ,AUGESD4 

,AFT] FIVE O'CLOCK IT WAS ONLY AT ! ,AUGESD ,DAM ?AT A HOT CANNONADE 
 7DELIV]$ BY ! ,FR5* ALONE7 WAS /ILL TO BE HE>D FROM NUM]\S 
 BATT]IES RANG$ ON ! SLOPES ( ! ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS1 DIRECT$ AT \R 
 RETREAT+ =CES4 

,9 ! RE>GU>D1 ,DOKHTUROV & O!RS RALLY+ SOME BATTALIONS KEPT UP A 
 MUSKETRY FIRE AT ! ,FR5* CAVALRY ?AT WAS PURSU+ \R TROOPS4 ,IT WAS 
 GR[+ DUSK4 ,ON ! N>R[ ,AUGESD ,DAM :]E = SO MANY YE>S ! OLD 
 MILL] HAD BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO SIT 9 HIS TASSEL$ CAP PEACEFULLY ANGL+1 
 :ILE HIS GR&SON1 ) %IRT SLEEVES ROLL$ UP1 H&L$ ! FL\ND]+ 
 SILV]Y FI% 9 ! WAT]+ CAN1 ON ?AT DAM OV] :I* = SO MANY YE>S 
 ,MORAVIANS 9 %AGGY CAPS & BLUE JACKETS HAD PEACEFULLY DRIV5 !IR 
 TWO-HORSE C>TS LOAD$ ) :EAT & HAD RETURN$ DU/Y ) FL\R 
 :IT5+ !IR C>TS--ON ?AT N>R[ DAM AMID ! WAGONS & ! 
 CANNON1 UND] ! HORSES' HO(S & BETWE5 ! WAGON :EELS1 M5 
 DISFIGUR$ BY FE> ( DEA? N[ CR[D$ TOGE!R1 CRU%+ ONE ANO!R1 
 DY+1 /EPP+ OV] ! DY+ & KILL+ ONE ANO!R1 ONLY TO MOVE ON A 
 FEW /EPS & BE KILL$ !MSELVES 9 ! SAME WAY4 

,EV]Y T5 SECONDS A CANNON BALL FLEW COMPRESS+ ! AIR >\ND1 OR A 
 %ELL BUR/ 9 ! MID/ ( ?AT D5SE ?RONG1 KILL+ SOME & SPLA%+ 
 ) BLOOD ?OSE NE> !M4 

,DOLOKHOV--N[ AN (FIC]--W\ND$ 9 ! >M1 & ON FOOT1 ) 
 ! REGIM5TAL COMM&] ON HORSEBACK & SOME T5 M5 ( HIS COMPANY1 
 REPRES5T$ ALL ?AT WAS LEFT ( ?AT :OLE REGIM5T4 ,IMPELL$ BY ! 
 CR[D1 !Y HAD GOT W$G$ 9 AT ! APPROA* TO ! DAM &1 JAMM$ 9 ON 
 ALL SIDES1 HAD /OPP$ BECAUSE A HORSE 9 FRONT HAD FALL5 UND] A CANNON 
 & ! CR[D W]E DRAGG+ IT \T4 ,A CANNON BALL KILL$ SOMEONE BEH9D 
 !M1 ANO!R FELL 9 FRONT & SPLA%$ ,DOLOKHOV ) BLOOD4 ,! CR[D1 
 PU%+ =W>D DESP]ATELY1 SQUEEZ$ TOGE!R1 MOV$ A FEW /EPS1 & 
 AGA9 /OPP$4 

0,MOVE ON A HUNDR$ Y>DS & WE >E C]TA9LY SAV$1 REMA9 H]E ANO!R 
 TWO M9UTES & IT IS C]TA9 DEA?10 ?\<T EA* ONE4 

,DOLOKHOV :O WAS 9 ! MID/ ( ! CR[D =C$ HIS WAY TO ! $GE ( 
 ! DAM1 ?R[+ TWO SOLDI]S (F !IR FEET1 & RAN ONTO ! SLIPP]Y 
 ICE ?AT COV]$ ! MILLPOOL4 

0,TURN ?IS WAY60 HE %\T$1 JUMP+ OV] ! ICE :I* CREAK$ UND] HIM2 
 0TURN ?IS WAY60 HE %\T$ TO ?OSE ) ! GUN4 0,IT BE>S64440 

,! ICE BORE HIM BUT IT SWAY$ & CREAK$1 & IT WAS PLA9 ?AT IT W\LD 
 GIVE WAY NOT ONLY UND] A CANNON OR A CR[D1 BUT V]Y SOON EV5 UND] HIS 
 WEI<T ALONE4 ,! M5 LOOK$ AT HIM & PRESS$ TO ! BANK1 HESITAT+ TO 
 /EP ONTO ! ICE4 ,! G5]AL ON HORSEBACK AT ! 5TRANCE TO ! DAM 
 RAIS$ HIS H& & OP5$ HIS M\? TO ADDRESS ,DOLOKHOV4 ,SUDD5LY A 
 CANNON BALL HISS$ SO L[ ABOVE ! CR[D ?AT EV]YONE DUCK$4 ,IT FLOPP$ 
 9TO SOME?+ MOI/1 & ! G5]AL FELL FROM HIS HORSE 9 A POOL ( 
 BLOOD4 ,NOBODY GAVE HIM A LOOK OR ?\<T ( RAIS+ HIM4 

0,GET ONTO ! ICE1 OV] ! ICE6 ,GO ON6 ,TURN6 ,DON'T Y\ HE>8 ,GO ON60 
 9NUM]ABLE VOICES SUDD5LY %\T$ AFT] ! BALL HAD /RUCK ! G5]AL1 
 ! M5 !MSELVES NOT KN[+ :AT1 OR :Y1 !Y W]E %\T+4 

,ONE ( ! H9DMO/ GUNS ?AT WAS GO+ ONTO ! DAM TURN$ (F ONTO ! 
 ICE4 ,CR[DS ( SOLDI]S FROM ! DAM BEGAN RUNN+ ONTO ! FROZ5 POND4 
 ,! ICE GAVE WAY UND] ONE ( ! =EMO/ SOLDI]S1 & ONE LEG SLIPP$ 
 9TO ! WAT]4 ,HE TRI$ TO RI<T HIMSELF BUT FELL 9 UP TO HIS WAI/4 ,! 
 NE>E/ SOLDI]S %RANK BACK1 ! GUN DRIV] /OPP$ HIS HORSE1 BUT FROM 
 BEH9D /ILL CAME ! %\TS3 0,ONTO ! ICE1 :Y DO Y\ /OP8 ,GO ON6 ,GO 
 ON60 ,& CRIES ( HORROR W]E HE>D 9 ! CR[D4 ,! SOLDI]S NE> ! 
 GUN WAV$ !IR >MS & BEAT ! HORSES TO MAKE !M TURN & MOVE ON4 
 ,! HORSES MOV$ (F ! BANK4 ,! ICE1 ?AT HAD HELD UND] ?OSE ON FOOT1 
 COLLAPS$ 9 A GREAT MASS1 & SOME =TY M5 :O W]E ON IT DA%$1 SOME 
 =W>D & SOME BACK1 DR[N+ ONE ANO!R4 

,/ILL ! CANNON BALLS CONT9U$ REGUL>LY TO :I/LE & FLOP ONTO ! 
 ICE & 9TO ! WAT] & (T5E/ ( ALL AMONG ! CR[D ?AT COV]$ 
 ! DAM1 ! POND1 & ! BANK4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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