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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! OLD PR9CE & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* GOT 9TO ! TRAP & DROVE (F2 ! RE/ ( ! P>TY HA/5$ HOMEW>D ON FOOT4 

,BUT ! /ORM-CL\DS1 TURN+ :ITE & !N BLACK1 MOV$ D[N SO QUICKLY ?AT !Y HAD TO QUICK5 !IR PACE TO GET HOME BE=E ! RA94 ,! =EMO/ CL\DS1 L[]+ & BLACK AS SOOT-LAD5 SMOKE1 RU%$ ) EXTRAORD9>Y SWIFTNESS OV] ! SKY4 ,!Y W]E /ILL TWO HUNDR$ PACES FROM HOME & A GU/ ( W9D HAD ALREADY BL[N UP1 & EV]Y SECOND ! D[NP\R MI<T BE LOOK$ =4 

,! *ILDR5 RAN AHEAD ) FRI<T5$ & GLEEFUL %RIEKS4 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 /RUGGL+ PA9FULLY ) H] SKIRTS ?AT CLUNG R\ND H] LEGS1 WAS NOT WALK+1 BUT RUNN+1 H] EYES FIX$ ON ! *ILDR54 ,! M5 ( ! P>TY1 HOLD+ !IR HATS ON1 /RODE ) LONG /EPS BESIDE H]4 ,!Y W]E JU/ AT ! /EPS :5 A BIG DROP FELL SPLA%+ ON ! $GE ( ! IRON GUTT]+4 ,! *ILDR5 & !IR ELD]S AFT] !M RAN 9TO ! %ELT] ( ! H\SE1 TALK+ M]RILY4 

0,KAT]9A ,ALEX&ROVNA80 ,LEV9 ASK$ ( ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 :O MET !M ) K]*IEFS & RUGS 9 ! HALL4 

0,WE ?\<T %E WAS ) Y\10 %E SAID4 

0,& ,MITYA80 

0,9 ! COPSE1 HE MU/ BE1 & ! NURSE ) HIM40 

,LEV9 SNAT*$ UP ! RUGS & RAN T[>DS ! COPSE4 

,9 ?AT BRIEF 9T]VAL ( TIME ! /ORM CL\DS HAD MOV$ ON1 COV]+ ! SUN SO COMPLETELY ?AT IT WAS D>K AS AN ECLIPSE4 ,/UBBORNLY1 AS ?\< 9SI/+ ON ITS RI<TS1 ! W9D /OPP$ ,LEV91 & TE>+ ! LEAVES & FL[]S (F ! LIME TREES & /RIPP+ ! :ITE BIR* BRAN*ES 9TO /RANGE UNSEEMLY NAK$NESS1 IT TWI/$ EV]Y?+ ON ONE SIDE--ACACIAS1 FL[]S1 BURDOCKS1 LONG GRASS1 & TALL TREE-TOPS4 ,! PEASANT GIRLS WORK+ 9 ! G>D5 RAN %RIEK+ 9TO %ELT] 9 ! S]VANTS' QU>T]S4 ,! /REAM+ RA9 HAD ALREADY FLUNG ITS :ITE VEIL OV] ALL ! DI/ANT =E/ & HALF ! FIELDS CLOSE BY1 & WAS RAPIDLY SWOOP+ D[N UPON ! COPSE4 ,! WET ( ! RA9 SPURT+ UP 9 T9Y DROPS C\LD BE SMELT 9 ! AIR4 

,HOLD+ HIS HEAD B5T D[N BE=E HIM1 & /RUGGL+ ) ! W9D ?AT /ROVE TO TE> ! WRAPS AWAY FROM HIM1 ,LEV9 WAS MOV+ UP TO ! COPSE & HAD JU/ CAU<T SI<T ( SOME?+ :ITE BEH9D ! OAK TREE1 :5 !RE WAS A SUDD5 FLA%1 ! :OLE E>? SEEM$ ON FIRE1 & ! VAULT ( HEAV5 SEEM$ CRA%+ OV]HEAD4 ,OP5+ HIS BL9D$ EYES1 ,LEV9 GAZ$ ?R\< ! ?ICK VEIL ( RA9 ?AT SEP>AT$ HIM N[ FROM ! COPSE1 & TO HIS HORROR ! FIR/ ?+ HE SAW WAS ! GRE5 CRE/ ( ! FAMILI> OAK-TREE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! COPSE UNCANNILY *ANG+ ITS POSITION4 0,CAN IT HAVE BE5 /RUCK80 ,LEV9 H>DLY HAD TIME TO ?9K :51 MOV+ MORE & MORE RAPIDLY1 ! OAK TREE VANI%$ BEH9D ! O!R TREES1 & HE HE>D ! CRA% ( ! GREAT TREE FALL+ UPON ! O!RS4 

,! FLA% ( LI<TN+1 ! CRA% ( ?UND]1 & ! 9/ANTANE\S *ILL ?AT RAN ?R\< HIM W]E ALL M]G$ = ,LEV9 9 ONE S5SE ( T]ROR4 

0,MY ,GOD6 MY ,GOD6 NOT ON !M60 HE SAID4 

,& ?\< HE ?\<T AT ONCE H[ S5SELESS WAS HIS PRAY] ?AT !Y %\LD NOT HAVE BE5 KILL$ BY ! OAK :I* HAD FALL5 N[1 HE REPEAT$ IT1 KN[+ ?AT HE C\LD DO NO?+ BETT] ?AN UTT] ?IS S5SELESS PRAY]4 

,RUNN+ UP TO ! PLACE :]E !Y USUALLY W5T1 HE DID NOT F9D !M !RE4 

,!Y W]E AT ! O!R 5D ( ! COPSE UND] AN OLD LIME-TREE2 !Y W]E CALL+ HIM4 ,TWO FIGURES 9 D>K DRESSES 7!Y HAD BE5 LI<T SUMM] DRESSES :5 !Y />T$ \T7 W]E /&+ B5D+ OV] SOME?+4 ,IT WAS ,KITTY ) ! NURSE4 ,! RA9 WAS ALREADY CEAS+1 & IT WAS BEG9N+ TO GET LI<T :5 ,LEV9 REA*$ !M4 ,! NURSE WAS NOT WET ON ! L[] P>T ( H] DRESS1 BUT ,KITTY WAS DR5*$ ?R\<1 & H] SOAK$ CLO!S CLUNG TO H]4 ,?\< ! RA9 WAS OV]1 !Y /ILL /OOD 9 ! SAME POSITION 9 :I* !Y HAD BE5 /&+ :5 ! /ORM BROKE4 ,BO? /OOD B5D+ OV] A P]AMBULATOR ) A GRE5 UMBRELLA4 

0,ALIVE8 ,UNHURT8 ,?ANK ,GOD60 HE SAID1 SPLA%+ ) HIS SOAK$ BOOTS ?R\< ! /&+ WAT] & RUNN+ UP TO !M4 

,KITTY'S ROSY WET FACE WAS TURN$ T[>DS HIM1 & %E SMIL$ TIMIDLY UND] H] %APELESS SOPP$ HAT4 

0,>5'T Y\ A%AM$ ( Y\RSELF8 ,I CAN'T ?9K H[ Y\ CAN BE SO RECKLESS60 HE SAID ANGRILY TO HIS WIFE4 

0,IT WASN'T MY FAULT1 REALLY4 ,WE W]E JU/ MEAN+ TO GO1 :5 HE MADE SU* A TO-DO ?AT WE HAD TO *ANGE HIM4 ,WE W]E JU/4440 ,KITTY BEGAN DEF5D+ H]SELF4 

,MITYA WAS UNH>M$1 DRY1 & /ILL FA/ ASLEEP4 

0,WELL1 ?ANK ,GOD6 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT ,I'M SAY+60 

,!Y GA!R$ UP ! BABY'S WET BELONG+S2 ! NURSE PICK$ UP ! BABY & C>RI$ IT4 ,LEV9 WALK$ BESIDE HIS WIFE1 &1 P5IT5T = HAV+ BE5 ANGRY1 HE SQUEEZ$ H] H& :5 ! NURSE WAS NOT LOOK+4 

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