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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! NEXT DAY ! SICK MAN RECEIV$ ! SACRAM5T & EXTREME 
UNCTION4 ,DUR+ ! C]EMONY ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 PRAY$ F]V5TLY4 
,HIS GREAT EYES1 FA/5$ ON ! HOLY IMAGE ?AT WAS SET \T ON A 
C>D TABLE COV]$ ) A COLOR$ NAPK91 EXPRESS$ SU* 
PASSIONATE PRAY] & HOPE ?AT IT WAS AWFUL TO ,LEV9 TO SEE IT4 
,LEV9 KNEW ?AT ?IS PASSIONATE PRAY] & HOPE W\LD ONLY MAKE 
HIM FEEL MORE BITT]LY P>T+ FROM ! LIFE HE SO LOV$4 ,LEV9 
KNEW HIS BRO!R & ! WORK+S ( HIS 9TELLECT3 HE KNEW ?AT 
HIS UNBELIEF CAME NOT FROM LIFE BE+ EASI] = HIM )\T 
FAI?1 BUT HAD GR[N UP BECAUSE /EP BY /EP ! CONTEMPOR>Y 
SCI5TIFIC 9T]PRETATION ( NATURAL PH5OM5A CRU%$ \T ! 
POSSIBILITY ( FAI?2 & SO HE KNEW ?AT HIS PRES5T RETURN WAS 
NOT A LEGITIMATE ONE1 BR\<T AB\T BY WAY ( ! SAME WORK+ ( 
HIS 9TELLECT1 BUT SIMPLY A TEMPOR>Y1 9T]E/$ RETURN TO FAI? 
9 A DESP]ATE HOPE ( RECOV]Y4 ,LEV9 KNEW TOO ?AT ,KITTY HAD 
/R5G!N$ HIS HOPE BY ACC\NTS ( ! M>VEL\S RECOV]IES %E 
HAD HE>D (4 ,LEV9 KNEW ALL ?IS2 & IT WAS AGONIZ+LY 
PA9FUL TO HIM TO BEHOLD ! SUPPLICAT+1 HOPEFUL EYES & ! 
EMACIAT$ WRI/1 LIFT$ ) DIFFICULTY1 MAK+ ! SIGN ( ! 
CROSS ON ! T5SE BR[1 & ! PROM95T %\LD]S & HOLL[1 
GASP+ *E/1 :I* ONE C\LD NOT FEEL CONSI/5T ) ! LIFE 
! SICK MAN WAS PRAY+ =4 ,DUR+ ! SACRAM5T ,LEV9 DID 
:AT HE1 AN UNBELIEV]1 HAD DONE A ?\S& TIMES4 ,HE SAID1 
ADDRESS+ ,GOD1 0,IF ,?\ DO/ EXI/1 MAKE ?IS MAN TO RECOV]0 
7( C\RSE ?IS SAME ?+ HAS BE5 REPEAT$ MANY TIMES71 0& 
,?\ WILT SAVE HIM & ME40 

,AFT] EXTREME UNCTION ! SICK MAN BECAME SUDD5LY MU* BETT]4 
,HE DID NOT C\< ONCE 9 ! C\RSE ( AN H\R1 SMIL$1 KISS$ 
,KITTY'S H&1 ?ANK+ H] ) TE>S1 & SAID HE WAS 
COM=TABLE1 FREE FROM PA91 & ?AT HE FELT /RONG & HAD AN 
APPETITE4 ,HE EV5 RAIS$ HIMSELF :5 HIS S\P WAS BR\<T1 & 
ASK$ = A CUTLET AS WELL4 ,HOPELESSLY ILL AS HE WAS1 OBVI\S AS 
IT WAS AT ! FIR/ GLANCE ?AT HE C\LD NOT RECOV]1 ,LEV9 & 
,KITTY W]E = ?AT H\R BO? 9 ! SAME /ATE ( EXCITEM5T1 
HAPPY1 ?\< FE>FUL ( BE+ MI/AK54 

0,IS HE BETT]80 

0,YES1 MU*40 

0,IT'S WOND]FUL40 

0,!RE'S NO?+ WOND]FUL 9 IT40 

0,ANYWAY1 HE'S BETT]10 !Y SAID 9 A :ISP]1 SMIL+ TO ONE 
ANO!R4 

,?IS SELF-DECEPTION WAS NOT ( LONG DURATION4 ,! SICK MAN FELL 
9TO A QUIET SLEEP1 BUT HE WAS WAK$ UP HALF AN H\R LAT] BY HIS 
C\<4 ,& ALL AT ONCE EV]Y HOPE VANI%$ 9 ?OSE AB\T HIM 
& 9 HIMSELF4 ,! REALITY ( HIS SUFF]+ CRU%$ ALL HOPES 
9 ,LEV9 & ,KITTY & 9 ! SICK MAN HIMSELF1 LEAV+ NO D\BT1 
NO MEMORY EV5 ( PA/ HOPES4 

,)\T REF]R+ TO :AT HE HAD BELIEV$ 9 HALF AN H\R BE=E1 
AS ?\< A%AM$ EV5 TO RECALL IT1 HE ASK$ = IOD9E TO 
9HALE 9 A BOTTLE COV]$ ) P]=AT$ PAP]4 ,LEV9 GAVE HIM 
! BOTTLE1 & ! SAME LOOK ( PASSIONATE HOPE ) :I* HE 
HAD TAK5 ! SACRAM5T WAS N[ FA/5$ ON HIS BRO!R1 
DEM&+ FROM HIM ! CONFIRMATION ( ! DOCTOR'S WORDS ?AT 
9HAL+ IOD9E WORK$ WOND]S4 

0,IS ,KATYA NOT H]E80 HE GASP$1 LOOK+ R\ND :ILE ,LEV9 
RELUCTANTLY ASS5T$ TO ! DOCTOR'S WORDS4 0,NO2 SO ,I CAN SAY 
IT4444 ,IT WAS = H] SAKE ,I W5T ?R\< ?AT F>CE4 ,%E'S SO 
SWEET2 BUT Y\ & ,I CAN'T DECEIVE \RSELVES4 ,?IS IS :AT ,I 
BELIEVE 910 HE SAID1 &1 SQUEEZ+ ! BOTTLE 9 HIS BONY H&1 
HE BEGAN BREA?+ OV] IT4 

,AT EI<T O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+ ,LEV9 & HIS WIFE W]E DR9K+ 
TEA 9 !IR ROOM :5 ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA RAN 9 TO !M 
BREA?LESSLY4 ,%E WAS PALE1 & H] LIPS W]E QUIV]+4 0,HE IS 
DY+60 %E :ISP]$4 0,I'M AFRAID WILL DIE ?IS M9UTE40 

,BO? ( !M RAN TO HIM4 ,HE WAS SITT+ RAIS$ UP ) ONE ELB[ 
ON ! B$1 HIS LONG BACK B5T1 & HIS HEAD HANG+ L[4 

0,H[ DO Y\ FEEL80 ,LEV9 ASK$ 9 A :ISP]1 AFT] A SIL5CE4 

0,I FEEL ,I'M SETT+ (F10 ,NIKOLAY SAID ) DIFFICULTY1 BUT ) 
EXTREME DI/9CTNESS1 SCREW+ ! WORDS \T ( HIMSELF4 ,HE DID 
NOT RAISE HIS HEAD1 BUT SIMPLY TURN$ HIS EYES UPW>DS1 )\T 
!IR REA*+ HIS BRO!R'S FACE4 0,KATYA1 GO AWAY60 HE ADD$4 

,LEV9 JUMP$ UP1 & ) A P]EMPTORY :ISP] MADE H] GO \T4 

0,I'M SETT+ (F10 HE SAID AGA94 

0,:Y DO Y\ ?9K SO80 SAID ,LEV91 SO AS TO SAY SOME?+4 

0,BECAUSE ,I'M SETT+ (F10 HE REPEAT$1 AS ?\< HE HAD A LIK+ 
= ! PHRASE4 0,IT'S ! 5D40 

,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA W5T UP TO HIM4 

0,Y\ HAD BETT] LIE D[N2 Y\'D BE EASI]10 %E SAID4 

0,I %ALL LIE D[N SOON 5\<10 HE PRON\NC$ SL[LY1 0:5 ,I'M 
DEAD10 HE SAID S>CA/ICALLY1 WRA?FULLY4 0,WELL1 Y\ CAN LAY ME 
D[N IF Y\ LIKE40 

,LEV9 LAID HIS BRO!R ON HIS BACK1 SAT D[N BESIDE HIM1 & 
GAZ$ AT HIS FACE1 HOLD+ HIS BREA?4 ,! DY+ MAN LAY ) 
CLOS$ EYES1 BUT ! MUSCLES TWIT*$ FROM TIME TO TIME ON HIS 
=EHEAD1 AS ) ONE ?9K+ DEEPLY & 9T5SELY4 ,LEV9 
9VOLUNT>ILY ?\<T ) HIM ( :AT IT WAS ?AT WAS HAPP5+ 
TO HIM N[1 BUT 9 SPITE ( ALL HIS M5TAL EF=TS TO GO ALONG 
) HIM HE SAW BY ! EXPRESSION ( ?AT CALM1 /]N FACE ?AT 
= ! DY+ MAN ALL WAS GR[+ CLE>] & CLE>] ?AT WAS 
/ILL AS D>K AS EV] = ,LEV94 

0,YES1 YES1 SO10 ! DY+ MAN >TICULAT$ SL[LY AT 9T]VALS4 
0,WAIT A LITTLE40 ,HE WAS SIL5T4 0,RI<T60 HE PRON\NC$ ALL AT 
ONCE REASSUR+LY1 AS ?\< ALL W]E SOLV$ = HIM4 0,O ,LORD60 
HE MURMUR$1 & SI<$ DEEPLY4 

,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA FELT HIS FEET4 0,!Y'RE GETT+ COLD10 %E 
:ISP]$4 

,= A LONG :ILE1 A V]Y LONG :ILE IT SEEM$ TO ,LEV91 ! SICK 
MAN LAY MOTIONLESS4 ,BUT HE WAS /ILL ALIVE1 & FROM TIME TO 
TIME HE SI<$4 ,LEV9 BY N[ WAS EXHAU/$ FROM M5TAL /RA94 
,HE FELT ?AT1 ) NO M5TAL EF=T1 C\LD HE UND]/& :AT IT 
WAS ?AT WAS RI<T4 ,HE C\LD NOT EV5 ?9K ( ! PROBLEM ( 
DEA? ITSELF1 BUT ) NO WILL ( HIS [N ?\<TS KEPT COM+ TO 
HIM ( :AT HE HAD TO DO NEXT2 CLOS+ ! DEAD MAN'S EYES1 
DRESS+ HIM1 ORD]+ ! C(F94 ,&1 /RANGE TO SAY1 HE FELT 
UTT]LY COLD1 & WAS NOT CONSCI\S ( SORR[ NOR ( LOSS1 LESS 
/ILL ( PITY = HIS BRO!R4 ,IF HE HAD ANY FEEL+ = HIS 
BRO!R AT ?AT MOM5T1 IT WAS 5VY = ! KN[L$GE ! DY+ 
MAN HAD N[ ?AT HE C\LD NOT HAVE4 

,A LONG TIME MORE HE SAT OV] HIM SO1 CONT9UALLY EXPECT+ ! 
5D4 ,BUT ! 5D DID NOT COME4 ,! DOOR OP5$ & ,KITTY 
APPE>$4 ,LEV9 GOT UP TO /OP H]4 ,BUT AT ! MOM5T HE WAS 
GETT+ UP1 HE CAU<T ! S\ND ( ! DY+ MAN /IRR+4 

0,DON'T GO AWAY10 SAID ,NIKOLAY & HELD \T HIS H&4 ,LEV9 GAVE 
HIM HIS1 & ANGRILY WAV$ TO HIS WIFE TO GO AWAY4 

,) ! DY+ MAN'S H& 9 HIS H&1 HE SAT = HALF AN H\R1 
AN H\R1 ANO!R H\R4 ,HE DID NOT ?9K ( DEA? AT ALL N[4 ,HE 
WOND]$ :AT ,KITTY WAS DO+2 :O LIV$ 9 ! NEXT ROOM2 
:E!R ! DOCTOR LIV$ 9 A H\SE ( HIS [N4 ,HE LONG$ = 
FOOD & = SLEEP4 ,HE CAUTI\SLY DREW AWAY HIS H& & FELT 
! FEET4 ,! FEET W]E COLD1 BUT ! SICK MAN WAS /ILL 
BREA?+4 ,LEV9 TRI$ AGA9 TO MOVE AWAY ON TIPTOE1 BUT ! 
SICK MAN /IRR$ AGA9 & SAID3 0,DON'T GO40 

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,! DAWN CAME2 ! SICK MAN'S CONDITION WAS UN*ANG$4 ,LEV9 
/EAL?ILY )DREW HIS H&1 & )\T LOOK+ AT ! DY+ 
MAN1 W5T (F TO HIS [N ROOM & W5T TO SLEEP4 ,:5 HE WOKE 
UP1 9/EAD ( NEWS ( HIS BRO!R'S DEA? :I* HE EXPECT$1 HE 
LE>N$ ?AT ! SICK MAN HAD RETURN$ TO HIS E>LI] CONDITION4 
,HE HAD BEGUN SITT+ UP AGA91 C\<+1 HAD BEGUN EAT+ AGA91 
TALK+ AGA91 & AGA9 HAD CEAS$ TO TALK ( DEA?1 AGA9 HAD 
BEGUN TO EXPRESS HOPE ( HIS RECOV]Y1 & HAD BECOME MORE 
IRRITABLE & MORE GLOOMY ?AN EV]4 ,NO ONE1 NEI!R HIS BRO!R 
NOR ,KITTY1 C\LD SOO! HIM4 ,HE WAS ANGRY ) EV]YONE1 & 
SAID NA/Y ?+S TO EV]YONE1 REPROA*$ EV]YONE = HIS 
SUFF]+S1 & 9SI/$ ?AT !Y %\LD GET HIM A CELEBRAT$ 
DOCTOR FROM ,MOSC[4 ,TO ALL 9QUIRIES MADE HIM AS TO H[ HE FELT1 
HE MADE ! SAME ANSW] ) AN EXPRESSION ( V9DICTIVE 
REPROA*FULNESS1 0,I'M SUFF]+ HORRIBLY1 9TOL]ABLY60 

,! SICK MAN WAS SUFF]+ MORE & MORE1 ESPECIALLY FROM 
B$SORES1 :I* IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE N[ TO REM$Y1 & GREW MORE 
& MORE ANGRY ) EV]YONE AB\T HIM1 BLAM+ !M = 
EV]Y?+1 & ESPECIALLY = NOT HAV+ BR\<T HIM A DOCTOR 
FROM ,MOSC[4 ,KITTY TRI$ 9 EV]Y POSSIBLE WAY TO RELIEVE HIM1 
TO SOO! HIM2 BUT IT WAS ALL 9 VA91 & ,LEV9 SAW ?AT %E 
H]SELF WAS EXHAU/$ BO? PHYSICALLY & MORALLY1 ?\< %E 
W\LD NOT ADMIT IT4 ,! S5SE ( DEA?1 :I* HAD BE5 EVOK$ 9 
ALL BY HIS TAK+ LEAVE ( LIFE ON ! NI<T :5 HE HAD S5T = 
HIS BRO!R1 WAS BROK5 UP4 ,EV]YONE KNEW ?AT HE MU/ 
9EVITABLY DIE SOON1 ?AT HE WAS HALF DEAD ALREADY4 ,EV]YONE 
WI%$ = NO?+ BUT ?AT HE %\LD DIE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE1 
& EV]YONE1 CONCEAL+ ?IS1 GAVE HIM M$IC9ES1 TRI$ TO F9D 
REM$IES & DOCTORS1 & DECEIV$ HIM & !MSELVES & EA* 
O!R4 ,ALL ?IS WAS FALSEHOOD1 DISGU/+1 IRREV]5T DECEIT4 
,& [+ TO ! B5T ( HIS *>ACT]1 & BECAUSE HE LOV$ ! 
DY+ MAN MORE ?AN ANYONE ELSE DID1 ,LEV9 WAS MO/ PA9FULLY 
CONSCI\S ( ?IS DECEIT4 

,LEV91 :O HAD LONG BE5 POSSESS$ BY ! IDEA ( RECONCIL+ HIS 
BRO!RS1 AT LEA/ 9 FACE ( DEA?1 HAD WRITT5 TO HIS BRO!R1 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 & HAV+ RECEIV$ AN ANSW] FROM HIM1 HE 
READ ?IS LETT] TO ! SICK MAN4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WROTE ?AT 
HE C\LD NOT COME HIMSELF1 & 9 T\*+ T]MS HE BEGG$ HIS 
BRO!R'S =GIV5ESS4 

,! SICK MAN SAID NO?+4 

0,:AT AM ,I TO WRITE TO HIM80 SAID ,LEV94 0,I HOPE Y\ >E NOT 
ANGRY ) HIM80 

0,NO1 NOT ! LEA/60 ,NIKOLAY ANSW]$1 VEX$ AT ! QUE/ION4 
0,TELL HIM TO S5D ME A DOCTOR40 

,?REE MORE DAYS ( AGONY FOLL[$2 ! SICK MAN WAS /ILL 9 ! 
SAME CONDITION4 ,! S5SE ( LONG+ = HIS DEA? WAS FELT BY 
EV]YONE N[ AT ! M]E SI<T ( HIM1 BY ! WAIT]S & ! 
HOTEL-KEEP] & ALL ! PEOPLE /AY+ 9 ! HOTEL1 & ! 
DOCTOR & ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA & ,LEV9 & ,KITTY4 ,! SICK MAN 
ALONE DID NOT EXPRESS ?IS FEEL+1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y WAS 
FURI\S AT !IR NOT GETT+ HIM DOCTORS1 & W5T ON TAK+ 
M$IC9E & TALK+ ( LIFE4 ,ONLY AT R>E MOM5TS1 :5 ! 
OPIUM GAVE HIM AN 9/ANT'S RELIEF FROM ! NEV]-CEAS+ PA91 
HE W\LD SOMETIMES1 HALF ASLEEP1 UTT] :AT WAS EV] MORE 9T5SE 
9 HIS HE>T ?AN 9 ALL ! O!RS3 0,OH1 IF IT W]E ONLY ! 
5D60 OR3 0,:5 WILL IT BE OV]80 

,HIS SUFF]+S1 /EADILY GR[+ MORE 9T5SE1 DID !IR WORK & 
PREP>$ HIM = DEA?4 ,!RE WAS NO POSITION 9 :I* HE WAS 
NOT 9 PA91 !RE WAS NOT A M9UTE 9 :I* HE WAS UNCONSCI\S 
( IT1 NOT A LIMB1 NOT A P>T ( HIS BODY ?AT DID NOT A*E & 
CAUSE HIM AGONY4 ,EV5 ! MEMORIES1 ! IMPRESSIONS1 ! 
?\<TS ( ?IS BODY AWAK5$ 9 HIM N[ ! SAME AV]SION AS 
! BODY ITSELF4 ,! SI<T ( O!R PEOPLE1 !IR REM>KS1 HIS 
[N REM9ISC5CES1 EV]Y?+ WAS = HIM A S\RCE ( AGONY4 
,?OSE AB\T HIM FELT ?IS1 & 9/9CTIVELY DID NOT ALL[ 
!MSELVES TO MOVE FREELY1 TO TALK1 TO EXPRESS !IR WI%ES 
BE=E HIM4 ,ALL HIS LIFE WAS M]G$ 9 ! ONE FEEL+ ( 
SUFF]+ & DESIRE TO BE RID ( IT4 

,!RE WAS EVID5TLY COM+ OV] HIM ?AT REVULSION ?AT W\LD 
MAKE HIM LOOK UPON DEA? AS ! GOAL ( HIS DESIRES1 AS 
HAPP9ESS4 ,HI!RTO EA* 9DIVIDUAL DESIRE1 >\S$ BY SUFF]+ 
OR PRIVATION1 SU* AS HUNG]1 FATIGUE1 ?IR/1 HAD BE5 SATISFI$ 
BY SOME BODILY FUNCTION GIV+ PLEASURE4 ,BUT N[ NO PHYSICAL 
CRAV+ OR SUFF]+ RECEIV$ RELIEF1 & ! EF=T TO RELIEVE 
!M ONLY CAUS$ FRE% SUFF]+4 ,& SO ALL DESIRES W]E M]G$ 
9 ONE--! DESIRE TO BE RID ( ALL HIS SUFF]+S & !IR 
S\RCE1 ! BODY4 ,BUT HE HAD NO WORDS TO EXPRESS ?IS DESIRE ( 
DELIV]ANCE1 & SO HE DID NOT SPEAK ( IT1 & FROM HABIT ASK$ 
= ! SATISFACTION ( DESIRES :I* C\LD NOT N[ BE SATISFI$4 
0,TURN ME OV] ON ! O!R SIDE10 HE W\LD SAY1 & IMM$IATELY 
AFT] HE W\LD ASK TO BE TURN$ BACK AGA9 AS BE=E4 0,GIVE ME 
SOME BRO?4 ,TAKE AWAY ! BRO?4 ,TALK ( SOME?+3 :Y >E Y\ 
SIL5T80 ,& DIRECTLY !Y BEGAN TO TALK HE W\LD CLOSE HIS EYES1 
& W\LD %[ WE>9ESS1 9DIFF]5CE1 & LOA?+4 

,ON ! T5? DAY FROM !IR >RIVAL AT ! T[N1 ,KITTY WAS 
UNWELL4 ,%E SUFF]$ FROM HEADA*E & SICKNESS1 & %E C\LD 
NOT GET UP ALL ! MORN+4 

,! DOCTOR OP9$ ?AT ! 9DISPOSITION >OSE FROM FATIGUE & 
EXCITEM5T1 & PRESCRIB$ RE/4 

,AFT] D9N]1 H[EV]1 ,KITTY GOT UP & W5T AS USUAL ) H] 
WORK TO ! SICK MAN4 ,HE LOOK$ AT H] /]NLY :5 %E CAME 91 
& SMIL$ CONTEMPTU\SLY :5 %E SAID %E HAD BE5 UNWELL4 
,?AT DAY HE WAS CONT9UALLY BL[+ HIS NOSE1 & GROAN+ 
PITE\SLY4 

0,H[ DO Y\ FEEL80 %E ASK$ HIM4 

0,WORSE10 HE >TICULAT$ ) DIFFICULTY4 0,9 PA960 

0,9 PA91 :]E80 

0,EV]Y:]E40 

0,IT WILL BE OV] TODAY1 Y\ WILL SEE10 SAID ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA4 
,?\< IT WAS SAID 9 A :ISP]1 ! SICK MAN1 :OSE HE>+ 
,LEV9 HAD NOTIC$ WAS V]Y KE51 MU/ HAVE HE>D4 ,LEV9 SAID 
HU% TO H]1 & LOOK$ R\ND AT ! SICK MAN4 ,NIKOLAY HAD 
HE>D2 BUT !SE WORDS PRODUC$ NO EFFECT ON HIM4 ,HIS EYES HAD 
/ILL ! SAME 9T5SE1 REPROA*FUL LOOK4 

0,:Y DO Y\ ?9K SO80 ,LEV9 ASK$ H]1 :5 %E HAD FOLL[$ HIM 
9TO ! CORRIDOR4 

0,HE HAS BEGUN PICK+ AT HIMSELF10 SAID ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA4 

0,H[ DO Y\ MEAN80 

0,LIKE ?IS10 %E SAID1 TUGG+ AT ! FOLDS ( H] WOOL5 SKIRT4 
,LEV9 NOTIC$1 9DE$1 ?AT ALL ?AT DAY ! PATI5T PULL$ AT 
HIMSELF1 AS IT W]E1 TRY+ TO SNAT* SOME?+ AWAY4 

,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA'S PR$ICTION CAME TRUE4 ,T[>DS NI<T ! SICK 
MAN WAS NOT ABLE TO LIFT HIS H&S1 & C\LD ONLY GAZE BE=E 
HIM ) ! SAME 9T5SELY CONC5TRAT$ EXPRESSION 9 HIS EYES4 
,EV5 :5 HIS BRO!R OR ,KITTY B5T OV] HIM1 SO ?AT HE C\LD 
SEE !M1 HE LOOK$ JU/ ! SAME4 ,KITTY S5T = ! PRIE/ TO 
READ ! PRAY] = ! DY+4 

,:ILE ! PRIE/ WAS READ+ IT1 ! DY+ MAN DID NOT %[ ANY 
SIGN ( LIFE2 HIS EYES W]E CLOS$4 ,LEV91 ,KITTY1 & ,M>YA 
,NIKOLAEVNA /OOD AT ! B$SIDE4 ,! PRIE/ HAD NOT QUITE 
F9I%$ READ+ ! PRAY] :5 ! DY+ MAN /RET*$1 SI<$1 
& OP5$ HIS EYES4 ,! PRIE/1 ON F9I%+ ! PRAY]1 PUT 
! CROSS TO ! COLD =EHEAD1 !N SL[LY RETURN$ IT TO ! 
/&1 & AFT] /&+ = TWO M9UTES MORE 9 SIL5CE1 HE 
T\*$ ! HUGE1 BLOODLESS H& ?AT WAS TURN+ COLD4 

0,HE IS GONE10 SAID ! PRIE/1 & W\LD HAVE MOV$ AWAY2 BUT 
SUDD5LY !RE WAS A FA9T /IR 9 ! MU/A*ES ( ! DEAD MAN 
?AT SEEM$ GLU$ TOGE!R1 & QUITE DI/9CTLY 9 ! HU% !Y 
HE>D FROM ! BOTTOM ( ! *E/ ! %>PLY DEF9$ S\NDS3 

0,NOT QUITE 444 SOON40 

,& A M9UTE LAT] ! FACE BRI<T5$1 A SMILE CAME \T UND] 
! MU/A*ES1 & ! WOM5 :O HAD GA!R$ R\ND BEGAN 
C>EFULLY LAY+ \T ! CORPSE4 

,! SI<T ( HIS BRO!R1 & ! NE>NESS ( DEA?1 REVIV$ 9 
,LEV9 ?AT S5SE ( HORROR 9 FACE ( ! 9SOLUBLE 5IGMA1 
TOGE!R ) ! NE>NESS & 9EVITABILITY ( DEA?1 ?AT HAD 
COME UPON HIM ?AT AUTUMN EV5+ :5 HIS BRO!R HAD COME TO 
HIM4 ,?IS FEEL+ WAS N[ EV5 /RONG] ?AN BE=E2 EV5 LESS 
?AN BE=E DID HE FEEL CAPABLE ( APPREH5D+ ! MEAN+ ( 
DEA?1 & ITS 9EVITABILITY ROSE UP BE=E HIM MORE T]RIBLE 
?AN EV]4 ,BUT N[1 ?ANKS TO HIS WIFE'S PRES5CE1 ?AT FEEL+ 
DID NOT R$UCE HIM TO DESPAIR4 ,9 SPITE ( DEA?1 HE FELT ! 
NE$ ( LIFE & LOVE4 ,HE FELT ?AT LOVE SAV$ HIM FROM DESPAIR1 
& ?AT ?IS LOVE1 UND] ! M5ACE ( DESPAIR1 HAD BECOME /ILL 
/RONG] & PUR]4 ,! ONE MY/]Y ( DEA?1 /ILL UNSOLV$1 
HAD SC>CELY PASS$ BE=E HIS EYES1 :5 ANO!R MY/]Y HAD 
>IS51 AS 9SOLUBLE1 URG+ HIM TO LOVE & TO LIFE4 

,! DOCTOR CONFIRM$ HIS SUPPOSITIONS 9 REG>D TO ,KITTY4 ,H] 
9DISPOSITION WAS A SYMPTOM ?AT %E WAS ) *ILD4 

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