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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! ,PRATZ5 ,HEI<TS1 :]E HE HAD FALL5 ) ! FLAG/AFF 9 HIS 
 H&1 LAY ,PR9CE ,&REW ,BOLKONSKI BLE$+ PR(USELY & UNCONSCI\SLY 
 UTT]+ A G5TLE1 PITE\S1 & *ILDLIKE MOAN4 

,T[>D EV5+ HE CEAS$ MOAN+ & BECAME QUITE /ILL4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ 
 H[ LONG HIS UNCONSCI\SNESS LA/$4 ,SUDD5LY HE AGA9 FELT ?AT HE WAS 
 ALIVE & SUFF]+ FROM A BURN+1 LAC]AT+ PA9 9 HIS HEAD4 

0,:]E IS IT1 ?AT L(TY SKY ?AT ,I DID NOT KN[ TILL N[1 BUT SAW TODAY80 
 WAS HIS FIR/ ?\<T4 0,& ,I DID NOT KN[ ?IS SUFF]+ EI!R10 HE 
 ?\<T4 0,YES1 ,I DID NOT KN[ ANY?+1 ANY?+ AT ALL TILL N[4 ,BUT 
 :]E AM ,I80 

,HE LI/5$ & HE>D ! S\ND ( APPROA*+ HORSES1 & VOICES SPEAK+ 
 ,FR5*4 ,HE OP5$ HIS EYES4 ,ABOVE HIM AGA9 WAS ! SAME L(TY SKY ) 
 CL\DS ?AT HAD RIS5 & W]E FLOAT+ /ILL HI<]1 & BETWE5 !M 
 GLEAM$ BLUE 9F9ITY4 ,HE DID NOT TURN HIS HEAD & DID NOT SEE ?OSE :O1 
 JUDG+ BY ! S\ND ( HO(S & VOICES1 HAD RIDD5 UP & /OPP$ NE> 
 HIM4 

,IT WAS ,NAPOLEON ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO AIDES-DE-CAMP4 ,BONAP>TE RID+ OV] 
 ! BATTLEFIELD HAD GIV5 F9AL ORD]S TO /R5G!N ! BATT]IES FIR+ 
 AT ! ,AUGESD ,DAM & WAS LOOK+ AT ! KILL$ & W\ND$ LEFT ON ! 
 FIELD4 

0,F9E M560 REM>K$ ,NAPOLEON1 LOOK+ AT A DEAD ,RUSSIAN GR5ADI]1 :O1 
 ) HIS FACE BURI$ 9 ! GR\ND & A BLACK5$ NAPE1 LAY ON HIS 
 /OMA* ) AN ALREADY /IFF5$ >M FLUNG WIDE4 

0,! AMMUNITION = ! GUNS 9 POSITION IS EXHAU/$1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y10 SAID 
 AN ADJUTANT :O HAD COME FROM ! BATT]IES ?AT W]E FIR+ AT ,AUGESD4 

0,HAVE SOME BR\<T FROM ! RES]VE10 SAID ,NAPOLEON1 & HAV+ GONE ON A 
 FEW /EPS HE /OPP$ BE=E ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O LAY ON HIS BACK ) ! 
 FLAG/AFF ?AT HAD BE5 DROPP$ BESIDE HIM4 7,! FLAG HAD ALREADY BE5 
 TAK5 BY ! ,FR5* AS A TROPHY47 

0,?AT'S A F9E DEA?60 SAID ,NAPOLEON AS HE GAZ$ AT ,BOLKONSKI4 

,PR9CE ,&REW UND]/OOD ?AT ?IS WAS SAID ( HIM & ?AT IT WAS 
 ,NAPOLEON :O SAID IT4 ,HE HE>D ! SPEAK] ADDRESS$ AS ,SIRE4 ,BUT HE HE>D 
 ! WORDS AS HE MI<T HAVE HE>D ! BUZZ+ ( A FLY4 ,NOT ONLY DID !Y 
 NOT 9T]E/ HIM1 BUT HE TOOK NO NOTICE ( !M & AT ONCE =GOT !M4 
 ,HIS HEAD WAS BURN+1 HE FELT HIMSELF BLE$+ TO DEA?1 & HE SAW ABOVE 
 HIM ! REMOTE1 L(TY1 & EV]LA/+ SKY4 ,HE KNEW IT WAS ,NAPOLEON--HIS 
 H]O--BUT AT ?AT MOM5T ,NAPOLEON SEEM$ TO HIM SU* A SMALL1 
 9SIGNIFICANT CREATURE COMP>$ ) :AT WAS PASS+ N[ BETWE5 HIMSELF 
 & ?AT L(TY 9F9ITE SKY ) ! CL\DS FLY+ OV] IT4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T 
 IT MEANT NO?+ TO HIM :O MI<T BE /&+ OV] HIM1 OR :AT WAS SAID 
 ( HIM2 HE WAS ONLY GLAD ?AT PEOPLE W]E /&+ NE> HIM & ONLY 
 WI%$ ?AT !Y W\LD HELP HIM & BR+ HIM BACK TO LIFE1 :I* SEEM$ 
 TO HIM SO BEAUTIFUL N[ ?AT HE HAD TODAY LE>N$ TO UND]/& IT SO 
 DIFF]5TLY4 ,HE COLLECT$ ALL HIS /R5G?1 TO /IR & UTT] A S\ND4 ,HE 
 FEEBLY MOV$ HIS LEG & UTT]$ A WEAK1 SICKLY GROAN :I* >\S$ HIS 
 [N PITY4 

0,AH6 ,HE IS ALIVE10 SAID ,NAPOLEON4 0,LIFT ?IS Y\NG MAN UP & C>RY HIM TO 
 ! DRESS+ /ATION40 

,HAV+ SAID ?IS1 ,NAPOLEON RODE ON TO MEET ,M>%AL ,LANNES1 :O1 HAT 9 
 H&1 RODE UP SMIL+ TO ! ,EMP]OR TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON ! VICTORY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW REMEMB]$ NO?+ MORE3 HE LO/ CONSCI\SNESS FROM ! 
 T]RIBLE PA9 ( BE+ LIFT$ ONTO ! /RET*]1 ! JOLT+ :ILE BE+ 
 MOV$1 & ! PROB+ ( HIS W\ND AT ! DRESS+ /ATION4 ,HE DID NOT 
 REGA9 CONSCI\SNESS TILL LATE 9 ! DAY1 :5 ) O!R W\ND$ & 
 CAPTUR$ ,RUSSIAN (FIC]S HE WAS C>RI$ TO ! HOSPITAL4 ,DUR+ ?IS 
 TRANSF] HE FELT A LITTLE /RONG] & WAS ABLE TO LOOK AB\T HIM & EV5 
 SPEAK4 

,! FIR/ WORDS HE HE>D ON COM+ TO HIS S5SES W]E ?OSE ( A ,FR5* 
 CONVOY (FIC]1 :O SAID RAPIDLY3 0,WE MU/ HALT H]E3 ! ,EMP]OR WILL 
 PASS H]E IMM$IATELY2 IT WILL PLEASE HIM TO SEE !SE G5TLEM5 
 PRISON]S40 

0,!RE >E SO MANY PRISON]S TODAY1 NE>LY ! :OLE ,RUSSIAN >MY1 ?AT HE 
 IS PROBABLY TIR$ ( !M10 SAID ANO!R (FIC]4 

0,ALL ! SAME6 ,!Y SAY ?IS ONE IS ! COMM&] ( ALL ! ,EMP]OR 
 ,ALEX&]'S ,GU>DS10 SAID ! FIR/ ONE1 9DICAT+ A ,RUSSIAN (FIC] 9 
 ! :ITE UNI=M ( ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS4 

,BOLKONSKI RECOGNIZ$ ,PR9CE ,REPN9 :OM HE HAD MET 9 ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY4 
 ,BESIDE HIM /OOD A LAD ( N9ETE51 ALSO A W\ND$ (FIC] ( ! ,HORSE 
 ,GU>DS4 

,BONAP>TE1 HAV+ COME UP AT A GALLOP1 /OPP$ HIS HORSE4 

0,:I* IS ! S5IOR80 HE ASK$1 ON SEE+ ! PRISON]S4 

,!Y NAM$ ! COLONEL1 ,PR9CE ,REPN94 

0,Y\ >E ! COMM&] ( ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&]'S REGIM5T ( ,HORSE 
 ,GU>DS80 ASK$ ,NAPOLEON4 

0,I COMM&$ A SQUADRON10 REPLI$ ,REPN94 

0,Y\R REGIM5T FULFILL$ ITS DUTY HONORABLY10 SAID ,NAPOLEON4 

0,! PRAISE ( A GREAT COMM&] IS A SOLDI]'S HI<E/ REW>D10 SAID 
 ,REPN94 

0,I BE/[ IT ) PLEASURE10 SAID ,NAPOLEON4 0,& :O IS ?AT Y\NG MAN 
 BESIDE Y\80 

,PR9CE ,REPN9 NAM$ ,LIEUT5ANT ,SUKHTEL54 

,AFT] LOOK+ AT HIM ,NAPOLEON SMIL$4 

0,HE'S V]Y Y\NG TO COME TO M$DLE ) US40 

0,Y\? IS NO H9DRANCE TO C\RAGE10 MUTT]$ ,SUKHTEL5 9 A FAIL+ VOICE4 

0,A SPL5DID REPLY60 SAID ,NAPOLEON4 0,Y\NG MAN1 Y\ WILL GO F>60 

,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O HAD ALSO BE5 BR\<T =W>D BE=E ! ,EMP]OR'S EYES 
 TO COMPLETE ! %[ ( PRISON]S1 C\LD NOT FAIL TO ATTRACT HIS 
 ATT5TION4 ,NAPOLEON APP>5TLY REMEMB]$ SEE+ HIM ON ! BATTLEFIELD 
 &1 ADDRESS+ HIM1 AGA9 US$ ! EPI!T 0Y\NG MAN0 ?AT WAS CONNECT$ 
 9 HIS MEMORY ) ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,WELL1 & Y\1 Y\NG MAN10 SAID HE4 0,H[ DO Y\ FEEL1 MON BRAVE80 

,?\< FIVE M9UTES BE=E1 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD BE5 ABLE TO SAY A FEW WORDS 
 TO ! SOLDI]S :O W]E C>RY+ HIM1 N[ ) HIS EYES FIX$ /RAI<T ON 
 ,NAPOLEON1 HE WAS SIL5T4444 ,SO 9SIGNIFICANT AT ?AT MOM5T SEEM$ TO HIM 
 ALL ! 9T]E/S ?AT 5GROSS$ ,NAPOLEON1 SO MEAN DID HIS H]O HIMSELF 
 ) HIS PALTRY VANITY & JOY 9 VICTORY APPE>1 COMP>$ TO ! L(TY1 
 EQUITABLE1 & K9DLY SKY :I* HE HAD SE5 & UND]/OOD1 ?AT HE C\LD 
 NOT ANSW] HIM4 

,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ SO FUTILE & 9SIGNIFICANT 9 COMP>ISON ) ! /]N 
 & SOLEMN TRA9 ( ?\<T ?AT WEAKNESS FROM LOSS ( BLOOD1 SUFF]+1 
 & ! NE>NESS ( DEA? >\S$ 9 HIM4 ,LOOK+ 9TO ,NAPOLEON'S EYES 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW ?\<T ( ! 9SIGNIFICANCE ( GREATNESS1 ! UNIMPORTANCE 
 ( LIFE :I* NO ONE C\LD UND]/&1 & ! /ILL GREAT] UNIMPORTANCE 
 ( DEA?1 ! MEAN+ ( :I* NO ONE ALIVE C\LD UND]/& OR EXPLA94 

,! ,EMP]OR )\T WAIT+ = AN ANSW] TURN$ AWAY & SAID TO ONE ( 
 ! (FIC]S AS HE W5T3 0,HAVE !SE G5TLEM5 ATT5D$ TO & TAK5 TO MY 
 BIV\AC2 LET MY DOCTOR1 ,L>REY1 EXAM9E !IR W\NDS4 ,AU REVOIR1 ,PR9CE 
 ,REPN960 & HE SPURR$ HIS HORSE & GALLOP$ AWAY4 

,HIS FACE %ONE ) SELF-SATISFACTION & PLEASURE4 

,! SOLDI]S :O HAD C>RI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD NOTIC$ & TAK5 ! 
 LITTLE GOLD ICON ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD HUNG R\ND H] BRO!R'S NECK1 BUT 
 SEE+ ! FAVOR ! ,EMP]OR %[$ ! PRISON]S1 !Y N[ HA/5$ TO 
 RETURN ! HOLY IMAGE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW DID NOT SEE H[ & BY :OM IT WAS REPLAC$1 BUT ! LITTLE 
 ICON ) ITS ?9 GOLD *A9 SUDD5LY APPE>$ UPON HIS *E/ \TSIDE HIS 
 UNI=M4 

0,IT W\LD BE GOOD10 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 GLANC+ AT ! ICON HIS SI/] 
 HAD HUNG R\ND HIS NECK ) SU* EMOTION & REV]5CE1 0IT W\LD BE GOOD 
 IF EV]Y?+ W]E AS CLE> & SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS TO ,M>Y4 ,H[ GOOD IT 
 W\LD BE TO KN[ :]E TO SEEK = HELP 9 ?IS LIFE1 & :AT TO EXPECT 
 AFT] IT BEYOND ! GRAVE6 ,H[ HAPPY & CALM ,I %\LD BE IF ,I C\LD N[ 
 SAY3 ',LORD1 HAVE M]CY ON ME6'444 ,BUT TO :OM %\LD ,I SAY ?AT8 ,EI!R TO 
 A ,P[] 9DEF9ABLE1 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 :I* ,I NOT ONLY CANNOT ADDRESS BUT 
 :I* ,I CANNOT EV5 EXPRESS 9 WORDS--! ,GREAT ,ALL OR ,NO?+-0 SAID 
 HE TO HIMSELF1 0OR TO ?AT ,GOD :O HAS BE5 SEWN 9TO ?IS AMULET BY ,M>Y6 
 ,!RE IS NO?+ C]TA91 NO?+ AT ALL EXCEPT ! UNIMPORTANCE ( 
 EV]Y?+ ,I UND]/&1 & ! GREATNESS ( SOME?+ 9COMPREH5SIBLE 
 BUT ALL-IMPORTANT40 

,! /RET*]S MOV$ ON4 ,AT EV]Y JOLT HE AGA9 FELT UN5DURABLE PA92 HIS 
 FEV]I%NESS 9CREAS$ & HE GREW DELIRI\S4 ,VISIONS ( HIS FA!R1 WIFE1 
 SI/]1 & FUTURE SON1 & ! T5D]NESS HE HAD FELT ! NI<T BE=E 
 ! BATTLE1 ! FIGURE ( ! 9SIGNIFICANT LITTLE ,NAPOLEON1 & ABOVE ALL 
 ?IS ! L(TY SKY1 =M$ ! *IEF SUBJECTS ( HIS DELIRI\S FANCIES4 

,! QUIET HOME LIFE & PEACEFUL HAPP9ESS ( ,BALD ,HILLS PRES5T$ ITSELF 
 TO HIM4 ,HE WAS ALREADY 5JOY+ ?AT HAPP9ESS :5 ?AT LITTLE ,NAPOLEON 
 HAD SUDD5LY APPE>$ ) HIS UNSYMPA?IZ+ LOOK ( %ORTSI<T$ DELI<T 
 AT ! MIS]Y ( O!RS1 & D\BTS & TORM5TS HAD FOLL[$1 & ONLY 
 ! HEAV5S PROMIS$ PEACE4 ,T[>D MORN+ ALL !SE DREAMS MELT$ & 
 M]G$ 9TO ! *AOS & D>KNESS ( UNCONSCI\SNESS & OBLIVION :I* 9 
 ! OP9ION ( ,NAPOLEON'S DOCTOR1 ,L>REY1 WAS MU* MORE LIKELY TO 5D 9 
 DEA? ?AN 9 CONVALESC5CE4 

0,HE IS A N]V\S1 BILI\S SUBJECT10 SAID ,L>REY1 0& WILL NOT RECOV]40 

,& ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ) O!RS FATALLY W\ND$1 WAS LEFT TO ! C>E ( 
 ! 9HABITANTS ( ! DI/RICT4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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