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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,! LOAD WAS TI$ ON4 ,IVAN JUMP$ D[N & TOOK ! QUIET1 SLEEK 
HORSE BY ! BRIDLE4 ,! Y\NG WIFE FLUNG ! RAKE UP ON ! 
LOAD1 & ) A BOLD /EP1 SW++ H] >MS1 %E W5T TO JO9 
! WOM51 :O W]E =M+ A R+ = ! HAYMAK]S' DANCE4 
,IVAN DROVE (F TO ! ROAD & FELL 9TO L9E ) ! O!R 
LOAD$ C>TS4 ,! PEASANT WOM51 ) !IR RAKES ON !IR 
%\LD]S1 GAY ) BRI<T FL[]S1 & *ATT]+ ) R++1 
M]RY VOICES1 WALK$ BEH9D ! HAY C>T4 ,ONE WILD UNTRA9$ 
FEMALE VOICE BROKE 9TO A SONG1 & SANG IT ALONE ?R\< A 
V]SE1 & !N ! SAME V]SE WAS TAK5 UP & REPEAT$ BY HALF 
A HUNDR$ /RONG HEAL?Y VOICES1 ( ALL SORTS1 CO>SE & F9E1 
S++ 9 UNISON4 

,! WOM51 ALL S++1 BEGAN TO COME CLOSE TO ,LEV91 & HE FELT 
AS ?\< A /ORM W]E SWOOP+ D[N UPON HIM ) A ?UND] ( 
M]RIM5T4 ,! /ORM SWOOP$ D[N1 5VELOP$ HIM & ! HAYCOCK 
ON :I* HE WAS LY+1 & ! O!R HAYCOCKS1 & ! 
WAGON-LOADS1 & ! :OLE MEAD[ & DI/ANT FIELDS ALL SEEM$ 
TO BE %AK+ & S++ TO ! MEASURES ( ?IS WILD M]RY SONG 
) ITS %\TS & :I/LES & CLAPP+4 ,LEV9 FELT 5VI\S ( 
?IS HEAL? & MIR?FULNESS2 HE LONG$ TO TAKE P>T 9 ! 
EXPRESSION ( ?IS JOY ( LIFE4 ,BUT HE C\LD DO NO?+1 & HAD 
TO LIE & LOOK ON & LI/54 ,:5 ! PEASANTS1 ) !IR 
S++1 HAD VANI%$ \T ( SI<T & HE>+1 A WE>Y FEEL+ 
( DESPOND5CY AT HIS [N ISOLATION1 HIS PHYSICAL 9ACTIVITY1 HIS 
ALI5ATION FROM ?IS WORLD1 CAME OV] ,LEV94 

,SOME ( ! V]Y PEASANTS :O HAD BE5 MO/ ACTIVE 9 WRANGL+ 
) HIM OV] ! HAY1 SOME :OM HE HAD TREAT$ ) CONTUMELY1 
& :O HAD TRI$ TO *EAT HIM1 ?OSE V]Y PEASANTS HAD GREET$ 
HIM GOODHUMOR$LY1 & EVID5TLY HAD NOT1 W]E 9CAPABLE ( 
HAV+ ANY FEEL+ ( RANCOR AGA9/ HIM1 ANY REGRET1 ANY 
RECOLLECTION EV5 ( HAV+ TRI$ TO DECEIVE HIM4 ,ALL ?AT WAS 
DR[N$ 9 A SEA ( M]RY COMMON LABOR4 ,GOD GAVE ! DAY1 ,GOD 
GAVE ! /R5G?4 ,& ! DAY & ! /R5G? W]E CONSECRAT$ 
TO LABOR1 & ?AT LABOR WAS ITS [N REW>D4 ,= :OM ! LABOR8 
,:AT W\LD BE ITS FRUITS8 ,!SE W]E IDLE CONSID]ATIONS--BESIDE 
! PO9T4 

,(T5 ,LEV9 HAD ADMIR$ ?IS LIFE1 (T5 HE HAD A S5SE ( 5VY 
( ! M5 :O L$ ?IS LIFE2 BUT TODAY = ! FIR/ TIME1 
ESPECIALLY UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( :AT HE HAD SE5 9 ! 
ATTITUDE ( ,IVAN ,P>M5OV TO HIS Y\NG WIFE1 ! IDEA PRES5T$ 
ITSELF DEF9ITELY TO HIS M9D ?AT IT WAS 9 HIS P[] TO 
EX*ANGE ! DRE>Y1 >TIFICIAL1 IDLE1 & 9DIVIDUALI/IC LIFE 
HE WAS LEAD+ = ?IS LABORI\S1 PURE1 & SOCIALLY DELI<TFUL 
LIFE4 

,! OLD MAN :O HAD BE5 SITT+ BESIDE HIM HAD LONG AGO GONE 
HOME2 ! PEOPLE HAD ALL SEP>AT$4 ,?OSE :O LIV$ NE> HAD 
GONE HOME1 :ILE ?OSE :O CAME FROM F> W]E GA!R$ 9TO A 
GR\P = SUPP]1 & TO SP5D ! NI<T 9 ! MEAD[4 ,LEV91 
UNOBS]V$ BY ! PEASANTS1 /ILL LAY ON ! HAYCOCK1 & /ILL 
LOOK$ ON & LI/5$ & MUS$4 ,! PEASANTS :O REMA9$ = 
! NI<T 9 ! MEAD[ SC>CELY SLEPT ALL ! %ORT SUMM] 
NI<T4 ,AT FIR/ !RE WAS ! S\ND ( M]RY TALK & LAU<+ 
ALL TOGE!R OV] ! SUPP]1 !N S++ AGA9 & LAU<T]4 

,ALL ! LONG DAY ( TOIL HAD LEFT NO TRACE 9 !M BUT LI<TNESS 
( HE>T4 ,BE=E ! E>LY DAWN ALL WAS HU%$4 ,NO?+ WAS TO 
BE HE>D BUT ! NI<T S\NDS ( ! FROGS ?AT NEV] CEAS$ 9 
! M>%1 & ! HORSES SNORT+ 9 ! MI/ ?AT ROSE OV] ! 
MEAD[ BE=E ! MORN+4 ,R\S+ HIMSELF1 ,LEV9 GOT UP FROM 
! HAYCOCK1 & LOOK+ AT ! />S1 HE SAW ?AT ! NI<T WAS 
OV]4 

0,WELL1 :AT AM ,I GO+ TO DO8 ,H[ AM ,I TO SET AB\T IT80 HE 
SAID TO HIMSELF1 TRY+ TO EXPRESS TO HIMSELF ALL ! ?\<TS 
& FEEL+S HE HAD PASS$ ?R\< 9 ?AT BRIEF NI<T4 ,ALL ! 
?\<TS & FEEL+S HE HAD PASS$ ?R\< FELL 9TO ?REE 
SEP>ATE TRA9S ( ?\<T4 ,ONE WAS ! R5UNCIATION ( HIS OLD 
LIFE1 ( HIS UTT]LY USELESS $UCATION4 ,?IS R5UNCIATION GAVE 
HIM SATISFACTION1 & WAS EASY & SIMPLE4 ,ANO!R S]IES ( 
?\<TS & M5TAL IMAGES RELAT$ TO ! LIFE HE LONG$ TO LIVE 
N[4 ,! SIMPLICITY1 ! PURITY1 ! SANITY ( ?IS LIFE HE FELT 
CLE>LY1 & HE WAS CONV9C$ HE W\LD F9D 9 IT ! CONT5T1 
! PEACE1 & ! DIGNITY1 ( ! LACK ( :I* HE WAS SO 
MIS]ABLY CONSCI\S4 ,BUT A ?IRD S]IES ( IDEAS TURN$ UPON ! 
QUE/ION H[ TO EFFECT ?IS TRANSITION FROM ! OLD LIFE TO ! 
NEW4 ,& !RE NO?+ TOOK CLE> %APE = HIM4 0,HAVE A WIFE8 
,HAVE WORK & ! NECESSITY ( WORK8 ,LEAVE ,POKROVSKOE8 ,BUY 
L&8 ,BECOME A MEMB] ( A PEASANT COMMUNITY8 ,M>RY A PEASANT 
GIRL8 ,H[ AM ,I TO SET AB\T IT80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF AGA91 & 
C\LD NOT F9D AN ANSW]4 0,I HAV5'T SLEPT ALL NI<T1 ?\<1 
& ,I CAN'T ?9K IT \T CLE>LY10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,I'LL 
WORK IT \T LAT]4 ,ONE ?+'S C]TA91 ?IS NI<T HAS DECID$ 
MY FATE4 ,ALL MY OLD DREAMS ( HOME LIFE W]E ABSURD1 NOT ! 
REAL ?+10 HE TOLD HIMSELF4 0,IT'S ALL EV] SO MU* SIMPL] & 
BETT]4440 

0,H[ BEAUTIFUL60 HE ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT ! /RANGE1 AS IT W]E1 
MO!R-(-PE>L %ELL ( :ITE FLEECY CL\DLETS RE/+ RI<T 
OV] HIS HEAD 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! SKY4 0,H[ EXQUISITE IT ALL IS 
9 ?IS EXQUISITE NI<T6 ,& :5 WAS !RE TIME = ?AT 
CL\D-%ELL TO =M8 ,JU/ N[ ,I LOOK$ AT ! SKY1 & !RE WAS 
NO?+ 9 IT--ONLY TWO :ITE /REAKS4 ,YES1 & SO 
IMP]CEPTIBLY TOO MY VIEWS ( LIFE *ANG$60 

,HE W5T \T ( ! MEAD[ & WALK$ ALONG ! HI<ROAD T[>DS 
! VILLAGE4 ,A SLI<T W9D >OSE1 & ! SKY LOOK$ GRAY & 
SULL54 ,! GLOOMY MOM5T HAD COME ?AT USUALLY PREC$ES ! 
DAWN1 ! FULL TRIUMPH ( LI<T OV] D>KNESS4 

,%R9K+ FROM ! COLD1 ,LEV9 WALK$ RAPIDLY1 LOOK+ AT ! 
GR\ND4 0,:AT'S ?AT8 ,SOMEONE COM+10 HE ?\<T1 CAT*+ ! 
T9KLE ( BELLS1 & LIFT+ HIS HEAD4 ,=TY PACES FROM HIM A 
C>RIAGE ) F\R HORSES H>NESS$ ABREA/ WAS DRIV+ T[>DS 
HIM ALONG ! GRASSY ROAD ON :I* HE WAS WALK+4 ,! 
%AFT-HORSES W]E TILT$ AGA9/ ! %AFTS BY ! RUTS1 BUT ! 
DEXT]\S DRIV] SITT+ ON ! BOX HELD ! %AFT OV] ! RUTS1 
SO ?AT ! :EELS RAN ON ! SMOO? P>T ( ! ROAD4 

,?IS WAS ALL ,LEV9 NOTIC$1 & )\T WOND]+ :O IT C\LD 
BE1 HE GAZ$ ABS5TLY AT ! COA*4 

,9 ! COA* WAS AN OLD LADY DOZ+ 9 ONE CORN]1 & AT ! 
W9D[1 EVID5TLY ONLY JU/ AWAKE1 SAT A Y\NG GIRL HOLD+ 9 
BO? H&S ! RIBBONS ( A :ITE CAP4 ,) A FACE FULL ( LI<T 
& ?\<T1 FULL ( A SUBTLE1 COMPLEX 9N] LIFE1 ?AT WAS 
REMOTE FROM ,LEV91 %E WAS GAZ+ BEYOND HIM AT ! GL[ ( ! 
SUNRISE4 

,AT ! V]Y 9/ANT :5 ?IS APP>ITION WAS VANI%+1 ! 
TRU?FUL EYES GLANC$ AT HIM4 ,%E RECOGNIZ$ HIM1 & H] FACE 
LI<T$ UP ) WOND]+ DELI<T4 

,HE C\LD NOT BE MI/AK54 ,!RE W]E NO O!R EYES LIKE ?OSE 9 
! WORLD4 ,!RE WAS ONLY ONE CREATURE 9 ! WORLD ?AT C\LD 
CONC5TRATE = HIM ALL ! BRI<TNESS & MEAN+ ( LIFE4 ,IT 
WAS %E4 ,IT WAS ,KITTY4 ,HE UND]/OOD ?AT %E WAS DRIV+ TO 
,]GU%OVO FROM ! RAILWAY /ATION4 ,& EV]Y?+ ?AT HAD BE5 
/IRR+ ,LEV9 DUR+ ?AT SLEEPLESS NI<T1 ALL ! RESOLUTIONS 
HE HAD MADE1 ALL VANI%$ AT ONCE4 ,HE RECALL$ ) HORROR HIS 
DREAMS ( M>RY+ A PEASANT GIRL4 ,!RE ONLY1 9 ! C>RIAGE 
?AT HAD CROSS$ OV] TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! ROAD1 & WAS 
RAPIDLY DISAPPE>+1 !RE ONLY C\LD HE F9D ! SOLUTION ( 
! RIDDLE ( HIS LIFE1 :I* HAD WEI<$ SO AGONIZ+LY UPON HIM 
( LATE4 

,%E DID NOT LOOK \T AGA94 ,! S\ND ( ! C>RIAGE-SPR+S 
WAS NO LONG] AUDIBLE1 ! BELLS C\LD SC>CELY BE HE>D4 ,! 
B>K+ ( DOGS %[$ ! C>RIAGE HAD REA*$ ! VILLAGE1 & 
ALL ?AT WAS LEFT WAS ! EMPTY FIELDS ALL R\ND1 ! VILLAGE 9 
FRONT1 & HE HIMSELF ISOLAT$ & AP>T FROM IT ALL1 W&]+ 
LONELY ALONG ! DES]T$ HI<ROAD4 

,HE GLANC$ AT ! SKY1 EXPECT+ TO F9D !RE ! CL\D %ELL HE 
HAD BE5 ADMIR+ & TAK+ AS ! SYMBOL ( ! IDEAS & 
FEEL+S ( ?AT NI<T4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ 9 ! SKY 9 ! 
LEA/ LIKE A %ELL4 ,!RE1 9 ! REMOTE HEI<TS ABOVE1 A 
MY/]I\S *ANGE HAD BE5 ACCOMPLI%$4 ,!RE WAS NO TRACE ( 
%ELL1 & !RE WAS /RET*$ OV] FULLY HALF ! SKY AN EV5 
COV] ( T9Y & EV] T9I] CL\DLETS4 ,! SKY HAD GR[N BLUE 
& BRI<T2 & ) ! SAME S(TNESS1 BUT ) ! SAME 
REMOT5ESS1 IT MET HIS QUE/ION+ GAZE4 

0,NO10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 0H[EV] GOOD ?AT LIFE ( SIMPLICITY 
& TOIL MAY BE1 ,I CANNOT GO BACK TO IT4 ,I LOVE H]40 

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