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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON \R RI<T FLANK COMM&$ BY ,BAGRATION1 AT N9E O'CLOCK ! BATTLE HAD 
 NOT YET BEGUN4 ,NOT WI%+ TO AGREE TO ,DOLGORUKOV'S DEM& TO COMM5CE ! 
 ACTION1 & WI%+ TO AV]T RESPONSIBILITY FROM HIMSELF1 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION 
 PROPOS$ TO ,DOLGORUKOV TO S5D TO 9QUIRE ( ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 
 ,BAGRATION KNEW ?AT AS ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 ! TWO FLANKS WAS MORE ?AN 
 SIX MILES1 EV5 IF ! MESS5G] W]E NOT KILL$ 7:I* HE V]Y LIKELY 
 W\LD BE71 & F\ND ! COMM&] 9 *IEF 7:I* W\LD BE V]Y 
 DIFFICULT71 HE W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK BE=E EV5+4 

,BAGRATION CA/ HIS L>GE1 EXPRESSIONLESS1 SLEEPY EYES R\ND HIS SUITE1 & 
 ! BOYI% FACE ,RO/OV1 BREA?LESS ) EXCITEM5T & HOPE1 WAS ! FIR/ 
 TO CAT* HIS EYE4 ,HE S5T HIM4 

0,& IF ,I %\LD MEET ,HIS ,MAJE/Y BE=E ,I MEET ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 
 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 SAID ,RO/OV1 ) HIS H& TO HIS CAP4 

0,Y\ CAN GIVE ! MESSAGE TO ,HIS ,MAJE/Y10 SAID ,DOLGORUKOV1 HURRI$LY 
 9T]RUPT+ ,BAGRATION4 

,ON BE+ RELIEV$ FROM PICKET DUTY ,RO/OV HAD MANAG$ TO GET A FEW H\RS' 
 SLEEP BE=E MORN+ & FELT *E]FUL1 BOLD1 & RESOLUTE1 ) 
 ELA/ICITY ( MOVEM5T1 FAI? 9 HIS GOOD =TUNE1 & G5]ALLY 9 ?AT 
 /ATE ( M9D :I* MAKES EV]Y?+ SEEM POSSIBLE1 PLEASANT1 & EASY4 

,ALL HIS WI%ES W]E BE+ FULFILL$ ?AT MORN+3 !RE WAS TO BE A 
 G5]AL 5GAGEM5T 9 :I* HE WAS TAK+ P>T1 MORE ?AN ?AT1 HE WAS 
 ORD]LY TO ! BRAVE/ G5]AL1 & /ILL MORE1 HE WAS GO+ ) A 
 MESSAGE TO ,KUTUZOV1 P]HAPS EV5 TO ! SOV]EIGN HIMSELF4 ,! MORN+ WAS 
 BRI<T1 HE HAD A GOOD HORSE UND] HIM1 & HIS HE>T WAS FULL ( JOY & 
 HAPP9ESS4 ,ON RECEIV+ ! ORD] HE GAVE HIS HORSE ! RE9 & GALLOP$ 
 ALONG ! L9E4 ,AT FIR/ HE RODE ALONG ! L9E ( ,BAGRATION'S TROOPS1 
 :I* HAD NOT YET ADVANC$ 9TO ACTION BUT W]E /&+ MOTIONLESS2 !N 
 HE CAME TO ! REGION OCCUPI$ BY ,UV>OV'S CAVALRY & H]E HE NOTIC$ A 
 /IR & SIGNS ( PREP>ATION = BATTLE2 HAV+ PASS$ ,UV>OV'S CAVALRY 
 HE CLE>LY HE>D ! S\ND ( CANNON & MUSKETRY AHEAD ( HIM4 ,! FIR+ 
 GREW L\D] & L\D]4 

,9 ! FRE% MORN+ AIR W]E N[ HE>D1 NOT TWO OR ?REE MUSKET %OTS AT 
 IRREGUL> 9T]VALS AS BE=E1 FOLL[$ BY ONE OR TWO CANNON %OTS1 BUT A 
 ROLL ( VOLLEYS ( MUSKETRY FROM ! SLOPES ( ! HILL BE=E ,PRATZ51 
 9T]RUPT$ BY SU* FREQU5T REPORTS ( CANNON ?AT SOMETIMES SEV]AL ( 
 !M W]E NOT SEP>AT$ FROM ONE ANO!R BUT M]G$ 9TO A G5]AL RO>4 

,HE C\LD SEE PUFFS ( MUSKETRY SMOKE ?AT SEEM$ TO *ASE ONE ANO!R D[N 
 ! HILLSIDES1 & CL\DS ( CANNON SMOKE ROLL+1 SPREAD+1 & M+L+ 
 ) ONE ANO!R4 ,HE C\LD ALSO1 BY ! GLEAM ( BAYONETS VISIBLE ?R\< 
 ! SMOKE1 MAKE \T MOV+ MASSES ( 9FANTRY & N>R[ L9ES ( 
 >TILL]Y ) GRE5 CAISSONS4 

,RO/OV /OPP$ HIS HORSE = A MOM5T ON A HILLOCK TO SEE :AT WAS GO+ 
 ON1 BUT /RA9 HIS ATT5TION AS HE W\LD HE C\LD NOT UND]/& OR MAKE 
 \T ANY?+ ( :AT WAS HAPP5+3 !RE 9 ! SMOKE M5 ( SOME SORT 
 W]E MOV+ AB\T1 9 FRONT & BEH9D MOV$ L9ES ( TROOPS2 BUT :Y1 
 :I!R1 & :O !Y W]E1 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T4 ,!SE SI<TS 
 & S\NDS HAD NO DEPRESS+ OR 9TIMIDAT+ EFFECT ON HIM2 ON ! 
 CONTR>Y1 !Y /IMULAT$ HIS 5]GY & DET]M9ATION4 

0,GO ON6 ,GO ON6 ,GIVE IT !M60 HE M5TALLY EXCLAIM$ AT !SE S\NDS1 & 
 AGA9 PROCE$$ TO GALLOP ALONG ! L9E1 P5ETRAT+ F>!R & F>!R 
 9TO ! REGION :]E ! >MY WAS ALREADY 9 ACTION4 

0,H[ IT WILL BE !RE ,I DON'T KN[1 BUT ALL WILL BE WELL60 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 

,AFT] PASS+ SOME ,AU/RIAN TROOPS HE NOTIC$ ?AT ! NEXT P>T ( ! 
 L9E 7! ,GU>DS7 WAS ALREADY 9 ACTION4 

0,SO MU* ! BETT]6 ,I %ALL SEE IT CLOSE10 HE ?\<T4 

,HE WAS RID+ ALMO/ ALONG ! FRONT L9E4 ,A H&FUL ( M5 CAME GALLOP+ 
 T[>D HIM4 ,!Y W]E \R ,UHLANS :O ) DISORD]$ RANKS W]E RETURN+ 
 FROM ! ATTACK4 ,RO/OV GOT \T ( !IR WAY1 9VOLUNT>ILY NOTIC$ ?AT 
 ONE ( !M WAS BLE$+1 & GALLOP$ ON4 

0,?AT IS NO BUS9ESS ( M9E10 HE ?\<T4 ,HE HAD NOT RIDD5 MANY HUNDR$ 
 Y>DS AFT] ?AT BE=E HE SAW TO HIS LEFT1 ACROSS ! :OLE WID? ( ! 
 FIELD1 AN 5ORM\S MASS ( CAVALRY 9 BRILLIANT :ITE UNI=MS1 M\NT$ ON 
 BLACK HORSES1 TROTT+ /RAI<T T[>D HIM & ACROSS HIS PA?4 ,RO/OV PUT 
 HIS HORSE TO FULL GALLOP TO GET \T ( ! WAY ( !SE M51 & HE W\LD 
 HAVE GOT CLE> HAD !Y CONT9U$ AT ! SAME SPE$1 BUT !Y KEPT 
 9CREAS+ !IR PACE1 SO ?AT SOME ( ! HORSES W]E ALREADY GALLOP+4 
 ,RO/OV HE>D ! ?UD ( !IR HO(S & ! J+LE ( !IR WEAPONS & 
 SAW !IR HORSES1 !IR FIGURES1 & EV5 !IR FACES1 MORE & MORE 
 DI/9CTLY4 ,!Y W]E \R ,HORSE ,GU>DS1 ADVANC+ TO ATTACK ! ,FR5* 
 CAVALRY ?AT WAS COM+ TO MEET !M4 

,! ,HORSE ,GU>DS W]E GALLOP+1 BUT /ILL HOLD+ 9 !IR HORSES4 ,RO/OV 
 C\LD ALREADY SEE !IR FACES & HE>D ! COMM&3 0,*>GE60 %\T$ BY 
 AN (FIC] :O WAS URG+ HIS ?OR\<BR$ TO FULL SPE$4 ,RO/OV1 FE>+ 
 TO BE CRU%$ OR SWEPT 9TO ! ATTACK ON ! ,FR5*1 GALLOP$ ALONG ! 
 FRONT AS H>D AS HIS HORSE C\LD GO1 BUT /ILL WAS NOT 9 TIME TO AVOID 
 !M4 

,! LA/ ( ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS1 A HUGE POCKM>K$ FELL[1 FR[N$ ANGRILY ON 
 SEE+ ,RO/OV BE=E HIM1 ) :OM HE W\LD 9EVITABLY COLLIDE4 ,?IS 
 ,GU>DSMAN W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE B[L$ ,RO/OV & HIS ,B$\9 OV] 7,RO/OV 
 FELT HIMSELF QUITE T9Y & WEAK COMP>$ TO !SE GIGANTIC M5 & 
 HORSES7 HAD IT NOT OCCURR$ TO ,RO/OV TO FL\RI% HIS :IP BE=E ! EYES 
 ( ! ,GU>DSMAN'S HORSE4 ,! HEAVY BLACK HORSE1 SIXTE5 H&S HI<1 
 %I$1 ?R[+ BACK ITS E>S2 BUT ! POCKM>K$ ,GU>DSMAN DROVE HIS HUGE 
 SPURS 9 VIOL5TLY1 & ! HORSE1 FL\RI%+ ITS TAIL & EXT5D+ ITS 
 NECK1 GALLOP$ ON YET FA/]4 ,H>DLY HAD ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS PASS$ ,RO/OV 
 BE=E HE HE>D !M %\T1 0,HURRAH60 & LOOK+ BACK SAW ?AT !IR 
 =EMO/ RANKS W]E MIX$ UP ) SOME =EIGN CAVALRY ) R$ EPAULETS1 
 PROBABLY ,FR5*4 ,HE C\LD SEE NO?+ MORE1 = IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS 
 CANNON BEGAN FIR+ FROM SOME:]E & SMOKE 5VELOP$ EV]Y?+4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T1 AS ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS1 HAV+ PASS$ HIM1 DISAPPE>$ 9 ! 
 SMOKE1 ,RO/OV HESITAT$ :E!R TO GALLOP AFT] !M OR TO GO :]E HE WAS 
 S5T4 ,?IS WAS ! BRILLIANT *>GE ( ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS ?AT AMAZ$ ! 
 ,FR5* !MSELVES4 ,RO/OV WAS HORRIFI$ TO HE> LAT] ?AT ( ALL ?AT 
 MASS ( HUGE & H&SOME M51 ( ALL ?OSE BRILLIANT1 RI* Y\?S1 
 (FIC]S & CADETS1 :O HAD GALLOP$ PA/ HIM ON !IR ?\S&-RUBLE 
 HORSES1 ONLY EI<TE5 W]E LEFT AFT] ! *>GE4 

0,:Y %\LD ,I 5VY !M8 ,MY *ANCE IS NOT LO/1 & MAYBE ,I %ALL SEE ! 
 ,EMP]OR IMM$IATELY60 ?\<T ,RO/OV & GALLOP$ ON4 

,:5 HE CAME LEVEL ) ! ,FOOT ,GU>DS HE NOTIC$ ?AT AB\T !M & 
 >\ND !M CANNON BALLS W]E FLY+1 ( :I* HE WAS AW>E NOT SO MU* 
 BECAUSE HE HE>D !IR S\ND AS BECAUSE HE SAW UNEAS9ESS ON ! SOLDI]S' 
 FACES & UNNATURAL W>LIKE SOLEMNITY ON ?OSE ( ! (FIC]S4 

,PASS+ BEH9D ONE ( ! L9ES ( A REGIM5T ( ,FOOT ,GU>DS HE HE>D A 
 VOICE CALL+ HIM BY NAME4 

0,RO/OV60 

0,:AT80 HE ANSW]$1 NOT RECOGNIZ+ ,BORIS4 

0,I SAY1 WE'VE BE5 9 ! FRONT L9E6 ,\R REGIM5T ATTACK$60 SAID ,BORIS 
 ) ! HAPPY SMILE SE5 ON ! FACES ( Y\NG M5 :O HAVE BE5 UND] 
 FIRE = ! FIR/ TIME4 

,RO/OV /OPP$4 

0,HAVE Y\80 HE SAID4 0,WELL1 H[ DID IT GO80 

0,WE DROVE !M BACK60 SAID ,BORIS ) ANIMATION1 GR[+ TALKATIVE4 0,CAN 
 Y\ IMAG9E IT80 & HE BEGAN DESCRIB+ H[ ! ,GU>DS1 HAV+ TAK5 UP 
 !IR POSITION & SEE+ TROOPS BE=E !M1 ?\<T !Y W]E ,AU/RIANS1 
 & ALL AT ONCE DISCOV]$ FROM ! CANNON BALLS DIS*>G$ BY ?OSE 
 TROOPS ?AT !Y W]E !MSELVES 9 ! FRONT L9E & HAD UNEXPECT$LY TO 
 GO 9TO ACTION4 ,RO/OV )\T HE>+ ,BORIS TO ! 5D SPURR$ HIS HORSE4 

0,:]E >E Y\ (F TO80 ASK$ ,BORIS4 

0,) A MESSAGE TO ,HIS ,MAJE/Y40 

0,!RE HE IS60 SAID ,BORIS1 ?9K+ ,RO/OV HAD SAID 0,HIS ,HI<NESS10 & 
 PO9T+ TO ! ,GR& ,DUKE :O ) HIS HI< %\LD]S & FR[N+ BR[S 
 /OOD A HUNDR$ PACES AWAY FROM !M 9 HIS HELMET & ,HORSE ,GU>DS' 
 JACKET1 %\T+ SOME?+ TO A PALE1 :ITE UNI=M$ ,AU/RIAN (FIC]4 

0,BUT ?AT'S ! ,GR& ,DUKE1 & ,I WANT ! COMM&] 9 *IEF OR ! 
 ,EMP]OR10 SAID ,RO/OV1 & WAS AB\T TO SPUR HIS HORSE4 

0,C\NT6 ,C\NT60 %\T$ ,B]G :O RAN UP FROM ! O!R SIDE AS EAG] AS 
 ,BORIS4 0,C\NT6 ,I AM W\ND$ 9 MY RI<T H&0 7& HE %[$ HIS BLE$+ 
 H& ) A H&K]*IEF TI$ R\ND IT7 0& ,I REMA9$ AT ! FRONT4 ,I 
 HELD MY SWORD 9 MY LEFT H&1 ,C\NT4 ,ALL \R FAMILY--! VON ,B]GS--HAVE 
 BE5 KNI<TS60 

,HE SAID SOME?+ MORE1 BUT ,RO/OV DID NOT WAIT TO HE> IT & RODE AWAY4 

,HAV+ PASS$ ! ,GU>DS & TRAV]S$ AN EMPTY SPACE1 ,RO/OV1 TO AVOID 
 AGA9 GETT+ 9 FRONT ( ! FIR/ L9E AS HE HAD DONE :5 ! ,HORSE 
 ,GU>DS *>G$1 FOLL[$ ! L9E ( RES]VES1 GO+ F> R\ND ! PLACE 
 :]E ! HOTTE/ MUSKET FIRE & CANNONADE W]E HE>D4 ,SUDD5LY HE HE>D 
 MUSKET FIRE QUITE CLOSE 9 FRONT ( HIM & BEH9D \R TROOPS1 :]E HE 
 C\LD NEV] HAVE EXPECT$ ! 5EMY TO BE4 

0,:AT CAN IT BE80 HE ?\<T4 0,! 5EMY 9 ! RE> ( \R >MY8 
 ,IMPOSSIBLE60 ,& SUDD5LY HE WAS SEIZ$ BY A PANIC ( FE> = HIMSELF & 
 = ! ISSUE ( ! :OLE BATTLE4 0,BUT BE ?AT :AT IT MAY10 HE 
 REFLECT$1 0!RE IS NO RID+ R\ND IT N[4 ,I MU/ LOOK = ! COMM&] 
 9 *IEF H]E1 & IF ALL IS LO/ IT IS = ME TO P]I% ) ! RE/40 

,! =EBOD+ ( EVIL ?AT HAD SUDD5LY COME OV] ,RO/OV WAS MORE & 
 MORE CONFIRM$ ! F>!R HE RODE 9TO ! REGION BEH9D ! VILLAGE ( 
 ,PRATZ51 :I* WAS FULL ( TROOPS ( ALL K9DS4 

0,:AT DOES IT MEAN8 ,:AT IS IT8 ,:OM >E !Y FIR+ AT8 ,:O IS FIR+80 
 ,RO/OV KEPT ASK+ AS HE CAME UP TO ,RUSSIAN & ,AU/RIAN SOLDI]S RUNN+ 
 9 CONFUS$ CR[DS ACROSS HIS PA?4 

0,! DEVIL KN[S6 ,!Y'VE KILL$ EV]YBODY6 ,IT'S ALL UP N[60 HE WAS TOLD 
 9 ,RUSSIAN1 ,G]MAN1 & ,CZE* BY ! CR[D ( FUGITIVES :O UND]/OOD 
 :AT WAS HAPP5+ AS LITTLE AS HE DID4 

0,KILL ! ,G]MANS60 %\T$ ONE4 

0,MAY ! DEVIL TAKE !M--! TRAITORS60 

0,ZUM ,H5K] DIESE ,RUSS560 "9 MUTT]$ A ,G]MAN4 

 "9 0,HANG !SE ,RUSSIANS60 
  
  

,SEV]AL W\ND$ M5 PASS$ ALONG ! ROAD1 & WORDS ( ABUSE1 SCREAMS1 
 & GROANS M+L$ 9 A G5]AL HUBBUB1 !N ! FIR+ DI$ D[N4 ,RO/OV 
 LE>N$ LAT] ?AT ,RUSSIAN & ,AU/RIAN SOLDI]S HAD BE5 FIR+ AT ONE 
 ANO!R4 

0,MY ,GOD6 ,:AT DOES IT ALL MEAN80 ?\<T HE4 0,& H]E1 :]E AT ANY 
 MOM5T ! ,EMP]OR MAY SEE !M4444 ,BUT NO1 !SE MU/ BE ONLY A H&FUL 
 ( SC\NDRELS4 ,IT WILL SOON BE OV]1 IT CAN'T BE ?AT1 IT CAN'T BE6 ,ONLY 
 TO GET PA/ !M QUICK]1 QUICK]60 

,! IDEA ( DEFEAT & FLI<T C\LD NOT 5T] ,RO/OV'S HEAD4 ,?\< HE SAW 
 ,FR5* CANNON & ,FR5* TROOPS ON ! ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS JU/ :]E HE HAD 
 BE5 ORD]$ TO LOOK = ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 HE C\LD NOT1 DID NOT 
 WI% TO1 BELIEVE ?AT4 

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