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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

      ,NAPOLEON 5T]S ,MOSC[ AFT] ! BRILLIANT VICTORY DE LA ,MOSK[A2 !RE 
      CAN BE NO D\BT AB\T ! VICTORY = ! BATTLEFIELD REMA9S 9 ! H&S 
      ( ! ,FR5*4 ,! ,RUSSIANS RETREAT & AB&ON !IR ANCI5T CAPITAL4 
      ,MOSC[1 AB\ND+ 9 PROVISIONS1 >MS1 MUNITIONS1 & 9CALCULABLE WEAL?1 
      IS 9 ,NAPOLEON'S H&S4 ,! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 ONLY HALF ! /R5G? ( ! 
      ,FR5*1 DOES NOT MAKE A S+LE ATTEMPT TO ATTACK = A :OLE MON?4 
      ,NAPOLEON'S POSITION IS MO/ BRILLIANT4 ,HE CAN EI!R FALL ON ! ,RUSSIAN 
      >MY ) D\BLE ITS /R5G? & DE/ROY IT2 NEGOTIATE AN ADVANTAGE\S 
      PEACE1 OR 9 CASE ( A REFUSAL MAKE A M5AC+ MOVE ON ,PET]SBURG1 OR 
      EV51 9 ! CASE ( A REV]SE1 RETURN TO ,SMOL5SK OR ,VILNA2 OR REMA9 9 
      ,MOSC[2 9 %ORT1 NO SPECIAL G5IUS W\LD SEEM TO BE REQUIR$ TO RETA9 
      ! BRILLIANT POSITION ! ,FR5* HELD AT ?AT TIME4 ,= ?AT1 ONLY V]Y 
      SIMPLE & EASY /EPS W]E NECESS>Y3 NOT TO ALL[ ! TROOPS TO LOOT1 TO 
      PREP>E W9T] CLO?+--( :I* !RE WAS SUFFICI5T 9 ,MOSC[ = 
      ! :OLE >MY--& ME?ODICALLY TO COLLECT ! PROVISIONS1 ( :I* 
      7ACCORD+ TO ! ,FR5* HI/ORIANS7 !RE W]E 5\< 9 ,MOSC[ TO SUPPLY 
      ! :OLE >MY = SIX MON?S4 ,YET ,NAPOLEON1 ?AT GREATE/ ( ALL 
      G5IUSES1 :O ! HI/ORIANS DECL>E HAD CONTROL ( ! >MY1 TOOK NONE ( 
      !SE /EPS4 
     
     

      ,HE NOT M]ELY DID NO?+ ( ! K9D1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y HE US$ HIS 
      P[] TO SELECT ! MO/ FOOLI% & RU9\S ( ALL ! C\RSES OP5 TO 
      HIM4 ,( ALL ?AT ,NAPOLEON MI<T HAVE DONE3 W9T]+ 9 ,MOSC[1 ADVANC+ 
      ON ,PET]SBURG OR ON ,NIZHNI-,NOVGOROD1 OR RETIR+ BY A MORE NOR!RLY OR 
      MORE S\!RLY R\TE 7SAY BY ! ROAD ,KUTUZOV AFT]W>DS TOOK71 NO?+ 
      MORE /UPID OR DISA/R\S CAN BE IMAG9$ ?AN :AT HE ACTUALLY DID4 ,HE 
      REMA9$ 9 ,MOSC[ TILL ,OCTOB]1 LETT+ ! TROOPS PLUND] ! CITY2 
      !N1 HESITAT+ :E!R TO LEAVE A G>RISON BEH9D HIM1 HE QUITT$ 
      ,MOSC[1 APPROA*$ ,KUTUZOV )\T JO9+ BATTLE1 TURN$ TO ! RI<T & 
      REA*$ ,MALO-,Y>OSLAVETS1 AGA9 )\T ATTEMPT+ TO BREAK ?R\< & 
      TAKE ! ROAD ,KUTUZOV TOOK1 BUT RETIR+ 9/EAD TO ,MOZHAYSK ALONG ! 
      DEVA/AT$ ,SMOL5SK ROAD4 ,NO?+ MORE /UPID ?AN ?AT C\LD HAVE BE5 
      DEVIS$1 OR MORE DISA/R\S = ! >MY1 AS ! SEQUEL %[$4 ,HAD 
      ,NAPOLEON'S AIM BE5 TO DE/ROY HIS >MY1 ! MO/ SKILLFUL /RATEGI/ 
      C\LD H>DLY HAVE DEVIS$ ANY S]IES ( ACTIONS ?AT W\LD SO COMPLETELY 
      HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ ?AT PURPOSE1 9DEP5D5TLY ( ANY?+ ! ,RUSSIAN >MY 
      MI<T DO4 
     
     

      ,NAPOLEON1 ! MAN ( G5IUS1 DID ?IS6 ,BUT TO SAY ?AT HE DE/ROY$ HIS 
      >MY BECAUSE HE WI%$ TO1 OR BECAUSE HE WAS V]Y /UPID1 W\LD BE AS 
      UNJU/ AS TO SAY ?AT HE HAD BR\<T HIS TROOPS TO ,MOSC[ BECAUSE HE 
      WI%$ TO & BECAUSE HE WAS V]Y CLEV] & A G5IUS4 
     
     

      ,9 BO? CASES HIS P]SONAL ACTIVITY1 HAV+ NO MORE =CE ?AN ! 
      P]SONAL ACTIVITY ( ANY SOLDI]1 M]ELY CO9CID$ ) ! LAWS ?AT 
      GUID$ ! EV5T4 
     
     

      ,! HI/ORIANS QUITE FALSELY REPRES5T ,NAPOLEON'S FACULTIES AS HAV+ 
      WEAK5$ 9 ,MOSC[1 & DO SO ONLY BECAUSE ! RESULTS DID NOT JU/IFY HIS 
      ACTIONS4 ,HE EMPLOY$ ALL HIS ABILITY & /R5G? TO DO ! BE/ HE C\LD 
      = HIMSELF & HIS >MY1 AS HE HAD DONE PREVI\SLY & AS HE DID 
      SUBSEQU5TLY 9 #a#h#a#c4 ,HIS ACTIVITY AT ?AT TIME WAS NO LESS A/\ND+ 
      ?AN IT WAS 9 ,EGYPT1 9 ,ITALY1 9 ,AU/RIA1 & 9 ,PRUSSIA4 ,WE DO NOT KN[ 
      = C]TA9 9 H[ F> HIS G5IUS WAS G5U9E 9 ,EGYPT--:]E =TY 
      C5TURIES LOOK$ D[N UPON HIS GR&EUR--= HIS GREAT EXPLOITS !RE 
      >E ALL TOLD US BY ,FR5*M54 ,WE CANNOT ACCURATELY E/IMATE HIS G5IUS 9 
      ,AU/RIA OR ,PRUSSIA1 = WE HAVE TO DRAW \R 9=MATION FROM ,FR5* OR 
      ,G]MAN S\RCES1 & ! 9COMPREH5SIBLE SURR5D] ( :OLE CORPS )\T 
      FI<T+ & ( =TRESSES )\T A SIEGE MU/ 9CL9E ,G]MANS TO 
      RECOGNIZE HIS G5IUS AS ! ONLY EXPLANATION ( ! W> C>RI$ ON 9 
      ,G]MANY4 ,BUT WE1 ?ANK ,GOD1 HAVE NO NE$ TO RECOGNIZE HIS G5IUS 9 ORD] 
      TO HIDE \R %AME4 ,WE HAVE PAID = ! RI<T TO LOOK AT ! MATT] 
      PLA9LY & SIMPLY1 & WE WILL NOT AB&ON ?AT RI<T4 
     
     

      ,HIS ACTIVITY 9 ,MOSC[ WAS AS AMAZ+ & AS FULL ( G5IUS AS ELSE:]E4 
      ,ORD] AFT] ORD] & PLAN AFT] PLAN W]E ISSU$ BY HIM FROM ! TIME HE 
      5T]$ ,MOSC[ TILL ! TIME HE LEFT IT4 ,! ABS5CE ( CITIZ5S & ( A 
      DEPUTATION1 & EV5 ! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 DID NOT DISCONC]T HIM4 ,HE DID 
      NOT LOSE SI<T EI!R ( ! WELF>E ( HIS >MY OR ( ! DO+S ( ! 
      5EMY1 OR ( ! WELF>E ( ! PEOPLE ( ,RUSSIA1 OR ( ! DIRECTION ( 
      AFFAIRS 9 ,P>IS1 OR ( DIPLOMATIC CONSID]ATIONS CONC]N+ ! T]MS ( 
      ! ANTICIPAT$ PEACE4 
     

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