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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,ZHIL9 CREPT D[N 9TO HIS HOLE1 & WID5$ IT SO ?AT ,KO/UIL9 ALSO C\LD GET ?R\<1 & !N !Y SAT & WAIT$ TILL ALL %\LD BE QUIET 9 ! AUL4 

,AS SOON AS ! PEOPLE W]E QUIET 9 ! AUL1 ,ZHIL9 CREPT UND] ! WALL1 & CAME \T ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,HE :ISP]S TO ,KO/UIL91 0,CRAWL UND]40 

,KO/UIL9 ALSO CREPT UND]1 BUT 9 DO+ SO HE HIT A /ONE ) HIS LEG1 & IT MADE A NOISE4 

,N[1 ! MA/] HAD A BR9DL$ DOG AS A WAT*1--A MO/ F]OCI\S ANIMAL2 !Y CALL$ HIM ,ULYA%94 

,ZHIL9 HAD BE5 9 ! HABIT ( FE$+ HIM4 ,ULYA%9 HE>D ! NOISE1 & BEGAN TO B>K & JUMP AB\T1 & ! O!R DOGS JO9$ 94 

,ZHIL9 GAVE A LITTLE :I/LE1 ?REW HIM A PIECE ( CAKE4 ,ULYA%9 RECOGNIZ$ HIM1 BEGAN TO WAG HIS TAIL1 & CEAS$ B>K+4 

,ABDUL HAD HE>D ! DI/URBANCE1 & CRI$ FROM )9 ! HUT3-- 

0,HAIT6 HAIT6 ,ULYA%940 

,BUT ,ZHIL9 SCRAT*$ ! DOG BEH9D ! E>S4 ,! DOG MAKES NO MORE S\ND1 RUBS AGA9/ HIS LEGS1 & WAGS HIS TAIL4 

,!Y WAIT BEH9D ! CORN]4 

,ALL BECAME SIL5T AGA92 ! ONLY S\ND WAS ! BLEAT+ ( A %EEP 9 ! FOLD1 & F> BEL[ !M ! WAT] RO>+ OV] ! PEBBLES4 

,IT IS D>K1 BUT ! SKY IS /UDD$ ) />S4 ,OV].<#c#c#e.> ! M\NTA9 ! Y\NG MOON HUNG R$1 ) ITS HORNS TURN$ UPW>D4 

,9 ! VALLEYS A MI/ WAS RIS+1 :ITE AS MILK4 ,ZHIL9 />T$ UP1 & SAID TO HIS COMRADE 9 ,TAT>1 0,WELL1 BRO!R1 AI-DA60 

,!Y SET \T AGA94 

,BUT AS !Y GET UND] WAY1 !Y HE> ! CALL ( ! MULLA ON ! M9>ET3-- 

0,ALLAH6 ,BIS'M ,ALLAH6 EL ,RAKHMAN60 

0,?AT MEANS1 ! PEOPLE WILL BE GO+ TO ! MOSQUE40 

,AGA9 !Y SAT D[N & HID UND] ! WALL4 

,!Y SAT !RE LONG1 WAIT+ UNTIL ! PEOPLE %\LD PASS4 ,AGA9 IT GREW /ILL4 

0,N[ = \R FATE60 

,!Y CROSS$ !MSELVES1 & />T$4 

,!Y W5T ACROSS ! DVOR1 & D[N ! /EEP BANK TO ! /REAM1 CROSS$ ! /REAM1 PROCE$$ ALONG ! VALLEY4 ,! MI/ WAS ?ICK1 & CLOS$ 9 ALL >\ND !M1 BUT ABOVE !IR HEADS ! />S C\LD /ILL BE SE54 

,ZHIL9 US$ ! />S TO GUIDE HIM :I* WAY TO GO4 ,IT WAS COOL 9 ! MI/1 IT WAS EASY WALK+1 ONLY !IR BOOTS W]E TR\BLESOME1--!Y W]E WORN AT ! HEELS4 ,ZHIL9 TOOK HIS (F1 ?REW !M AWAY1 & WALK$ B>EFOOT4 ,HE SPRANG FROM /ONE TO /ONE1 & KEPT GLANC+ AT ! />S4 

,KO/UIL9 BEGAN TO GR[ WE>Y4 0,GO SL[]10 SAYS HE2 0MY BOOTS *AFE ME1 MY :OLE FOOT IS RAW40 

0,!N TAKE !M (F1 IT WILL BE EASI]40 

,KO/UIL9 BEGAN TO GO B>EFOOT1 BUT ?AT WAS /ILL WORSE2 HE KEPT SCRAP+ HIS FEET ON ! /ONES & HAV+ TO /OP4 

,ZHIL9 SAID TO HIM1 0,Y\ MAY CUT Y\R FEET1 BUT Y\.<#c#c#f.> WILL SAVE Y\R LIFE2 BUT IF Y\ >E CAU<T !Y WILL KILL Y\1 :I* W\LD BE WORSE40 

,KO/UIL9 SAID NO?+1 BUT CREPT ALONG1 GROAN+4 ,= A LONG TIME !Y W5T D[N ! VALLEY4 ,SUDD5LY !Y HE> DOGS B>K+ AT ! RI<T4 ,ZHIL9 HALT$1 LOOK$ >\ND1 CLIMB$ UP ! BANK1 & FELT AB\T ) HIS H&S4 

0,EKH60 SAYS HE1 0WE HAVE MADE A MI/AKE2 WE HAVE GONE TOO F> TO ! RI<T4 ,H]E IS ONE ( ! 5EMY'S VILLAGES4 ,I C\LD SEE IT FROM ! HILL4 ,WE MU/ GO BACK TO ! LEFT1 UP ! M\NTA94 ,!RE MU/ BE A =E/ !RE40 

,BUT ,KO/UIL9 OBJECT$4 0,JU/ WAIT A LITTLE :ILE1 LET US GET BREA?4 ,MY FEET >E ALL BLOOD40 

0,EH1 BRO!R6 !Y WILL GET WELL4 ,Y\ %\LD WALK MORE LI<TLY4 ,?IS WAY40 

,& ,ZHIL9 TURN$ BACK T[>D ! LEFT1 & UP HILL T[>D ! =E/4 

,KO/UIL9 KEPT HALT+ & GROAN+4 ,ZHIL9 TRI$ TO HU% HIM UP1 & /ILL HA/5$ ON4 

,!Y CLIMB$ ! M\NTA94 ,& !RE !Y F\ND ! =E/4 ,!Y 5T]$ IT2 !IR CLO!S W]E ALL TORN TO PIECES ON ! ?ORNS4 ,!Y F\ND A LITTLE PA? ?R\< ! WOODS4 ,!Y WALK$ ALONG IT4 

0,HALT60 

,!RE WAS ! S\ND ( HO(S ON ! PA?4 ,!Y /OPP$ TO LI/54 ,IT S\ND$ LIKE ! TRAMP+ ( A HORSE3 !N IT ALSO /OPP$4 ,!Y SET \T ONCE MORE2 AGA9 ! TRAMP+ HO(S4 ,:5 !Y /OPP$1 IT /OPP$4 

,ZHIL9 CREPT AHEAD1 & 9VE/IGAT$ A LI<T SPOT ON ! PA?4 

,SOME?+ IS /&+ !RE4 ,IT MAY BE A HORSE1 OR IT MAY NOT1 BUT ON IT !RE IS SOME?+ /RANGE1 NOT AT ALL LIKE A MAN4.<#c#c#g.> 

,IT SNORT$--PLA9LY6 0,:AT A /RANGE ?+60 

,ZHIL9 GAVE A SLI<T :I/LE4 ,!RE WAS A DA% ( FEET FROM ! PA? 9TO ! =E/1 A CRACKL+ 9 ! UND]BRU%1 & SOME?+ RU%$ ALONG LIKE A HURRICANE1 ) A CRA%+ ( DRY B\<S4 

,KO/UIL9 ALMO/ FELL TO ! GR\ND 9 FRI<T4 ,BUT ,ZHIL9 LAU<$1 & SAID1-- 

0,?AT WAS A /AG4 ,DO Y\ HE> H[ IT CRA%ES ?R\< ! WOODS ) ITS HORNS8 ,WE FRI<T5$ HIM1 & HE FRI<T5$ US40 

,!Y W5T ON !IR WAY4 ,ALREADY ! ,GREAT ,BE> WAS BEG9N+ TO SET2 ! DAWN WAS NOT DI/ANT4 ,& !Y W]E 9 D\BT :E!R !Y %\LD COME \T RI<T OR NOT4 ,ZHIL9 WAS 9CL9$ TO ?9K ?AT !Y W]E ON ! RI<T TRACK1 & ?AT IT W\LD BE AB\T T5 V]/S F>!R BE=E !Y REA*$ ! ,RUSSIAN =TRESS1 BUT !RE IS NO C]TA9 GUIDE2 Y\ C\LD NOT TELL 9 ! NI<T4 

,!Y CAME TO A LITTLE CLE>+4 ,KO/UIL9 SAT D[N & SAID1-- 

0,DO AS Y\ PLEASE1 BUT ,I WILL NOT GO ANY F>!R2 MY LEGS WON'T C>RY ME40 

,ZHIL9 TRI$ TO P]SUADE HIM4 

0,NO10 SAYS HE1 0,I WON'T GO1 ,I CAN'T GO40 

,ZHIL9 GREW ANGRY2 HE ?REAT5S HIM1 HE SCOLDS HIM4 

0,!N ,I WILL GO ON )\T Y\4 ,GOOD-BY60 

,KO/UIL9 JUMP$ UP & FOLL[$4 ,!Y W5T F\R V]/S F>!R4 ,! FOG BEGAN TO GR[ ?ICK] 9 ! =E/4 ,NO?+ C\LD BE SE5 BE=E !M2 ! />S W]E B>ELY VISIBLE4 

,SUDD5LY !Y HE> ! TRAMP+ ( A HORSE JU/ 9 FRONT ( !M2 !Y CAN HE> HIS %OES /RIK+ ON ! /ONES4 

,ZHIL9 ?REW HIMSELF D[N ON HIS BELLY1 & TRI$ TO LI/5 BY LAY+ HIS E> TO ! GR\ND4.<#c#c#h.> 

0,YES1 IT IS1--IT IS SOME ONE ON HORSEBACK COM+ 9 \R DIRECTION40 

,!Y SLIPP$ (F TO ONE SIDE ( ! ROAD1 CR\*$ D[N 9 ! BU%ES1 & WAIT$4 ,ZHIL9 CREPT CLOSE TO ! PA?1 & LOOK$4 

,HE SEES A M\NT$ ,TAT> RID+ ALONG1 DRIV+ A C[4 ,! MAN IS MUTT]+ TO HIMSELF4 ,:5 ! ,TAT> HAD RIDD5 BY1 ,ZHIL9 RETURN$ TO ,KO/UIL94 

0,WELL1 ,GOD HAS SAV$ US4 ,UP ) Y\6 ,COME ALONG60 

,KO/UIL9 TRI$ TO RISE1 & FELL BACK4 

0,I CAN'T2 BY ,GOD1 ,I CAN'T4 ,MY /R5G? IS ALL GONE40 

,! MAN WAS AS ?\< HE W]E DRUNK4 ,HE WAS ALL ( A SWEAT2 & AS !Y W]E SURR\ND$ BY ! COLD FOG1 & HIS FEET W]E TORN1 HE WAS QUITE US$ UP4 ,ZHIL9 TRI$ TO LIFT HIM BY MA9 =CE4 ,!N ,KO/UIL9 CRI$1 0,AI6 IT HURT40 

,ZHIL9 WAS FRI<T5$ TO DEA?4 

0,:AT >E Y\ SCREAM+ =8 ,DON'T Y\ KN[ ?AT ,TAT> IS NE>8 ,HE WILL HE> Y\40 ,BUT HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,N[ HE IS REALLY PLAY$ \T1 :AT CAN ,I DO ) HIM8 ,I CAN'T AB&ON A COMRADE4 ,N[10 SAYS HE1 0GET UP2 CLIMB ON MY BACK4 ,I WILL C>RY Y\ IF Y\ CAN'T WALK ANY LONG]40 ,HE TOOK ,KO/UIL9 ON HIS %\LD]S1 HOLD+ HIM BY ! ?I<S1 & W5T ALONG ! PA? ) HIS BURD54 0,ONLY10 SAYS HE1 0DON'T PUT Y\R H&S ON MY ?ROAT1 = ,*RI/'S SAKE6 ,LEAN ON MY %\LD]S40 

,IT WAS H>D = ,ZHIL94 ,HIS FEET W]E ALSO BLOODY1 & HE WAS WE>Y4 ,HE /OPP$1 & MADE IT A LITTLE EASI] = HIMSELF BY SETT+ ,KO/UIL9 D[N1 & GETT+ HIM BETT] M\NT$4 ,!N HE W5T ON AGA94 

,EVID5TLY ! ,TAT> HAD HE>D !M :5 ,KO/UIL9.<#c#c#i.> SCREAM$4 ,ZHIL9 CAU<T ! S\ND ( SOME ONE FOLL[+ !M & %\T+ 9 HIS LANGUAGE4 ,ZHIL9 PUT 9TO ! BU%ES4 ,! ,TAT> AIM$ HIS GUN2 HE FIR$ IT (F1 BUT MISS$2 BEGAN TO :9E 9 HIS NATIVE TONGUE1 & GALLOP$ UP ! PA?4 

0,WELL10 SAYS ,ZHIL91 0WE >E LO/1 BRO!R4 ,! DOG1--HE WILL BE RI<T BACK ) A B& ( ,TAT>S ON \R TRACK4444 ,IF WE DON'T SUCCE$ 9 PUTT+ ?REE V]/S BETWE5 US1 WE >E LO/40 ,& HE ?9KS TO HIMSELF1 0,! DEVIL TAKE IT1 ?AT ,I HAD TO BR+ ?IS CLOD ALONG ) ME6 ,ALONE1 ,I %\LD HAVE GOT !RE LONG AGO40 

,KO/UIL9 SAID1 0,GO ALONE4 ,:Y %\LD Y\ BE LO/ ON MY ACC\NT80 

0,NO1 ,I WILL NOT GO2 IT W\LD NOT DO TO AB&ON A COMRADE40 ,HE LIFT$ HIM AGA9 ON HIS %\LD]1 & />T$ ON4 ,?US HE MADE A V]/4 ,IT WAS =E/ ALL ! WAY1 & NO SIGN ( \TLET4 ,BUT ! FOG WAS N[ BEG9N+ TO LIFT1 & SEEM$ TO BE FLOAT+ AWAY 9 LITTLE CL\DS3 NOT A /> C\LD BE SE54 ,ZHIL9 WAS TIR$ \T4 

,A LITTLE SPR+ GU%$ \T BY ! ROAD3 IT WAS WALL$ 9 ) /ONES4 ,!RE HE /OPP$1 & DROPP$ ,KO/UIL94 

0,LET ME RE/ A LITTLE10 SAYS HE1 0& GET A DR9K4 ,WE WILL EAT \R CAKES4 ,IT CAN'T BE V]Y F> N[40 

,HE HAD JU/ /RET*$ HIMSELF \T TO DR9K1 :5 ! S\ND ( HO(S WAS HE>D BEH9D !M4 ,AGA9 !Y HID 9 ! BU%ES AT ! RI<T UND] ! CRE/1 & CR\*$ D[N4 

,!Y HE>D ,TAT> VOICES4 ,! ,TAT>S /OPP$ AT ! V]Y SPOT :]E !Y HAD TURN$ 9 FROM ! ROAD4 ,AFT] DISCUSS+ A :ILE1 !Y SEEM$ TO BE SETT+ DOGS ON ! SC5T4.<#c#d.> 

,! REFUGEES HE> ! S\ND ( A CRA%+ ?R\< ! BU%ES3 A /RANGE DOG COMES DIRECTLY TO !M4 ,HE /OPS & B>KS4 

,! ,TAT>S FOLL[$ ON !IR TRACK4 ,!Y >E ALSO /RANG]S4 

,!Y SEIZ$ !M1 B\ND !M1 LIFT$ !M ON HORSES1 & C>RI$ !M (F4 

,AFT] !Y HAD RIDD5 ?REE V]/S1 ,ABDUL1 ) TWO ,TAT>S1 MET !M4 ,HE SAID SOME?+ TO !IR NEW CAPTORS4 ,!Y W]E TRANSF]R$ TO ,ABDUL'S HORSES1 & W]E BR\<T BACK TO ! AUL4 

,ABDUL WAS NO LONG] GR9N+1 & HE SAID NOT A WORD TO !M4 

,!Y REA*$ ! VILLAGE AT DAYBREAK2 ! PRISON]S W]E LEFT 9 ! /REET4 ,! *ILDR5 GA!R$ >\ND !M1 TORM5T+ !M ) /ONES & :IPS1 & H[L+4 

,! ,TAT>S GA!R$ >\ND !M 9 A CIRCLE1 & ! OLD MAN FROM ! M\NTA9 WAS AMONG !M4 ,!Y BEGAN TO DISCUSS4 ,ZHIL9 MADE \T ?AT !Y W]E DECID+ ON :AT %\LD BE DONE ) !M4 ,SOME SAID ?AT !Y \<T TO BE S5T F>!R 9TO ! M\NTA9S1 BUT ! OLD MAN DECL>$ ?AT !Y MU/ BE KILL$4 ,ABDUL >GU$ AGA9/ IT4 ,SAYS HE1 0,I HAVE PAID \T MONEY = !M1 ,I %ALL GET A RANSOM = !M40 

,BUT ! OLD MAN SAID1 0,!Y WON'T PAY ANY ?+2 IT WILL ONLY BE AN 9JURY TO US4 ,& IT IS A S9 TO KEEP ,RUSSIANS ALIVE4 ,KILL !M1 & ?AT IS ! 5D ( IT40 

,!Y SEP>AT$4 ,ABDUL CAME TO ,ZHIL91 & REPORT$ ! DECISION4 

0,IF10 SAYS HE1 0! RANSOM IS NOT S5T 9 TWO WEEKS1 Y\ WILL BE FLOGG$4 ,& IF Y\ TRY TO RUN AWAY AGA91.<#c#d#a.> ,I WILL KILL Y\ LIKE A DOG4 ,WRITE Y\R LETT]1 & WRITE IT GOOD60 

,PAP] WAS BR\<T !M2 !Y WROTE !IR LETT]S4 ,CLOGS W]E PUT ON !IR FEET AGA92 !Y W]E TAK5 BEH9D ! MOSQUE4444 ,!RE WAS A PIT TWELVE FEET.<#a#b.> DEEP1 & !Y W]E ?RU/ D[N 9TO ?IS PIT4 

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