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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ! 5TRANCE TO ! /REET ! W9D /ILL RAG$ & ! ROAD WAS ?ICKLY COV]$ ) SN[1 BUT WELL )9 ! VILLAGE IT WAS CALM1 W>M1 & *E]FUL4 ,AT ONE H\SE A DOG WAS B>K+1 AT ANO!R A WOMAN1 COV]+ H] HEAD ) H] COAT1 CAME RUNN+ FROM SOME:]E & 5T]$ ! DOOR ( A HUT1 /OPP+ ON ! ?RE%OLD TO HAVE A LOOK AT ! PASS+ SL$GE4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! VILLAGE GIRLS C\LD BE HE>D S++4 

,H]E 9 ! VILLAGE !RE SEEM$ TO BE LESS W9D & SN[1 & ! FRO/ WAS LESS KE54 

',:Y1 ?IS IS ,GRI%K9O1' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 

',SO IT IS1' RESPOND$ ,NIKITA4 

,IT REALLY WAS ,GRI%K9O1 :I* MEANT ?AT !Y HAD GONE TOO F> TO ! LEFT & HAD TRAVEL$ SOME SIX MILES1 NOT QUITE 9 ! DIRECTION !Y AIM$ AT1 BUT T[>DS !IR DE/9ATION = ALL ?AT4 

,FROM ,GRI%K9O TO ,GORYA*K9 WAS AB\T ANO!R F\R MILES4 

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! VILLAGE !Y ALMO/ RAN 9TO A TALL MAN WALK+ D[N ! MIDDLE ( ! /REET4 

',:O >E Y\8' %\T$ ! MAN1 /OPP+ ! HORSE1 & RECOGNIZ+ ,VASILI ,AN]EEVI* HE IMM$IATELY TOOK HOLD ( ! %AFT1 W5T ALONG IT H& OV] H& TILL HE REA*$ ! SL$GE1 & PLAC$ HIMSELF ON ! DRIV]'S SEAT4 

,HE WAS ,ISAY1 A PEASANT ( ,VASILI ,&REEVI*'S ACQUA9TANCE1 & WELL KN[N AS ! PR9CIPAL HORSE-?IEF 9 ! DI/RICT4 

',AH1 ,VASILI ,&REEVI*6 ,:]E >E Y\ (F TO8' SAID ,ISAY1 5VELOP+ ,NIKITA 9 ! ODOR ( ! VODKA HE HAD DRUNK4 

',WE W]E GO+ TO ,GORYA*K94' 

',& LOOK :]E Y\'VE GOT TO6 ,Y\ %\LD HAVE GONE ?R\< ,MOL*ANOVKA4' 

',%\LD HAVE1 BUT DIDN'T MANAGE IT1' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*1 HOLD+ 9 ! HORSE4 

',?AT'S A GOOD HORSE1' SAID ,ISAY1 ) A %REWD GLANCE AT ,MUKHORTY1 & ) A PRACTIC$ H& HE TI<T5$ ! LOOS5$ KNOT HI< 9 ! HORSE'S BU%Y TAIL4 

',>E Y\ GO+ TO /AY ! NI<T8' 

',NO1 FRI5D4 ,I MU/ GET ON4' 

',Y\R BUS9ESS MU/ BE PRESS+4 ,& :O IS ?IS8 ,AH1 ,NIKITA ,/EPANY*6' 

',:O ELSE8' REPLI$ ,NIKITA4 ',BUT ,I SAY1 GOOD FRI5D1 H[ >E WE TO AVOID GO+ A/RAY AGA98' 

',:]E CAN Y\ GO A/RAY H]E8 ,TURN BACK /RAI<T D[N ! /REET & !N :5 Y\ COME \T KEEP /RAI<T ON4 ,DON'T TAKE TO ! LEFT4 ,Y\ WILL COME \T ONTO ! HI< ROAD1 & !N TURN TO ! RI<T4' 

',& :]E DO WE TURN (F ! HI< ROAD8 ,AS 9 SUMM]1 OR ! W9T] WAY8' ASK$ ,NIKITA4 

',! W9T] WAY4 ,AS SOON AS Y\ TURN (F Y\'LL SEE SOME BU%ES1 & OPPOSITE !M !RE IS A WAY-M>K--A L>GE OAK1 ONE ) BRAN*ES--& ?AT'S ! WAY4' 

,VASILI ,&REEVI* TURN$ ! HORSE BACK & DROVE ?R\< ! \TSKIRTS ( ! VILLAGE4 

',:Y NOT /AY ! NI<T8' ,ISAY %\T$ AFT] !M4 

,BUT ,VASILI ,&REEVI* DID NOT ANSW] & T\*$ UP ! HORSE4 ,F\R MILES ( GOOD ROAD1 TWO ( :I* LAY ?R\< ! =E/1 SEEM$ EASY TO MANAGE1 ESPECIALLY AS ! W9D WAS APP>5TLY QUIET] & ! SN[ HAD /OPP$4 

,HAV+ DRIV5 ALONG ! TRODD5 VILLAGE /REET1 D>K5$ H]E & !RE BY FRE% MANURE1 PA/ ! Y>D :]E ! CLO!S HUNG \T & :]E ! :ITE %IRT HAD BROK5 LOOSE & WAS N[ ATTA*$ ONLY BY ONE FROZ5 SLEEVE1 !Y AGA9 CAME )9 S\ND ( ! WEIRD MOAN ( ! WILL[S1 & AGA9 EM]G$ ON ! OP5 FIELDS4 ,! /ORM1 F> FROM CEAS+1 SEEM$ TO HAVE GR[N YET /RONG]4 ,! ROAD WAS COMPLETELY COV]$ ) DRIFT+ SN[1 & ONLY ! /AKES %[$ ?AT !Y HAD NOT LO/ !IR WAY4 ,BUT EV5 ! /AKES AHEAD ( !M W]E NOT EASY TO SEE1 S9CE ! W9D BLEW 9 !IR FACES4 

,VASILI ,&REEVI* SCREW$ UP HIS EYES1 B5T D[N HIS HEAD1 & LOOK$ \T = ! WAY-M>KS1 BUT TRU/$ MA9LY TO ! HORSE'S SAGACITY1 LETT+ IT TAKE ITS [N WAY4 ,& ! HORSE REALLY DID NOT LOSE ! ROAD BUT FOLL[$ ITS W9D+S1 TURN+ N[ TO ! RI<T & N[ TO ! LEFT & S5S+ IT UND] HIS FEET1 SO ?AT ?\< ! SN[ FELL ?ICK] & ! W9D /R5G!N$ !Y /ILL CONT9U$ TO SEE WAY-M>KS N[ TO ! LEFT & N[ TO ! RI<T ( !M4 

,SO !Y TRAVEL$ ON = AB\T T5 M9UTES1 :5 SUDD5LY1 ?R\< ! SLANT+ SCRE5 ( W9D-DRIV5 SN[1 SOME?+ BLACK %[$ UP :I* MOV$ 9 FRONT ( ! HORSE4 

,?IS WAS ANO!R SL$GE ) FELL[-TRAVEL]S4 ,MUKHORTY OV]TOOK !M1 & /RUCK HIS HO(S AGA9/ ! BACK ( ! SL$GE 9 FRONT ( !M4 

',PASS ON444 HEY !RE444 GET 9 FRONT6' CRI$ VOICES FROM ! SL$GE4 

,VASILI ,&REEVI* SW]V$ ASIDE TO PASS ! O!R SL$GE4 

,9 IT SAT ?REE M5 & A WOMAN1 EVID5TLY VISITORS RETURN+ FROM A FEA/4 ,ONE PEASANT WAS :ACK+ ! SN[-COV]$ CR\P ( !IR LITTLE HORSE ) A LONG SWIT*1 & ! O!R TWO SITT+ 9 FRONT WAV$ !IR >MS & %\T$ SOME?+4 ,! WOMAN1 COMPLETELY WRAPP$ UP & COV]$ ) SN[1 SAT DR[S+ & BUMP+ AT ! BACK4 

',:O >E Y\8' %\T$ ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 

',FROM ,A-A-A444' WAS ALL ?AT C\LD BE HE>D4 

',I SAY1 :]E >E Y\ FROM8' 

',FROM ,A-A-A-A6' ONE ( ! PEASANTS %\T$ ) ALL HIS MI<T1 BUT /ILL IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T :O !Y W]E4 

',GET ALONG6 ,KEEP UP6' %\T$ ANO!R1 CEASELESSLY BEAT+ HIS HORSE ) ! SWIT*4 

',SO Y\'RE FROM A FEA/1 IT SEEMS8' 

',GO ON1 GO ON6 ,FA/]1 ,SIMON6 ,GET 9 FRONT6 ,FA/]6' 

,! W+S ( ! SL$GES BUMP$ AGA9/ ONE ANO!R1 ALMO/ GOT JAMM$ BUT MANAG$ TO SEP>ATE1 & ! PEASANTS' SL$GE BEGAN TO FALL BEH9D4 

,!IR %AGGY1 BIG-BELLI$ HORSE1 ALL COV]$ ) SN[1 BREA!D HEAVILY UND] ! L[ %AFT-B[ &1 EVID5TLY US+ ! LA/ ( ITS /R5G?1 VA9LY 5DEAVOR$ TO ESCAPE FROM ! SWIT*1 HOBBL+ ) ITS %ORT LEGS ?R\< ! DEEP SN[ :I* IT ?REW UP UND] ITSELF4 

,ITS MUZZLE1 Y\NG-LOOK+1 ) ! NE!R LIP DRAWN UP LIKE ?AT ( A FI%1 NO/RILS DI/5D$ & E>S PRESS$ BACK FROM FE>1 KEPT UP = A FEW SECONDS NE> ,NIKITA'S %\LD] & !N BEGAN TO FALL BEH9D4 

',JU/ SEE :AT LIQUOR DOES6' SAID ,NIKITA4 ',!Y'VE TIR$ ?AT LITTLE HORSE TO DEA?4 ,:AT PAGANS6' 

,= A FEW M9UTES !Y HE>D ! PANT+ ( ! TIR$ LITTLE HORSE & ! DRUNK5 %\T+ ( ! PEASANTS4 ,!N ! PANT+ & ! %\TS DI$ AWAY1 & >\ND !M NO?+ C\LD BE HE>D BUT ! :I/L+ ( ! W9D 9 !IR E>S & N[ & !N ! SQUEAK ( !IR SL$GE-RUNN]S OV] A W9DSWEPT P>T ( ! ROAD4 

,?IS 5C\NT] *E]$ & 5LIV5$ ,VASILI ,&REEVI*1 & HE DROVE ON MORE BOLDLY )\T EXAM9+ ! WAY-M>KS1 URG+ ON ! HORSE & TRU/+ TO HIM4 

,NIKITA HAD NO?+ TO DO1 & AS USUAL 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES HE DR[S$1 MAK+ UP = MU* SLEEPLESS TIME4 ,SUDD5LY ! HORSE /OPP$ & ,NIKITA NE>LY FELL =W>D ONTO HIS NOSE4 

',Y\ KN[ WE'RE (F ! TRACK AGA96' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 

',H['S ?AT8' 

',:Y1 !RE >E NO WAY-M>KS TO BE SE54 ,WE MU/ HAVE GOT (F ! ROAD AGA94' 

',WELL1 IF WE'VE LO/ ! ROAD WE MU/ F9D IT1' SAID ,NIKITA CURTLY1 & GETT+ \T & /EPP+ LI<TLY ON HIS PIGEON-TO$ FEET HE />T$ ONCE MORE GO+ AB\T ON ! SN[4 

,HE WALK$ AB\T = A LONG TIME1 N[ DISAPPE>+ & N[ REAPPE>+1 & F9ALLY HE CAME BACK4 

',!RE IS NO ROAD H]E4 ,!RE MAY BE F>!R ON1' HE SAID1 GETT+ 9TO ! SL$GE4 

,IT WAS ALREADY GR[+ D>K4 ,! SN[-/ORM HAD NOT 9CREAS$ BUT HAD ALSO NOT SUBSID$4 

',IF WE C\LD ONLY HE> ?OSE PEASANTS6' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 

',WELL !Y HAV5'T CAU<T US UP4 ,WE MU/ HAVE GONE F> A/RAY4 ,OR MAYBE !Y HAVE LO/ !IR WAY TOO4' 

',:]E >E WE TO GO !N8' ASK$ ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 

',:Y1 WE MU/ LET ! HORSE TAKE ITS [N WAY1' SAID ,NIKITA4 ',HE WILL TAKE US RI<T4 ,LET ME HAVE ! RE9S4' 

,VASILI ,&REEVI* GAVE HIM ! RE9S1 ! MORE WILL+LY BECAUSE HIS H&S W]E BEG9N+ TO FEEL FROZ5 9 HIS ?ICK GLOVES4 

,NIKITA TOOK ! RE9S1 BUT ONLY HELD !M1 TRY+ NOT TO %AKE !M & REJOIC+ AT HIS FAVORITE'S SAGACITY4 ,& 9DE$ ! CLEV] HORSE1 TURN+ FIR/ ONE E> & !N ! O!R N[ TO ONE SIDE & !N TO ! O!R1 BEGAN TO :EEL R\ND4 

',! ONE ?+ HE CAN'T DO IS TO TALK1' ,NIKITA KEPT SAY+4 ',SEE :AT HE IS DO+6 ,GO ON1 GO ON6 ,Y\ KN[ BE/4 ,?AT'S IT1 ?AT'S IT6' 

,! W9D WAS N[ BL[+ FROM BEH9D & IT FELT W>M]4 

',YES1 HE'S CLEV]1' ,NIKITA CONT9U$1 ADMIR+ ! HORSE4 ',A ,KIRGIZ HORSE IS /RONG BUT /UPID4 ,BUT ?IS ONE--JU/ SEE :AT HE'S DO+ ) HIS E>S6 ,HE DOESN'T NE$ ANY TELEGRAPH4 ,HE CAN SC5T A MILE (F4' 

,BE=E ANO!R HALF-H\R HAD PASS$ !Y SAW SOME?+ D>K AHEAD ( !M--A WOOD OR A VILLAGE--& /AKES AGA9 APPE>$ TO ! RI<T4 ,!Y HAD EVID5TLY COME \T ONTO ! ROAD4 

',:Y1 ?AT'S ,GRI%K9O AGA96' ,NIKITA SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$4 

,& 9DE$1 !RE ON !IR LEFT WAS ?AT SAME B>N ) ! SN[ FLY+ FROM IT1 & F>!R ON ! SAME L9E ) ! FROZ5 WA%+1 %IRTS & TR\S]S1 :I* /ILL FLUTT]$ DESP]ATELY 9 ! W9D4 

,AGA9 !Y DROVE 9TO ! /REET & AGA9 IT GREW QUIET1 W>M1 & *E]FUL1 & AGA9 !Y C\LD SEE ! MANURE-/A9$ /REET & HE> VOICES & SONGS & ! B>K+ ( A DOG4 ,IT WAS ALREADY SO D>K ?AT !RE W]E LI<TS 9 SOME ( ! W9D[S4 

,HALF-WAY ?R\< ! VILLAGE ,VASILI ,&REEVI* TURN$ ! HORSE T[>DS A L>GE D\BLE-FRONT$ BRICK H\SE & /OPP$ AT ! POR*4 

,NIKITA W5T TO ! LI<T$ SN[-COV]$ W9D[1 9 ! RAYS ( :I* FLY+ SN[-FLAKES GLITT]$1 & KNOCK$ AT IT ) HIS :IP4 

',:O IS !RE8' A VOICE REPLI$ TO HIS KNOCK4 

',FROM ,KRE/Y1 ! ,BREKHUNOVS1 DE> FELL[1' ANSW]$ ,NIKITA4 ',JU/ COME \T = A M9UTE4' 

,SOMEONE MOV$ FROM ! W9D[1 & A M9UTE OR TWO LAT] !RE WAS ! S\ND ( ! PASSAGE DOOR AS IT CAME UN/UCK1 !N ! LAT* ( ! \TSIDE DOOR CLICK$ & A TALL :ITE-BE>D$ PEASANT1 ) A %EEPSK9 COAT ?R[N OV] HIS :ITE HOLIDAY %IRT1 PU%$ HIS WAY \T HOLD+ ! DOOR FIRMLY AGA9/ ! W9D1 FOLL[$ BY A LAD 9 A R$ %IRT & HI< LEA!R BOOTS4 

',IS ?AT Y\1 ,&REEVI*8' ASK$ ! OLD MAN4 

',YES1 FRI5D1 WE'VE GONE A/RAY1' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 ',WE WANT$ TO GET TO ,GORYA*K9 BUT F\ND \RSELVES H]E4 ,WE W5T A SECOND TIME BUT LO/ \R WAY AGA94' 

',JU/ SEE H[ Y\ HAVE GONE A/RAY6' SAID ! OLD MAN4 ',PETRU%KA1 GO & OP5 ! GATE6' HE ADD$1 TURN+ TO ! LAD 9 ! R$ %IRT4 

',ALL RI<T1' SAID ! LAD 9 A *E]FUL VOICE1 & RAN BACK 9TO ! PASSAGE4 

',BUT WE'RE NOT /AY+ ! NI<T1' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 

',:]E WILL Y\ GO 9 ! NI<T8 ,Y\'D BETT] /AY6' 

',I'D BE GLAD TO1 BUT ,I MU/ GO ON4 ,IT'S BUS9ESS1 & IT CAN'T BE HELP$4' 

',WELL1 W>M Y\RSELF AT LEA/4 ,! SAMOV> IS JU/ READY4' 

',W>M MYSELF8 ,YES1 ,I'LL DO ?AT1' SAID ,VASILI ,&REEVI*4 ',IT WON'T GET D>K]4 ,! MOON WILL RISE & IT WILL BE LI<T]4 ,LET'S GO 9 & W>M \RSELVES1 ,NIKITA4' 

',WELL1 :Y NOT8 ,LET US W>M \RSELVES1' REPLI$ ,NIKITA1 :O WAS /IFF ) COLD & ANXI\S TO W>M HIS FROZ5 LIMBS4 

,VASILI ,&REEVI* W5T 9TO ! ROOM ) ! OLD MAN1 & ,NIKITA DROVE ?R\< ! GATE OP5$ = HIM BY ,PETRU%KA1 BY :OSE ADVICE HE BACK$ ! HORSE UND] ! P5?\SE4 ,! GR\ND WAS COV]$ ) MANURE & ! TALL B[ OV] ! HORSE'S HEAD CAU<T AGA9/ ! BEAM4 ,! H5S & ! COCK HAD ALREADY SETTL$ TO ROO/ !RE1 & CLUCK$ PEEVI%LY1 CL++ TO ! BEAM ) !IR CLAWS4 ,! DI/URB$ %EEP %I$ & RU%$ ASIDE TRAMPL+ ! FROZ5 MANURE ) !IR HOOVES4 ,! DOG YELP$ DESP]ATELY ) FRI<T & ANG] & !N BUR/ \T B>K+ LIKE A PUPPY AT ! /RANG]4 

,NIKITA TALK$ TO !M ALL1 EXCUS$ HIMSELF TO ! F[LS & ASSUR$ !M ?AT HE W\LD NOT DI/URB !M AGA91 REBUK$ ! %EEP = BE+ FRI<T5$ )\T KN[+ :Y1 & KEPT SOO?+ ! DOG1 :ILE HE TI$ UP ! HORSE4 

',N[ ?AT WILL BE ALL RI<T1' HE SAID1 KNOCK+ ! SN[ (F HIS CLO!S4 ',JU/ HE> H[ HE B>KS6' HE ADD$1 TURN+ TO ! DOG4 ',BE QUIET1 /UPID6 ,BE QUIET4 ,Y\ >E ONLY TR\BL+ Y\RSELF = NO?+4 ,WE'RE NOT ?IEVES1 WE'RE FRI5DS4444' 

',& !SE >E1 IT'S SAID1 ! ?REE DOME/IC C\NSELORS1' REM>K$ ! LAD1 & ) HIS /RONG >MS HE PU%$ UND] ! P5T-RO( ! SL$GE ?AT HAD REMA9$ \TSIDE4 

',:Y C\NSELORS8' ASK$ ,NIKITA4 

',?AT'S :AT IS PR9T$ 9 ,PAULSON4 ,A ?IEF CREEPS TO A H\SE--! DOG B>KS1 ?AT MEANS 0,BE ON Y\R GU>D60 ,! COCK CR[S1 ?AT MEANS1 0,GET UP60 ,! CAT LICKS H]SELF--?AT MEANS1 0,A WELCOME GUE/ IS COM+4 ,GET READY TO RECEIVE HIM60' SAID ! LAD ) A SMILE4 

,PETRU%KA C\LD READ & WRITE & KNEW ,PAULSON'S PRIM]1 HIS ONLY BOOK1 ALMO/ BY HE>T1 & HE WAS FOND ( QUOT+ SAY+S FROM IT ?AT HE ?\<T SUIT$ ! OCCASION1 ESPECIALLY :5 HE HAD HAD SOME?+ TO DR9K1 AS TO-DAY4 

',?AT'S SO1' SAID ,NIKITA4 

',Y\ MU/ BE *ILL$ ?R\< & ?R\<1' SAID ,PETRU%KA4 

',YES1 ,I AM RA!R1' SAID ,NIKITA1 & !Y W5T ACROSS ! Y>D & ! PASSAGE 9TO ! H\SE4 

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