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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F RETURN$ HE F\ND ?AT ! (FICE HAD BE5 >RANG$ AS A B$ROOM = HIM4 ,A HI< B$/EAD1 ) A FEA!R B$ & TWO L>GE PILL[S1 HAD BE5 PLAC$ 9 ! ROOM4 ,! B$ WAS COV]$ ) A D>K R$ D\BLEB$D$ SILK QUILT1 :I* WAS ELABORATELY & F9ELY QUILT$1 & V]Y /IFF4 ,IT EVID5TLY BELONG$ TO ! TR\SSEAU ( ! =EMAN'S WIFE4 ,! =EMAN (F]$ ,NEKHLUD(F ! REMA9S ( ! D9N]1 :I* ! LATT] REFUS$1 &1 EXCUS+ HIMSELF = ! POORNESS ( ! F>E & ! ACCOMMODATION1 HE LEFT ,NEKHLUD(F ALONE4 

,! PEASANTS' REFUSAL DID NOT AT ALL BO!R ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?\< AT ,K\SM9SKI HIS (F] HAD BE5 ACCEPT$ & HE HAD EV5 BE5 ?ANK$ = IT1 & H]E HE WAS MET ) SUSPICION & EV5 5MITY1 HE FELT CONT5T$ & JOYFUL4 

,IT WAS CLOSE & DIRTY 9 ! (FICE4 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T \T 9TO ! Y>D1 & WAS GO+ 9TO ! G>D51 BUT HE REMEMB]$3 ?AT NI<T1 ! W9D[ ( ! MAID-S]VANT'S ROOM1 ! SIDE POR*1 & HE FELT UNCOM=TABLE1 & DID NOT LIKE TO PASS ! SPOT DESECRAT$ BY GUILTY MEMORIES4 ,HE SAT D[N ON ! DOOR/EP1 & BREA?+ 9 ! W>M AIR1 BALMY ) ! /RONG SC5T ( FRE% BIR* LEAVES1 HE SAT = A LONG TIME LOOK+ 9TO ! D>K G>D5 & LI/5+ TO ! MILL1 ! NI<T+ALES1 & SOME O!R BIRD ?AT :I/L$ MONOTON\SLY 9 ! BU% CLOSE BY4 ,! LI<T DISAPPE>$ FROM ! =EMAN'S W9D[2 9 ! CA/1 BEH9D ! B>N1 APPE>$ ! LI<T ( ! RIS+ MOON1 & %EET LI<TN+ BEGAN TO LI<T UP ! DILAPIDAT$ H\SE1 & ! BLOOM+1 OV]-GR[N G>D5 MORE & MORE FREQU5TLY4 ,IT BEGAN TO ?UND] 9 ! DI/ANCE1 & A BLACK CL\D SPREAD OV] ONE-?IRD ( ! SKY4 ,! NI<T+ALES & ! O!R BIRDS W]E SIL5T4 ,ABOVE ! MURMUR ( ! WAT] FROM ! MILL CAME ! CACKL+ ( GEESE1 & !N 9 ! VILLAGE & 9 ! =EMAN'S Y>D ! FIR/ COCKS BEGAN TO CR[ E>LI] ?AN USUAL1 AS !Y DO ON W>M1 ?UND]Y NI<TS4 ,!RE IS A SAY+ ?AT IF ! COCKS CR[ E>LY ! NI<T WILL BE A M]RY ONE4 ,= ,NEKHLUD(F ! NI<T WAS MORE ?AN M]RY2 IT WAS A HAPPY1 JOYFUL NI<T4 ,IMAG9ATION R5EW$ ! IMPRESSIONS ( ?AT HAPPY SUMM] :I* HE HAD SP5T H]E AS AN 9NOC5T LAD1 & HE FELT HIMSELF AS HE HAD BE5 NOT ONLY AT ?AT BUT AT ALL ! BE/ MOM5TS ( HIS LIFE4 ,HE NOT ONLY REMEMB]$ BUT FELT AS HE HAD FELT :51 AT ! AGE ( #a#d1 HE PRAY$ ?AT ,GOD W\LD %[ HIM ! TRU?2 OR :5 AS A *ILD HE HAD WEPT ON HIS MO!R'S LAP1 :5 P>T+ FROM H]1 & PROMIS+ TO BE ALWAYS GOOD1 & NEV] GIVE H] PA92 HE FELT AS HE DID :5 HE & ,NIKOL5KA ,IRT5IEFF RESOLV$ ALWAYS TO SUPPORT EA* O!R 9 LIV+ A GOOD LIFE & TO TRY TO MAKE EV]YBODY HAPPY4 

,HE REMEMB]$ H[ HE HAD BE5 TEMPT$ 9 ,K\SM9SKI1 SO ?AT HE HAD BEGUN TO REGRET ! H\SE & ! =E/ & ! F>M & ! L&1 & HE ASK$ HIMSELF IF HE REGRETT$ !M N[1 & IT EV5 SEEM$ /RANGE TO ?9K ?AT HE C\LD REGRET !M4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ALL HE HAD SE5 TO-DAY2 ! WOMAN ) ! *ILDR51 & )\T H] HUSB&1 :O WAS 9 PRISON = HAV+ CUT D[N TREES 9 HIS 7,NEKHLUD(F'S7 =E/1 & ! T]RIBLE ,MATRONA1 :O CONSID]$1 OR AT LEA/ TALK$ AS IF %E CONSID]$1 ?AT WOM5 ( H] POSITION MU/ GIVE !MSELVES TO ! G5TLEFOLK2 HE REMEMB]$ H] RELATION TO ! BABIES1 ! WAY 9 :I* !Y W]E TAK5 TO ! ,F\NDL+S' ,HOSPITAL1 & ! UN=TUNATE1 SMIL+1 WIZ5$ BABY ) ! PAT*WORK CAP1 DY+ ( />VATION4 ,& !N HE SUDD5LY REMEMB]$ ! PRISON1 ! %AV$ HEADS1 ! CELLS1 ! DISGU/+ SMELLS1 ! *A9S1 &1 BY ! SIDE ( IT ALL1 ! MADLY LAVI% CITY LIFT ( ! RI*1 HIMSELF 9CLUD$4 

,! BRI<T MOON1 N[ ALMO/ FULL1 ROSE ABOVE ! B>N4 ,D>K %AD[S FELL ACROSS ! Y>D1 & ! IRON RO( ( ! RU9$ H\SE %ONE BRI<T4 ,AS IF UNWILL+ TO WA/E ?IS LI<T1 ! NI<T+ALES AGA9 BEGAN !IR TRILLS4 

,NEKHLUD(F CALL$ TO M9D H[ HE HAD BEGUN TO CONSID] HIS LIFE 9 ! G>D5 ( ,K\SM9SKI :5 DECID+ :AT HE WAS GO+ TO DO1 & REMEMB]$ H[ CONFUS$ HE HAD BECOME1 H[ HE C\LD NOT >RIVE AT ANY DECISION1 H[ MANY DIFFICULTIES EA* QUE/ION HAD PRES5T$4 ,HE ASK$ HIMSELF !SE QUE/IONS N[1 & WAS SURPRIS$ H[ SIMPLE IT ALL WAS4 ,IT WAS SIMPLE BECAUSE HE WAS NOT ?9K+ N[ ( :AT W\LD BE ! RESULTS = HIMSELF1 BUT ONLY ?\<T ( :AT HE HAD TO DO4 ,&1 /RANGE TO SAY1 :AT HE HAD TO DO = HIMSELF HE C\LD NOT DECIDE1 BUT :AT HE HAD TO DO = O!RS HE KNEW )\T ANY D\BT4 ,HE HAD NO D\BT ?AT HE MU/ NOT LEAVE ,KATU%A1 BUT GO ON HELP+ H]4 ,HE HAD NO D\BT ?AT HE MU/ /UDY1 9VE/IGATE1 CLE> UP1 UND]/& ALL ?IS BUS9ESS CONC]N+ JUDGM5T & PUNI%M5T1 :I* HE FELT HE SAW DIFF]5TLY TO O!R PEOPLE4 ,:AT W\LD RESULT FROM IT ALL HE DID NOT KN[1 BUT HE KNEW = C]TA9 ?AT HE MU/ DO IT4 ,& ?IS FIRM ASSURANCE GAVE HIM JOY4 

,! BLACK CL\D HAD SPREAD ALL OV] ! SKY2 ! LI<TN+ FLA%$ VIVIDLY ACROSS ! Y>D & ! OLD H\SE ) ITS TUMBLE-D[N POR*ES1 ! ?UND] GR[L$ OV]HEAD4 ,ALL ! BIRDS W]E SIL5T1 BUT ! LEAVES RU/L$ & ! W9D REA*$ ! /EP :]E ,NEKHLUD(F /OOD & PLAY$ ) HIS HAIR4 ,ONE DROP CAME D[N1 !N ANO!R2 !N !Y CAME DRUMM+ ON ! DOCK LEAVES & ON ! IRON ( ! RO(1 & ALL ! AIR WAS FILL$ BY A BRI<T FLA%1 & BE=E ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD C\NT ?REE A FE>FUL CRA% S\ND$ OV] HEAD & SPREAD PEAL+ ALL OV] ! SKY4 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T 94 

0,YES1 YES10 HE ?\<T4 0,! WORK ?AT \R LIFE ACCOMPLI%ES1 ! :OLE ( ?IS WORK1 ! MEAN+ ( IT IS NOT1 NOR CAN BE1 9TELLIGIBLE TO ME4 ,:AT W]E MY AUNTS =8 ,:Y DID ,NIKOL5KA ,IRT5IEFF DIE8 ,:Y AM ,I LIV+8 ,:AT WAS ,KATU%A =8 ,& MY MADNESS8 ,:Y ?AT W>8 ,:Y MY SUBSEQU5T LAWLESS LIFE8 ,TO UND]/& IT1 TO UND]/& ! :OLE ( ! ,MA/]'S WILL IS NOT 9 MY P[]4 ,BUT TO DO ,HIS WILL1 ?AT IS WRITT5 D[N 9 MY CONSCI5CE1 IS 9 MY P[]2 ?AT ,I KN[ = C]TA94 ,& :5 ,I AM FULFILL+ IT ,I HAVE SUR5ESS & PEACE40 

,! RA9 CAME D[N 9 TORR5TS & RU%$ FROM ! RO( 9TO A TUB B5EA?2 ! LI<TN+ LIT UP ! H\SE & Y>D LESS FREQU5TLY4 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T 9TO HIS ROOM1 UNDRESS$1 & LAY D[N1 NOT )\T FE> ( ! BUGS1 :OSE PRES5CE ! DIRTY1 TORN WALL-PAP]S MADE HIM SUSPECT4 

0,YES1 TO FEEL ONE'S SELF NOT ! MA/] BUT A S]VANT10 HE ?\<T1 & REJOIC$ AT ! ?\<T4 ,HIS FE>S W]E NOT VA94 ,H>DLY HAD HE PUT \T HIS C&LE :5 ! V]M9 ATTACK$ & /UNG HIM4 0,TO GIVE UP ! L& & GO TO ,SIB]IA4 ,FLEAS1 BUGS1 DIRT6 ,AH1 WELL2 IF IT MU/ BE BORNE1 ,I %ALL BE> IT40 ,BUT1 9 SPITE ( ! BE/ ( 9T5TIONS1 HE C\LD NOT BE> IT1 & SAT D[N BY ! OP5 W9D[ & GAZ$ ) ADMIRATION AT ! RETREAT+ CL\DS & ! REAPPE>+ MOON4 

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