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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! GL[ ( ! FIR/ FIRE ?AT BEGAN ON ! SECOND ( ,SEPTEMB] WAS 
 WAT*$ FROM ! V>I\S ROADS BY ! FUGITIVE ,MUSCOVITES & BY ! 
 RETREAT+ TROOPS1 ) MANY DIFF]5T FEEL+S4 

,! ,RO/OV P>TY SP5T ! NI<T AT ,MYTI%*I1 F\RTE5 MILES FROM ,MOSC[4 
 ,!Y HAD />T$ SO LATE ON ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB]1 ! ROAD HAD BE5 SO 
 BLOCK$ BY VEHICLES & TROOPS1 SO MANY ?+S HAD BE5 =GOTT5 = 
 :I* S]VANTS W]E S5T BACK1 ?AT !Y HAD DECID$ TO SP5D ?AT NI<T 
 AT A PLACE ?REE MILES \T ( ,MOSC[4 ,! NEXT MORN+ !Y WOKE LATE & 
 W]E AGA9 DELAY$ SO (T5 ?AT !Y ONLY GOT AS F> AS ,GREAT ,MYTI%*I4 
 ,AT T5 O'CLOCK ?AT EV5+ ! ,RO/OV FAMILY & ! W\ND$ TRAVEL+ 
 ) !M W]E ALL DI/RIBUT$ 9 ! Y>DS & HUTS ( ?AT L>GE 
 VILLAGE4 ,! ,RO/OVS' S]VANTS & COA*M5 & ! ORD]LIES ( ! 
 W\ND$ (FIC]S1 AFT] ATT5D+ TO !IR MA/]S1 HAD SUPP]1 F$ ! 
 HORSES1 & CAME \T 9TO ! POR*ES4 

,9 A NEI<BOR+ HUT LAY ,RAEVSKI'S ADJUTANT ) A FRACTUR$ WRI/4 ,! 
 AWFUL PA9 HE SUFF]$ MADE HIM MOAN 9CESSANTLY & PITE\SLY1 & HIS 
 MOAN+ S\ND$ T]RIBLE 9 ! D>KNESS ( ! AUTUMN NI<T4 ,HE HAD SP5T 
 ! FIR/ NI<T 9 ! SAME Y>D AS ! ,RO/OVS4 ,! C\NTESS SAID %E HAD 
 BE5 UNABLE TO CLOSE H] EYES ON ACC\NT ( HIS MOAN+1 & AT ,MYTI%*I 
 %E MOV$ 9TO A WORSE HUT SIMPLY TO BE F>!R AWAY FROM ! W\ND$ MAN4 

,9 ! D>KNESS ( ! NI<T ONE ( ! S]VANTS NOTIC$1 ABOVE ! HI< 
 BODY ( A COA* /&+ BE=E ! POR*1 ! SMALL GL[ ( ANO!R FIRE4 
 ,ONE GL[ HAD LONG BE5 VISIBLE & EV]YBODY KNEW ?AT IT WAS ,LITTLE 
 ,MYTI%*I BURN+--SET ON FIRE BY ,MAMONOV'S ,COSSACKS4 

0,BUT LOOK H]E1 BRO!RS1 !RE'S ANO!R FIRE60 REM>K$ AN ORD]LY4 

,ALL TURN$ !IR ATT5TION TO ! GL[4 

0,BUT !Y TOLD US ,LITTLE ,MYTI%*I HAD BE5 SET ON FIRE BY ,MAMONOV'S 
 ,COSSACKS40 

0,BUT ?AT'S NOT ,MYTI%*I1 IT'S F>!R AWAY40 

0,LOOK1 IT MU/ BE 9 ,MOSC[60 

,TWO ( ! GAZ]S W5T R\ND TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! COA* & SAT D[N 
 ON ITS /EPS4 

0,IT'S MORE TO ! LEFT1 :Y1 ,LITTLE ,MYTI%*I IS OV] !RE1 & ?IS IS 
 RI<T ON ! O!R SIDE40 

,SEV]AL M5 JO9$ ! FIR/ TWO4 

0,SEE H[ IT'S FL>+10 SAID ONE4 0,?AT'S A FIRE 9 
 ,MOSC[3 EI!R 9 ! ,SU%*EVSKI OR ! ,ROGOZHSKI QU>T]40 

,NO ONE REPLI$ TO ?IS REM>K & = SOME TIME !Y ALL GAZ$ SIL5TLY AT 
 ! SPREAD+ FLAMES ( ! SECOND FIRE 9 ! DI/ANCE4 

,OLD ,DANIEL ,T]5TI*1 ! C\NT'S VALET 7AS HE WAS CALL$71 CAME UP TO ! 
 GR\P & %\T$ AT ,MI%KA4 

0,:AT >E Y\ />+ AT1 Y\ GOOD-=-NO?+8444 ,! C\NT WILL BE 
 CALL+ & !RE'S NOBODY !RE2 GO & GA!R ! CLO!S TOGE!R40 

0,I ONLY RAN \T TO GET SOME WAT]10 SAID ,MI%KA4 

0,BUT :AT DO Y\ ?9K1 ,DANIEL ,T]5TI*8 ,DOESN'T IT LOOK AS IF ?AT GL[ 
 W]E 9 ,MOSC[80 REM>K$ ONE ( ! FOOTM54 

,DANIEL ,T]5TI* MADE NO REPLY1 & AGA9 = A LONG TIME !Y W]E ALL 
 SIL5T4 ,! GL[ SPREAD1 RIS+ & FALL+1 F>!R & F>!R /ILL4 

0,GOD HAVE M]CY4444 ,IT'S W9DY & DRY4440 SAID ANO!R VOICE4 

0,JU/ LOOK6 ,SEE :AT IT'S DO+ N[4 ,O ,LORD6 ,Y\ CAN EV5 SEE ! CR[S 
 FLY+4 ,LORD HAVE M]CY ON US S9N]S60 

0,!Y'LL PUT IT \T1 NO FE>60 

0,:O'S TO PUT IT \T80 ,DANIEL ,T]5TI*1 :O HAD HI!RTO BE5 SIL5T1 WAS 
 HE>D TO SAY4 ,HIS VOICE WAS CALM & DELIB]ATE4 0,MOSC[ IT IS1 BRO!RS10 
 SAID HE4 0,MO!R ,MOSC[1 ! :ITE4440 HIS VOICE FALT]$1 & HE GAVE WAY 
 TO AN OLD MAN'S SOB4 

,& IT WAS AS IF !Y HAD ALL ONLY WAIT$ = ?IS TO REALIZE ! 
 SIGNIFICANCE = !M ( ! GL[ !Y W]E WAT*+4 ,SI<S W]E HE>D1 
 WORDS ( PRAY]1 & ! SOBB+ ( ! C\NT'S OLD VALET4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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