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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

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,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F CAME TO ! /ATION1 ! PRISON]S W]E ALL SEAT$ 9 RAILWAY C>RIAGES ) GRAT$ W9D[S4 ,SEV]AL P]SONS1 COME TO SEE !M (F1 /OOD ON ! PLAT=M1 BUT W]E NOT ALL[$ TO COME UP TO ! C>RIAGES4 

,! CONVOY WAS MU* TR\BL$ ?AT DAY4 ,ON ! WAY FROM ! PRISON TO ! /ATION1 BESIDES ! TWO ,NEKHLUD(F HAD SE51 ?REE O!R PRISON]S HAD FALL5 & DI$ ( SUN/ROKE4 ,ONE WAS TAK5 TO ! NE>E/ POLICE /ATION LIKE ! FIR/ TWO1 & ! O!R TWO DI$ AT ! RAILWAY /ATION4 .<,9 ,MOSC[1 9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! EI<? DECADE ( ?IS C5TURY1 FIVE CONVICTS DI$ ( SUN/ROKE 9 ONE DAY ON !IR WAY FROM ! ,B\TYRKI PRISON TO ! ,NIJNI RAILWAY /ATION4.> ,! CONVOY M5 W]E NOT TR\BL$ BECAUSE FIVE M5 :O MI<T HAVE BE5 ALIVE DI$ :ILE 9 !IR *>GE4 ,?IS DID NOT TR\BLE !M1 BUT !Y W]E CONC]N$ LE/ ANY?+ ?AT ! LAW REQUIR$ 9 SU* CASES %\LD BE OMITT$4 ,TO CONVEY ! BODIES TO ! PLACES APPO9T$1 TO DELIV] UP !IR PAP]S1 TO TAKE !M (F ! LI/S ( ?OSE TO BE CONVEY$ TO ,NIJNI--ALL ?IS WAS V]Y TR\BLESOME1 ESPECIALLY ON SO HOT A DAY4 

,IT WAS ?IS ?AT OCCUPI$ ! CONVOY M51 & BE=E IT C\LD ALL BE ACCOMPLI%$ ,NEKHLUD(F & ! O!RS :O ASK$ = LEAVE TO GO UP TO ! C>RIAGES W]E NOT ALL[$ TO DO SO4 ,NEKHLUD(F1 H[EV]1 WAS SOON ALL[$ TO GO UP1 BECAUSE HE TIPP$ ! CONVOY S]GEANT4 ,! S]GEANT LET ,NEKHLUD(F PASS1 BUT ASK$ HIM TO BE QUICK & GET HIS TALK OV] BE=E ANY ( ! AU?ORITIES NOTIC$4 ,!RE W]E #ae C>RIAGES 9 ALL1 & EXCEPT ONE C>RIAGE = ! (FICIALS1 !Y W]E FULL ( PRISON]S4 ,AS ,NEKHLUD(F PASS$ ! C>RIAGES HE LI/5$ TO :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 !M4 ,9 ALL ! C>RIAGES WAS HE>D ! CLANG+ ( *A9S1 ! S\ND ( BU/LE1 MIX$ ) L\D & S5SELESS LANGUAGE1 BUT NOT A WORD WAS BE+ SAID AB\T !IR DEAD FELL[-PRISON]S4 ,! TALK WAS ALL AB\T SACKS1 DR9K+ WAT]1 & ! *OICE ( SEATS4 

,LOOK+ 9TO ONE ( ! C>RIAGES1 ,NEKHLUD(F SAW CONVOY SOLDI]S TAK+ ! MANACLES (F ! H&S ( ! PRISON]S4 ,! PRISON]S HELD \T !IR >MS1 & ONE ( ! SOLDI]S UNLOCK$ ! MANACLES ) A KEY & TOOK !M (F2 ! O!R COLLECT$ !M4 

,AFT] HE HAD PASS$ ALL ! O!R C>RIAGES1 ,NEKHLUD(F CAME UP TO ! WOM5'S C>RIAGES4 ,FROM ! SECOND ( !SE HE HE>D A WOMAN'S GROANS3 0,OH1 OH1 OH6 ,O ,GOD6 ,OH1 OH6 ,O ,GOD60 

,NEKHLUD(F PASS$ ?IS C>RIAGE & W5T UP TO A W9D[ ( ! ?IRD C>RIAGE1 :I* A SOLDI] PO9T$ \T TO HIM4 ,:5 HE APPROA*$ HIS FACE TO ! W9D[1 HE FELT ! HOT AIR1 FILL$ ) ! SMELL ( P]SPIRATION1 COM+ \T ( IT1 & HE>D DI/9CTLY ! %RILL S\ND ( WOM5'S VOICES4 ,ALL ! SEATS W]E FILL$ ) R$1 P]SPIR+1 L\DLY-TALK+ WOM51 DRESS$ 9 PRISON CLOAKS & :ITE JACKETS4 ,NEKHLUD(F'S FACE AT ! W9D[ ATTRACT$ !IR ATT5TION4 ,?OSE NE>E/ CEAS$ TALK+ & DREW CLOS]4 ,MASLOVA1 9 H] :ITE JACKET & H] HEAD UNCOV]$1 SAT BY ! OPPOSITE W9D[4 ,! :ITE-SK9N$1 SMIL+ ,!ODOSIA SAT A LITTLE NE>]4 ,:5 %E RECOGNIZ$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 %E NUDG$ ,MASLOVA & PO9T$ TO ! W9D[4 ,MASLOVA ROSE HURRI$LY1 ?REW H] K]*IEF OV] H] BLACK HAIR1 & ) A SMILE ON H] HOT1 R$ FACE CAME UP TO ! W9D[ & TOOK HOLD ( ONE ( ! B>S4 

0,WELL1 IT IS HOT10 %E SAID1 ) A GLAD SMILE4 

0,DID Y\ GET ! ?+S80 

0,YES1 ?ANK Y\40 

0,IS !RE ANY?+ MORE Y\ WANT80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 :ILE ! AIR CAME \T ( ! HOT C>RIAGE AS \T ( AN OV54 

0,I WANT NO?+1 ?ANK Y\40 

0,IF WE C\LD GET A DR9K80 SAID ,!ODOSIA4 

0,YES1 IF WE C\LD GET A DR9K10 REPEAT$ ,MASLOVA4 

0,:Y1 HAVE Y\ NOT GOT ANY WAT]80 

0,!Y PUT SOME 91 BUT IT IS ALL GONE40 

0,DIRECTLY1 ,I WILL ASK ONE ( ! CONVOY M54 ,N[ WE %ALL NOT SEE EA* O!R TILL WE GET TO ,NIJNI40 

0,:Y8 ,>E Y\ GO+80 SAID ,MASLOVA1 AS IF %E DID NOT KN[ IT1 & LOOK$ JOYFULLY AT ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I AM GO+ BY ! NEXT TRA940 

,MASLOVA SAID NO?+1 BUT ONLY SI<$ DEEPLY4 

0,IS IT TRUE1 SIR1 ?AT #ab CONVICTS HAVE BE5 DONE TO DEA?80 SAID A SEV]E-LOOK+ OLD PRISON] ) A DEEP VOICE LIKE A MAN'S4 

,IT WAS ,KORABLEVA4 

0,I DID NOT HE> ( #a#b2 ,I HAVE SE5 TWO10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,!Y SAY !RE W]E #ab !Y KILL$4 ,& WILL NO?+ BE DONE TO !M8 ,ONLY ?9K6 ,! FI5DS60 

0,& HAVE NONE ( ! WOM5 FALL5 ILL80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$4 

0,WOM5 >E /RONG]10 SAID ANO!R ( ! PRISON]S--A %ORT LITTLE WOMAN1 & LAU<$2 0ONLY !RE'S ONE ?AT HAS TAK5 IT 9TO H] HEAD TO BE DELIV]$4 ,!RE %E GOES10 %E SAID1 PO9T+ TO ! NEXT C>RIAGE1 :5CE PROCE$$ ! GROANS4 

0,Y\ ASK IF WE WANT ANY?+10 SAID ,MASLOVA1 TRY+ TO KEEP ! SMILE ( JOY FROM H] LIPS2 0C\LD NOT ?IS WOMAN BE LEFT BEH9D1 SUFF]+ AS %E IS8 ,!RE1 N[1 IF Y\ W\LD TELL ! AU?ORITIES40 

0,YES1 ,I WILL40 

0,& ONE ?+ MORE2 C\LD %E NOT SEE H] HUSB&1 ,T>AS80 %E ADD$1 PO9T+ ) H] EYES TO ! SMIL+ ,!ODOSIA4 

0,HE IS GO+ ) Y\1 IS HE NOT80 

0,SIR1 Y\ MU/ NOT TALK10 SAID A CONVOY S]GEANT1 NOT ! ONE :O HAD LET ,NEKHLUD(F COME UP4 ,NEKHLUD(F LEFT ! C>RIAGE & W5T 9 SE>* ( AN (FICIAL TO :OM HE MI<T SPEAK = ! WOMAN 9 TRAVAIL & AB\T ,T>AS1 BUT C\LD NOT F9D HIM1 NOR GET AN ANSW] FROM ANY ( ! CONVOY = A LONG TIME4 ,!Y W]E ALL 9 A BU/LE2 SOME W]E LEAD+ A PRISON] SOME:]E OR O!R1 O!RS RUNN+ TO GET !MSELVES PROVISIONS1 SOME W]E PLAC+ !IR ?+S 9 ! C>RIAGES OR ATT5D+ ON A LADY :O WAS GO+ TO ACCOMPANY ! CONVOY (FIC]1 & !Y ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F'S QUE/IONS UNWILL+LY4 ,NEKHLUD(F F\ND ! CONVOY (FIC] ONLY AFT] ! SECOND BELL HAD BE5 RUNG4 ,! (FIC] ) HIS %ORT >M WAS WIP+ ! MU/A*ES ?AT COV]$ HIS M\? & %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S1 REPROV+ ! CORPORAL = SOME?+ OR O!R4 

0,:AT IS IT Y\ WANT80 HE ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,Y\'VE GOT A WOMAN !RE :O IS BE+ CONF9$1 SO ,I ?\<T BE/--0 

0,WELL1 LET H] BE CONF9$2 WE %ALL SEE LAT] ON10 & BRISKLY SW++ HIS %ORT >MS1 HE RAN UP TO HIS C>RIAGE4 ,AT ! MOM5T ! GU>D PASS$ ) A :I/LE 9 HIS H&1 & FROM ! PEOPLE ON ! PLAT=M & FROM ! WOM5'S C>RIAGES !RE >OSE A S\ND ( WEEP+ & WORDS ( PRAY]4 

,NEKHLUD(F /OOD ON ! PLAT=M BY ! SIDE ( ,T>AS1 & LOOK$ H[1 ONE AFT] ! O!R1 ! C>RIAGES GLID$ PA/ HIM1 ) ! %AV$ HEADS ( ! M5 AT ! GRAT$ W9D[S4 ,!N ! FIR/ ( ! WOM5'S C>RIAGES CAME UP1 ) WOM5'S HEADS AT ! W9D[S1 SOME COV]$ ) K]*IEFS & SOME UNCOV]$1 !N ! SECOND1 :5CE PROCE$$ ! SAME GROANS1 !N ! C>RIAGE :]E ,MASLOVA WAS4 ,%E /OOD ) ! O!RS AT ! W9D[1 & LOOK$ AT ,NEKHLUD(F ) A PA!TIC SMILE4 

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