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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 LAT] ! /AFF-CAPTA9 CROSS$ ! ?RE%OLD ( HIS QU>T]S1 5TIRELY DIFF]5T ?\<TS 5T]$ HIS M9D4 ,HE LOOK$ >\ND HIS LITTLE *AMB]1 ) ITS UNEV5 E>? FLOOR1 & SAW ! W9D[S ALL AWRY1 PA/$ OV] ) PAP]1 HIS OLD B$1 ) A RUG NAIL$ OV] IT1 UPON :I* WAS DEPICT$ A LADY ON HORSEBACK1 & OV] :I* HUNG TWO ,TULA PI/OLS1 ! DIRTY C\* ( A CADET :O LIV$ ) HIM1 & :I* WAS COV]$ ) A *9TZ COV]LET2 HE SAW HIS ,NIKITA1 :O1 ) UNTIDY1 TALL[$ HAIR1 ROSE FROM ! FLOOR1 SCRAT*+ HIS HEAD2 HE SAW HIS ANCI5T CLOAK1 HIS EXTRA PAIR ( BOOTS1 & A LITTLE BUNDLE1 FROM :I* PEEP$ A BIT ( *EESE & ! NECK ( A PORT] BOTTLE FILL$ ) VODKA1 :I* HAD BE5 PREP>$ = HIS USE ON ! BA/ION1 & ALL AT ONCE HE REMEMB]$ ?AT HE WAS OBLIG$ TO GO ) HIS COMPANY ?AT NI<T TO ! =TIFICATIONS4 

0,IT IS C]TA9LY =EORDA9$ ?AT ,I AM TO BE KILL$ TO-NI<T10 ?\<T ! CAPTA94444 0,I FEEL IT4 ,& ! PR9CIPAL PO9T IS ?AT ,I NE$ NOT HAVE GONE1 BUT ?AT ,I (F]$ MYSELF4 ,& ! MAN :O ?RU/S HIMSELF =W>D IS ALWAYS KILL$4 ,& :AT'S ! MATT] ) ?AT ACCURS$ ,NEP%ISETSKY8 ,IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ?AT HE IS NOT SICK AT ALL2 & !Y WILL KILL ANO!R MAN = HIS SAKE1 !Y WILL 9FALLIBLY KILL HIM4 ,H[EV]1 IF !Y DON'T KILL ME1 ,I %ALL BE PROMOT$ PROBABLY4 ,I SAW H[ DELI<T$ ! REGIM5TAL COMM&] WAS :5 ,I ASK$ HIM TO ALL[ ME TO GO1 IF ,LIEUT5ANT ,NEP%ISETSKY WAS ILL4 ,IF ,I DON'T TURN \T A MAJOR1 !N ,I %ALL C]TA9LY GET ! ,VLADIMIR CROSS4 ,?IS IS ! ?IRTE5? TIME ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 TO ! BA/ION4 ,AH1 ! ?IRTE5? IS AN UNLUCKY NUMB]4 ,!Y WILL SURELY KILL ME1 ,I FEEL ?AT ,I %ALL BE KILL$2 BUT SOME ONE HAD TO GO1 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! LIEUT5ANT ( ! CORPS TO GO4 ,&1 :ATEV] HAPP5S1 ! HONOR ( ! REGIM5T1 ! HONOR ( ! >MY1 DEP5DS ON IT4 ,IT WAS MY DUTY TO GO 444 YES1 MY SACR$ DUTY4 ,BUT ,I HAVE A =EBOD+40 

,! CAPTA9 =GOT ?AT ?IS WAS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ?AT A SIMIL> =EBOD+ HAD ASSAIL$ HIM1 9 A GREAT] OR LESS DEGREE1 :5 IT HAD BE5 NECESS>Y TO GO TO ! BA/ION1 & HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT EV]Y ONE :O SETS \T ON AN AFFAIR EXP]I5CES ?IS =EBOD+ ) MORE OR LESS =CE4 ,HAV+ CALM$ HIMSELF ) ?IS CONCEPTION ( DUTY1 :I* WAS ESPECIALLY & /RONGLY DEVELOP$ 9 ! /AFF-CAPTA91 HE SEAT$ HIMSELF AT ! TABLE1 & BEGAN TO WRITE A F>EWELL LETT] TO HIS FA!R4 ,T5 M9UTES LAT]1 HAV+ F9I%$ HIS LETT]1 HE ROSE FROM ! TABLE1 HIS EYES WET ) TE>S1 &1 M5TALLY RECIT+ ALL ! PRAY]S HE KNEW1 HE SET AB\T DRESS+4 ,HIS CO>SE1 DRUNK5 S]VANT 9DOL5TLY H&$ HIM HIS NEW COAT 7! OLD ONE1 :I* ! CAPTA9 G5]ALLY WORE :5 GO+ TO ! BA/ION1 WAS NOT M5D$74 

0,:Y IS NOT MY COAT M5D$8 ,Y\ NEV] DO ANY?+ BUT SLEEP1 Y\ GOOD-=-NO?+60 SAID ,MIKHAIL(F1 ANGRILY4 

0,SLEEP60 GRUMBL$ ,NIKITA4 0,Y\ RUN LIKE A DOG ALL DAY LONG2 P]HAPS Y\ /OP--BUT Y\ MU/ NOT SLEEP1 EV5 !N60 

0,Y\ >E DRUNK AGA91 ,I SEE40 

0,I DIDN'T GET DRUNK ON Y\R MONEY1 SO Y\ NE$N'T SCOLD40 

0,HOLD Y\R TONGUE1 BLOCKHEAD60 %\T$ ! CAPTA91 :O WAS READY TO /RIKE ! MAN4 ,HE HAD BE5 ABS5T-M9D$ AT FIR/1 BUT N[ HE WAS1 AT LA/1 \T ( PATI5CE1 & EMBITT]$ BY ! RUD5ESS ( ,NIKITA1 :OM HE LOV$1 EV5 SPOIL$1 & :O HAD LIV$ ) HIM = TWELVE YE>S4 

0,BLOCKHEAD8 ,BLOCKHEAD80 REPEAT$ ! S]VANT4 0,:Y DO Y\ CALL ME A BLOCKHEAD1 SIR8 ,IS ?IS A TIME = ?AT SORT ( ?+8 ,IT IS NOT GOOD TO CURSE40 

,MIKHAIL(F RECALL$ :I!R HE WAS ON ! PO9T ( GO+1 & FELT A%AM$ ( HIMSELF4 

0,Y\ >E 5\< TO PUT A SA9T \T ( PATI5CE1 ,NIKITA10 HE SAID1 9 A G5TLE VOICE4 0,LEAVE ?AT LETT] TO MY FA!R ON ! TABLE1 & DON'T T\* IT10 HE ADD$1 TURN+ R$4 

0,YES1 SIR10 SAID ,NIKITA1 MELT+ UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! W9E :I* HE HAD DRUNK1 AS HE HAD SAID1 0AT HIS [N EXP5SE10 & W9K+ HIS EYES ) A VISIBLE DESIRE TO WEEP4 

,BUT :5 ! CAPTA9 SAID3 0,GOOD-BY1 ,NIKITA10 ON ! POR*1 ,NIKITA SUDD5LY BROKE D[N 9TO REPRESS$ SOBS1 & RAN TO KISS HIS MA/]'S H&4444 0,F>EWELL1 MA/]60 HE EXCLAIM$1 SOBB+4 ,! OLD SAILOR'S WIFE1 :O WAS /&+ ON ! POR*1 C\LD NOT1 9 H] CAPACITY ( A WOMAN1 REFRA9 FROM JO9+ 9 ?IS T\*+ SC5E1 SO %E BEGAN TO WIPE H] EYES ) H] DIRTY SLEEVE1 & TO SAY SOME?+ AB\T EV5 G5TLEM5 HAV+ !IR TRIALS TO BE>1 & ?AT %E1 POOR CREATURE1 HAD BE5 LEFT A WID[4 ,& %E RELAT$ = ! HUNDR$? TIME TO DRUNK5 ,NIKITA ! /ORY ( H] WOES2 H[ H] HUSB& HAD BE5 KILL$ 9 ! FIR/ BOMB>DM5T1 & H[ H] LITTLE H\SE HAD BE5 UTT]LY RU9$ 7! ONE 9 :I* %E WAS N[ LIV+ DID NOT BELONG TO H]71 & SO ON4 ,:5 HIS MA/] HAD DEP>T$1 ,NIKITA LI<T$ HIS PIPE1 REQUE/$ ! DAU<T] ( !IR L&LORD TO GO = SOME VODKA1 & V]Y SOON CEAS$ TO WEEP1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 GOT 9TO A QU>REL ) ! OLD WOMAN AB\T SOME SMALL BUCKET1 :I*1 HE DECL>$1 %E HAD BROK54 

0,BUT P]HAPS ,I %ALL ONLY BE W\ND$10 M$ITAT$ ! CAPTA91 AS HE M>*$ ?R\< ! TWILI<T TO ! BA/ION ) HIS COMPANY4 0,BUT :]E8 ,H[8 ,H]E OR H]E80 HE ?\<T1 9DICAT+ HIS BELLY & HIS BREA/4444 0,IF IT %\LD BE H]E 7HE ?\<T ( ! UPP] PORTION ( HIS LEG71 IT MI<T RUN R\ND4 ,WELL1 BUT IF IT W]E H]E1 & BY A SPL9T]1 ?AT W\LD F9I% ME40 

,! CAPTA9 REA*$ ! =TIFICATIONS SAFELY ?R\< ! TR5*ES1 SET HIS M5 TO WORK1 ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( AN (FIC] ( SAPP]S1 9 ! D>KNESS1 :I* WAS COMPLETE1 & SEAT$ HIMSELF 9 A PIT BEH9D ! BREA/WORKS4 ,!RE WAS NOT MU* FIR+2 ONLY ONCE 9 A :ILE ! LI<TN+ FLA%$ FROM \R BATT]IES1 !N FROM HIS1 & ! BRILLIANT FUZE ( A BOMB TRAC$ AN >C ( FLAME AGA9/ ! D>K1 />RY HEAV5S4 ,BUT ALL ! BOMBS FELL F> 9 ! RE> & TO ! RI<T ( ! RIFLE-PITS 9 :I* ! CAPTA9 SAT4 ,HE DRANK HIS VODKA1 ATE HIS *EESE1 LIT HIS CIG>ETTE1 &1 AFT] SAY+ HIS PRAY]S1 HE TRI$ TO GET A LITTLE SLEEP4 

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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