,BOOK #a#d1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! /ORES1 ! PRISON]S1 & ! M>%AL'S BAGGAGE TRA9 /OPP$ AT ! 
 VILLAGE ( ,%AM%EVO4 ,! M5 CR[D$ TOGE!R R\ND ! CAMPFIRES4 ,PI]RE 
 W5T UP TO ! FIRE1 ATE SOME ROA/ HORSEFLE%1 LAY D[N ) HIS BACK TO 
 ! FIRE1 & IMM$IATELY FELL ASLEEP4 ,HE AGA9 SLEPT AS HE HAD DONE AT 
 ,MOZHAYSK AFT] ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O4 

,AGA9 REAL EV5TS M+L$ ) DREAMS & AGA9 SOMEONE1 HE OR ANO!R1 
 GAVE EXPRESSION TO HIS ?\<TS1 & EV5 TO ! SAME ?\<TS ?AT HAD 
 BE5 EXPRESS$ 9 HIS DREAM AT ,MOZHAYSK4 

0,LIFE IS EV]Y?+4 ,LIFE IS ,GOD4 ,EV]Y?+ *ANGES & MOVES & ?AT 
 MOVEM5T IS ,GOD4 ,& :ILE !RE IS LIFE !RE IS JOY 9 CONSCI\SNESS ( 
 ! DIV9E4 ,TO LOVE LIFE IS TO LOVE ,GOD4 ,H>D] & MORE BLESS$ ?AN ALL 
 ELSE IS TO LOVE ?IS LIFE 9 ONE'S SUFF]+S1 9 9NOC5T SUFF]+S40 

0,K>ATAEV60 CAME TO ,PI]RE'S M9D4 

,& SUDD5LY HE SAW VIVIDLY BE=E HIM A LONG-=GOTT51 K9DLY OLD MAN 
 :O HAD GIV5 HIM GEOGRAPHY LESSONS 9 ,SWITZ]L&4 0,WAIT A BIT10 SAID ! 
 OLD MAN1 & %[$ ,PI]RE A GLOBE4 ,?IS GLOBE WAS ALIVE--A VIBRAT+ 
 BALL )\T FIX$ DIM5SIONS4 ,ITS :OLE SURFACE CONSI/$ ( DROPS 
 CLOSELY PRESS$ TOGE!R1 & ALL !SE DROPS MOV$ & *ANG$ PLACES1 
 SOMETIMES SEV]AL ( !M M]G+ 9TO ONE1 SOMETIMES ONE DIVID+ 9TO 
 MANY4 ,EA* DROP TRI$ TO SPREAD \T & OCCUPY AS MU* SPACE AS POSSIBLE1 
 BUT O!RS /RIV+ TO DO ! SAME COMPRESS$ IT1 SOMETIMES DE/ROY$ IT1 
 & SOMETIMES M]G$ ) IT4 

0,?AT IS LIFE10 SAID ! OLD TEA*]4 

0,H[ SIMPLE & CLE> IT IS10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,H[ IS IT ,I DID NOT KN[ IT 
 BE=E80 

0,GOD IS 9 ! MID/1 & EA* DROP TRIES TO EXP& SO AS TO REFLECT ,HIM 
 TO ! GREATE/ EXT5T4 ,& IT GR[S1 M]GES1 DISAPPE>S FROM ! SURFACE1 
 S9KS TO ! DEP?S1 & AGA9 EM]GES4 ,!RE N[1 ,K>ATAEV HAS SPREAD \T 
 & DISAPPE>$4 ,DO Y\ UND]/&1 MY *ILD80 SAID ! TEA*]4 

0,DO Y\ UND]/&1 DAMN Y\80 %\T$ A VOICE1 & ,PI]RE WOKE UP4 

,HE LIFT$ HIMSELF & SAT UP4 ,A ,FR5*MAN :O HAD JU/ PU%$ A ,RUSSIAN 
 SOLDI] AWAY WAS SQUATT+ BY ! FIRE1 5GAG$ 9 ROA/+ A PIECE ( 
 MEAT /UCK ON A RAMROD4 ,HIS SLEEVES W]E ROLL$ UP & HIS S9EWY1 HAIRY1 
 R$ H&S ) !IR %ORT F+]S DEFTLY TURN$ ! RAMROD4 ,HIS BR[N 
 MOROSE FACE ) FR[N+ BR[S WAS CLE>LY VISIBLE BY ! GL[ ( ! 
 *>COAL4 

0,IT'S ALL ! SAME TO HIM10 HE MUTT]$1 TURN+ QUICKLY TO A SOLDI] :O 
 /OOD BEH9D HIM4 0,BRIG&6 ,GET AWAY60 

,& TWI/+ ! RAMROD HE LOOK$ GLOOMILY AT ,PI]RE1 :O TURN$ AWAY & 
 GAZ$ 9TO ! D>KNESS4 ,A PRISON]1 ! ,RUSSIAN SOLDI] ! ,FR5*MAN HAD 
 PU%$ AWAY1 WAS SITT+ NE> ! FIRE PATT+ SOME?+ ) HIS H&4 
 ,LOOK+ MORE CLOSELY ,PI]RE RECOGNIZ$ ! BLUE-GRAY DOG1 SITT+ BESIDE 
 ! SOLDI]1 WAGG+ ITS TAIL4 

0,AH1 HE'S COME80 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,& ,PLAT--0 HE BEGAN1 BUT DID NOT F9I%4 

,SUDD5LY & SIMULTANE\SLY A CR[D ( MEMORIES AWOKE 9 HIS FANCY--( 
 ! LOOK ,PLATON HAD GIV5 HIM AS HE SAT UND] ! TREE1 ( ! %OT HE>D 
 FROM ?AT SPOT1 ( ! DOG'S H[L1 ( ! GUILTY FACES ( ! TWO 
 ,FR5*M5 AS !Y RAN PA/ HIM1 ( ! L[]$ & SMOK+ GUN1 & ( 
 ,K>ATAEV'S ABS5CE AT ?IS HALT--& HE WAS ON ! PO9T ( REALIZ+ 
 ?AT ,K>ATAEV HAD BE5 KILL$1 BUT JU/ AT ?AT 9/ANT1 HE KNEW NOT :Y1 
 ! RECOLLECTION CAME TO HIS M9D ( A SUMM] EV5+ HE HAD SP5T ) A 
 BEAUTIFUL ,POLI% LADY ON ! V]&A ( HIS H\SE 9 ,KIEV4 ,& )\T 
 L9K+ UP ! EV5TS ( ! DAY OR DRAW+ A CONCLUSION FROM !M1 ,PI]RE 
 CLOS$ HIS EYES1 SEE+ A VISION ( ! C\NTRY 9 SUMM]TIME M+L$ ) 
 MEMORIES ( BA?+ & ( ! LIQUID1 VIBRAT+ GLOBE1 & HE SANK 9TO 
 WAT] SO ?AT IT CLOS$ OV] HIS HEAD4 

,BE=E SUNRISE HE WAS AWAK5$ BY %\TS & L\D & RAPID FIR+4 ,FR5* 
 SOLDI]S W]E RUNN+ PA/ HIM4 

0,! ,COSSACKS60 ONE ( !M %\T$1 & A MOM5T LAT] A CR[D ( 
 ,RUSSIANS SURR\ND$ ,PI]RE4 

,= A LONG TIME HE C\LD NOT UND]/& :AT WAS HAPP5+ TO HIM4 ,ALL 
 >\ND HE HE>D HIS COMRADES SOBB+ ) JOY4 

0,BRO!RS6 ,DE> FELL[S6 ,D>L+S60 OLD SOLDI]S EXCLAIM$1 WEEP+1 AS 
 !Y EMBRAC$ ,COSSACKS & HUSS>S4 

,! HUSS>S & ,COSSACKS CR[D$ R\ND ! PRISON]S2 ONE (F]$ !M 
 CLO!S1 ANO!R BOOTS1 & A ?IRD BREAD4 ,PI]RE SOBB$ AS HE SAT AMONG 
 !M & C\LD NOT UTT] A WORD4 ,HE HUGG$ ! FIR/ SOLDI] :O 
 APPROA*$ HIM1 & KISS$ HIM1 WEEP+4 

,DOLOKHOV /OOD AT ! GATE ( ! RU9$ H\SE1 LETT+ A CR[D ( 
 DIS>M$ ,FR5*M5 PASS BY4 ,! ,FR5*1 EXCIT$ BY ALL ?AT HAD HAPP5$1 
 W]E TALK+ L\DLY AMONG !MSELVES1 BUT AS !Y PASS$ ,DOLOKHOV :O 
 G5TLY SWIT*$ HIS BOOTS ) HIS :IP & WAT*$ !M ) COLD GLASSY 
 EYES ?AT BOD$ NO GOOD1 !Y BECAME SIL5T4 ,ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE /OOD 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S ,COSSACK1 C\NT+ ! PRISON]S & M>K+ (F EA* HUNDR$ 
 ) A *ALK L9E ON ! GATE4 

0,H[ MANY80 ,DOLOKHOV ASK$ ! ,COSSACK4 

0,! SECOND HUNDR$10 REPLI$ ! ,COSSACK4 

0,FILEZ1 FILEZ60 "9 ,DOLOKHOV KEPT SAY+1 HAV+ ADOPT$ 
 ?IS EXPRESSION FROM ! ,FR5*1 & :5 HIS EYES MET ?OSE ( ! PRISON]S 
 !Y FLA%$ ) A CRUEL LI<T4 

 "9 0,GET ALONG1 GET ALONG60 
  
  

,D5ISOV1 B>EHEAD$ & ) A GLOOMY FACE1 WALK$ BEH9D SOME ,COSSACKS 
 :O W]E C>RY+ ! BODY ( ,PETYA ,RO/OV TO A HOLE ?AT HAD BE5 DUG 9 
 ! G>D54 

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