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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NIKITA AWOKE BE=E DAYBREAK4 ,HE WAS >\S$ BY ! COLD ?AT HAD BEGUN TO CREEP D[N HIS BACK4 ,HE HAD DREAM$ ?AT HE WAS COM+ FROM ! MILL ) A LOAD ( HIS MA/]'S FL\R & :5 CROSS+ ! /REAM HAD MISS$ ! BRIDGE & LET ! C>T GET /UCK4 ,& HE SAW ?AT HE HAD CRAWL$ UND] ! C>T & WAS TRY+ TO LIFT IT BY >*+ HIS BACK4 ,BUT /RANGE TO SAY ! C>T DID NOT MOVE1 IT /UCK TO HIS BACK & HE C\LD NEI!R LIFT IT NOR GET \T FROM UND] IT4 ,IT WAS CRU%+ ! :OLE ( HIS LO9S4 ,& H[ COLD IT FELT6 ,EVID5TLY HE MU/ CRAWL \T4 ',HAVE DONE6' HE EXCLAIM$ TO :OEV] WAS PRESS+ ! C>T D[N ON HIM4 ',TAKE \T ! SACKS6' ,BUT ! C>T PRESS$ D[N COLD] & COLD]1 & !N HE HE>D A /RANGE KNOCK+1 AWOKE COMPLETELY1 & REMEMB]$ EV]Y?+4 ,! COLD C>T WAS HIS DEAD & FROZ5 MA/] LY+ UPON HIM4 ,& ! KNOCK WAS PRODUC$ BY ,MUKHORTY1 :O HAD TWICE /RUCK ! SL$GE ) HIS HO(4 

',&REEVI*6 ,EH1 ,&REEVI*6' ,NIKITA CALL$ CAUTI\SLY1 BEG9N+ TO REALIZE ! TRU?1 & /RAI<T5+ HIS BACK4 ,BUT ,VASILI ,&REEVI* DID NOT ANSW] & HIS /OMA* & LEGS W]E /IFF & COLD & HEAVY LIKE IRON WEI<TS4 

',HE MU/ HAVE DI$6 ,MAY ! ,K+DOM ( ,HEAV5 BE HIS6' ?\<T ,NIKITA4 

,HE TURN$ HIS HEAD1 DUG ) HIS H& ?R\< ! SN[ AB\T HIM & OP5$ HIS EYES4 ,IT WAS DAYLI<T2 ! W9D WAS :I/L+ AS BE=E BETWE5 ! %AFTS1 & ! SN[ WAS FALL+ 9 ! SAME WAY1 EXCEPT ?AT IT WAS NO LONG] DRIV+ AGA9/ ! FRAME ( ! SL$GE BUT SIL5TLY COV]$ BO? SL$GE & HORSE DEEP] & DEEP]1 & NEI!R ! HORSE'S MOVEM5TS NOR HIS BREA?+ W]E ANY LONG] TO BE HE>D4 

',HE MU/ HAVE FROZ5 TOO1' ?\<T ,NIKITA ( ,MUKHORTY1 & 9DE$ ?OSE HO( KNOCKS AGA9/ ! SL$GE1 :I* HAD AWAK5$ ,NIKITA1 W]E ! LA/ EF=TS ! ALREADY NUMB$ ,MUKHORTY HAD MADE TO KEEP ON HIS FEET BE=E DY+4 

',O ,LORD ,GOD1 IT SEEMS ,?\ >T CALL+ ME TOO6' SAID ,NIKITA4 ',?Y ,HOLY ,WILL BE DONE4 ,BUT IT'S UNCANNY4444 ,/ILL1 A MAN CAN'T DIE TWICE & MU/ DIE ONCE4 ,IF ONLY IT W\LD COME SOON6' 

,& HE AGA9 DREW 9 HIS HEAD1 CLOS$ HIS EYES1 & BECAME UNCONSCI\S1 FULLY CONV9C$ ?AT N[ HE WAS C]TA9LY & F9ALLY DY+4 

,IT WAS NOT TILL NOON ?AT DAY ?AT PEASANTS DUG ,VASILI ,&REEVI* & ,NIKITA \T ( ! SN[ ) !IR %OVELS1 NOT MORE ?AN SEV5TY Y>DS FROM ! ROAD & LESS ?AN HALF A MILE FROM ! VILLAGE4 

,! SN[ HAD HIDD5 ! SL$GE1 BUT ! %AFTS & ! K]*IEF TI$ TO !M W]E /ILL VISIBLE4 ,MUKHORTY1 BURI$ UP TO HIS BELLY 9 SN[1 ) ! BREE*+ & DRUGGET HANG+ D[N1 /OOD ALL :ITE1 HIS DEAD HEAD PRESS$ AGA9/ HIS FROZ5 ?ROAT3 ICICLES HUNG FROM HIS NO/RILS1 HIS EYES W]E COV]$ ) HO>-FRO/ AS ?\< FILL$ ) TE>S1 & HE HAD GR[N SO ?9 9 ?AT ONE NI<T ?AT HE WAS NO?+ BUT SK9 & BONE4 

,VASILI ,&REEVI* WAS /IFF AS A FROZ5 C>CASS1 & :5 !Y ROLL$ HIM (F ,NIKITA HIS LEGS REMA9$ AP>T & HIS >MS /RET*$ \T AS !Y HAD BE54 ,HIS BULG+ HAWK EYES W]E FROZ51 & HIS OP5 M\? UND] HIS CLIPP$ MU/A*E WAS FULL ( SN[4 ,BUT ,NIKITA ?\< *ILL$ ?R\< WAS /ILL ALIVE4 ,:5 HE HAD BE5 BR\<T TO1 HE FELT SURE ?AT HE WAS ALREADY DEAD & ?AT :AT WAS TAK+ PLACE ) HIM WAS NO LONG] HAPP5+ 9 ?IS WORLD BUT 9 ! NEXT4 ,:5 HE HE>D ! PEASANTS %\T+ AS !Y DUG HIM \T & ROLL$ ! FROZ5 BODY ( ,VASILI ,&REEVI* FROM (F HIM1 HE WAS AT FIR/ SURPRIS$ ?AT 9 ! O!R WORLD PEASANTS %\LD BE %\T+ 9 ! SAME OLD WAY & HAD ! SAME K9D ( BODY1 & !N :5 HE REALIZ$ ?AT HE WAS /ILL 9 ?IS WORLD HE WAS SORRY RA!R ?AN GLAD1 ESPECIALLY :5 HE F\ND ?AT ! TOES ON BO? HIS FEET W]E FROZ54 

,NIKITA LAY 9 HOSPITAL = TWO MON?S4 ,!Y CUT (F ?REE ( HIS TOES1 BUT ! O!RS RECOV]$ SO ?AT HE WAS /ILL ABLE TO WORK & W5T ON LIV+ = ANO!R TW5TY YE>S1 FIR/ AS A F>M-LABOR]1 !N 9 HIS OLD AGE AS A WAT*MAN4 ,HE DI$ AT HOME AS HE HAD WI%$1 ONLY ?IS YE>1 UND] ! ICONS ) A LI<T$ TAP] 9 HIS H&S4 ,BE=E HE DI$ HE ASK$ HIS WIFE'S =GIV5ESS & =GAVE H] = ! COOP]4 ,HE ALSO TOOK LEAVE ( HIS SON & GR&*ILDR51 & DI$ S9C]ELY GLAD ?AT HE WAS RELIEV+ HIS SON & DAU<T]-9-LAW ( ! BURD5 ( HAV+ TO FE$ HIM1 & ?AT HE WAS N[ REALLY PASS+ FROM ?IS LIFE ( :I* HE WAS WE>Y 9TO ?AT O!R LIFE :I* EV]Y YE> & EV]Y H\R GREW CLE>] & MORE DESIRABLE TO HIM4 ,:E!R HE IS BETT] OR WORSE (F !RE :]E HE AWOKE AFT] HIS DEA?1 :E!R HE WAS DISAPPO9T$ OR F\ND !RE :AT HE EXPECT$1 WE %ALL ALL SOON LE>N4 

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