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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT FIVE 9 ! MORN+ IT WAS /ILL QUITE D>K4 ,! TROOPS ( ! C5T]1 
 ! RES]VES1 & ,BAGRATION'S RI<T FLANK HAD NOT YET MOV$1 BUT ON ! 
 LEFT FLANK ! COLUMNS ( 9FANTRY1 CAVALRY1 & >TILL]Y1 :I* W]E TO 
 BE ! FIR/ TO DESC5D ! HEI<TS TO ATTACK ! ,FR5* RI<T FLANK & 
 DRIVE IT 9TO ! ,BOHEMIAN M\NTA9S ACCORD+ TO PLAN1 W]E ALREADY UP 
 & A/IR4 ,! SMOKE ( ! CAMPFIRES1 9TO :I* !Y W]E ?R[+ 
 EV]Y?+ SUP]FLU\S1 MADE ! EYES SM>T4 ,IT WAS COLD & D>K4 ,! 
 (FIC]S W]E HURRI$LY DR9K+ TEA & BREAKFA/+1 ! SOLDI]S1 
 MUN*+ BISCUIT & BEAT+ A TATTOO ) !IR FEET TO W>M !MSELVES1 
 GA!R+ R\ND ! FIRES ?R[+ 9TO ! FLAMES ! REMA9S ( %$S1 
 *AIRS1 TABLES1 :EELS1 TUBS1 & EV]Y?+ ?AT !Y DID NOT WANT OR 
 C\LD NOT C>RY AWAY ) !M4 ,AU/RIAN COLUMN GUIDES W]E MOV+ 9 & 
 \T AMONG ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS & S]V$ AS H]ALDS ( ! ADVANCE4 ,AS SOON 
 AS AN ,AU/RIAN (FIC] %[$ HIMSELF NE> A COMM&+ (FIC]'S 
 QU>T]S1 ! REGIM5T BEGAN TO MOVE3 ! SOLDI]S RAN FROM ! FIRES1 
 ?RU/ !IR PIPES 9TO !IR BOOTS1 !IR BAGS 9TO ! C>TS1 GOT !IR 
 MUSKETS READY1 & =M$ RANK4 ,! (FIC]S BUTTON$ UP !IR COATS1 
 BUCKL$ ON !IR SWORDS & P\*ES1 & MOV$ ALONG ! RANKS %\T+4 
 ,! TRA9 DRIV]S & ORD]LIES H>NESS$ & PACK$ ! WAGONS & TI$ 
 ON ! LOADS4 ,! ADJUTANTS & BATTALION & REGIM5TAL COMM&]S 
 M\NT$1 CROSS$ !MSELVES1 GAVE F9AL 9/RUCTIONS1 ORD]S1 & 
 COMMISSIONS TO ! BAGGAGE M5 :O REMA9$ BEH9D1 & ! MONOTON\S 
 TRAMP ( ?\S&S ( FEET RES\ND$4 ,! COLUMN MOV$ =W>D )\T 
 KN[+ :]E & UNABLE1 FROM ! MASSES >\ND !M1 ! SMOKE & ! 
 9CREAS+ FOG1 TO SEE EI!R ! PLACE !Y W]E LEAV+ OR ?AT TO :I* 
 !Y W]E GO+4 

,A SOLDI] ON ! M>* IS HEMM$ 9 & BORNE ALONG BY HIS REGIM5T AS 
 MU* AS A SAILOR IS BY HIS %IP4 ,H[EV] F> HE HAS WALK$1 :ATEV] 
 /RANGE1 UNKN[N1 & DANG]\S PLACES HE REA*ES1 JU/ AS A SAILOR IS 
 ALWAYS SURR\ND$ BY ! SAME DECKS1 MA/S1 & RIGG+ ( HIS %IP1 SO 
 ! SOLDI] ALWAYS HAS >\ND HIM ! SAME COMRADES1 ! SAME RANKS1 ! 
 SAME S]GEANT MAJOR ,IVAN ,MITRI*1 ! SAME COMPANY DOG ,JACK1 & ! SAME 
 COMM&]S4 ,! SAILOR R>ELY C>ES TO KN[ ! LATITUDE 9 :I* HIS %IP 
 IS SAIL+1 BUT ON ! DAY ( BATTLE--HEAV5 KN[S H[ & :5CE--A 
 /]N NOTE ( :I* ALL >E CONSCI\S S\NDS 9 ! MORAL ATMOSPH]E ( AN 
 >MY1 ANN\NC+ ! APPROA* ( SOME?+ DECISIVE & SOLEMN1 & 
 AWAK5+ 9 ! M5 AN UNUSUAL CURIOSITY4 ,ON ! DAY ( BATTLE ! 
 SOLDI]S EXCIT$LY TRY TO GET BEYOND ! 9T]E/S ( !IR REGIM5T1 !Y 
 LI/5 9T5TLY1 LOOK AB\T1 & EAG]LY ASK CONC]N+ :AT IS GO+ ON 
 >\ND !M4 

,! FOG HAD GR[N SO D5SE ?AT ?\< IT WAS GR[+ LI<T !Y C\LD NOT 
 SEE T5 PACES AHEAD4 ,BU%ES LOOK$ LIKE GIGANTIC TREES & LEVEL GR\ND 
 LIKE CLIFFS & SLOPES4 ,ANY:]E1 ON ANY SIDE1 ONE MI<T 5C\NT] AN 
 5EMY 9VISIBLE T5 PACES (F4 ,BUT ! COLUMNS ADVANC$ = A LONG TIME1 
 ALWAYS 9 ! SAME FOG1 DESC5D+ & ASC5D+ HILLS1 AVOID+ G>D5S 
 & 5CLOSURES1 GO+ OV] NEW & UNKN[N GR\ND1 & NO:]E 
 5C\NT]+ ! 5EMY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! SOLDI]S BECAME AW>E ?AT 9 
 FRONT1 BEH9D1 & ON ALL SIDES1 O!R ,RUSSIAN COLUMNS W]E MOV+ 9 ! 
 SAME DIRECTION4 ,EV]Y SOLDI] FELT GLAD TO KN[ ?AT TO ! UNKN[N PLACE 
 :]E HE WAS GO+1 MANY MORE ( \R M5 W]E GO+ TOO4 

0,!RE N[1 ! ,KURSKIES HAVE ALSO GONE PA/10 WAS BE+ SAID 9 ! 
 RANKS4 

0,IT'S WOND]FUL :AT A LOT ( \R TROOPS HAVE GA!R$1 LADS6 ,LA/ NI<T ,I 
 LOOK$ AT ! CAMPFIRES & !RE WAS NO 5D ( !M4 ,A REGUL> ,MOSC[60 

,?\< NONE ( ! COLUMN COMM&]S RODE UP TO ! RANKS OR TALK$ TO ! 
 M5 7! COMM&]S1 AS WE SAW AT ! C\NCIL ( W>1 W]E \T ( HUMOR 
 & DISSATISFI$ ) ! AFFAIR1 & SO DID NOT EX]T !MSELVES TO *E] 
 ! M5 BUT M]ELY C>RI$ \T ! ORD]S71 YET ! TROOPS M>*$ GAILY1 
 AS !Y ALWAYS DO :5 GO+ 9TO ACTION1 ESPECIALLY TO AN ATTACK4 ,BUT 
 :5 !Y HAD M>*$ = AB\T AN H\R 9 ! D5SE FOG1 ! GREAT] P>T 
 ( ! M5 HAD TO HALT & AN UNPLEASANT CONSCI\SNESS ( SOME DISLOCATION 
 & BLUND] SPREAD ?R\< ! RANKS4 ,H[ SU* A CONSCI\SNESS IS 
 COMMUNICAT$ IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO DEF9E1 BUT IT C]TA9LY IS COMMUNICAT$ 
 V]Y SURELY1 & FL[S RAPIDLY1 IMP]CEPTIBLY1 & IRREPRESSIBLY1 AS WAT] 
 DOES 9 A CREEK4 ,HAD ! ,RUSSIAN >MY BE5 ALONE )\T ANY ALLIES1 IT 
 MI<T P]HAPS HAVE BE5 A LONG TIME BE=E ?IS CONSCI\SNESS ( 
 MISMANAGEM5T BECAME A G5]AL CONVICTION1 BUT AS IT WAS1 ! DISORD] WAS 
 READILY & NATURALLY ATTRIBUT$ TO ! /UPID ,G]MANS1 & EV]YONE WAS 
 CONV9C$ ?AT A DANG]\S MUDDLE HAD BE5 OCCASION$ BY ! SAUSAGE 
 EAT]S4 

0,:Y HAVE WE /OPP$8 ,IS ! WAY BLOCK$8 ,OR HAVE WE ALREADY COME UP 
 AGA9/ ! ,FR5*80 

0,NO1 ONE CAN'T HE> !M4 ,!Y'D BE FIR+ IF WE HAD40 

0,!Y W]E 9 A HURRY 5\< TO />T US1 & N[ H]E WE /& 9 ! 
 MIDDLE ( A FIELD )\T RHYME OR REASON4 ,IT'S ALL ?OSE DAMN$ ,G]MANS' 
 MUDDL+6 ,:AT /UPID DEVILS60 

0,YES1 ,I'D S5D !M ON 9 FRONT1 BUT NO FE>1 !Y'RE CR[D+ UP BEH9D4 
 ,& N[ H]E WE /& HUNGRY40 

0,I SAY1 %ALL WE SOON BE CLE>8 ,!Y SAY ! CAVALRY >E BLOCK+ ! 
 WAY10 SAID AN (FIC]4 

0,AH1 ?OSE DAMN$ ,G]MANS6 ,!Y DON'T KN[ !IR [N C\NTRY60 SAID 
 ANO!R4 

0,:AT DIVISION >E Y\80 %\T$ AN ADJUTANT1 RID+ UP4 

0,! ,EI<TE5?40 

0,!N :Y >E Y\ H]E8 ,Y\ %\LD HAVE GONE ON LONG AGO1 N[ Y\ WON'T 
 GET !RE TILL EV5+40 

0,:AT /UPID ORD]S6 ,!Y DON'T !MSELVES KN[ :AT !Y >E DO+60 SAID 
 ! (FIC] & RODE (F4 

,!N A G5]AL RODE PA/ %\T+ SOME?+ ANGRILY1 NOT 9 ,RUSSIAN4 

0,TAFA-LAFA6 ,BUT :AT HE'S JABB]+ NO ONE CAN MAKE \T10 SAID A SOLDI]1 
 MIMICK+ ! G5]AL :O HAD RIDD5 AWAY4 0,I'D %OOT !M1 ! 
 SC\NDRELS60 

0,WE W]E ORD]$ TO BE AT ! PLACE BE=E N9E1 BUT WE HAV5'T GOT 
 HALFWAY4 ,F9E ORD]S60 WAS BE+ REPEAT$ ON DIFF]5T SIDES4 

,& ! FEEL+ ( 5]GY ) :I* ! TROOPS HAD />T$ BEGAN TO TURN 
 9TO VEXATION & ANG] AT ! /UPID >RANGEM5TS & AT ! ,G]MANS4 

,! CAUSE ( ! CONFUSION WAS ?AT :ILE ! ,AU/RIAN CAVALRY WAS MOV+ 
 T[>D \R LEFT FLANK1 ! HI<] COMM& F\ND ?AT \R C5T] WAS TOO 
 F> SEP>AT$ FROM \R RI<T FLANK & ! CAVALRY W]E ALL ORD]$ TO 
 TURN BACK TO ! RI<T4 ,SEV]AL ?\S& CAVALRY CROSS$ 9 FRONT ( ! 
 9FANTRY1 :O HAD TO WAIT4 

,AT ! FRONT AN ALT]CATION OCCURR$ BETWE5 AN ,AU/RIAN GUIDE & A 
 ,RUSSIAN G5]AL4 ,! G5]AL %\T$ A DEM& ?AT ! CAVALRY %\LD BE 
 HALT$1 ! ,AU/RIAN >GU$ ?AT NOT HE1 BUT ! HI<] COMM&1 WAS TO 
 BLAME4 ,! TROOPS MEAN:ILE /OOD GR[+ LI/LESS & DISPIRIT$4 ,AFT] 
 AN H\R'S DELAY !Y AT LA/ MOV$ ON1 DESC5D+ ! HILL4 ,! FOG ?AT 
 WAS DISP]S+ ON ! HILL LAY /ILL MORE D5SELY BEL[1 :]E !Y W]E 
 DESC5D+4 ,9 FRONT 9 ! FOG A %OT WAS HE>D & !N ANO!R1 AT 
 FIR/ IRREGUL>LY AT V>Y+ 9T]VALS--TRATA444TAT--& !N 
 MORE & MORE REGUL>LY & RAPIDLY1 & ! ACTION AT ! ,GOLDBA* ,/REAM 
 BEGAN4 

,NOT EXPECT+ TO COME ON ! 5EMY D[N BY ! /REAM1 & HAV+ /UMBL$ 
 ON HIM 9 ! FOG1 HE>+ NO 5C\RAG+ WORD FROM !IR COMM&]S1 & 
 ) A CONSCI\SNESS ( BE+ TOO LATE SPREAD+ ?R\< ! RANKS1 & 
 ABOVE ALL BE+ UNABLE TO SEE ANY?+ 9 FRONT OR >\ND !M 9 ! 
 ?ICK FOG1 ! ,RUSSIANS EX*ANG$ %OTS ) ! 5EMY LAZILY & ADVANC$ 
 & AGA9 HALT$1 RECEIV+ NO TIMELY ORD]S FROM ! (FIC]S OR 
 ADJUTANTS :O W&]$ AB\T 9 ! FOG 9 ?OSE UNKN[N SURR\ND+S 
 UNABLE TO F9D !IR [N REGIM5TS4 ,9 ?IS WAY ! ACTION BEGAN = ! 
 FIR/1 SECOND1 & ?IRD COLUMNS1 :I* HAD GONE D[N 9TO ! VALLEY4 ,! 
 F\R? COLUMN1 ) :I* ,KUTUZOV WAS1 /OOD ON ! ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS4 

,BEL[1 :]E ! FI<T WAS BEG9N+1 !RE WAS /ILL ?ICK FOG2 ON ! 
 HI<] GR\ND IT WAS CLE>+1 BUT NO?+ C\LD BE SE5 ( :AT WAS GO+ 
 ON 9 FRONT4 ,:E!R ALL ! 5EMY =CES W]E1 AS WE SUPPOS$1 SIX MILES 
 AWAY1 OR :E!R !Y W]E NE> BY 9 ?AT SEA ( MI/1 NO ONE KNEW TILL 
 AFT] EI<T O'CLOCK4 

,IT WAS N9E O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+4 ,! FOG LAY UNBROK5 LIKE A SEA D[N 
 BEL[1 BUT HI<] UP AT ! VILLAGE ( ,S*LAPPANITZ :]E ,NAPOLEON /OOD 
 ) HIS M>%ALS >\ND HIM1 IT WAS QUITE LI<T4 ,ABOVE HIM WAS A CLE> 
 BLUE SKY1 & ! SUN'S VA/ ORB QUIV]$ LIKE A HUGE HOLL[1 CRIMSON 
 FLOAT ON ! SURFACE ( ?AT MILKY SEA ( MI/4 ,! :OLE ,FR5* >MY1 & 
 EV5 ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF ) HIS /AFF1 W]E NOT ON ! F> SIDE ( ! 
 /REAMS & HOLL[S ( ,SOKOLNITZ & ,S*LAPPANITZ BEYOND :I* WE 9T5D$ 
 TO TAKE UP \R POSITION & BEG9 ! ACTION1 BUT W]E ON ?IS SIDE1 SO 
 CLOSE TO \R [N =CES ?AT ,NAPOLEON ) ! NAK$ EYE C\LD DI/+UI% 
 A M\NT$ MAN FROM ONE ON FOOT4 ,NAPOLEON1 9 ! BLUE CLOAK :I* HE HAD 
 WORN ON HIS ,ITALIAN CAMPAIGN1 SAT ON HIS SMALL GRAY ,>AB HORSE A LITTLE 9 
 FRONT ( HIS M>%ALS4 ,HE GAZ$ SIL5TLY AT ! HILLS :I* SEEM$ TO RISE 
 \T ( ! SEA ( MI/ & ON :I* ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS W]E MOV+ 9 ! 
 DI/ANCE1 & HE LI/5$ TO ! S\NDS ( FIR+ 9 ! VALLEY4 ,NOT A 
 S+LE MUSCLE ( HIS FACE--:I* 9 ?OSE DAYS WAS /ILL ?9--MOV$4 
 ,HIS GLEAM+ EYES W]E FIX$ 9T5TLY ON ONE SPOT4 ,HIS PR$ICTIONS W]E 
 BE+ JU/IFI$4 ,P>T ( ! ,RUSSIAN =CE HAD ALREADY DESC5D$ 9TO ! 
 VALLEY T[>D ! PONDS & LAKES & P>T W]E LEAV+ !SE ,PRATZ5 
 ,HEI<TS :I* HE 9T5D$ TO ATTACK & REG>D$ AS ! KEY TO ! 
 POSITION4 ,HE SAW OV] ! MI/ ?AT 9 A HOLL[ BETWE5 TWO HILLS NE> ! 
 VILLAGE ( ,PRATZ51 ! ,RUSSIAN COLUMNS1 !IR BAYONETS GLITT]+1 W]E 
 MOV+ CONT9U\SLY 9 ONE DIRECTION T[>D ! VALLEY & DISAPPE>+ 
 ONE AFT] ANO!R 9TO ! MI/4 ,FROM 9=MATION HE HAD RECEIV$ ! 
 EV5+ BE=E1 FROM ! S\ND ( :EELS & FOOT/EPS HE>D BY ! 
 \TPO/S DUR+ ! NI<T1 BY ! DISORD]LY MOVEM5T ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
 COLUMNS1 & FROM ALL 9DICATIONS1 HE SAW CLE>LY ?AT ! ALLIES BELIEV$ 
 HIM TO BE F> AWAY 9 FRONT ( !M1 & ?AT ! COLUMNS MOV+ NE> 
 ,PRATZ5 CON/ITUT$ ! C5T] ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 & ?AT ?AT C5T] 
 WAS ALREADY SUFFICI5TLY WEAK5$ TO BE SUCCESSFULLY ATTACK$4 ,BUT /ILL 
 HE DID NOT BEG9 ! 5GAGEM5T4 

,TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY = HIM--! ANNIV]S>Y ( HIS CORONATION4 
 ,BE=E DAWN HE HAD SLEPT = A FEW H\RS1 & REFRE%$1 VIGOR\S1 & 9 
 GOOD SPIRITS1 HE M\NT$ HIS HORSE & RODE \T 9TO ! FIELD 9 ?AT 
 HAPPY MOOD 9 :I* EV]Y?+ SEEMS POSSIBLE & EV]Y?+ SUCCE$S4 ,HE 
 SAT MOTIONLESS1 LOOK+ AT ! HEI<TS VISIBLE ABOVE ! MI/1 & HIS 
 COLD FACE WORE ?AT SPECIAL LOOK ( CONFID5T1 SELF-COMPLAC5T HAPP9ESS 
 ?AT ONE SEES ON ! FACE ( A BOY HAPPILY 9 LOVE4 ,! M>%ALS /OOD 
 BEH9D HIM NOT V5TUR+ TO DI/RACT HIS ATT5TION4 ,HE LOOK$ N[ AT ! 
 ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS1 N[ AT ! SUN FLOAT+ UP \T ( ! MI/4 

,:5 ! SUN HAD 5TIRELY EM]G$ FROM ! FOG1 & FIELDS & MI/ W]E 
 AGL[ ) DAZZL+ LI<T--AS IF HE HAD ONLY AWAIT$ ?IS TO BEG9 
 ! ACTION--HE DREW ! GLOVE FROM HIS %APELY :ITE H&1 MADE A 
 SIGN ) IT TO ! M>%ALS1 & ORD]$ ! ACTION TO BEG94 ,! 
 M>%ALS1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ADJUTANTS1 GALLOP$ (F 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS1 
 & A FEW M9UTES LAT] ! *IEF =CES ( ! ,FR5* >MY MOV$ RAPIDLY 
 T[>D ?OSE ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS :I* W]E BE+ MORE & MORE D5UD$ BY 
 ,RUSSIAN TROOPS MOV+ D[N ! VALLEY TO !IR LEFT4 

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