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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,BUT /RANGE TO SAY1 ALL !SE MEASURES1 EF=TS1 & PLANS--:I* 
 W]E NOT AT ALL WORSE ?AN O!RS ISSU$ 9 SIMIL> CIRCUM/ANCES--DID 
 NOT AFFECT ! ESS5CE ( ! MATT] BUT1 LIKE ! H&S ( A CLOCK 
 DETA*$ FROM ! ME*ANISM1 SWUNG AB\T 9 AN >BITR>Y & AIMLESS WAY 
 )\T 5GAG+ ! COG:EELS4 

,) REF]5CE TO ! MILIT>Y SIDE--! PLAN ( CAMPAIGN--?AT 
 WORK ( G5IUS ( :I* ,?I]S REM>KS ?AT1 0,HIS G5IUS NEV] DEVIS$ 
 ANY?+ MORE PR(\ND1 MORE SKILLFUL1 OR MORE ADMIRABLE10 & 5T]S 9TO 
 A POLEMIC ) ,M4 ,FA9 TO PROVE ?AT ?IS WORK ( G5IUS MU/ BE REF]R$ 
 NOT TO ! F\R? BUT TO ! FIFTE5? ( ,OCTOB]--?AT PLAN NEV] 
 WAS OR C\LD BE EXECUT$1 = IT WAS QUITE \T ( T\* ) ! FACTS ( 
 ! CASE4 ,! =TIFY+ ( ! ,KREML91 = :I* LA ,MOSQUEE 7AS ,NAPOLEON 
 T]M$ ! *UR* ( ,BASIL ! ,BEATIFI$7 WAS TO HAVE BE5 RAZ$ TO ! 
 GR\ND1 PROV$ QUITE USELESS4 ,! M9+ ( ! ,KREML9 ONLY HELP$ T[>D 
 FULFILL+ ,NAPOLEON'S WI% ?AT IT %\LD BE BL[N UP :5 HE LEFT ,MOSC[--AS 
 A *ILD WANTS ! FLOOR ON :I* HE HAS HURT HIMSELF TO BE BEAT54 ,! 
 PURSUIT ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 AB\T :I* ,NAPOLEON WAS SO CONC]N$1 
 PRODUC$ AN UNHE>D-( RESULT4 ,! ,FR5* G5]ALS LO/ T\* ) ! 
 ,RUSSIAN >MY ( SIXTY ?\S& M51 & ACCORD+ TO ,?I]S IT WAS ONLY 
 EV5TUALLY F\ND1 LIKE A LO/ P91 BY ! SKILL--& APP>5TLY ! 
 G5IUS--( ,MURAT4 

,) REF]5CE TO DIPLOMACY1 ALL ,NAPOLEON'S >GUM5TS AS TO HIS 
 MAGNANIMITY & JU/ICE1 BO? TO ,TUTOLM9 & TO ,YAKOVLEV 7:OSE *IEF 
 CONC]N WAS TO OBTA9 A GREATCOAT & A CONVEYANCE71 PROV$ USELESS2 
 ,ALEX&] DID NOT RECEIVE !SE 5VOYS & DID NOT REPLY TO !IR 
 EMBASSAGE4 

,) REG>D TO LEGAL MATT]S1 AFT] ! EXECUTION ( ! SUPPOS$ 
 9C5DI>IES ! RE/ ( ,MOSC[ BURN$ D[N4 

,) REG>D TO ADM9I/RATIVE MATT]S1 ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A MUNICIPALITY 
 DID NOT /OP ! ROBB]IES & WAS ONLY ( USE TO C]TA9 PEOPLE :O 
 =M$ P>T ( ?AT MUNICIPALITY & UND] PRETEXT ( PRES]V+ ORD] 
 LOOT$ ,MOSC[ OR SAV$ !IR [N PROP]TY FROM BE+ LOOT$4 

,) REG>D TO RELIGION1 AS TO :I* 9 ,EGYPT MATT]S HAD SO EASILY BE5 
 SETTL$ BY ,NAPOLEON'S VISIT TO A MOSQUE1 NO RESULTS W]E A*IEV$4 ,TWO OR 
 ?REE PRIE/S :O W]E F\ND 9 ,MOSC[ DID TRY TO C>RY \T ,NAPOLEON'S 
 WI%1 BUT ONE ( !M WAS SLAPP$ 9 ! FACE BY A ,FR5* SOLDI] :ILE 
 CONDUCT+ S]VICE1 & A ,FR5* (FICIAL REPORT$ ( ANO!R ?AT3 0,! 
 PRIE/ :OM ,I F\ND & 9VIT$ TO SAY ,MASS CLEAN$ & LOCK$ UP ! 
 *UR*4 ,?AT NI<T ! DOORS W]E AGA9 BROK5 OP51 ! PADLOCKS SMA%$1 
 ! BOOKS MUTILAT$1 & O!R DISORD]S P]PETRAT$40 

,) REF]5CE TO COMM]CE1 ! PROCLAMATION TO 9DU/RI\S WORKM5 & TO 
 PEASANTS EVOK$ NO RESPONSE4 ,!RE W]E NO 9DU/RI\S WORKM51 & ! 
 PEASANTS CAU<T ! COMMISS>IES :O V5TUR$ TOO F> \T ( T[N ) ! 
 PROCLAMATION & KILL$ !M4 

,AS TO ! !AT]S = ! 5T]TA9M5T ( ! PEOPLE & ! TROOPS1 
 !SE DID NOT MEET ) SUCCESS EI!R4 ,! !AT]S SET UP 9 ! ,KREML9 
 & 9 ,POSNYAKOV'S H\SE W]E CLOS$ AGA9 AT ONCE BECAUSE ! ACTORS & 
 ACTRESSES W]E ROBB$4 

,EV5 PHILAN?ROPY DID NOT HAVE ! DESIR$ EFFECT4 ,! G5U9E AS WELL AS 
 ! FALSE PAP] MONEY :I* FLOOD$ ,MOSC[ LO/ ITS VALUE4 ,! ,FR5*1 
 COLLECT+ BOOTY1 C>$ ONLY = GOLD4 ,NOT ONLY WAS ! PAP] MONEY 
 VALUELESS :I* ,NAPOLEON SO GRACI\SLY DI/RIBUT$ TO ! UN=TUNATE1 BUT 
 EV5 SILV] LO/ ITS VALUE 9 RELATION TO GOLD4 

,BUT ! MO/ AMAZ+ EXAMPLE ( ! 9EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! ORD]S GIV5 BY 
 ! AU?ORITIES AT ?AT TIME WAS ,NAPOLEON'S ATTEMPT TO /OP ! LOOT+ 
 & REE/ABLI% DISCIPL9E4 

,?IS IS :AT ! >MY AU?ORITIES W]E REPORT+3 

0,LOOT+ CONT9UES 9 ! CITY DESPITE ! DECREES AGA9/ IT4 ,ORD] IS 
 NOT YET RE/OR$ & NOT A S+LE M]*ANT IS C>RY+ ON TRADE 9 A 
 LAWFUL MANN]4 ,! SUTL]S ALONE V5TURE TO TRADE1 & !Y SELL /OL5 
 GOODS40 

0,! NEI<BORHOOD ( MY W>D CONT9UES TO BE PILLAG$ BY SOLDI]S ( ! 
 #cRD ,CORPS :O1 NOT SATISFI$ ) TAK+ FROM ! UN=TUNATE 9HABITANTS 
 HID+ 9 ! CELL>S ! LITTLE !Y HAVE LEFT1 EV5 HAVE ! F]OCITY TO 
 W\ND !M ) !IR SAB]S1 AS ,I HAVE REPEAT$LY WITNESS$40 

0,NO?+ NEW1 EXCEPT ?AT ! SOLDI]S >E ROBB+ & PILLAG+--,OCTOB] 
 #i40 

0,ROBB]Y & PILLAG+ CONT9UE4 ,!RE IS A B& ( ?IEVES 9 \R 
 DI/RICT :O \<T TO BE >RE/$ BY A /RONG =CE--,OCTOB] #a#a40 

0,! ,EMP]OR IS EXTREMELY DISPLEAS$ ?AT DESPITE ! /RICT ORD]S TO 
 /OP PILLAGE1 P>TIES ( M>AUD+ ,GU>DS >E CONT9UALLY SE5 RETURN+ 
 TO ! ,KREML94 ,AMONG ! ,OLD ,GU>D DISORD] & PILLAGE W]E R5EW$ MORE 
 VIOL5TLY ?AN EV] YE/]DAY EV5+1 LA/ NI<T1 & TODAY4 ,! ,EMP]OR 
 SEES ) REGRET ?AT ! PICK$ SOLDI]S APPO9T$ TO GU>D HIS P]SON1 
 :O %\LD SET AN EXAMPLE ( DISCIPL9E1 C>RY DISOB$I5CE TO SU* A 
 PO9T ?AT !Y BREAK 9TO ! CELL>S & /ORES CONTA9+ >MY 
 SUPPLIES4 ,O!RS HAVE DISGRAC$ !MSELVES TO ! EXT5T ( DISOBEY+ 
 S5T9ELS & (FIC]S1 & HAVE ABUS$ & BEAT5 !M40 

0,! ,GR& ,M>%AL ( ! PALACE10 WROTE ! GOV]NOR1 0COMPLA9S BITT]LY 
 ?AT 9 SPITE ( REPEAT$ ORD]S1 ! SOLDI]S CONT9UE TO COMMIT 
 NUISANCES 9 ALL ! C\RTY>DS & EV5 UND] ! V]Y W9D[S ( ! 
 ,EMP]OR40 

,?AT >MY1 LIKE A H]D ( CATTLE RUN WILD & TRAMPL+ UND]FOOT ! 
 PROV5D] :I* MI<T HAVE SAV$ IT FROM />VATION1 DIS9TEGRAT$ & 
 P]I%$ ) EA* ADDITIONAL DAY IT REMA9$ 9 ,MOSC[4 ,BUT IT DID NOT GO 
 AWAY4 

,IT BEGAN TO RUN AWAY ONLY :5 SUDD5LY SEIZ$ BY A PANIC CAUS$ BY ! 
 CAPTURE ( TRANSPORT TRA9S ON ! ,SMOL5SK ROAD1 & BY ! BATTLE ( 
 ,T>UT9O4 ,! NEWS ( ?AT BATTLE ( ,T>UT9O1 UNEXPECT$LY RECEIV$ BY 
 ,NAPOLEON AT A REVIEW1 EVOK$ 9 HIM A DESIRE TO PUNI% ! ,RUSSIANS 
 7,?I]S SAYS71 & HE ISSU$ ! ORD] = DEP>TURE :I* ! :OLE >MY 
 WAS DEM&+4 

,FLEE+ FROM ,MOSC[ ! SOLDI]S TOOK ) !M EV]Y?+ !Y HAD 
 /OL54 ,NAPOLEON1 TOO1 C>RI$ AWAY HIS [N P]SONAL TRESOR1 BUT ON SEE+ 
 ! BAGGAGE TRA9S ?AT IMP$$ ! >MY1 HE WAS 7,?I]S SAYS7 
 HORROR-/RUCK4 ,& YET ) HIS EXP]I5CE ( W> HE DID NOT ORD] ALL ! 
 SUP]FLU\S VEHICLES TO BE BURN$1 AS HE HAD DONE ) ?OSE ( A C]TA9 
 M>%AL :5 APPROA*+ ,MOSC[4 ,HE GAZ$ AT ! CALE*ES & C>RIAGES 9 
 :I* SOLDI]S W]E RID+ & REM>K$ ?AT IT WAS A V]Y GOOD ?+1 AS 
 ?OSE VEHICLES C\LD BE US$ TO C>RY PROVISIONS1 ! SICK1 & ! 
 W\ND$4 

,! PLI<T ( ! :OLE >MY RESEMBL$ ?AT ( A W\ND$ ANIMAL :I* 
 FEELS IT IS P]I%+ & DOES NOT KN[ :AT IT IS DO+4 ,TO /UDY ! 
 SKILLFUL TACTICS & AIMS ( ,NAPOLEON & HIS >MY FROM ! TIME IT 
 5T]$ ,MOSC[ TILL IT WAS DE/ROY$ IS LIKE /UDY+ ! DY+ LEAPS & 
 %UDD]S ( A MORTALLY W\ND$ ANIMAL4 ,V]Y (T5 A W\ND$ ANIMAL1 
 HE>+ A RU/LE1 RU%ES /RAI<T AT ! HUNT]'S GUN1 RUNS =W>D & 
 BACK AGA91 & HA/5S ITS [N 5D4 ,NAPOLEON1 UND] PRESSURE FROM HIS 
 :OLE >MY1 DID ! SAME ?+4 ,! RU/LE ( ! BATTLE ( ,T>UT9O 
 FRI<T5$ ! BEA/1 & IT RU%$ =W>D ONTO ! HUNT]'S GUN1 REA*$ 
 HIM1 TURN$ BACK1 & F9ALLY--LIKE ANY WILD BEA/--RAN BACK 
 ALONG ! MO/ DISADVANTAGE\S & DANG]\S PA?1 :]E ! OLD SC5T WAS 
 FAMILI>4 

,DUR+ ! :OLE ( ?AT P]IOD ,NAPOLEON1 :O SEEMS TO US TO HAVE BE5 ! 
 LEAD] ( ALL !SE MOVEM5TS--AS ! FIGUREHEAD ( A %IP MAY SEEM 
 TO A SAVAGE TO GUIDE ! VESSEL--ACT$ LIKE A *ILD :O1 HOLD+ A 
 C\PLE ( /R+S 9SIDE A C>RIAGE1 ?9KS HE IS DRIV+ IT4 

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