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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! FOLL[+ DAY1 ! #b#g?1 AFT] A T5-H\RS SLEEP1 ,VOLODYA1 FRE% & ACTIVE1 /EPP$ \T ON ! ?RE%OLD ( ! CASEM5T2 ,VLANG ALSO />T$ TO CRAWL \T ) HIM1 BUT1 AT ! FIR/ S\ND ( A BULLET1 HE FLUNG HIMSELF BACKW>DS ?R\< ! OP5+ ( ! BOMB-PRO(1 BUMP+ HIS HEAD AS HE DID SO1 AMID ! G5]AL M]RIM5T ( ! SOLDI]S1 ! MAJORITY ( :OM HAD ALSO COME \T 9TO ! OP5 AIR4 ,VLANG1 ! OLD GUN-S]GEANT1 & A FEW O!RS W]E ! ONLY ONES :O R>ELY W5T \T 9TO ! TR5*ES2 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO RE/RA9 ! RE/2 !Y ALL SCATT]$ AB\T 9 ! FRE% MORN+ AIR1 ESCAP+ FROM ! FETID AIR ( ! BOMB-PRO(1 &1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT ! BOMB>DM5T WAS AS VIGOR\S AS ON ! PREC$+ EV5+1 !Y DISPOS$ !MSELVES >\ND ! DOOR1 & SOME EV5 ON ! BREA/WORKS4 ,MELNIK(F HAD BE5 /ROLL+ AB\T AMONG ! BATT]IES S9CE DAYBREAK1 & />+ UP ) P]FECT COOLNESS4 

,NE> ! 5TRANCE SAT TWO OLD SOLDI]S & ONE Y\NG1 CURLY-HAIR$ FELL[1 A ,JEW1 :O HAD BE5 DETAIL$ FROM ! 9FANTRY4 ,?IS SOLDI] PICK$ UP ONE ( ! BULLETS :I* W]E LY+ AB\T1 &1 HAV+ SMOO!D IT AGA9/ A /ONE ) A POT%]D1 ) HIS KNIFE HE C>V$ FROM IT A CROSS1 AFT] ! /YLE ( ! ORD] ( ,/4 ,GEORGE2 ! O!RS LOOK$ ON AT HIS WORK AS !Y TALK$4 ,! CROSS REALLY TURN$ \T TO BE QUITE H&SOME4 

0,N[1 IF WE /AY H]E MU* LONG]10 SAID ONE ( !M1 0!N1 :5 PEACE IS MADE1 ! TIME ( S]VICE WILL BE UP = ALL ( US40 

0,NO?+ ( ! SORT2 ,I HAVE AT LEA/ F\R YE>S S]VICE YET BE=E MY TIME IS UP1 & ,I HAVE BE5 9 ,SEVA/OPOL !SE FIVE MON?S40 

0,IT IS NOT C\NT$ T[>DS ! DIS*>GE1 DO Y\ UND]/&10 SAID ANO!R4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T1 A CANNON-BALL %RIEK$ OV] ! HEADS ( ! SPEAK]S1 & /RUCK ONLY AN >%9 AWAY FROM ,MELNIK(F1 :O WAS APPROA*+ !M FROM ! TR5*ES4 

0,?AT CAME NE> KILL+ ,MELNIK(F10 SAID ONE MAN4 

0,I %ALL NOT BE KILL$10 SAID ,MELNIK(F4 

0,H]E'S ! CROSS = Y\1 = Y\R BRAV]Y10 SAID ! Y\NG SOLDI]1 :O HAD MADE ! CROSS1 H&+ IT TO ,MELNIK(F4 

0,NO1 BRO!R1 A MON? H]E C\NTS = A YE>1 ( C\RSE--?AT WAS ! ORD]10 ! CONV]SATION CONT9U$4 

0,?9K :AT Y\ PLEASE1 BUT :5 PEACE IS DECL>$1 !RE WILL BE AN IMP]IAL REVIEW AT ,OR%AVA1 & IF WE DON'T GET \R DIS*>GE1 WE %ALL BE ALL[$ TO GO ON 9DEF9ITE LEAVE40 

,AT ?AT MOM5T1 A %RIEK+ LITTLE BULLET FLEW PA/ ! SPEAK]S' HEADS1 & /RUCK A /ONE4 

0,Y\'LL GET A FULL DIS*>GE BE=E EV5+--SEE IF Y\ DON'T10 SAID ONE ( ! SOLDI]S4 

,!Y ALL LAU<$4 

,NOT ONLY BE=E EV5+1 BUT BE=E ! EXPIRATION ( TWO H\RS1 TWO ( !M RECEIV$ !IR FULL DIS*>GE1 & FIVE W]E W\ND$2 BUT ! RE/ JE/$ ON AS BE=E4 

,BY MORN+1 ! TWO MORT>S HAD ACTUALLY BE5 BR\<T 9TO SU* A CONDITION ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO FIRE !M4 ,AT T5 O'CLOCK1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! ORD]S :I* HE HAD RECEIV$ FROM ! COMM&] ( ! BA/ION1 ,VOLODYA CALL$ \T HIS COMM&1 & M>*$ TO ! BATT]Y ) IT4 

,9 ! M51 AS SOON AS !Y PROCE$$ TO ACTION1 !RE WAS NOT A DROP ( ?AT S5TIM5T ( FE> P]CEPTIBLE :I* HAD BE5 EXPRESS$ ON ! PREC$+ EV5+4 ,VLANG ALONE C\LD NOT CONTROL HIMSELF2 HE DODG$ & DUCK$ JU/ AS BE=E1 & ,VAS9 LO/ SOME ( HIS COMPOSURE1 & FUSS$ & FIDGET$ & *ANG$ HIS PLACE 9CESSANTLY4 

,BUT ,VOLODYA WAS 9 AN EXTRAORD9>Y /ATE ( 5?USIASM2 ! ?\<T ( DANG] DID NOT EV5 OCCUR TO HIM4 ,DELI<T ?AT HE WAS FULFILL+ HIS DUTY1 ?AT HE WAS NOT ONLY NOT A C[>D1 BUT EV5 A VALIANT FELL[1 ! FEEL+ ?AT HE WAS 9 COMM&1 & ! PRES5CE ( TW5TY M51 :O1 AS HE WAS AW>E1 W]E SURVEY+ HIM ) CURIOSITY1 MADE A ?OR\<LY BRAVE MAN ( HIM4 ,HE WAS EV5 VA9 ( HIS VALOR1 PUT ON AIRS BE=E HIS SOLDI]S1 CLIMB$ UP ON ! BANQUETTE1 & UNBUTTON$ HIS COAT EXPRESSLY ?AT HE MI<T R5D] HIMSELF ! MORE DI/9CTLY VISIBLE4 

,! COMM&] ( ! BA/ION1 :O WAS GO+ ! R\NDS ( HIS E/ABLI%M5T AS HE EXPRESS$ IT1 AT ! MOM5T1 ACCU/OM$ AS HE HAD BECOME DUR+ HIS EI<T-MON?S EXP]I5CE TO ALL SORTS ( BRAV]Y1 C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM ADMIR+ ?IS H&SOME LAD1 9 ! UNBUTTON$ COAT1 B5EA? :I* A R$ %IRT WAS VISIBLE1 5CIRCL+ HIS S(T :ITE NECK1 ) HIS ANIMAT$ FACE & EYES1 AS HE CLAPP$ HIS H&S & %\T$3 0,FIR/6 ,SECOND60 & RAN GAILY ALONG ! RAMP>TS1 9 ORD] TO SEE :]E HIS BOMB W\LD FALL4 

,AT HALF-PA/ ELEV5 ! FIR+ CEAS$ ON BO? SIDES1 & AT PRECISELY TWELVE O'CLOCK ! /ORM+ ( ! ,MALAK(F M\ND1 ( ! SECOND1 ?IRD1 & FIF? BA/IONS BEGAN4 

7,S\RCE3 0,SEVA/OPOL10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,ISABEL ,F4 ,HAPGOOD1 ,PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL ,CO41 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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