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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,KUTUZOV FELL BACK T[>D ,VI5NA1 DE/ROY+ BEH9D HIM ! BRIDGES OV] 
 ! RIV]S ,9N 7AT ,BRAUNAU7 & ,TRAUN 7NE> ,L9Z74 ,ON ,OCTOB] #bc ! 
 ,RUSSIAN TROOPS W]E CROSS+ ! RIV] ,5NS4 ,AT MIDDAY ! ,RUSSIAN BAGGAGE 
 TRA91 ! >TILL]Y1 & COLUMNS ( TROOPS W]E DEFIL+ ?R\< ! T[N 
 ( ,5NS ON BO? SIDES ( ! BRIDGE4 

,IT WAS A W>M1 RA9Y1 AUTUMNAL DAY4 ,! WIDE EXPANSE ?AT OP5$ \T 
 BE=E ! HEI<TS ON :I* ! ,RUSSIAN BATT]IES /OOD GU>D+ ! 
 BRIDGE WAS AT TIMES VEIL$ BY A DIAPHAN\S CURTA9 ( SLANT+ RA91 & 
 !N1 SUDD5LY SPREAD \T 9 ! SUNLI<T1 F>-DI/ANT OBJECTS C\LD BE 
 CLE>LY SE5 GLITT]+ AS ?\< FRE%LY V>NI%$4 ,D[N BEL[1 ! 
 LITTLE T[N C\LD BE SE5 ) ITS :ITE1 R$-RO($ H\SES1 ITS 
 CA!DRAL1 & ITS BRIDGE1 ON BO? SIDES ( :I* /REAM$ JO/L+ MASSES 
 ( ,RUSSIAN TROOPS4 ,AT ! B5D ( ! ,DANUBE1 VESSELS1 AN ISL&1 & A 
 CA/LE ) A P>K SURR\ND$ BY ! WAT]S ( ! CONFLU5CE ( ! ,5NS 
 & ! ,DANUBE BECAME VISIBLE1 & ! ROCKY LEFT BANK ( ! ,DANUBE 
 COV]$ ) P9E =E/S1 ) A MY/IC BACKGR\ND ( GRE5 TREETOPS & 
 BLUI% GORGES4 ,! TURRETS ( A CONV5T /OOD \T BEYOND A WILD VIRG9 
 P9E =E/1 & F> AWAY ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,5NS ! 5EMY'S HORSE 
 PATROLS C\LD BE DISC]N$4 

,AMONG ! FIELD GUNS ON ! BR[ ( ! HILL ! G5]AL 9 COMM& ( ! 
 RE>GU>D /OOD ) A /AFF (FIC]1 SCANN+ ! C\NTRY ?R\< HIS 
 FIELDGLASS4 ,A LITTLE BEH9D !M ,NESVITSKI1 :O HAD BE5 S5T TO ! 
 RE>GU>D BY ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 WAS SITT+ ON ! TRAIL ( A GUN 
 C>RIAGE4 ,A ,COSSACK :O ACCOMPANI$ HIM HAD H&$ HIM A KNAPSACK & A 
 FLASK1 & ,NESVITSKI WAS TREAT+ SOME (FIC]S TO PIES & REAL 
 DOPPELKUMMEL4 ,! (FIC]S GLADLY GA!R$ R\ND HIM1 SOME ON !IR KNEES1 
 SOME SQUATT+ ,TURKI% FA%ION ON ! WET GRASS4 

0,YES1 ! ,AU/RIAN PR9CE :O BUILT ?AT CA/LE WAS NO FOOL4 ,IT'S A F9E 
 PLACE6 ,:Y >E Y\ NOT EAT+ ANY?+1 G5TLEM580 ,NESVITSKI WAS SAY+4 

0,?ANK Y\ V]Y MU*1 ,PR9CE10 ANSW]$ ONE ( ! (FIC]S1 PLEAS$ TO BE 
 TALK+ TO A /AFF (FIC] ( SU* IMPORTANCE4 0,IT'S A LOVELY PLACE6 ,WE 
 PASS$ CLOSE TO ! P>K & SAW TWO DE]444 & :AT A SPL5DID H\SE60 

0,LOOK1 ,PR9CE10 SAID ANO!R1 :O W\LD HAVE DE>LY LIK$ TO TAKE ANO!R 
 PIE BUT FELT %Y1 & !RE=E PRET5D$ TO BE EXAM9+ ! C\NTRYSIDE--0,SEE1 
 \R 9FANTRYM5 HAVE ALREADY GOT !RE4 ,LOOK !RE 9 ! MEAD[ BEH9D 
 ! VILLAGE1 ?REE ( !M >E DRAGG+ SOME?+4 ,!Y'LL RANSACK ?AT 
 CA/LE10 HE REM>K$ ) EVID5T APPROVAL4 

0,SO !Y WILL10 SAID ,NESVITSKI4 0,NO1 BUT :AT ,I %\LD LIKE10 ADD$ HE1 
 MUN*+ A PIE 9 HIS MOI/-LIPP$ H&SOME M\?1 0W\LD BE TO SLIP 9 
 OV] !RE40 

,HE PO9T$ ) A SMILE TO A TURRET$ NUNN]Y1 & HIS EYES N>R[$ & 
 GLEAM$4 

0,?AT W\LD BE F9E1 G5TLEM560 

,! (FIC]S LAU<$4 

0,JU/ TO FLUTT] ! NUNS A BIT4 ,!Y SAY !RE >E ,ITALIAN GIRLS AMONG 
 !M4 ,ON MY WORD ,I'D GIVE FIVE YE>S ( MY LIFE = IT60 

0,!Y MU/ BE FEEL+ DULL1 TOO10 SAID ONE ( ! BOLD] (FIC]S1 
 LAU<+4 

,MEAN:ILE ! /AFF (FIC] /&+ 9 FRONT PO9T$ \T SOME?+ TO ! 
 G5]AL1 :O LOOK$ ?R\< HIS FIELD GLASS4 

0,YES1 SO IT IS1 SO IT IS10 SAID ! G5]AL ANGRILY1 L[]+ ! FIELD 
 GLASS & %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S1 0SO IT IS6 ,!Y'LL BE FIR$ ON AT ! 
 CROSS+4 ,& :Y >E !Y DAWDL+ !RE80 

,ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ! 5EMY C\LD BE SE5 BY ! NAK$ EYE1 & FROM 
 !IR BATT]Y A MILK-:ITE CL\D >OSE4 ,!N CAME ! DI/ANT REPORT ( A 
 %OT1 & \R TROOPS C\LD BE SE5 HURRY+ TO ! CROSS+4 

,NESVITSKI ROSE1 PUFF+1 & W5T UP TO ! G5]AL1 SMIL+4 

0,W\LD NOT Y\R EXCELL5CY LIKE A LITTLE REFRE%M5T80 HE SAID4 

0,IT'S A BAD BUS9ESS10 SAID ! G5]AL )\T ANSW]+ HIM1 0\R M5 
 HAVE BE5 WA/+ TIME40 

0,HADN'T ,I BETT] RIDE OV]1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 ASK$ ,NESVITSKI4 

0,YES1 PLEASE DO10 ANSW]$ ! G5]AL1 & HE REPEAT$ ! ORD] ?AT HAD 
 ALREADY ONCE BE5 GIV5 9 DETAIL3 0& TELL ! HUSS>S ?AT !Y >E TO 
 CROSS LA/ & TO FIRE ! BRIDGE AS ,I ORD]$2 & ! 9FLAMMABLE 
 MAT]IAL ON ! BRIDGE MU/ BE RE9SPECT$40 

0,V]Y GOOD10 ANSW]$ ,NESVITSKI4 

,HE CALL$ ! ,COSSACK ) HIS HORSE1 TOLD HIM TO PUT AWAY ! KNAPSACK 
 & FLASK1 & SWUNG HIS HEAVY P]SON EASILY 9TO ! SADDLE4 

0,I'LL REALLY CALL 9 ON ! NUNS10 HE SAID TO ! (FIC]S :O WAT*$ HIM 
 SMIL+LY1 & HE RODE (F BY ! W9D+ PA? D[N ! HILL4 

0,N[ !N1 LET'S SEE H[ F> IT WILL C>RY1 ,CAPTA94 ,JU/ TRY60 SAID ! 
 G5]AL1 TURN+ TO AN >TILL]Y (FIC]4 0,HAVE A LITTLE FUN TO PASS ! 
 TIME40 

0,CREW1 TO Y\R GUNS60 COMM&$ ! (FIC]4 

,9 A MOM5T ! M5 CAME RUNN+ GAILY FROM !IR CAMPFIRES & BEGAN 
 LOAD+4 

0,ONE60 CAME ! COMM&4 

,NUMB] ONE JUMP$ BRISKLY ASIDE4 ,! GUN RANG \T ) A DEAF5+ 
 METALLIC RO>1 & A :I/L+ GR5ADE FLEW ABOVE ! HEADS ( \R TROOPS 
 BEL[ ! HILL & FELL F> %ORT ( ! 5EMY1 A LITTLE SMOKE %[+ ! 
 SPOT :]E IT BUR/4 

,! FACES ( (FIC]S & M5 BRI<T5$ UP AT ! S\ND4 ,EV]YONE GOT UP 
 & BEGAN WAT*+ ! MOVEM5TS ( \R TROOPS BEL[1 AS PLA9LY VISIBLE 
 AS IF BUT A /ONE'S ?R[ AWAY1 & ! MOVEM5TS ( ! APPROA*+ 5EMY 
 F>!R (F4 ,AT ! SAME 9/ANT ! SUN CAME FULLY \T FROM BEH9D ! 
 CL\DS1 & ! CLE> S\ND ( ! SOLIT>Y %OT & ! BRILLIANCE ( ! 
 BRI<T SUN%9E M]G$ 9 A S+LE JOY\S & SPIRIT$ IMPRESSION4 

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