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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,! NEXT DAY ,OL59 W5T ALONE TO ! SPOT :]E HE & ! OLD MAN />TL$ ! /AG4 ,9/EAD ( PASS+ R\ND ?R\< ! GATE HE CLIMB$ OV] ! PRICKLY H$GE1 AS EV]YBODY ELSE DID1 & BE=E HE HAD HAD TIME TO PULL \T ! ?ORNS ?AT HAD CAU<T 9 HIS COAT1 HIS DOG1 :I* HAD RUN ON 9 FRONT1 />T$ TWO PHEASANTS4 ,HE HAD H>DLY /EPP$ AMONG ! BRI]S :5 ! PHEASANTS BEGAN TO RISE AT EV]Y /EP 7! OLD MAN HAD NOT %[N HIM ?AT PLACE ! DAY BE=E AS HE MEANT TO KEEP IT = %OOT+ FROM BEH9D ! SCRE574 ,OL59 FIR$ TWELVE TIMES & KILL$ FIVE PHEASANTS1 BUT CLAMB]+ AFT] !M ?R\< ! BRI]S HE GOT SO FATIGU$ ?AT HE WAS DR5*$ ) P]SPIRATION4 ,HE CALL$ (F HIS DOG1 UNCOCK$ HIS GUN1 PUT 9 A BULLET ABOVE ! SMALL %OT1 & BRU%+ AWAY ! MOSQUITOES ) ! WIDE SLEEVE ( HIS ,CIRCASSIAN COAT HE W5T SL[LY TO ! SPOT :]E !Y HAD BE5 ! DAY BE=E4 ,IT WAS H[EV] IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP BACK ! DOG1 :O F\ND TRAILS ON ! V]Y PA?1 & ,OL59 KILL$ TWO MORE PHEASANTS1 SO ?AT AFT] BE+ DETA9$ BY ?IS IT WAS GETT+ T[>DS NOON BE=E HE BEGAN TO F9D ! PLACE HE WAS LOOK+ =4 

,! DAY WAS P]FECTLY CLE>1 CALM1 & HOT4 ,! MORN+ MOI/URE HAD DRI$ UP EV5 9 ! =E/1 & MYRIADS ( MOSQUITOES LIT]ALLY COV]$ HIS FACE1 HIS BACK1 & HIS >MS4 ,HIS DOG HAD TURN$ FROM BLACK TO GRAY1 ITS BACK BE+ COV]$ ) MOSQUITOES1 & SO HAD ,OL59'S COAT ?R\< :I* ! 9SECTS ?RU/ !IR /+S4 ,OL59 WAS READY TO RUN AWAY FROM !M & IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE 9 ?IS C\NTRY 9 ! SUMM]4 ,HE WAS AB\T TO GO HOME1 BUT REMEMB]+ ?AT O!R PEOPLE MANAG$ TO 5DURE SU* PA9 HE RESOLV$ TO BE> IT & GAVE HIMSELF UP TO BE DEV\R$4 ,& /RANGE TO SAY1 BY NOONTIME ! FEEL+ BECAME ACTUALLY PLEASANT4 ,HE EV5 FELT ?AT )\T ?IS MOSQUITO-FILL$ ATMOSPH]E >\ND HIM1 & ?AT MOSQUITO-PA/E M+L$ ) P]SPIRATION :I* HIS H& SME>$ OV] HIS FACE1 & ?AT UNCEAS+ IRRITATION ALL OV] HIS BODY1 ! =E/ W\LD LOSE = HIM SOME ( ITS *>ACT] & *>M4 ,!SE MYRIADS ( 9SECTS W]E SO WELL SUIT$ TO ?AT MON/R\SLY LAVI% WILD VEGETATION1 !SE MULTITUDES ( BIRDS & BEA/S :I* FILL$ ! =E/1 ?IS D>K FOLIAGE1 ?IS HOT SC5T$ AIR1 !SE RUNLETS FILL$ ) TURBID WAT] :I* EV]Y:]E SOAK$ ?R\< FROM ! ,T]EK & GURGL$ H]E & !RE UND] ! OV]HANG+ LEAVES1 ?AT ! V]Y ?+ :I* HAD AT FIR/ SEEM$ TO HIM DREADFUL & 9TOL]ABLE N[ SEEM$ PLEASANT4 ,AFT] GO+ R\ND ! PLACE :]E YE/]DAY !Y HAD F\ND ! ANIMAL & NOT F9D+ ANY?+1 HE FELT 9CL9$ TO RE/4 ,! SUN /OOD RI<T ABOVE ! =E/ & P\R$ ITS P]P5DICUL> RAYS D[N ON HIS BACK & HEAD :5EV] HE CAME \T 9TO A GLADE OR ONTO ! ROAD4 ,! SEV5 HEAVY PHEASANTS DRAGG$ PA9FULLY AT HIS WAI/4 ,HAV+ F\ND ! TRACES ( YE/]DAY'S /AG HE CREPT UND] A BU% 9TO ! ?ICKET JU/ :]E ! /AG HAD LA91 & LAY D[N 9 ITS LAIR4 ,HE EXAM9$ ! D>K FOLIAGE >\ND HIM1 ! PLACE M>K$ BY ! /AG'S P]SPIRATION & YE/]DAY'S DUNG1 ! IMPR9T ( ! /AG'S KNEES1 ! BIT ( BLACK E>? IT HAD KICK$ UP1 & HIS [N FOOTPR9TS ( ! DAY BE=E4 ,HE FELT COOL & COM=TABLE & DID NOT ?9K ( OR WI% = ANY?+4 ,& SUDD5LY HE WAS OV]COME BY SU* A /RANGE FEEL+ ( CAUSELESS JOY & ( LOVE = EV]Y?+1 ?AT FROM AN OLD HABIT ( HIS *ILDHOOD HE BEGAN CROSS+ HIMSELF & ?ANK+ SOMEONE4 ,SUDD5LY1 ) EXTRAORD9>Y CLE>NESS1 HE ?\<T3 ',H]E AM ,I1 ,DMITRI ,OL591 A BE+ QUITE DI/9CT FROM EV]Y O!R BE+1 N[ LY+ ALL ALONE ,HEAV5 ONLY KN[S :]E--:]E A /AG US$ TO LIVE--AN OLD /AG1 A BEAUTIFUL /AG :O P]HAPS HAD NEV] SE5 A MAN1 & 9 A PLACE :]E NO HUMAN BE+ HAS EV] SAT OR ?\<T !SE ?\<TS4 ,H]E ,I SIT1 & >\ND ME /& OLD & Y\NG TREES1 ONE ( !M FE/OON$ ) WILD GRAPE V9ES1 & PHEASANTS >E FLUTT]+1 DRIV+ ONE ANO!R AB\T & P]HAPS SC5T+ !IR MURD]$ BRO!RS4' ,HE FELT HIS PHEASANTS1 EXAM9$ !M1 & WIP$ ! W>M BLOOD (F HIS H& ONTO HIS COAT4 ',P]HAPS ! JACKALS SC5T !M & ) DISSATISFI$ FACES GO (F 9 ANO!R DIRECTION3 ABOVE ME1 FLY+ 9 AMONG ! LEAVES :I* TO !M SEEM 5ORM\S ISL&S1 MOSQUITOES HANG 9 ! AIR & BUZZ3 ONE1 TWO1 ?REE1 F\R1 A HUNDR$1 A ?\S&1 A MILLION MOSQUITOES1 & ALL ( !M BUZZ SOME?+ OR O!R & EA* ONE ( !M IS SEP>ATE FROM ALL ELSE & IS JU/ SU* A SEP>ATE ,DMITRI ,OL59 AS ,I AM MYSELF4' ,HE VIVIDLY IMAG9$ :AT ! MOSQUITOES BUZZ$3 ',?IS WAY1 ?IS WAY1 LADS6 ,H]E'S SOME ONE WE CAN EAT6' ,!Y BUZZ$ & /UCK TO HIM4 ,& IT WAS CLE> TO HIM ?AT HE WAS NOT A ,RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN1 A MEMB] ( ,MOSC[ SOCIETY1 ! FRI5D & RELATION ( SO-&-SO & SO-&-SO1 BUT JU/ SU* A MOSQUITO1 OR PHEASANT1 OR DE]1 AS ?OSE ?AT W]E N[ LIV+ ALL >\ND HIM4 ',JU/ AS !Y1 JU/ AS ,DADDY ,]O%KA1 ,I %ALL LIVE A:ILE & DIE1 & AS HE SAYS TRULY3 

0GRASS WILL GR[ & NO?+ MORE04 

',BUT :AT ?\< ! GRASS DOES GR[8' HE CONT9U$ ?9K+4 ',/ILL ,I MU/ LIVE & BE HAPPY1 BECAUSE HAPP9ESS IS ALL ,I DESIRE4 ,NEV] M9D :AT ,I AM--AN ANIMAL LIKE ALL ! RE/1 ABOVE :OM ! GRASS WILL GR[ & NO?+ MORE2 OR A FRAME 9 :I* A BIT ( ! ONE ,GOD HAS BE5 SET1--/ILL ,I MU/ LIVE 9 ! V]Y BE/ WAY4 ,H[ !N MU/ ,I LIVE TO BE HAPPY1 & :Y WAS ,I NOT HAPPY BE=E8' ,& HE BEGAN TO RECALL HIS =M] LIFE & HE FELT DISGU/$ ) HIMSELF4 ,HE APPE>$ TO HIMSELF TO HAVE BE5 T]RIBLY EXACT+ & SELFI%1 ?\< HE N[ SAW ?AT ALL ! :ILE HE REALLY NE$$ NO?+ = HIMSELF4 ,& HE LOOK$ R\ND AT ! FOLIAGE ) ! LI<T %9+ ?R\< IT1 AT ! SETT+ SUN & ! CLE> SKY1 & HE FELT JU/ AS HAPPY AS BE=E4 ',:Y AM ,I HAPPY1 & :AT US$ ,I TO LIVE =8' ?\<T HE4 ',H[ MU* ,I EXACT$ = MYSELF2 H[ ,I S*EM$ & DID NOT MANAGE TO GA9 ANY?+ BUT %AME & SORR[6 &1 !RE N[1 ,I REQUIRE NO?+ TO BE HAPPY2' & SUDD5LY A NEW LI<T SEEM$ TO REVEAL ITSELF TO HIM4 ',HAPP9ESS IS ?IS6' HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 ',HAPP9ESS LIES 9 LIV+ = O!RS4 ,?AT IS EVID5T4 ,! DESIRE = HAPP9ESS IS 9NATE 9 EV]Y MAN2 !RE=E IT IS LEGITIMATE4 ,:5 TRY+ TO SATISFY IT SELFI%LY--?AT IS1 BY SEEK+ = ONESELF RI*ES1 FAME1 COM=TS1 OR LOVE--IT MAY HAPP5 ?AT CIRCUM/ANCES >ISE :I* MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SATISFY !SE DESIRES4 ,IT FOLL[S ?AT IT IS !SE DESIRES ?AT >E ILLEGITIMATE1 BUT NOT ! NE$ = HAPP9ESS4 ,BUT :AT DESIRES CAN ALWAYS BE SATISFI$ DESPITE EXT]NAL CIRCUM/ANCES8 ,:AT >E !Y8 ,LOVE1 SELF-SACRIFICE4' ,HE WAS SO GLAD & EXCIT$ :5 HE HAD DISCOV]$ ?IS1 AS IT SEEM$ TO HIM1 NEW TRU?1 ?AT HE JUMP$ UP & BEGAN IMPATI5TLY SEEK+ SOME ONE TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF =1 TO DO GOOD TO & TO LOVE4 ',S9CE ONE WANTS NO?+ = ONESELF1' HE KEPT ?9K+1 ':Y NOT LIVE = O!RS8' ,HE TOOK UP HIS GUN ) ! 9T5TION ( RETURN+ HOME QUICKLY TO ?9K ?IS \T & TO F9D AN OPPORTUNITY ( DO+ GOOD4 ,HE MADE HIS WAY \T ( ! ?ICKET4 ,:5 HE HAD COME \T 9TO ! GLADE HE LOOK$ >\ND HIM2 ! SUN WAS NO LONG] VISIBLE ABOVE ! TREE-TOPS4 ,IT HAD GR[N COOL] & ! PLACE SEEM$ TO HIM QUITE /RANGE & NOT LIKE ! C\NTRY R\ND ! VILLAGE4 ,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ *ANG$--! WEA!R & ! *>ACT] ( ! =E/2 ! SKY WAS WRAPP$ 9 CL\DS1 ! W9D WAS RU/L+ 9 ! TREE-TOPS1 & ALL >\ND NO?+ WAS VISIBLE BUT RE$S & DY+ BROK5-D[N TREES4 ,HE CALL$ TO HIS DOG :O HAD RUN AWAY TO FOLL[ SOME ANIMAL1 & HIS VOICE CAME BACK AS 9 A DES]T4 ,& SUDD5LY HE WAS SEIZ$ ) A T]RIBLE S5SE ( WEIRDNESS4 ,HE GREW FRI<T5$4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! ABREKS & ! MURD]S HE HAD BE5 TOLD AB\T1 & HE EXPECT$ EV]Y MOM5T ?AT AN ABREK W\LD SPR+ FROM BEH9D EV]Y BU% & HE W\LD HAVE TO DEF5D HIS LIFE & DIE1 OR BE A C[>D4 ,HE ?\<T ( ,GOD & ( ! FUTURE LIFE AS = LONG HE HAD NOT ?\<T AB\T !M4 ,& ALL >\ND WAS ?AT SAME GLOOMY /]N WILD NATURE4 ',& IS IT WOR? :ILE LIV+ = ONESELF1' ?\<T HE1 ':5 AT ANY MOM5T Y\ MAY DIE1 & DIE )\T HAV+ DONE ANY GOOD1 & SO ?AT NO ONE WILL KN[ ( IT8' ,HE W5T 9 ! DIRECTION :]E HE FANCI$ ! VILLAGE LAY4 ,( HIS %OOT+ HE HAD NO FUR!R ?\<T2 BUT HE FELT TIR$ TO DEA? & PE]$ R\ND AT EV]Y BU% & TREE ) P>TICUL> ATT5TION & ALMO/ ) T]ROR1 EXPECT+ EV]Y MOM5T TO BE CALL$ TO ACC\NT = HIS LIFE4 ,AFT] HAV+ W&]$ AB\T = A CONSID]ABLE TIME HE CAME UPON A DIT* D[N :I* WAS FL[+ COLD S&Y WAT] FROM ! ,T]EK1 &1 NOT TO GO A/RAY ANY LONG]1 HE DECID$ TO FOLL[ IT4 ,HE W5T ON )\T KN[+ :]E ! DIT* W\LD LEAD HIM4 ,SUDD5LY ! RE$S BEH9D HIM CRACKL$4 ,HE %UDD]$ & SEIZ$ HIS GUN1 & !N FELT A%AM$ ( HIMSELF3 ! OV]-EXCIT$ DOG1 PANT+ H>D1 HAD ?R[N ITSELF 9TO ! COLD WAT] ( ! DIT* & WAS LAPP+ IT6 

,HE TOO HAD A DR9K1 & !N FOLL[$ ! DOG 9 ! DIRECTION IT WI%$ TO GO1 ?9K+ IT W\LD LEAD HIM TO ! VILLAGE4 ,BUT DESPITE ! DOG'S COMPANY EV]Y?+ >\ND HIM SEEM$ /ILL MORE DRE>Y4 ,! =E/ GREW D>K] & ! W9D GREW /RONG] & /RONG] 9 ! TOPS ( ! BROK5 OLD TREES4 ,SOME L>GE BIRDS CIRCL$ SCREE*+ R\ND !IR NE/S 9 ?OSE TREES4 ,! VEGETATION GREW POOR] & HE CAME (T5] & (T5] UPON RU/L+ RE$S & B>E S&Y SPACES COV]$ ) ANIMAL FOOTPR9TS4 ,TO ! H[L+ ( ! W9D WAS ADD$ ANO!R K9D ( *E]LESS MONOTON\S RO>4 ,ALTOGE!R HIS SPIRITS BECAME GLOOMY4 ,PUTT+ HIS H& BEH9D HIM HE FELT HIS PHEASANTS1 & F\ND ONE MISS+4 ,IT HAD BROK5 (F & WAS LO/1 & ONLY ! BLE$+ HEAD & BEAK REMA9$ /ICK+ 9 HIS BELT4 ,HE FELT MORE FRI<T5$ ?AN HE HAD EV] DONE BE=E4 ,HE BEGAN TO PRAY TO ,GOD1 & FE>$ ABOVE ALL ?AT HE MI<T DIE )\T HAV+ DONE ANY?+ GOOD OR K9D2 & HE SO WANT$ TO LIVE1 & TO LIVE SO AS TO P]=M A FEAT ( SELF-SACRIFICE4 

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