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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,BUT :5 YE PRAY1 USE NOT VA9 REPETITIONS1 AS ! HEA!N DO3 = !Y ?9K ?AT !Y %ALL BE HE>D = !IR MU* SPEAK+4 ,BE NOT YE !RE=E LIKE UNTO !M3 = Y\R ,FA!R KN[E? :AT ?+S YE HAVE NE$ (1 BE=E YE ASK HIM4 7,MATT4 VI4 #g-#h47 

,A BI%OP WAS SAIL+ 9 A %IP FROM ,>KHANGELSK TO ,SOLOVKI4 ,ON ?IS %IP !RE W]E PILGRIMS ON !IR WAY TO VISIT ! SA9TS4 ,! W9D WAS FAVORABLE1 ! WEA!R CLE>1 & ! VESSEL DID NOT ROLL4 ,( ! PILGRIMS SOME W]E LY+ D[N1 SOME EAT+1 SOME SITT+ 9 GR\PS1 & SOME TALK+ ) EA* O!R4 ,! BI%OP1 TOO1 CAME \T ON DECK1 & BEGAN TO WALK UP & D[N ON ! BRIDGE4 ,HE WALK$ UP TO ! PR[ & SAW !RE SEV]AL M5 SITT+ TOGE!R4 ,A PEASANT WAS PO9T+ TO SOME?+ 9 ! SEA & TALK+1 :ILE ! PEOPLE LI/5$ TO HIM4 ,! BI%OP /OPP$ TO SEE :AT ! PEASANT WAS PO9T+ AT3 HE C\LD SEE NO?+ EXCEPT ?AT ! SUN WAS GLI/5+ ON ! WAT]4 ,! BI%OP CAME NE>] & BEGAN TO LI/54 ,:5 ! PEASANT SAW ! BI%OP1 HE TOOK (F HIS CAP & GREW SIL5T4 ,& ! PEOPLE1 TOO1 :5 !Y SAW ! BI%OP1 TOOK (F !IR CAPS & SALUT$ HIM4 

0,DO NOT TR\BLE Y\RSELVES1 FRI5DS10 SAID ! BI%OP4 0,I HAVE JU/ COME TO HE> :AT Y\1 GOOD MAN1 >E TELL+ AB\T40 

0,! FI%]MAN IS TELL+ US AB\T ! H]MITS10 SAID A M]*ANT1 :O WAS A LITTLE BOLD] ?AN ! RE/4 

0,:AT AB\T ?OSE H]MITS80 ASK$ ! BI%OP4 ,HE WALK$ OV] TO ! GUNWALE & SAT D[N ON A BOX4 0,TELL ME1 TOO1 & ,I WILL LI/54 ,:AT W]E Y\ PO9T+ AT80 

0,!RE IS AN ISL& GL9T+ !RE10 SAID ! PEASANT1 PO9T+ =W>D & TO ! RI<T4 0,ON ?AT ISL& ! H]MITS >E LIV+ & SAV+ !IR S\LS40 

0,:]E IS ?AT ISL&80 ASK$ ! BI%OP4 

0,PLEASE TO FOLL[ MY H&6 ,!RE IS A SMALL CL\D2 BEL[ IT & A LITTLE TO ! LEFT ( IT ! ISL& APPE>S LIKE A /REAK40 

,! BI%OP LOOK$ & LOOK$1 BUT ONLY ! WAT] WAS RIPPL+ 9 ! SUN1 & HE C\LD NOT MAKE \T ANY?+ ) HIS UNACCU/OM$ EYE4 

0,I DO NOT SEE IT10 HE SAID4 0,:AT K9D ( H]MITS >E LIV+ ON ?AT ISL&80 

0,GOD'S PEOPLE10 REPLI$ ! PEASANT4 0,I HAD HE>D AB\T !M = A LONG TIME1 & NEV] HAD ANY *ANCE TO SEE !M2 BUT TWO SUMM]S AGO ,I SAW !M MYSELF40 

,! FI%]MAN W5T ON TO TELL H[ HE W5T \T TO CAT* FI% & WAS DRIV5 TO ?AT ISL&1 & DID NOT KN[ :]E HE WAS4 ,9 ! MORN+ HE WALK$ \T & CAME TO AN E>? HUT1 & !RE HE SAW ONE H]MIT1 & !N TWO MORE CAME \T4 ,!Y F$ HIM & DRI$ HIM & HELP$ HIM TO M5D HIS BOAT4 

0,:AT K9D ( PEOPLE >E !Y80 ASK$ ! BI%OP4 

0,ONE IS SMALL & /OOP+1 A V]Y OLD MAN1 9 AN OLD CASSOCK2 HE MU/ BE MORE ?AN A HUNDR$ YE>S OLD1 ! GRAY ( HIS BE>D IS TURN+ GRE51 & HE SMILES ALL ! TIME1 & IS AS BRI<T AS AN ANGEL ( HEAV54 ,! SECOND IS TALL]2 HE1 TOO1 IS OLD1 & WE>S A RAGG$ CAFTAN2 HIS BROAD GRAY BE>D IS /REAK$ YELL[1 & HE IS A P[]FUL MAN3 HE TURN$ MY BOAT >\ND AS ?\< IT W]E A VAT1 BE=E ,I HAD A *ANCE TO HELP HIM2 HE ALSO IS A *E]FUL MAN4 ,! ?IRD MAN IS TALL2 HIS BE>D FALLS D[N TO HIS KNEES & IS AS :ITE AS SN[2 HE IS A GLOOMY MAN1 & HIS BR[S HANG OV] HIS EYES2 HE IS ALL NAK$1 & GIRD$ ONLY ) A PIECE ( MATT+40 

0,:AT DID !Y TELL Y\80 ASK$ ! BI%OP4 

0,!Y DID EV]Y?+ MO/LY 9 SIL5CE1 & SPOKE LITTLE TO ONE ANO!R4 ,:5 ONE LOOK$ UP1 ! O!RS UND]/OOD HIM4 ,I ASK$ ! TALL MAN H[ LONG !Y HAD BE5 LIV+ !RE4 ,HE FR[N$ & MUTT]$ SOME?+1 AS ?\< HE W]E ANGRY1 BUT ! LITTLE H]MIT TOOK HIS >M & SMIL$1 & ! TALL ONE GREW SIL5T4 ,ALL ! LITTLE H]MIT SAID WAS3 ',HAVE M]CY ON US1' & SMIL$40 

,:ILE ! PEASANT SPOKE1 ! %IP CAME NE>] TO ! ISL&4 

0,N[ Y\ CAN SEE IT PLA9LY10 SAID ! M]*ANT4 0,PLEASE TO LOOK !RE1 Y\R ,REV]5CE60 HE SAID1 PO9T+ TO ! ISL&4 

,! BI%OP LOOK$ UP & REALLY SAW A BLACK /RIP1 :I* WAS ! ISL&4 ,! BI%OP LOOK$ AT IT = QUITE A:ILE1 !N HE W5T AWAY FROM ! PR[ TO ! /]N1 & WALK$ OV] TO ! HELMSMAN4 

0,:AT ISL& IS ?IS ?AT WE SEE !RE80 

0,?AT IS A NAMELESS ISL&4 ,!RE >E SO MANY ( !M H]E40 

0,IS IT TRUE :AT !Y SAY1 ?AT SOME H]MITS >E SAV+ !IR S\LS !RE80 

0,!Y SAY SO1 Y\R ,REV]5CE1 BUT ,I DO NOT KN[ :E!R IT IS SO4 ,FI%]M5 SAY ?AT !Y HAVE SE5 !M4 ,BUT !Y FREQU5TLY SPEAK TO NO PURPOSE40 

0,I %\LD LIKE TO L& ON ?AT ISL& & SEE ! H]MITS10 SAID ! BI%OP4 0,H[ CAN ,I DO IT80 

0,! %IP CANNOT L& !RE10 SAID ! HELMSMAN4 0,Y\ CAN GET !RE BY A BOAT1 BUT Y\ MU/ ASK ! CAPTA940 

,! CAPTA9 WAS CALL$ \T4 

0,I %\LD LIKE TO SEE ?OSE H]MITS10 SAID ! BI%OP4 0,CAN ,I NOT BE TAK5 !RE80 

,! CAPTA9 BEGAN TO DISSUADE HIM4 

0,IT CAN BE DONE1 BUT IT WILL TAKE MU* TIME1 &1 ,I TAKE ! LIB]TY ( 9=M+ Y\R ,REV]5CE1 IT IS NOT WOR? :ILE TO LOOK AT !M4 ,I HAVE HE>D PEOPLE SAY ?AT !Y W]E FOOLI% OLD M53 !Y UND]/& NO?+ & CANNOT SPEAK1 JU/ LIKE ! FI%ES ( ! SEA40 

0,I WI% IT10 SAID ! BI%OP4 0,I WILL PAY Y\ = ! TR\BLE1 SO TAKE ME !RE40 

,IT C\LD NOT BE HELP$4 ,! SAILORS %IFT$ ! SAILS & ! HELMSMAN TURN$ ! %IP1 & !Y SAIL$ T[>D ! ISL&4 ,A *AIR WAS BR\<T \T = ! BI%OP & PUT AT ! PR[4 ,HE SAT D[N & LOOK$4 ,ALL ! PEOPLE GA!R$ AT ! PR[1 & ALL KEPT LOOK+ AT ! ISL&4 ,?OSE :O HAD %>P] EYES SAW ! ROCKS ON ! ISL&1 & !Y PO9T$ TO ! E>? HUT4 ,& ONE MAN C\LD MAKE \T ! ?REE H]MITS4 ,! CAPTA9 BR\<T \T HIS SPY-GLASS & LOOK$ ?R\< IT & GAVE IT TO ! BI%OP4 

0,?AT'S SO10 HE SAID1 0!RE1 ON ! %ORE1 A LITTLE TO ! RI<T FROM ?AT BIG ROCK1 /& ?REE M540 

,! BI%OP LOOK$ ?R\< ! GLASS & TURN$ IT TO ! RI<T SPOT4 ,!RE W]E ?REE M5 !RE3 ONE TALL1 A SECOND SMALL]1 & A ?IRD A V]Y SMALL MAN4 ,!Y W]E /&+ ON ! %ORE & HOLD+ EA* O!R'S H&S4 

,! CAPTA9 WALK$ OV] TO ! BI%OP1 & SAID3 

0,H]E1 Y\R ,REV]5CE1 ! %IP HAS TO /OP4 ,IF Y\ WI% TO GO !RE BY ALL MEANS1 Y\ WILL PLEASE GO FROM H]E 9 A BOAT1 & WE WILL WAIT H]E AT AN*OR40 

,! HAWS]S W]E LET \T1 ! AN*OR DROPP$1 ! SAILS FURL$1 & ! VESSEL J]K$ & %OOK4 ,A BOAT WAS L[]$1 ! O>SM5 JUMP$ 9TO IT1 & ! BI%OP W5T D[N A LADD]4 ,HE SAT D[N ON A B5* 9 ! BOAT1 & ! O>SM5 PULL$ AT ! O>S & R[$ T[>D ! ISL&4 ,!Y CAME NE> TO ! %ORE & C\LD SEE CLE>LY ?REE M5 /&+ !RE3 A TALL MAN1 ALL NAK$1 ) A MAT AB\T HIS LO9S2 ! NEXT 9 SIZE1 9 A TATT]$ CAFTAN2 & ! /OOP+ OLD MAN1 9 AN OLD CASSOCK4 ,!RE !Y /OOD HOLD+ EA* O!R'S H&S4 

,! O>SM5 R[$ UP TO ! %ORE & CAU<T !IR HOOK 9 IT4 ,! BI%OP /EPP$ A%ORE4 

,! OLD M5 B[$ TO HIM4 ,HE BLESS$ !M1 & !Y B[$ L[] /ILL4 ,!N ! BI%OP BEGAN TO TALK TO !M3 

0,I HAVE HE>D10 HE SAID1 0?AT Y\ >E H]E1 H]MITS ( ,GOD1 SAV+ Y\R S\LS & PRAY+ TO ,*RI/ \R ,GOD = M54 ,I1 AN UNWOR?Y S]VANT ( ,*RI/1 HAVE BE5 CALL$ H]E BY ! M]CY ( ,GOD TO T5D ,HIS FLOCK1 & SO ,I WANT$ TO SEE Y\1 ! S]VANTS ( ,GOD1 & TO GIVE Y\ SOME 9/RUCTION1 IF ,I CAN DO SO40 

,! H]MITS KEPT SIL5CE1 & SMIL$1 & LOOK$ AT ONE ANO!R4 

0,TELL ME1 H[ DO Y\ SAVE Y\RSELVES & S]VE ,GOD80 ASK$ ! BI%OP4 

,! MIDDLE-SIZ$ H]MIT HEAV$ A SI< & LOOK$ AT ! OLD]1 ! /OOP+ H]MIT4 ,& ! /OOP+ H]MIT SMIL$1 & SAID3 

0,WE DO NOT KN[1 ,O S]VANT ( ,GOD1 H[ TO S]VE ,GOD4 ,WE ONLY SUPPORT \RSELVES40 

0,H[1 !N1 DO Y\ PRAY TO ,GOD80 

,& ! /OOP+ H]MIT SAID3 

0,WE PRAY AS FOLL[S3 ,!RE >E ?REE ( Y\ & ?REE ( US1--HAVE M]CY ON US60 

,& ! MOM5T ! /OOP+ H]MIT HAD SAID ?AT1 ALL ?REE ( !M RAIS$ !IR EYES TO HEAV51 & ALL ?REE SAID3 

0,!RE >E ?REE ( Y\ & ?REE ( US1--HAVE M]CY ON US60 

,! BI%OP SMIL$1 & SAID3 

0,Y\ HAVE HE>D ?AT AB\T ! ,HOLY ,TR9ITY1 BUT Y\ DO NOT PRAY ! PROP] WAY4 ,I LIKE Y\1 H]MITS ( ,GOD1 & ,I SEE ?AT Y\ WANT TO PLEASE ,GOD1 BUT DO NOT KN[ H[ TO S]VE ,HIM4 ,I WILL TEA* Y\1 NOT ACCORD+ TO MY WAY1 BUT FROM ! ,GOSPEL WILL ,I TEA* Y\ AS ,GOD HAS COMM&$ ALL M5 TO PRAY TO ,HIM40 

,& ! BI%OP BEGAN TO EXPLA9 TO ! H]MITS H[ ,GOD HAD REVEAL$ ,HIMSELF TO M53 HE EXPLA9$ TO !M AB\T ,GOD ! ,FA!R1 & ,GOD ! ,SON1 & ,GOD ! ,HOLY ,<O/1 & SAID3 

0,GOD ! ,SON CAME D[N UPON E>? TO SAVE M5 & TAU<T !M TO PRAY AS FOLL[S4 ,LI/51 & REPEAT AFT] ME40 

,& ! BI%OP BEGAN TO SAY1 0,\R ,FA!R40 ,& ONE ( ! H]MITS REPEAT$1 0,\R ,FA!R10 & ! SECOND REPEAT$1 0,\R ,FA!R10 & ! ?IRD REPEAT$1 0,\R ,FA!R40 

0,:I* >T 9 HEAV540 ,! H]MIT REPEAT$1 0,:I* >T 9 HEAV540 ,BUT ! MIDDLE H]MIT GOT MIX$ 9 HIS WORDS1 & DID NOT SAY IT RI<T2 & ! TALL1 NAK$ H]MIT DID NOT SAY IT RI<T3 HIS MU/A*E WAS ALL OV] HIS M\?1 & HE C\LD NOT SPEAK CLE>LY2 & ! /OOP+1 TOO?LESS H]MIT1 TOO1 LISP$ IT 9DI/9CTLY4 

,! BI%OP REPEAT$ IT A SECOND TIME1 & ! H]MITS REPEAT$ IT AFT] HIM4 ,& ! BI%OP SAT D[N ON A /ONE1 & ! H]MITS /OOD >\ND HIM & LOOK$ 9TO HIS M\? & REPEAT$ AFT] HIM SO LONG AS HE SPOKE4 ,& ! BI%OP WORK$ ) !M ALL DAY2 HE REPEAT$ ONE WORD T51 & TW5TY1 & A HUNDR$ TIMES1 & ! H]MITS REPEAT$ AFT] HIM4 ,!Y BLUND]$1 & HE CORRECT$ !M1 & MADE !M REPEAT FROM ! BEG9N+4 

,! BI%OP DID NOT LEAVE ! H]MITS UNTIL HE TAU<T !M ! :OLE ,LORD'S PRAY]4 ,!Y SAID IT ) HIM & BY !MSELVES4 ,! MIDDLE-SIZ$ H]MIT WAS ! FIR/ TO LE>N IT1 & HE REPEAT$ IT ALL BY HIMSELF4 ,! BI%OP MADE HIM SAY IT OV] & OV] AGA91 & BO? ! O!RS SAID ! PRAY]1 TOO4 

,IT WAS BEG9N+ TO GR[ D>K1 & ! MOON ROSE FROM ! SEA1 :5 ! BI%OP GOT UP TO GO BACK TO ! %IP4 ,! BI%OP BADE ! H]MITS GOOD-BYE1 & !Y B[$ TO ! GR\ND BE=E HIM4 ,HE RAIS$ EA* ( !M1 & KISS$ !M1 & TOLD !M TO PRAY AS HE HAD TAU<T !M1 & 5T]$ ! BOAT1 & WAS R[$ BACK TO ! %IP4 

,& AS ! BOAT WAS R[$ T[>D ! %IP1 ! BI%OP HE>D ! H]MITS L\DLY REPEAT+ ! ,LORD'S PRAY] 9 ?REE VOICES4 ,! BOAT CAME NE>] TO ! %IP1 & ! VOICES ( ! H]MITS C\LD NO LONG] BE HE>D1 BUT 9 ! MOONLI<T !Y C\LD BE SE5 /&+ ON ! %ORE1 9 ! SPOT :]E !Y HAD BE5 LEFT3 ! SMALLE/ ( !M WAS 9 ! MIDDLE1 ! TALLE/ ON ! RI<T1 & ! MIDDLE-SIZ$ MAN ON ! LEFT4 ,! BI%OP REA*$ ! %IP & CLIMB$ UP TO ! DECK4 ,! AN*ORS W]E WEI<$1 ! SAILS UNFURL$1 & ! W9D BLEW & DROVE ! %IP1 & ON !Y SAIL$4 ,! BI%OP W5T TO ! PR[ & SAT D[N !RE & LOOK$ AT ! ISL&4 ,AT FIR/ ! H]MITS C\LD BE SE51 !N !Y DISAPPE>$ FROM VIEW1 & ONLY ! ISL& C\LD BE SE52 !N ! ISL&1 TOO1 DISAPPE>$1 & ONLY ! SEA GLITT]$ 9 ! MOONLI<T4 

,! PILGRIMS LAY D[N TO SLEEP1 & EV]Y?+ GREW QUIET ON ! DECK4 ,BUT ! BI%OP DID NOT FEEL LIKE SLEEP+4 ,HE SAT BY HIMSELF AT ! PR[ & LOOK$ \T TO SEA TO :]E ! ISL& HAD DISAPPE>$1 & ?\<T ( ! GOOD H]MITS4 ,HE ?\<T ( H[ GLAD !Y HAD BE5 TO LE>N ! PRAY]1 & ?ANK$ ,GOD = HAV+ TAK5 HIM !RE TO HELP ! ,GOD'S PEOPLE1--TO TEA* !M ! WORD ( ,GOD4 

,! BI%OP WAS SITT+ & ?9K+ & LOOK+ \T TO SEA TO :]E ! ISL& HAD DISAPPE>$4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ UN/EADY 9 HIS EYES3 N[ A LI<T QUIV]$ 9 ONE PLACE ON ! WAVES1 & N[ 9 ANO!R4 ,SUDD5LY HE SAW SOME?+ :ITE & %9+ 9 ! MOONLI<T1--EI!R A BIRD1 A GULL1 OR A :ITE SAIL ON A BOAT4 ,! BI%OP WAT*$ IT CLOSELY4 

0,A SAILBOAT IS FOLL[+ AFT] US10 HE ?\<T4 0,IT WILL SOON OV]TAKE US4 ,IT WAS F>1 F> AWAY1 BUT N[ IT IS V]Y NE>4 ,IT IS EVID5TLY NOT A BOAT1 = !RE SEEMS TO BE NO SAIL4 ,/ILL IT IS FLY+ BEH9D US & COM+ UP CLOSE TO US40 

,! BI%OP C\LD NOT MAKE \T :AT IT WAS3 A BOAT1 NO1 IT WAS NOT A BOAT2 A BIRD1 NO1 NOT A BIRD2 A FI%1 NO1 NOT A FI%6 ,IT WAS LIKE A MAN1 BUT TOO L>GE = ?AT1 & !N1 H[ WAS A MAN TO BE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! OCEAN8 ,! BI%OP GOT UP & WALK$ OV] TO ! HELMSMAN4 

0,SEE !RE1 :AT IS IT80 

0,:AT IS IT1 MY FRI5D8 ,:AT IS IT80 ASK$ ! BI%OP1 BUT HE SAW HIMSELF ?AT ?OSE W]E ! H]MITS RUNN+ OV] ! SEA4 ,!IR BE>DS %ONE :ITE1 &1 AS ?\< ! %IP W]E /&+ /ILL1 !Y CAME UP TO IT4 

,! HELMSMAN LOOK$ >\ND & WAS FRI<T5$4 ,HE DROPP$ ! HELM1 & CALL$ \T 9 A L\D VOICE3 

0,O ,LORD6 ,! H]MITS >E RUNN+ AFT] US ON ! SEA AS ?\< IT W]E DRY L&60 

,! PEOPLE HE>D HIM1 & RU%$ TO ! HELM4 ,ALL SAW ! H]MITS RUNN+ & HOLD+ EA* O!R'S H&S4 ,?OSE AT ! 5DS WAV$ !IR H&S1 ASK+ ! %IP TO BE /OPP$4 ,ALL ?REE W]E RUNN+ OV] ! WAT] AS ?\< IT W]E DRY L&1 )\T MOV+ !IR FEET4 

,BE=E ! %IP C\LD BE /OPP$1 ! H]MITS CAME ABREA/ ) ! %IP4 ,!Y CAME UP TO ! GUNWALE1 RAIS$ !IR HEADS1 & SPOKE 9 ONE VOICE3 

0,O S]VANT ( ,GOD1 WE HAVE =GOTT5 Y\R LESSON4 ,SO LONG AS WE REPEAT$ IT1 WE REMEMB]$ IT2 BUT :5 WE /OPP$ = AN H\R1 ONE WORD LEAP$ \T1 & !N ! RE/ SCATT]$4 ,WE DO NOT REMEMB] A ?+1 SO TEA* US AGA940 

,! BI%OP MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 B5T D[N TO ! H]MITS1 & SAID3 

0,EV5 Y\R PRAY]1 H]MITS ( ,GOD1 REA*ES ! ,LORD4 ,IT IS NOT = ME TO TEA* Y\4 ,PRAY = US S9FUL M560 

,& ! BI%OP MADE A L[ OBEISANCE TO ! H]MITS4 ,& ! H]MITS /OPP$1 TURN$ >\ND1 & WALK$ BACK OV] ! SEA4 ,& UP TO MORN+ A LI<T C\LD BE SE5 ON ! SIDE :]E ! H]MITS HAD DEP>T$4 

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