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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PI]RE /EPP$ \T ( HIS C>RIAGE &1 PASS+ ! TOIL+ MILITIAM51 
 ASC5D$ ! KNOLL FROM :I*1 ACCORD+ TO ! DOCTOR1 ! BATTLEFIELD 
 C\LD BE SE54 

,IT WAS AB\T ELEV5 O'CLOCK4 ,! SUN %ONE SOME:AT TO ! LEFT & BEH9D 
 HIM & BRI<TLY LIT UP ! 5ORM\S PANORAMA :I*1 RIS+ LIKE AN 
 AMPHI!AT]1 EXT5D$ BE=E HIM 9 ! CLE> R>EFI$ ATMOSPH]E4 

,FROM ABOVE ON ! LEFT1 BISECT+ ?AT AMPHI!AT]1 W\ND ! ,SMOL5SK 
 HI<ROAD1 PASS+ ?R\< A VILLAGE ) A :ITE *UR* SOME FIVE HUNDR$ 
 PACES 9 FRONT ( ! KNOLL & BEL[ IT4 ,?IS WAS ,BOROD9O4 ,BEL[ ! 
 VILLAGE ! ROAD CROSS$ ! RIV] BY A BRIDGE &1 W9D+ D[N & UP1 
 ROSE HI<] & HI<] TO ! VILLAGE ( ,VALUEVO VISIBLE AB\T F\R MILES 
 AWAY1 :]E ,NAPOLEON WAS !N /ATION$4 ,BEYOND ,VALUEVO ! ROAD 
 DISAPPE>$ 9TO A YELL[+ =E/ ON ! HORIZON4 ,F> 9 ! DI/ANCE 9 
 ?AT BIR* & FIR =E/ TO ! RI<T ( ! ROAD1 ! CROSS & BELFRY 
 ( ! ,KOLO*A ,MONA/]Y GLEAM$ 9 ! SUN4 ,H]E & !RE OV] ! :OLE 
 ( ?AT BLUE EXPANSE1 TO RI<T & LEFT ( ! =E/ & ! ROAD1 
 SMOK+ CAMPFIRES C\LD BE SE5 & 9DEF9ITE MASSES ( TROOPS--\RS 
 & ! 5EMY'S4 ,! GR\ND TO ! RI<T--ALONG ! C\RSE ( ! 
 ,KOLO*A & ,MOSKVA RIV]S--WAS BROK5 & HILLY4 ,BETWE5 ! HOLL[S 
 ! VILLAGES ( ,BEZUBOVA & ,ZAKH>9O %[$ 9 ! DI/ANCE4 ,ON ! LEFT 
 ! GR\ND WAS MORE LEVEL2 !RE W]E FIELDS ( GRA91 & ! SMOK+ 
 RU9S ( ,SEM5OVSK1 :I* HAD BE5 BURN$ D[N1 C\LD BE SE54 

,ALL ?AT ,PI]RE SAW WAS SO 9DEF9ITE ?AT NEI!R ! LEFT NOR ! RI<T 
 SIDE ( ! FIELD FULLY SATISFI$ HIS EXPECTATIONS4 ,NO:]E C\LD HE SEE 
 ! BATTLEFIELD HE HAD EXPECT$ TO F9D1 BUT ONLY FIELDS1 MEAD[S1 TROOPS1 
 WOODS1 ! SMOKE ( CAMPFIRES1 VILLAGES1 M\NDS1 & /REAMS2 & TRY AS 
 HE W\LD HE C\LD DESCRY NO MILIT>Y 0POSITION0 9 ?IS PLACE :I* TEEM$ 
 ) LIFE1 NOR C\LD HE EV5 DI/+UI% \R TROOPS FROM ! 5EMY'S4 

0,I MU/ ASK SOMEONE :O KN[S10 HE ?\<T1 & ADDRESS$ AN (FIC] :O 
 WAS LOOK+ ) CURIOSITY AT HIS HUGE UNMILIT>Y FIGURE4 

0,MAY ,I ASK Y\10 SAID ,PI]RE1 0:AT VILLAGE ?AT IS 9 FRONT80 

0,BURD9O1 ISN'T IT80 SAID ! (FIC]1 TURN+ TO HIS COMPANION4 

0,BOROD9O10 ! O!R CORRECT$ HIM4 

,! (FIC]1 EVID5TLY GLAD ( AN OPPORTUNITY = A TALK1 MOV$ UP TO 
 ,PI]RE4 

0,>E ?OSE \R M5 !RE80 ,PI]RE 9QUIR$4 

0,YES1 & !RE1 FUR!R ON1 >E ! ,FR5*10 SAID ! (FIC]4 0,!RE 
 !Y >E1 !RE444 Y\ CAN SEE !M40 

0,:]E8 ,:]E80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,ONE CAN SEE !M ) ! NAK$ EYE444 ,:Y1 !RE60 

,! (FIC] PO9T$ ) HIS H& TO ! SMOKE VISIBLE ON ! LEFT BEYOND 
 ! RIV]1 & ! SAME /]N & S]I\S EXPRESSION ?AT ,PI]RE HAD 
 NOTIC$ ON MANY ( ! FACES HE HAD MET CAME 9TO HIS FACE4 

0,AH1 ?OSE >E ! ,FR5*6 ,& OV] !RE84440 ,PI]RE PO9T$ TO A KNOLL 
 ON ! LEFT1 NE> :I* SOME TROOPS C\LD BE SE54 

0,?OSE >E \RS40 

0,AH1 \RS6 ,& !RE84440 ,PI]RE PO9T$ TO ANO!R KNOLL 9 ! DI/ANCE 
 ) A BIG TREE ON IT1 NE> A VILLAGE ?AT LAY 9 A HOLL[ :]E ALSO SOME 
 CAMPFIRES W]E SMOK+ & SOME?+ BLACK WAS VISIBLE4 

0,?AT'S HIS AGA910 SAID ! (FIC]4 7,IT WAS ! ,%EV>D9O ,R$\BT47 0,IT 
 WAS \RS YE/]DAY1 BUT N[ IT IS HIS40 

0,!N H[ AB\T \R POSITION80 

0,\R POSITION80 REPLI$ ! (FIC] ) A SMILE ( SATISFACTION4 0,I CAN 
 TELL Y\ QUITE CLE>LY1 BECAUSE ,I CON/RUCT$ NE>LY ALL \R 
 5TR5*M5TS4 ,!RE1 Y\ SEE8 ,!RE'S \R C5T]1 AT ,BOROD9O1 JU/ 
 !RE10 & HE PO9T$ TO ! VILLAGE 9 FRONT ( !M ) ! :ITE 
 *UR*4 0,?AT'S :]E ONE CROSSES ! ,KOLO*A4 ,Y\ SEE D[N !RE :]E 
 ! R[S ( HAY >E LY+ 9 ! HOLL[1 !RE'S ! BRIDGE4 ,?AT'S \R 
 C5T]4 ,\R RI<T FLANK IS OV] !RE0--HE PO9T$ %>PLY TO ! 
 RI<T1 F> AWAY 9 ! BROK5 GR\ND--0,?AT'S :]E ! ,MOSKVA ,RIV] 
 IS1 & WE HAVE ?R[N UP ?REE R$\BTS !RE1 V]Y /RONG ONES4 ,! LEFT 
 FLANK4440 H]E ! (FIC] PAUS$4 0,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 ?AT'S DIFFICULT TO 
 EXPLA94444 ,YE/]DAY \R LEFT FLANK WAS !RE AT ,%EV>D9O1 Y\ SEE1 
 :]E ! OAK IS1 BUT N[ WE HAVE )DRAWN \R LEFT W+--N[ IT IS 
 OV] !RE1 DO Y\ SEE ?AT VILLAGE & ! SMOKE8 ,?AT'S ,SEM5OVSK1 YES1 
 !RE10 HE PO9T$ TO ,RAEVSKI'S KNOLL4 0,BUT ! BATTLE WILL H>DLY BE 
 !RE4 ,HIS HAV+ MOV$ HIS TROOPS !RE IS ONLY A RUSE2 HE WILL PROBABLY 
 PASS R\ND TO ! RI<T ( ! ,MOSKVA4 ,BUT :]EV] IT MAY BE1 MANY A MAN 
 WILL BE MISS+ TOMORR[60 HE REM>K$4 

,AN ELD]LY S]GEANT :O HAD APPROA*$ ! (FIC] :ILE HE WAS GIV+ 
 !SE EXPLANATIONS HAD WAIT$ 9 SIL5CE = HIM TO F9I% SPEAK+1 BUT 
 AT ?IS PO9T1 EVID5TLY NOT LIK+ ! (FIC]'S REM>K1 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,GABIONS MU/ BE S5T =10 SAID HE /]NLY4 

,! (FIC] APPE>$ ABA%$1 AS ?\< HE UND]/OOD ?AT ONE MI<T ?9K 
 ( H[ MANY M5 W\LD BE MISS+ TOMORR[ BUT \<T NOT TO SPEAK ( IT4 

0,WELL1 S5D NUMB] ?REE COMPANY AGA910 ! (FIC] REPLI$ HURRI$LY4 

0,& Y\1 >E Y\ ONE ( ! DOCTORS80 

0,NO1 ,I'VE COME ON MY [N10 ANSW]$ ,PI]RE1 & HE W5T D[N ! HILL 
 AGA91 PASS+ ! MILITIAM54 

0,OH1 ?OSE DAMN$ FELL[S60 MUTT]$ ! (FIC] :O FOLL[$ HIM1 HOLD+ 
 HIS NOSE AS HE RAN PA/ ! M5 AT WORK4 

0,!RE !Y >E444 BR++ H]1 COM+444 ,!RE !Y >E444 ,!Y'LL BE 
 H]E 9 A M9UTE4440 VOICES W]E SUDD5LY HE>D SAY+2 & (FIC]S1 
 SOLDI]S1 & MILITIAM5 BEGAN RUNN+ =W>D ALONG ! ROAD4 

,A *UR* PROCESSION WAS COM+ UP ! HILL FROM ,BOROD9O4 ,FIR/ ALONG ! 
 DU/Y ROAD CAME ! 9FANTRY 9 RANKS1 B>EHEAD$ & ) >MS REV]S$4 
 ,FROM BEH9D !M CAME ! S\ND ( *UR* S++4 

,SOLDI]S & MILITIAM5 RAN B>EHEAD$ PA/ ,PI]RE T[>D ! PROCESSION4 

0,!Y >E BR++ H]1 \R ,PROTECTRESS6444 ,! ,IB]IAN ,MO!R ( ,GOD60 
 SOMEONE CRI$4 

0,! ,SMOL5SK ,MO!R ( ,GOD10 ANO!R CORRECT$ HIM4 

,! MILITIAM51 BO? ?OSE :O HAD BE5 9 ! VILLAGE & ?OSE :O HAD 
 BE5 AT WORK ON ! BATT]Y1 ?REW D[N !IR SPADES & RAN TO MEET ! 
 *UR* PROCESSION4 ,FOLL[+ ! BATTALION ?AT M>*$ ALONG ! DU/Y 
 ROAD CAME PRIE/S 9 !IR VE/M5TS--ONE LITTLE OLD MAN 9 A HOOD 
 ) ATT5DANTS & S+]S4 ,BEH9D !M SOLDI]S & (FIC]S BORE A 
 L>GE1 D>K-FAC$ ICON ) AN EMBOSS$ METAL COV]4 ,?IS WAS ! ICON 
 ?AT HAD BE5 BR\<T FROM ,SMOL5SK & HAD S9CE ACCOMPANI$ ! >MY4 
 ,BEH9D1 BE=E1 & ON BO? SIDES1 CR[DS ( MILITIAM5 ) B>$ HEADS 
 WALK$1 RAN1 & B[$ TO ! GR\ND4 

,AT ! SUMMIT ( ! HILL !Y /OPP$ ) ! ICON2 ! M5 :O HAD BE5 
 HOLD+ IT UP BY ! L95 B&S ATTA*$ TO IT W]E RELIEV$ BY O!RS1 
 ! *ANT]S RELIT !IR C5S]S1 & S]VICE BEGAN4 ,! HOT RAYS ( ! 
 SUN BEAT D[N V]TICALLY & A FRE% S(T W9D PLAY$ ) ! HAIR ( ! 
 B>$ HEADS & ) ! RIBBONS DECORAT+ ! ICON4 ,! S++ DID NOT 
 S\ND L\D UND] ! OP5 SKY4 ,AN IMM5SE CR[D ( B>EHEAD$ (FIC]S1 
 SOLDI]S1 & MILITIAM5 SURR\ND$ ! ICON4 ,BEH9D ! PRIE/ & A 
 *ANT] /OOD ! NOTABILITIES ON A SPOT RES]V$ = !M4 ,A BALD G5]AL 
 ) A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS ON HIS NECK /OOD JU/ BEH9D ! PRIE/'S BACK1 
 & )\T CROSS+ HIMSELF 7HE WAS EVID5TLY A ,G]MAN7 PATI5TLY AWAIT$ 
 ! 5D ( ! S]VICE1 :I* HE CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y TO HE> TO ! 
 5D1 PROBABLY TO >\SE ! PATRIOTISM ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE4 ,ANO!R 
 G5]AL /OOD 9 A M>TIAL POSE1 CROSS+ HIMSELF BY %AK+ HIS H& 9 
 FRONT ( HIS *E/ :ILE LOOK+ AB\T HIM4 ,/&+ AMONG ! CR[D ( 
 PEASANTS1 ,PI]RE RECOGNIZ$ SEV]AL ACQUA9TANCES AMONG !SE NOTABLES1 
 BUT DID NOT LOOK AT !M--HIS :OLE ATT5TION WAS ABSORB$ 9 
 WAT*+ ! S]I\S EXPRESSION ON ! FACES ( ! CR[D ( SOLDI]S & 
 MILITIAM5 :O W]E ALL GAZ+ EAG]LY AT ! ICON4 ,AS SOON AS ! TIR$ 
 *ANT]S1 :O W]E S++ ! S]VICE = ! TW5TIE? TIME ?AT DAY1 
 BEGAN LAZILY & ME*ANICALLY TO S+3 0,SAVE FROM CALAMITY ,?Y S]VANTS1 ,O 
 ,MO!R ( ,GOD10 & ! PRIE/ & DEACON *IM$ 93 0,= TO ,!E UND] 
 ,GOD WE ALL FLEE AS TO AN 9VIOLABLE BULW>K & PROTECTION10 !RE AGA9 
 K9DL$ 9 ALL ?OSE FACES ! SAME EXPRESSION ( CONSCI\SNESS ( ! 
 SOLEMNITY ( ! IMP5D+ MOM5T ?AT ,PI]RE HAD SE5 ON ! FACES AT ! 
 FOOT ( ! HILL AT ,MOZHAYSK & MOM5T>ILY ON MANY & MANY FACES HE HAD 
 MET ?AT MORN+2 & HEADS W]E B[$ MORE FREQU5TLY & HAIR TOSS$ 
 BACK1 & SI<S & ! S\ND M5 MADE AS !Y CROSS$ !MSELVES W]E 
 HE>D4 

,! CR[D R\ND ! ICON SUDD5LY P>T$ & PRESS$ AGA9/ ,PI]RE4 
 ,SOMEONE1 A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SONAGE JUDG+ BY ! HA/E ) :I* WAY 
 WAS MADE = HIM1 WAS APPROA*+ ! ICON4 

,IT WAS ,KUTUZOV1 :O HAD BE5 RID+ R\ND ! POSITION & ON HIS WAY BACK 
 TO ,TAT>9OVA HAD /OPP$ :]E ! S]VICE WAS BE+ HELD4 ,PI]RE 
 RECOGNIZ$ HIM AT ONCE BY HIS PECULI> FIGURE1 :I* DI/+UI%$ HIM 
 FROM EV]YBODY ELSE4 

,) A LONG OV]COAT ON HIS EXCE$+LY /\T1 R\ND-%\LD]$ BODY1 ) 
 UNCOV]$ :ITE HEAD & PUFFY FACE %[+ ! :ITE BALL ( ! EYE HE 
 HAD LO/1 ,KUTUZOV WALK$ ) PLUNG+1 SWAY+ GAIT 9TO ! CR[D & 
 /OPP$ BEH9D ! PRIE/4 ,HE CROSS$ HIMSELF ) AN ACCU/OM$ MOVEM5T1 
 B5T TILL HE T\*$ ! GR\ND ) HIS H&1 & B[$ HIS :ITE HEAD 
 ) A DEEP SI<4 ,BEH9D ,KUTUZOV WAS ,B5NIGS5 & ! SUITE4 ,DESPITE ! 
 PRES5CE ( ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 :O ATTRACT$ ! ATT5TION ( ALL ! 
 SUP]IOR (FIC]S1 ! MILITIAM5 & SOLDI]S CONT9U$ !IR PRAY]S 
 )\T LOOK+ AT HIM4 

,:5 ! S]VICE WAS OV]1 ,KUTUZOV /EPP$ UP TO ! ICON1 SANK HEAVILY TO 
 HIS KNEES1 B[$ TO ! GR\ND1 & = A LONG TIME TRI$ VA9LY TO RISE1 
 BUT C\LD NOT DO SO ON ACC\NT ( HIS WEAKNESS & WEI<T4 ,HIS :ITE HEAD 
 TWIT*$ ) ! EF=T4 ,AT LA/ HE ROSE1 KISS$ ! ICON AS A *ILD DOES 
 ) NAIVELY P\T+ LIPS1 & AGA9 B[$ TILL HE T\*$ ! GR\ND ) 
 HIS H&4 ,! O!R G5]ALS FOLL[$ HIS EXAMPLE1 !N ! (FIC]S1 & 
 AFT] !M ) EXCIT$ FACES1 PRESS+ ON ONE ANO!R1 CR[D+1 PANT+1 
 & PU%+1 SCRAMBL$ ! SOLDI]S & MILITIAM54 

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