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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,HE /OPP$ ONCE OR TWICE1 LI/5+ TO ! R++ LAU<T] ( ,M>YANKA & ,U/5KA :O1 HAV+ COME TOGE!R1 W]E %\T+ SOME?+4 ,OL59 SP5T ! :OLE EV5+ HUNT+ 9 ! =E/ & RETURN$ HOME AT DUSK )\T HAV+ KILL$ ANY?+4 ,:5 CROSS+ ! ROAD HE NOTIC$ H] OP5 ! DOOR ( ! \?\SE1 & H] BLUE SMOCK %[$ ?R\< IT4 ,HE CALL$ TO ,VANYU%A V]Y L\D SO AS TO LET H] KN[ ?AT HE WAS BACK1 & !N SAT D[N 9 ! POR* 9 HIS USUAL PLACE4 ,HIS HO/S N[ RETURN$ FROM ! V9EY>D2 !Y CAME \T ( ! \?\SE & 9TO !IR HUT1 BUT DID NOT ASK ( ! LAT* & KNOCK$4 ,! FLOOR H>DLY CREAK$ UND] ! B>E CAUTI\S FOOT/EPS :I* APPROA*$ ! DOOR4 ,! LAT* CLICK$1 ! DOOR CREAK$1 & HE NOTIC$ A FA9T SMELL ( M>JORAM & PUMPK91 & ,M>YANKA'S :OLE FIGURE APPE>$ 9 ! DOORWAY4 ,HE SAW H] ONLY = AN 9/ANT 9 ! MOONLI<T4 ,%E SLAMM$ ! DOOR &1 MUTT]+ SOME?+1 RAN LI<TLY BACK AGA94 ,OL59 BEGAN RAPP+ S(TLY BUT NO?+ RESPOND$4 ,HE RAN TO ! W9D[ & LI/5$4 ,SUDD5LY HE WAS />TL$ BY A %RILL1 SQUEAKY MAN'S VOICE4 

',F9E6' EXCLAIM$ A RA!R SMALL Y\NG ,COSSACK 9 A :ITE CAP1 COM+ ACROSS ! Y>D CLOSE TO ,OL594 ',I SAW 444 F9E6' 

,OL59 RECOGNIZ$ ,NAZ>KA1 & WAS SIL5T1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO OR SAY4 

',F9E6 ,I'LL GO & TELL !M AT ! (FICE1 & ,I'LL TELL H] FA!R6 

 ,?AT'S A F9E CORNET'S DAU<T]6 ,ONE'S NOT 5\< = H]4' 

',:AT DO Y\ WANT ( ME1 :AT >E Y\ AFT]8' UTT]$ ,OL594 

',NO?+2 ONLY ,I'LL TELL !M AT ! (FICE4' 

,NAZ>KA SPOKE V]Y L\D1 & EVID5TLY DID SO 9T5TIONALLY1 ADD+3 

 ',JU/ SEE :AT A CLEV] CADET6' 

,OL59 TREMBL$ & GREW PALE4 

',COME H]E1 H]E6' ,HE SEIZ$ ! ,COSSACK FIRMLY BY ! >M & DREW HIM T[>DS HIS HUT4 

',NO?+ HAPP5$1 %E DID NOT LET ME 91 & ,I TOO MEAN NO H>M4 ,%E IS AN HONE/ GIRL--' 

',EH1 DISCUSS--' 

',YES1 BUT ALL ! SAME ,I'LL GIVE Y\ SOME?+ N[4 ,WAIT A BIT6' 

,NAZ>KA SAID NO?+4 ,OL59 RAN 9TO HIS HUT & BR\<T \T T5 RUBLES1 :I* HE GAVE TO ! ,COSSACK4 

',NO?+ HAPP5$1 BUT /ILL ,I WAS TO BLAME1 SO ,I GIVE ?IS6--,ONLY = 

 ,GOD'S SAKE DON'T LET ANYONE KN[1 = NO?+ HAPP5$444' 

',I WI% Y\ JOY1' SAID ,NAZ>KA LAU<+1 & W5T AWAY4 

,NAZ>KA HAD COME TO ! VILLAGE ?AT NI<T AT ,LUKA%KA'S BIDD+ TO F9D A PLACE TO HIDE A /OL5 HORSE1 & N[1 PASS+ BY ON HIS WAY HOME1 HAD HE>D ! S\ND ( FOOT/EPS4 ,:5 HE RETURN$ NEXT MORN+ TO HIS COMPANY HE BRAGG$ TO HIS *UM1 & TOLD HIM H[ CLEV]LY HE HAD GOT T5 RUBLES4 ,NEXT MORN+ ,OL59 MET HIS HO/S & !Y KNEW NO?+ AB\T ! EV5TS ( ! NI<T4 ,HE DID NOT SPEAK TO ,M>YANKA1 & %E ONLY LAU<$ A LITTLE :5 %E LOOK$ AT HIM4 ,NEXT NI<T HE ALSO PASS$ )\T SLEEP1 VA9LY W&]+ AB\T ! Y>D4 ,! DAY AFT] HE PURPOSELY SP5T %OOT+1 & 9 ! EV5+ HE W5T TO SEE ,BELETSKI TO ESCAPE FROM HIS [N ?\<TS4 ,HE WAS AFRAID ( HIMSELF1 & PROMIS$ HIMSELF NOT TO GO TO HIS HO/S' HUT ANY MORE4 

,?AT NI<T HE WAS R\S$ BY ! S]GEANT-MAJOR4 ,HIS COMPANY WAS ORD]$ TO />T AT ONCE ON A RAID4 ,OL59 WAS GLAD ?IS HAD HAPP5$1 & ?\<T HE W\LD NOT AGA9 RETURN TO ! VILLAGE4 

,! RAID LA/$ F\R DAYS4 ,! COMM&]1 :O WAS A RELATIVE ( ,OL59'S1 WI%$ TO SEE HIM & (F]$ TO LET HIM REMA9 ) ! /AFF1 BUT ?IS ,OL59 DECL9$4 ,HE F\ND ?AT HE C\LD NOT LIVE AWAY FROM ! VILLAGE1 & ASK$ TO BE ALL[$ TO RETURN TO IT4 ,= HAV+ TAK5 P>T 9 ! RAID HE RECEIV$ A SOLDI]'S CROSS1 :I* HE HAD =M]LY GREATLY DESIR$4 ,N[ HE WAS QUITE 9DIFF]5T AB\T IT1 & EV5 MORE 9DIFF]5T AB\T HIS PROMOTION1 ! ORD] = :I* HAD /ILL NOT >RIV$4 ,ACCOMPANI$ BY ,VANYU%A HE RODE BACK TO ! CORDON )\T ANY ACCID5T SEV]AL H\RS 9 ADVANCE ( ! RE/ ( ! COMPANY4 ,HE SP5T ! :OLE EV5+ 9 HIS POR* WAT*+ ,M>YANKA1 & HE AGA9 WALK$ AB\T ! Y>D1 )\T AIM OR ?\<T1 ALL NI<T4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,COSSACKS3 ,A ,TALE ( #a#h#e#b1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 PUBLI%$ #a#h#f#c47 

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