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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,&REW'S REGIM5T WAS AMONG ! RES]VES :I* TILL AFT] ONE 
 O'CLOCK W]E /ATION$ 9ACTIVE BEH9D ,SEM5OVSK1 UND] HEAVY >TILL]Y 
 FIRE4 ,T[>D TWO O'CLOCK ! REGIM5T1 HAV+ ALREADY LO/ MORE ?AN TWO 
 HUNDR$ M51 WAS MOV$ =W>D 9TO A TRAMPL$ OATFIELD 9 ! GAP BETWE5 
 ,SEM5OVSK & ! ,KNOLL ,BATT]Y1 :]E ?\S&S ( M5 P]I%$ ?AT DAY 
 & ON :I* AN 9T5SE1 CONC5TRAT$ FIRE FROM SEV]AL HUNDR$ 5EMY GUNS 
 WAS DIRECT$ BETWE5 ONE & TWO O'CLOCK4 

,)\T MOV+ FROM ?AT SPOT OR FIR+ A S+LE %OT ! REGIM5T H]E 
 LO/ ANO!R ?IRD ( ITS M54 ,FROM 9 FRONT & ESPECIALLY FROM ! 
 RI<T1 9 ! UNLIFT+ SMOKE ! GUNS BOOM$1 & \T ( ! MY/]I\S 
 DOMA9 ( SMOKE ?AT OV]LAY ! :OLE SPACE 9 FRONT1 QUICK HISS+ 
 CANNON BALLS & SL[ :I/L+ %ELLS FLEW UNCEAS+LY4 ,AT TIMES1 AS IF 
 TO ALL[ !M A RESPITE1 A QU>T] ( AN H\R PASS$ DUR+ :I* ! 
 CANNON BALLS & %ELLS ALL FLEW OV]HEAD1 BUT SOMETIMES SEV]AL M5 W]E 
 TORN FROM ! REGIM5T 9 A M9UTE & ! SLA9 W]E CONT9UALLY BE+ 
 DRAGG$ AWAY & ! W\ND$ C>RI$ (F4 

,) EA* FRE% BL[ LESS & LESS *ANCE ( LIFE REMA9$ = ?OSE NOT 
 YET KILL$4 ,! REGIM5T /OOD 9 COLUMNS ( BATTALION1 ?REE HUNDR$ 
 PACES AP>T1 BUT NEV]!LESS ! M5 W]E ALWAYS 9 ONE & ! SAME 
 MOOD4 ,ALL ALIKE W]E TACITURN & MOROSE4 ,TALK WAS R>ELY HE>D 9 ! 
 RANKS1 & IT CEAS$ ALTOGE!R EV]Y TIME ! ?UD ( A SUCCESSFUL %OT 
 & ! CRY ( 0/RET*]S60 WAS HE>D4 ,MO/ ( ! TIME1 BY !IR 
 (FIC]S' ORD]1 ! M5 SAT ON ! GR\ND4 ,ONE1 HAV+ TAK5 (F HIS 
 %AKO1 C>EFULLY LOOS5$ ! GA!RS ( ITS L9+ & DREW !M TI<T 
 AGA92 ANO!R1 RUBB+ SOME DRY CLAY BETWE5 HIS PALMS1 POLI%$ HIS 
 BAYONET2 ANO!R F+]$ ! /RAP & PULL$ ! BUCKLE ( HIS 
 B&OLE]1 :ILE ANO!R SMOO!D & REFOLD$ HIS LEG B&S & PUT HIS 
 BOOTS ON AGA94 ,SOME BUILT LITTLE H\SES ( ! TUFTS 9 ! PL[$ 
 GR\ND1 OR PLAIT$ BASKETS FROM ! /RAW 9 ! CORNFIELD4 ,ALL SEEM$ 
 FULLY ABSORB$ 9 !SE PURSUITS4 ,:5 M5 W]E KILL$ OR W\ND$1 :5 
 R[S ( /RET*]S W5T PA/1 :5 SOME TROOPS RETREAT$1 & :5 GREAT 
 MASSES ( ! 5EMY CAME 9TO VIEW ?R\< ! SMOKE1 NO ONE PAID ANY 
 ATT5TION TO !SE ?+S4 ,BUT :5 \R >TILL]Y OR CAVALRY ADVANC$ OR 
 SOME ( \R 9FANTRY W]E SE5 TO MOVE =W>D1 WORDS ( APPROVAL W]E 
 HE>D ON ALL SIDES4 ,BUT ! LIVELIE/ ATT5TION WAS ATTRACT$ BY 
 OCCURR5CES QUITE AP>T FROM1 & UNCONNECT$ )1 ! BATTLE4 ,IT WAS AS 
 IF ! M9DS ( !SE MORALLY EXHAU/$ M5 F\ND RELIEF 9 EV]YDAY1 
 COMMONPLACE OCCURR5CES4 ,A BATT]Y ( >TILL]Y WAS PASS+ 9 FRONT ( 
 ! REGIM5T4 ,! HORSE ( AN AMMUNITION C>T PUT ITS LEG OV] A TRACE4 
 0,HEY1 LOOK AT ! TRACE HORSE6444 ,GET H] LEG \T6 ,%E'LL FALL4444 ,AH1 
 !Y DON'T SEE IT60 CAME ID5TICAL %\TS FROM ! RANKS ALL ALONG ! 
 REGIM5T4 ,ANO!R TIME1 G5]AL ATT5TION WAS ATTRACT$ BY A SMALL BR[N 
 DOG1 COM+ HEAV5 KN[S :5CE1 :I* TROTT$ 9 A PREOCCUPI$ MANN] 9 
 FRONT ( ! RANKS ) TAIL /IFFLY ]ECT TILL SUDD5LY A %ELL FELL 
 CLOSE BY1 :5 IT YELP$1 TUCK$ ITS TAIL BETWE5 ITS LEGS1 & D>T$ 
 ASIDE4 ,YELLS & %RIEKS ( LAU<T] ROSE FROM ! :OLE REGIM5T4 ,BUT 
 SU* DI/RACTIONS LA/$ ONLY A MOM5T1 & = EI<T H\RS ! M5 HAD 
 BE5 9ACTIVE1 )\T FOOD1 9 CON/ANT FE> ( DEA?1 & !IR PALE & 
 GLOOMY FACES GREW EV] PAL] & GLOOMI]4 

,PR9CE ,&REW1 PALE & GLOOMY LIKE EV]YONE 9 ! REGIM5T1 PAC$ UP & 
 D[N FROM ! BORD] ( ONE PAT* TO ANO!R1 AT ! $GE ( ! MEAD[ 
 BESIDE AN OATFIELD1 ) HEAD B[$ & >MS BEH9D HIS BACK4 ,!RE WAS 
 NO?+ = HIM TO DO & NO ORD]S TO BE GIV54 ,EV]Y?+ W5T ON ( 
 ITSELF4 ,! KILL$ W]E DRAGG$ FROM ! FRONT1 ! W\ND$ C>RI$ AWAY1 
 & ! RANKS CLOS$ UP4 ,IF ANY SOLDI]S RAN TO ! RE> !Y RETURN$ 
 IMM$IATELY & HA/ILY4 ,AT FIR/ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 CONSID]+ IT HIS DUTY 
 TO R\SE ! C\RAGE ( ! M5 & TO SET !M AN EXAMPLE1 WALK$ AB\T 
 AMONG ! RANKS1 BUT HE SOON BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS WAS UNNECESS>Y 
 & ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ HE C\LD TEA* !M4 ,ALL ! P[]S ( HIS 
 S\L1 AS ( EV]Y SOLDI] !RE1 W]E UNCONSCI\SLY B5T ON AVOID+ ! 
 CONTEMPLATION ( ! HORRORS ( !IR SITUATION4 ,HE WALK$ ALONG ! 
 MEAD[1 DRAGG+ HIS FEET1 RU/L+ ! GRASS1 & GAZ+ AT ! DU/ ?AT 
 COV]$ HIS BOOTS2 N[ HE TOOK BIG /RIDES TRY+ TO KEEP TO ! 
 FOOTPR9TS LEFT ON ! MEAD[ BY ! M[]S1 !N HE C\NT$ HIS /EPS1 
 CALCULAT+ H[ (T5 HE MU/ WALK FROM ONE /RIP TO ANO!R TO WALK A 
 MILE1 !N HE /RIPP$ ! FL[]S FROM ! WORMWOOD ?AT GREW ALONG A 
 B\ND>Y RUT1 RUBB$ !M 9 HIS PALMS1 & SMELL$ !IR PUNG5T1 SWEETLY 
 BITT] SC5T4 ,NO?+ REMA9$ ( ! PREVI\S DAY'S ?\<TS4 ,HE ?\<T 
 ( NO?+4 ,HE LI/5$ ) WE>Y E>S TO ! EV]-RECURR+ S\NDS1 
 DI/+UI%+ ! :I/LE ( FLY+ PROJECTILES FROM ! BOOM+ ( ! 
 REPORTS1 GLANC$ AT ! TIRESOMELY FAMILI> FACES ( ! M5 ( ! FIR/ 
 BATTALION1 & WAIT$4 0,H]E IT COMES444 ?IS ONE IS COM+ \R WAY 
 AGA960 HE ?\<T1 LI/5+ TO AN APPROA*+ :I/LE 9 ! HIDD5 
 REGION ( SMOKE4 0,ONE1 ANO!R6 ,AGA96 ,IT HAS HIT44440 ,HE /OPP$ & 
 LOOK$ AT ! RANKS4 0,NO1 IT HAS GONE OV]4 ,BUT ?IS ONE HAS HIT60 ,& 
 AGA9 HE />T$ TRY+ TO REA* ! B\ND>Y /RIP 9 SIXTE5 PACES4 ,A 
 :IZ & A ?UD6 ,FIVE PACES FROM HIM1 A CANNON BALL TORE UP ! DRY E>? 
 & DISAPPE>$4 ,A *ILL RAN D[N HIS BACK4 ,AGA9 HE GLANC$ AT ! RANKS4 
 ,PROBABLY MANY HAD BE5 HIT--A L>GE CR[D HAD GA!R$ NE> ! 
 SECOND BATTALION4 

0,ADJUTANT60 HE %\T$4 0,ORD] !M NOT TO CR[D TOGE!R40 

,! ADJUTANT1 HAV+ OBEY$ ?IS 9/RUCTION1 APPROA*$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 
 ,FROM ! O!R SIDE A BATTALION COMM&] RODE UP4 

0,LOOK \T60 CAME A FRI<T5$ CRY FROM A SOLDI] &1 LIKE A BIRD :IRR+ 
 9 RAPID FLI<T & ALI<T+ ON ! GR\ND1 A %ELL DROPP$ ) LITTLE 
 NOISE )9 TWO /EPS ( ,PR9CE ,&REW & CLOSE TO ! BATTALION 
 COMM&]'S HORSE4 ,! HORSE FIR/1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R IT WAS RI<T OR 
 WRONG TO %[ FE>1 SNORT$1 RE>$ ALMO/ ?R[+ ! MAJOR1 & 
 GALLOP$ ASIDE4 ,! HORSE'S T]ROR 9FECT$ ! M54 

0,LIE D[N60 CRI$ ! ADJUTANT1 ?R[+ HIMSELF FLAT ON ! GR\ND4 

,PR9CE ,&REW HESITAT$4 ,! SMOK+ %ELL SPUN LIKE A TOP BETWE5 HIM & 
 ! PRO/RATE ADJUTANT1 NE> A WORMWOOD PLANT BETWE5 ! FIELD & ! 
 MEAD[4 

0,CAN ?IS BE DEA?80 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 LOOK+ ) A QUITE NEW1 
 5VI\S GLANCE AT ! GRASS1 ! WORMWOOD1 & ! /REAMLET ( SMOKE ?AT 
 CURL$ UP FROM ! ROTAT+ BLACK BALL4 0,I CANNOT1 ,I DO NOT WI% TO DIE4 ,I 
 LOVE LIFE--,I LOVE ?IS GRASS1 ?IS E>?1 ?IS AIR44440 ,HE ?\<T 
 ?IS1 & AT ! SAME TIME REMEMB]$ ?AT PEOPLE W]E LOOK+ AT HIM4 

0,IT'S %AMEFUL1 SIR60 HE SAID TO ! ADJUTANT4 0,:AT4440 

,HE DID NOT F9I% SPEAK+4 ,AT ONE & ! SAME MOM5T CAME ! S\ND ( 
 AN EXPLOSION1 A :I/LE ( SPL9T]S AS FROM A BREAK+ W9D[ FRAME1 A 
 SUFFOCAT+ SMELL ( P[D]1 & ,PR9CE ,&REW />T$ TO ONE SIDE1 
 RAIS+ HIS >M1 & FELL ON HIS *E/4 ,SEV]AL (FIC]S RAN UP TO HIM4 
 ,FROM ! RI<T SIDE ( HIS ABDOM51 BLOOD WAS WELL+ \T MAK+ A L>GE 
 /A9 ON ! GRASS4 

,! MILITIAM5 ) /RET*]S :O W]E CALL$ UP /OOD BEH9D ! 
 (FIC]S4 ,PR9CE ,&REW LAY ON HIS *E/ ) HIS FACE 9 ! GRASS1 
 BREA?+ HEAVILY & NOISILY4 

0,:AT >E Y\ WAIT+ =8 ,COME ALONG60 

,! PEASANTS W5T UP & TOOK HIM BY HIS %\LD]S & LEGS1 BUT HE MOAN$ 
 PITE\SLY &1 EX*ANG+ LOOKS1 !Y SET HIM D[N AGA94 

0,PICK HIM UP1 LIFT HIM1 IT'S ALL ! SAME60 CRI$ SOMEONE4 

,!Y AGA9 TOOK HIM BY ! %\LD]S & LAID HIM ON ! /RET*]4 

0,AH1 ,GOD6 ,MY ,GOD6 ,:AT IS IT8 ,! /OMA*8 ,?AT MEANS DEA?6 ,MY ,GOD60--VOICES 
 AMONG ! (FIC]S W]E HE>D SAY+4 

0,IT FLEW A HAIR'S BREAD? PA/ MY E>10 SAID ! ADJUTANT4 

,! PEASANTS1 ADJU/+ ! /RET*] TO !IR %\LD]S1 />T$ 
 HURRI$LY ALONG ! PA? !Y HAD TRODD5 D[N1 TO ! DRESS+ /ATION4 

0,KEEP 9 /EP6 ,AH444 ?OSE PEASANTS60 %\T$ AN (FIC]1 SEIZ+ BY !IR 
 %\LD]S & *ECK+ ! PEASANTS1 :O W]E WALK+ UNEV5LY & JOLT+ 
 ! /RET*]4 

0,GET 9TO /EP1 ,F$OR444 ,I SAY1 ,F$OR60 SAID ! =EMO/ PEASANT4 

0,N[ ?AT'S RI<T60 SAID ! ONE BEH9D JOYFULLY1 :5 HE HAD GOT 9TO 
 /EP4 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY6 ,EH1 ,PR9CE60 SAID ! TREMBL+ VOICE ( ,TIMOKH91 :O 
 HAD RUN UP & WAS LOOK+ D[N ON ! /RET*]4 

,PR9CE ,&REW OP5$ HIS EYES & LOOK$ UP AT ! SPEAK] FROM ! 
 /RET*] 9TO :I* HIS HEAD HAD SUNK DEEP & AGA9 HIS EYELIDS DROOP$4 

,! MILITIAM5 C>RI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO ! DRESS+ /ATION BY ! WOOD1 
 :]E WAGONS W]E /ATION$4 ,! DRESS+ /ATION CONSI/$ ( ?REE T5TS 
 ) FLAPS TURN$ BACK1 PIT*$ AT ! $GE ( A BIR* WOOD4 ,9 ! WOOD1 
 WAGONS & HORSES W]E /&+4 ,! HORSES W]E EAT+ OATS FROM !IR 
 MOVABLE TR\<S & SP>R[S FLEW D[N & PECK$ ! GRA9S ?AT FELL4 
 ,SOME CR[S1 SC5T+ BLOOD1 FLEW AMONG ! BIR* TREES CAW+ IMPATI5TLY4 
 ,>\ND ! T5TS1 OV] MORE ?AN FIVE ACRES1 BLOOD/A9$ M5 9 V>I\S 
 G>BS /OOD1 SAT1 OR LAY4 ,>\ND ! W\ND$ /OOD CR[DS ( SOLDI] 
 /RET*]-BE>]S ) DISMAL & ATT5TIVE FACES1 :OM ! (FIC]S 
 KEEP+ ORD] TRI$ 9 VA9 TO DRIVE FROM ! SPOT4 ,DISREG>D+ ! 
 (FIC]S' ORD]S1 ! SOLDI]S /OOD LEAN+ AGA9/ !IR /RET*]S & 
 GAZ+ 9T5TLY1 AS IF TRY+ TO COMPREH5D ! DIFFICULT PROBLEM ( :AT 
 WAS TAK+ PLACE BE=E !M4 ,FROM ! T5TS CAME N[ L\D ANGRY CRIES & 
 N[ PLA9TIVE GROANS4 ,OCCASIONALLY DRESS]S RAN \T TO FET* WAT]1 OR TO 
 PO9T \T ?OSE :O W]E TO BE BR\<T 9 NEXT4 ,! W\ND$ M5 AWAIT+ 
 !IR TURN \TSIDE ! T5TS GROAN$1 SI<$1 WEPT1 SCREAM$1 SWORE1 OR 
 ASK$ = VODKA4 ,SOME W]E DELIRI\S4 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S BE>]S1 /EPP+ 
 OV] ! W\ND$ :O HAD NOT YET BE5 B&AG$1 TOOK HIM1 AS A REGIM5TAL 
 COMM&]1 CLOSE UP TO ONE ( ! T5TS & !RE /OPP$1 AWAIT+ 
 9/RUCTIONS4 ,PR9CE ,&REW OP5$ HIS EYES & = A LONG TIME C\LD NOT 
 MAKE \T :AT WAS GO+ ON >\ND HIM4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! MEAD[1 ! 
 WORMWOOD1 ! FIELD1 ! :IRL+ BLACK BALL1 & HIS SUDD5 RU% ( 
 PASSIONATE LOVE ( LIFE4 ,TWO /EPS FROM HIM1 LEAN+ AGA9/ A BRAN* & 
 TALK+ L\DLY & ATTRACT+ G5]AL ATT5TION1 /OOD A TALL1 H&SOME1 
 BLACK-HAIR$ NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] ) A B&AG$ HEAD4 ,HE HAD BE5 
 W\ND$ 9 ! HEAD & LEG BY BULLETS4 ,>\ND HIM1 EAG]LY LI/5+ TO 
 HIS TALK1 A CR[D ( W\ND$ & /RET*]-BE>]S WAS GA!R$4 

0,WE KICK$ HIM \T FROM !RE SO ?AT HE *UCK$ EV]Y?+1 WE GRABB$ 
 ! ,K+ HIMSELF60 CRI$ HE1 LOOK+ >\ND HIM ) EYES ?AT GLITT]$ 
 ) FEV]4 0,IF ONLY RES]VES HAD COME UP JU/ !N1 LADS1 !RE W\LDN'T 
 HAVE BE5 NO?+ LEFT ( HIM6 ,I TELL Y\ SURELY44440 

,LIKE ALL ! O!RS NE> ! SPEAK]1 ,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ AT HIM ) 
 %9+ EYES & EXP]I5C$ A S5SE ( COM=T4 0,BUT ISN'T IT ALL ! 
 SAME N[80 ?\<T HE4 0,& :AT WILL BE !RE1 & :AT HAS !RE BE5 
 H]E8 ,:Y WAS ,I SO RELUCTANT TO P>T ) LIFE8 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ 9 
 ?IS LIFE ,I DID NOT & DO NOT UND]/&40 

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