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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ?AT BRI<T EV5+ ( ,AUGU/ #b#e1 ,PR9CE ,&REW LAY LEAN+ ON HIS 
 ELB[ 9 A BROK5-D[N %$ 9 ! VILLAGE ( ,KNYAZKOVO AT ! FUR!R 5D 
 ( HIS REGIM5T'S 5CAMPM5T4 ,?R\< A GAP 9 ! BROK5 WALL HE C\LD 
 SEE1 BESIDE ! WOOD5 F5CE1 A R[ ( ?IRTY-YE>-OLD BIR*ES ) !IR 
 L[] BRAN*ES LOPP$ (F1 A FIELD ON :I* %OCKS ( OATS W]E /&+1 
 & SOME BU%ES NE> :I* ROSE ! SMOKE ( CAMPFIRES--! SOLDI]S' 
 KIT*5S4 

,N>R[ & BURD5SOME & USELESS TO ANYONE AS HIS LIFE N[ SEEM$ TO HIM1 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW ON ! EVE ( BATTLE FELT AGITAT$ & IRRITABLE AS HE HAD 
 DONE SEV5 YE>S BE=E AT ,AU/]LITZ4 

,HE HAD RECEIV$ & GIV5 ! ORD]S = NEXT DAY'S BATTLE & HAD NO?+ 
 MORE TO DO4 ,BUT HIS ?\<TS--! SIMPLE/1 CLE>E/1 & !RE=E 
 MO/ T]RIBLE ?\<TS--W\LD GIVE HIM NO PEACE4 ,HE KNEW ?AT 
 TOMORR['S BATTLE W\LD BE ! MO/ T]RIBLE ( ALL HE HAD TAK5 P>T 91 
 & = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HIS LIFE ! POSSIBILITY ( DEA? PRES5T$ 
 ITSELF TO HIM--NOT 9 RELATION TO ANY WORLDLY MATT] OR ) 
 REF]5CE TO ITS EFFECT ON O!RS1 BUT SIMPLY 9 RELATION TO HIMSELF1 TO 
 HIS [N S\L--VIVIDLY1 PLA9LY1 T]RIBLY1 & ALMO/ AS A C]TA9TY4 
 ,& FROM ! HEI<T ( ?IS P]CEPTION ALL ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY TORM5T$ 
 & PREOCCUPI$ HIM SUDD5LY BECAME ILLUM9$ BY A COLD :ITE LI<T 
 )\T %AD[S1 )\T P]SPECTIVE1 )\T DI/9CTION ( \TL9E4 ,ALL 
 LIFE APPE>$ TO HIM LIKE MAGIC-LANT]N PICTURES AT :I* HE HAD LONG BE5 
 GAZ+ BY >TIFICIAL LI<T ?R\< A GLASS4 ,N[ HE SUDD5LY SAW ?OSE 
 BADLY DAUB$ PICTURES 9 CLE> DAYLI<T & )\T A GLASS4 0,YES1 YES6 
 ,!RE !Y >E1 ?OSE FALSE IMAGES ?AT AGITAT$1 5RAPTUR$1 & 
 TORM5T$ ME10 SAID HE TO HIMSELF1 PASS+ 9 REVIEW ! PR9CIPAL 
 PICTURES ( ! MAGIC LANT]N ( LIFE & REG>D+ !M N[ 9 ! COLD 
 :ITE DAYLI<T ( HIS CLE> P]CEPTION ( DEA?4 0,!RE !Y >E1 ?OSE 
 RUDELY PA9T$ FIGURES ?AT ONCE SEEM$ SPL5DID & MY/]I\S4 ,GLORY1 
 ! GOOD ( SOCIETY1 LOVE ( A WOMAN1 ! ,FA!RL& ITSELF--H[ 
 IMPORTANT !SE PICTURES APPE>$ TO ME1 ) :AT PR(\ND MEAN+ !Y 
 SEEM$ TO BE FILL$6 ,& IT IS ALL SO SIMPLE1 PALE1 & CRUDE 9 ! COLD 
 :ITE LI<T ( ?IS MORN+ :I* ,I FEEL IS DAWN+ = ME40 ,! ?REE 
 GREAT SORR[S ( HIS LIFE HELD HIS ATT5TION 9 P>TICUL>3 HIS LOVE = A 
 WOMAN1 HIS FA!R'S DEA?1 & ! ,FR5* 9VASION :I* HAD OV]RUN HALF 
 ,RUSSIA4 0,LOVE444 ?AT LITTLE GIRL :O SEEM$ TO ME BRIMM+ OV] ) 
 MY/IC =CES6 ,YES1 9DE$1 ,I LOV$ H]4 ,I MADE ROMANTIC PLANS ( LOVE & 
 HAPP9ESS ) H]6 ,OH1 :AT A BOY ,I WAS60 HE SAID AL\D BITT]LY4 0,AH ME6 
 ,I BELIEV$ 9 SOME IDEAL LOVE :I* WAS TO KEEP H] FAI?FUL TO ME = ! 
 :OLE YE> ( MY ABS5CE6 ,LIKE ! G5TLE DOVE 9 ! FABLE %E WAS TO 
 P9E AP>T FROM ME4444 ,BUT IT WAS MU* SIMPL] REALLY4444 ,IT WAS ALL V]Y 
 SIMPLE & HORRIBLE40 

0,:5 MY FA!R BUILT ,BALD ,HILLS HE ?\<T ! PLACE WAS HIS3 HIS L&1 
 HIS AIR1 HIS PEASANTS4 ,BUT ,NAPOLEON CAME & SWEPT HIM ASIDE1 UNCONSCI\S 
 ( HIS EXI/5CE1 AS HE MI<T BRU% A *IP FROM HIS PA?1 & HIS ,BALD 
 ,HILLS & HIS :OLE LIFE FELL TO PIECES4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y SAYS IT IS A TRIAL 
 S5T FROM ABOVE4 ,:AT IS ! TRIAL =1 :5 HE IS NOT H]E & WILL NEV] 
 RETURN8 ,HE IS NOT H]E6 ,= :OM !N IS ! TRIAL 9T5D$8 ,! 
 ,FA!RL&1 ! DE/RUCTION ( ,MOSC[6 ,& TOMORR[ ,I %ALL BE KILL$1 
 P]HAPS NOT EV5 BY A ,FR5*MAN BUT BY ONE ( \R [N M51 BY A SOLDI] 
 DIS*>G+ A MUSKET CLOSE TO MY E> AS ONE ( !M DID YE/]DAY1 & ! 
 ,FR5* WILL COME & TAKE ME BY HEAD & HEELS & FL+ ME 9TO A HOLE 
 ?AT ,I MAY NOT /9K UND] !IR NOSES1 & NEW CONDITIONS ( LIFE WILL 
 >ISE1 :I* WILL SEEM QUITE ORD9>Y TO O!RS & AB\T :I* ,I %ALL 
 KN[ NO?+4 ,I %ALL NOT EXI/44440 

,HE LOOK$ AT ! R[ ( BIR*ES %9+ 9 ! SUN%9E1 ) !IR 
 MOTIONLESS GRE5 & YELL[ FOLIAGE & :ITE B>K4 0,TO DIE444 TO BE 
 KILL$ TOMORR[444 ,?AT ,I %\LD NOT EXI/444 ,?AT ALL ?IS %\LD /ILL 
 BE1 BUT NO ME44440 

,& ! BIR*ES ) !IR LI<T & %ADE1 ! CURLY CL\DS1 ! SMOKE ( 
 ! CAMPFIRES1 & ALL ?AT WAS >\ND HIM *ANG$ & SEEM$ T]RIBLE & 
 M5AC+4 ,A COLD %IV] RAN D[N HIS SP9E4 ,HE ROSE QUICKLY1 W5T \T ( 
 ! %$1 & BEGAN TO WALK AB\T4 

,AFT] HE HAD RETURN$1 VOICES W]E HE>D \TSIDE ! %$4 0,:O'S ?AT80 
 HE CRI$4 

,! R$-NOS$ ,CAPTA9 ,TIMOKH91 =M]LY ,DOLOKHOV'S SQUADRON COMM&]1 
 BUT N[ FROM LACK ( (FIC]S A BATTALION COMM&]1 %YLY 5T]$ ! 
 %$ FOLL[$ BY AN ADJUTANT & ! REGIM5TAL PAYMA/]4 

,PR9CE ,&REW ROSE HA/ILY1 LI/5$ TO ! BUS9ESS !Y HAD COME AB\T1 
 GAVE !M SOME FUR!R 9/RUCTIONS1 & WAS AB\T TO DISMISS !M :5 HE 
 HE>D A FAMILI>1 LISP+1 VOICE BEH9D ! %$4 

0,DEVIL TAKE IT60 SAID ! VOICE ( A MAN /UMBL+ OV] SOME?+4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ \T ( ! %$ & SAW ,PI]RE1 :O HAD TRIPP$ OV] 
 A POLE ON ! GR\ND & HAD NE>LY FALL51 COM+ HIS WAY4 ,IT WAS 
 UNPLEASANT TO ,PR9CE ,&REW TO MEET PEOPLE ( HIS [N SET 9 G5]AL1 & 
 ,PI]RE ESPECIALLY1 = HE REM9D$ HIM ( ALL ! PA9FUL MOM5TS ( HIS 
 LA/ VISIT TO ,MOSC[4 

0,Y\8 ,:AT A SURPRISE60 SAID HE4 0,:AT BR+S Y\ H]E8 ,?IS IS 
 UNEXPECT$60 

,AS HE SAID ?IS HIS EYES & FACE EXPRESS$ MORE ?AN COLDNESS--!Y 
 EXPRESS$ HO/ILITY1 :I* ,PI]RE NOTIC$ AT ONCE4 ,HE HAD APPROA*$ ! 
 %$ FULL ( ANIMATION1 BUT ON SEE+ ,PR9CE ,&REW'S FACE HE FELT 
 CON/RA9$ & ILL AT EASE4 

0,I HAVE COME444 SIMPLY444 Y\ KN[444 COME444 IT 9T]E/S ME10 SAID 
 ,PI]RE1 :O HAD SO (T5 ?AT DAY S5SELESSLY REPEAT$ ?AT WORD 
 09T]E/+40 0,I WI% TO SEE ! BATTLE40 

0,OH YES1 & :AT DO ! ,MASONIC BRO!RS SAY AB\T W>8 ,H[ W\LD !Y 
 /OP IT80 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW S>CA/ICALLY4 0,WELL1 & H['S ,MOSC[8 ,& 
 MY PEOPLE8 ,HAVE !Y REA*$ ,MOSC[ AT LA/80 HE ASK$ S]I\SLY4 

0,YES1 !Y HAVE4 ,JULIE ,DRUBETSKAYA TOLD ME SO4 ,I W5T TO SEE !M1 BUT 
 MISS$ !M4 ,!Y HAVE GONE TO Y\R E/ATE NE> ,MOSC[40 

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