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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,HE DID NOT KN[ :E!R IT WAS LATE OR E>LY4 ,! C&LES HAD ALL BURN$ \T4 ,DOLLY HAD JU/ BE5 9 ! /UDY & HAD SUGGE/$ TO ! DOCTOR ?AT HE %\LD LIE D[N4 ,LEV9 SAT LI/5+ TO ! DOCTOR'S /ORIES ( A QUACK MESM]IZ] & LOOK+ AT ! A%ES ( HIS CIG>ETTE4 ,!RE HAD BE5 A P]IOD ( REPOSE1 & HE HAD SUNK 9TO OBLIVION4 ,HE HAD COMPLETELY =GOTT5 :AT WAS GO+ ON N[4 ,HE HE>D ! DOCTOR'S *AT & UND]/OOD IT4 ,SUDD5LY !RE CAME AN UNE>?LY %RIEK4 ,! %RIEK WAS SO AWFUL ?AT ,LEV9 DID NOT EV5 JUMP UP1 BUT HOLD+ HIS BREA?1 GAZ$ 9 T]RIFI$ 9QUIRY AT ! DOCTOR4 ,! DOCTOR PUT HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE1 LI/5$1 & SMIL$ APPROV+LY4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS SO EXTRAORD9>Y ?AT NO?+ C\LD /RIKE ,LEV9 AS /RANGE4 0,I SUPPOSE IT MU/ BE SO10 HE ?\<T1 & /ILL SAT :]E HE WAS4 ,:OSE SCREAM WAS ?IS8 ,HE JUMP$ UP1 RAN ON TIPTOE TO ! B$ROOM1 $G$ R\ND ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA & ! PR9CESS1 & TOOK UP HIS POSITION AT ,KITTY'S PILL[4 ,! SCREAM HAD SUBSID$1 BUT !RE WAS SOME *ANGE N[4 ,:AT IT WAS HE DID NOT SEE & DID NOT COMPREH5D1 & HE HAD NO WI% TO SEE OR COMPREH5D4 ,BUT HE SAW IT BY ! FACE ( ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA4 ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA'S FACE WAS /]N & PALE1 & /ILL AS RESOLUTE1 ?\< H] JAWS W]E TWIT*+1 & H] EYES W]E FIX$ 9T5TLY ON ,KITTY4 ,KITTY'S SWOLL5 & AGONIZ$ FACE1 A TRESS ( HAIR CL++ TO H] MOI/ BR[1 WAS TURN$ TO HIM & S\<T HIS EYES4 ,H] LIFT$ H&S ASK$ = HIS H&S4 ,CLUT*+ HIS *ILL H&S 9 H] MOI/ ONES1 %E BEGAN SQUEEZ+ !M TO H] FACE4 

0,DON'T GO1 DON'T GO6 ,I'M NOT AFRAID1 ,I'M NOT AFRAID60 %E SAID RAPIDLY4 0,MAMA1 TAKE MY E>R+S4 ,!Y BO!R ME4 ,Y\'RE NOT AFRAID8 ,QUICK1 QUICK1 ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA4440 

,%E SPOKE QUICKLY1 V]Y QUICKLY1 & TRI$ TO SMILE4 ,BUT SUDD5LY H] FACE WAS DRAWN1 %E PU%$ HIM AWAY4 

0,OH1 ?IS IS AWFUL6 ,I'M DY+1 ,I'M DY+6 ,GO AWAY60 %E %RIEK$1 & AGA9 HE HE>D ?AT UNE>?LY SCREAM4 

,LEV9 CLUT*$ AT HIS HEAD & RAN \T ( ! ROOM4 

0,IT'S NO?+1 IT'S NO?+1 IT'S ALL RI<T10 ,DOLLY CALL$ AFT] HIM4 

,BUT !Y MI<T SAY :AT !Y LIK$1 HE KNEW N[ ?AT ALL WAS OV]4 ,HE /OOD 9 ! NEXT ROOM1 HIS HEAD LEAN+ AGA9/ ! DOOR PO/1 & HE>D %RIEKS1 H[LS SU* AS HE HAD NEV] HE>D BE=E1 & HE KNEW ?AT :AT HAD BE5 ,KITTY WAS UTT]+ !SE %RIEKS4 ,HE HAD LONG AGO CEAS$ TO WI% = ! *ILD4 ,BY N[ HE LOA!D ?IS *ILD4 ,HE DID NOT EV5 WI% = H] LIFE N[1 ALL HE LONG$ = WAS ! 5D ( ?IS AWFUL ANGUI%4 

0,DOCTOR6 ,:AT IS IT8 ,:AT IS IT8 ,BY ,GOD60 HE SAID1 SNAT*+ AT ! DOCTOR'S H& AS HE CAME UP4 

0,IT'S ! 5D10 SAID ! DOCTOR4 ,& ! DOCTOR'S FACE WAS SO GRAVE AS HE SAID IT ?AT ,LEV9 TOOK ! 5D AS MEAN+ H] DEA?4 

,BESIDE HIMSELF1 HE RAN 9TO ! B$ROOM4 ,! FIR/ ?+ HE SAW WAS ! FACE ( ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA4 ,IT WAS EV5 MORE FR[N+ & /]N4 ,KITTY'S FACE HE DID NOT KN[4 ,9 ! PLACE :]E IT HAD BE5 WAS SOME?+ ?AT WAS FE>FUL 9 ITS /RA9$ DI/ORTION & 9 ! S\NDS ?AT CAME FROM IT4 ,HE FELL D[N ) HIS HEAD ON ! WOOD5 FRAMEWORK ( ! B$1 FEEL+ ?AT HIS HE>T WAS BUR/+4 ,! AWFUL SCREAM NEV] PAUS$1 IT BECAME /ILL MORE AWFUL1 & AS ?\< IT HAD REA*$ ! UTMO/ LIMIT ( T]ROR1 SUDD5LY IT CEAS$4 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT BELIEVE HIS E>S1 BUT !RE C\LD BE NO D\BT2 ! SCREAM HAD CEAS$ & HE HE>D A SUBDU$ /IR & BU/LE1 & HURRI$ BREA?+1 & H] VOICE1 GASP+1 ALIVE1 T5D]1 & BLISSFUL1 UTT]$ S(TLY1 0,IT'S OV]60 

,HE LIFT$ HIS HEAD4 ,) H] H&S HANG+ EXHAU/$ ON ! QUILT1 LOOK+ EXTRAORD9>ILY LOVELY & S]5E1 %E LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SIL5CE & TRI$ TO SMILE1 & C\LD NOT4 

,& SUDD5LY1 FROM ! MY/]I\S & AWFUL F>-AWAY WORLD 9 :I* HE HAD BE5 LIV+ = ! LA/ TW5TY-TWO H\RS1 ,LEV9 FELT HIMSELF ALL 9 AN 9/ANT BORNE BACK TO ! OLD EV]YDAY WORLD1 GLORIFI$ ?\< N[1 BY SU* A RADIANCE ( HAPP9ESS ?AT HE C\LD NOT BE> IT4 ,! /RA9$ *ORDS SNAPP$1 SOBS & TE>S ( JOY :I* HE HAD NEV] =ESE5 ROSE UP ) SU* VIOL5CE ?AT HIS :OLE BODY %OOK1 ?AT = LONG !Y PREV5T$ HIM FROM SPEAK+4 

,FALL+ ON HIS KNEES BE=E ! B$1 HE HELD HIS WIFE'S H& BE=E HIS LIPS & KISS$ IT1 & ! H&1 ) A WEAK MOVEM5T ( ! F+]S1 RESPOND$ TO HIS KISS4 ,& MEAN:ILE1 !RE AT ! FOOT ( ! B$1 9 ! DEFT H&S ( ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA1 LIKE A FLICK]+ LI<T 9 A LAMP1 LAY ! LIFE ( A HUMAN CREATURE1 :I* HAD NEV] EXI/$ BE=E1 & :I* W\LD N[ ) ! SAME RI<T1 ) ! SAME IMPORTANCE TO ITSELF1 LIVE & CREATE 9 ITS [N IMAGE4 

0,ALIVE6 ALIVE6 ,& A BOY TOO6 ,SET Y\R M9D AT RE/60 ,LEV9 HE>D ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA SAY+1 AS %E SLAPP$ ! BABY'S BACK ) A %AK+ H&4 

0,MAMA1 IS IT TRUE80 SAID ,KITTY'S VOICE4 

,! PR9CESS'S SOBS W]E ALL ! ANSW]S %E C\LD MAKE4 ,& 9 ! MID/ ( ! SIL5CE !RE CAME 9 UNMI/AKABLE REPLY TO ! MO!R'S QUE/ION1 A VOICE QUITE UNLIKE ! SUBDU$ VOICES SPEAK+ 9 ! ROOM4 ,IT WAS ! BOLD1 CLAMOR\S1 SELF-ASS]TIVE SQUALL ( ! NEW HUMAN BE+1 :O HAD SO 9COMPREH5SIBLY APPE>$4 

,IF ,LEV9 HAD BE5 TOLD BE=E ?AT ,KITTY WAS DEAD1 & ?AT HE HAD DI$ ) H]1 & ?AT !IR *ILDR5 W]E ANGELS1 & ?AT ,GOD WAS /&+ BE=E HIM1 HE W\LD HAVE BE5 SURPRIS$ AT NO?+4 ,BUT N[1 COM+ BACK TO ! WORLD ( REALITY1 HE HAD TO MAKE GREAT M5TAL EF=TS TO TAKE 9 ?AT %E WAS ALIVE & WELL1 & ?AT ! CREATURE SQUALL+ SO DESP]ATELY WAS HIS SON4 ,KITTY WAS ALIVE1 H] AGONY WAS OV]4 ,& HE WAS UNUTT]ABLY HAPPY4 ,?AT HE UND]/OOD2 HE WAS COMPLETELY HAPPY 9 IT4 ,BUT ! BABY8 ,:5CE1 :Y1 :O WAS HE8444 ,HE C\LD NOT GET US$ TO ! IDEA4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM SOME?+ EXTRANE\S1 SUP]FLU\S1 TO :I* HE C\LD NOT ACCU/OM HIMSELF4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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