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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! MOVEM5TS ( ! ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* >MIES DUR+ ! CAMPAIGN FROM 
 ,MOSC[ BACK TO ! ,NIEM5 W]E LIKE ?OSE 9 A GAME ( ,RUSSIAN BL9DMAN'S 
 BLUFF1 9 :I* TWO PLAY]S >E BL9DFOLD$ & ONE ( !M OCCASIONALLY 
 R+S A LITTLE BELL TO 9=M ! CAT*] ( HIS :]EAB\TS4 ,FIR/ HE 
 R+S HIS BELL FE>LESSLY1 BUT :5 HE GETS 9TO A TI<T PLACE HE RUNS 
 AWAY AS QUIETLY AS HE CAN1 & (T5 ?9K+ TO ESCAPE RUNS /RAI<T 9TO 
 HIS OPPON5T'S >MS4 

,AT FIR/ :ILE !Y W]E /ILL MOV+ ALONG ! ,KALUGA ROAD1 ,NAPOLEON'S 
 >MIES MADE !IR PRES5CE KN[N1 BUT LAT] :5 !Y REA*$ ! ,SMOL5SK 
 ROAD !Y RAN HOLD+ ! CLAPP] ( !IR BELL TI<T--& (T5 
 ?9K+ !Y W]E ESCAP+ RAN RI<T 9TO ! ,RUSSIANS4 

,[+ TO ! RAPIDITY ( ! ,FR5* FLI<T & ! ,RUSSIAN PURSUIT & ! 
 CONSEQU5T EXHAU/ION ( ! HORSES1 ! *IEF MEANS ( APPROXIMATELY 
 ASC]TA9+ ! 5EMY'S POSITION--BY CAVALRY SC\T+--WAS NOT 
 AVAILABLE4 ,BESIDES1 AS A RESULT ( ! FREQU5T & RAPID *ANGE ( 
 POSITION BY EA* >MY1 EV5 :AT 9=MATION WAS OBTA9$ C\LD NOT BE 
 DELIV]$ 9 TIME4 ,IF NEWS WAS RECEIV$ ONE DAY ?AT ! 5EMY HAD BE5 9 
 A C]TA9 POSITION ! DAY BE=E1 BY ! ?IRD DAY :5 SOME?+ C\LD 
 HAVE BE5 DONE1 ?AT >MY WAS ALREADY TWO DAYS' M>* F>!R ON & 9 
 QUITE ANO!R POSITION4 

,ONE >MY FL$ & ! O!R PURSU$4 ,BEYOND ,SMOL5SK !RE W]E SEV]AL 
 DIFF]5T ROADS AVAILABLE = ! ,FR5*1 & ONE W\LD HAVE ?\<T ?AT 
 DUR+ !IR /AY ( F\R DAYS !Y MI<T HAVE LE>N$ :]E ! 5EMY 
 WAS1 MI<T HAVE >RANG$ SOME MORE ADVANTAGE\S PLAN & UND]TAK5 
 SOME?+ NEW4 ,BUT AFT] A F\R DAYS' HALT ! MOB1 ) NO MANEUV]S OR 
 PLANS1 AGA9 BEGAN RUNN+ ALONG ! BEAT5 TRACK1 NEI!R TO ! RI<T 
 NOR TO ! LEFT BUT ALONG ! OLD--! WOR/--ROAD1 ?R\< 
 ,KRASNOE & ,OR%A4 

,EXPECT+ ! 5EMY FROM BEH9D & NOT 9 FRONT1 ! ,FR5* SEP>AT$ 9 
 !IR FLI<T & SPREAD \T OV] A DI/ANCE ( TW5TY-F\R H\RS4 ,9 FRONT 
 ( !M ALL FL$ ! ,EMP]OR1 !N ! K+S1 !N ! DUKES4 ,! ,RUSSIAN 
 >MY1 EXPECT+ ,NAPOLEON TO TAKE ! ROAD TO ! RI<T BEYOND ! ,DNIEP]--:I* 
 WAS ! ONLY REASONABLE ?+ = HIM TO DO--!MSELVES TURN$ TO ! 
 RI<T & CAME \T ONTO ! HI<ROAD AT ,KRASNOE4 ,& H]E AS 9 A GAME ( 
 BL9DMAN'S BUFF ! ,FR5* RAN 9TO \R VANGU>D4 ,SEE+ !IR 5EMY 
 UNEXPECT$LY ! ,FR5* FELL 9TO CONFUSION & /OPP$ %ORT FROM ! 
 SUDD5 FRI<T1 BUT !N !Y RESUM$ !IR FLI<T1 AB&ON+ !IR 
 COMRADES :O W]E F>!R BEH9D4 ,!N = ?REE DAYS SEP>ATE PORTIONS ( 
 ! ,FR5* >MY--FIR/ ,MURAT'S 7! VISE-K+'S71 !N ,DAV\T'S1 & 
 !N ,NEY'S--RAN1 AS IT W]E1 ! GANTLET ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY4 ,!Y 
 AB&ON$ ONE ANO!R1 AB&ON$ ALL !IR HEAVY BAGGAGE1 !IR >TILL]Y1 
 & HALF !IR M51 & FL$1 GETT+ PA/ ! ,RUSSIANS BY NI<T BY MAK+ 
 SEMICIRCLES TO ! RI<T4 

,NEY1 :O CAME LA/1 HAD BE5 BUSY+ HIMSELF BL[+ UP ! WALLS ( 
 ,SMOL5SK :I* W]E 9 NOBODY'S WAY1 BECAUSE DESPITE ! UN=TUNATE 
 PLI<T ( ! ,FR5* OR BECAUSE ( IT1 !Y WI%$ TO PUNI% ! FLOOR 
 AGA9/ :I* !Y HAD HURT !MSELVES4 ,NEY1 :O HAD HAD A CORPS ( T5 
 ?\S& M51 REA*$ ,NAPOLEON AT ,OR%A ) ONLY ONE ?\S& M5 LEFT1 
 HAV+ AB&ON$ ALL ! RE/ & ALL HIS CANNON1 & HAV+ CROSS$ ! 
 ,DNIEP] AT NI<T BY /EAL? AT A WOOD$ SPOT4 

,FROM ,OR%A !Y FL$ F>!R ALONG ! ROAD TO ,VILNA1 /ILL PLAY+ AT 
 BL9DMAN'S BUFF ) ! PURSU+ >MY4 ,AT ! ,B]EZ9A !Y AGA9 BECAME 
 DISORGANIZ$1 MANY W]E DR[N$ & MANY SURR5D]$1 BUT ?OSE :O GOT 
 ACROSS ! RIV] FL$ F>!R4 ,!IR SUPREME *IEF DONN$ A FUR COAT &1 
 HAV+ SEAT$ HIMSELF 9 A SLEI<1 GALLOP$ ON ALONE1 AB&ON+ HIS 
 COMPANIONS4 ,! O!RS :O C\LD DO SO DROVE AWAY TOO1 LEAV+ ?OSE :O 
 C\LD NOT TO SURR5D] OR DIE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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