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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! DAY :5 ,PI]RE1 AFT] LEAV+ ! ,RO/OVS' ) ,NATA%A'S 
 GRATEFUL LOOK FRE% 9 HIS M9D1 HAD GAZ$ AT ! COMET ?AT SEEM$ TO BE 
 FIX$ 9 ! SKY & FELT ?AT SOME?+ NEW WAS APPE>+ ON HIS [N 
 HORIZON--FROM ?AT DAY ! PROBLEM ( ! VANITY & USELESSNESS ( 
 ALL E>?LY ?+S1 ?AT HAD 9CESSANTLY TORM5T$ HIM1 NO LONG] 
 PRES5T$ ITSELF4 ,?AT T]RIBLE QUE/ION 0,:Y80 0,:]E=E80 :I* HAD 
 COME TO HIM AMID EV]Y OCCUPATION1 WAS N[ REPLAC$1 NOT BY ANO!R 
 QUE/ION OR BY A REPLY TO ! =M] QUE/ION1 BUT BY H] IMAGE4 ,:5 HE 
 LI/5$ TO1 OR HIMSELF TOOK P>T 91 TRIVIAL CONV]SATIONS1 :5 HE READ 
 OR HE>D ( HUMAN BAS5ESS OR FOLLY1 HE WAS NOT HORRIFI$ AS =M]LY1 & 
 DID NOT ASK HIMSELF :Y M5 /RUGGL$ SO AB\T !SE ?+S :5 ALL IS SO 
 TRANSI5T & 9COMPREH5SIBLE--BUT HE REMEMB]$ H] AS HE HAD LA/ 
 SE5 H]1 & ALL HIS D\BTS VANI%$--NOT BECAUSE %E HAD ANSW]$ 
 ! QUE/IONS ?AT HAD HAUNT$ HIM1 BUT BECAUSE HIS CONCEPTION ( H] 
 TRANSF]R$ HIM 9/ANTLY TO ANO!R1 A BRI<T]1 REALM ( SPIRITUAL 
 ACTIVITY 9 :I* NO ONE C\LD BE JU/IFI$ OR GUILTY--A REALM ( 
 BEAUTY & LOVE :I* IT WAS WOR? LIV+ =4 ,:ATEV] WORLDLY BAS5ESS 
 PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIM1 HE SAID TO HIMSELF3 

0,WELL1 SUPPOS+ ,N4 ,N4 HAS SW9DL$ ! C\NTRY & ! ,CZ>1 & ! 
 C\NTRY & ! ,CZ> CONF] HONORS UPON HIM1 :AT DOES ?AT MATT]8 ,%E 
 SMIL$ AT ME YE/]DAY & ASK$ ME TO COME AGA91 & ,I LOVE H]1 & NO 
 ONE WILL EV] KN[ IT40 ,& HIS S\L FELT CALM & PEACEFUL4 

,PI]RE /ILL W5T 9TO SOCIETY1 DRANK AS MU* & L$ ! SAME IDLE & 
 DISSIPAT$ LIFE1 BECAUSE BESIDES ! H\RS HE SP5T AT ! ,RO/OVS' !RE 
 W]E O!R H\RS HE HAD TO SP5D SOMEH[1 & ! HABITS & ACQUA9TANCES 
 HE HAD MADE 9 ,MOSC[ =M$ A CURR5T ?AT BORE HIM ALONG IRRESI/IBLY4 
 ,BUT LATT]LY1 :5 MORE & MORE DISQUIET+ REPORTS CAME FROM ! SEAT ( 
 W> & ,NATA%A'S HEAL? BEGAN TO IMPROVE & %E NO LONG] >\S$ 9 HIM 
 ! =M] FEEL+ ( C>EFUL PITY1 AN EV]-9CREAS+ RE/LESSNESS1 :I* 
 HE C\LD NOT EXPLA91 TOOK POSSESSION ( HIM4 ,HE FELT ?AT ! CONDITION 
 HE WAS 9 C\LD NOT CONT9UE LONG1 ?AT A CATA/ROPHE WAS COM+ :I* 
 W\LD *ANGE HIS :OLE LIFE1 & HE IMPATI5TLY S\<T EV]Y:]E = 
 SIGNS ( ?AT APPROA*+ CATA/ROPHE4 ,ONE ( HIS BRO!R ,MASONS HAD 
 REVEAL$ TO ,PI]RE ! FOLL[+ PROPHECY CONC]N+ ,NAPOLEON1 DRAWN FROM 
 ! ,REVELATION ( ,/4 ,JOHN4 

,9 *APT] #a#c1 V]SE #a#h1 ( ! ,APOCALYPSE1 IT IS SAID3 

,H]E IS WISDOM4 ,LET HIM ?AT HA? UND]/&+ C\NT ! NUMB] ( ! 
 BEA/3 = IT IS ! NUMB] ( A MAN2 & HIS NUMB] IS ,SIX HUNDR$ 
 ?REESCORE & SIX4 

,& 9 ! FIF? V]SE ( ! SAME *APT]3 

,& !RE WAS GIV5 UNTO HIM A M\? SPEAK+ GREAT ?+S & 
 BLASPHEMIES2 & P[] WAS GIV5 UNTO HIM TO CONT9UE =TY & TWO 
 MON?S4 

,! ,FR5* ALPHABET1 WRITT5 \T ) ! SAME NUM]ICAL VALUES AS ! 
 ,HEBREW1 9 :I* ! FIR/ N9E LETT]S D5OTE UNITS & ! O!RS T5S1 
 WILL HAVE ! FOLL[+ SIGNIFICANCE3 

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,WRIT+ ! WORDS ,L',EMP]EUR ,NAPOLEON 9 NUMB]S1 IT APPE>S ?AT ! 
 SUM ( !M IS #f#f#f1 & ?AT ,NAPOLEON WAS !RE=E ! BEA/ =ETOLD 9 ! 
 ,APOCALYPSE4 ,MOREOV]1 BY APPLY+ ! SAME SY/EM TO ! WORDS 
 QU>ANTE-DEUX1 "9 :I* WAS ! T]M ALL[$ TO ! BEA/ ?AT 0SPOKE 
 GREAT ?+S & BLASPHEMIES10 ! SAME NUMB] #fff WAS OBTA9$2 FROM :I* IT 
 FOLL[$ ?AT ! LIMIT FIX$ = ,NAPOLEON'S P[] HAD COME 9 ! YE> 
 #ahab :5 ! ,FR5* EMP]OR WAS =TY-TWO4 ,?IS PROPHECY PLEAS$ ,PI]RE 
 V]Y MU* & HE (T5 ASK$ HIMSELF :AT W\LD PUT AN 5D TO ! P[] ( 
 ! BEA/1 ?AT IS1 ( ,NAPOLEON1 & TRI$ BY ! SAME SY/EM ( US+ 
 LETT]S AS NUMB]S & ADD+ !M UP1 TO F9D AN ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION 
 ?AT 5GROSS$ HIM4 ,HE WROTE ! WORDS ,L',EMP]EUR ,ALEX&RE1 ,LA NATION 
 RUSSE & ADD$ UP !IR NUMB]S1 BUT ! SUMS W]E EI!R MORE OR LESS 
 ?AN #f#f#f4 ,ONCE :5 MAK+ SU* CALCULATIONS HE WROTE D[N HIS [N NAME 9 
 ,FR5*1 ,COMTE ,PI]RE ,BES\H(F1 BUT ! SUM ( ! NUMB]S DID NOT COME 
 RI<T4 ,!N HE *ANG$ ! SPELL+1 SUB/ITUT+ A Z = ! S & 
 ADD+ DE & ! >TICLE LE1 /ILL )\T OBTA9+ ! DESIR$ 
 RESULT4 ,!N IT OCCURR$ TO HIM3 IF ! ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION W]E CONTA9$ 9 
 HIS NAME1 HIS NATIONALITY W\LD ALSO BE GIV5 9 ! ANSW]4 ,SO HE WROTE ,LE 
 RUSSE ,BESUH( & ADD+ UP ! NUMB]S GOT #f#g#a4 ,?IS WAS ONLY FIVE TOO MU*1 
 & FIVE WAS REPRES5T$ BY E1 ! V]Y LETT] ELID$ FROM ! >TICLE 
 LE BE=E ! WORD ,EMP]EUR4 ,BY OMITT+ ! E1 ?\< 
 9CORRECTLY1 ,PI]RE GOT ! ANSW] HE S\<T4 ,L'RUSSE ,BESUH( MADE 
 #f#f#f4 ,?IS DISCOV]Y EXCIT$ HIM4 ,H[1 OR BY :AT MEANS1 HE WAS CONNECT$ ) ! 
 GREAT EV5T =ETOLD 9 ! ,APOCALYPSE HE DID NOT KN[1 BUT HE DID NOT D\BT ?AT 
 CONNECTION = A MOM5T4 ,HIS LOVE = ,NATA%A1 ,ANTI*RI/1 ,NAPOLEON1 ! 9VASION1 
 ! COMET1 #f#f#f1 ,L',EMP]EUR ,NAPOLEON1 & ,L'RUSSE 
 ,BESUH(--ALL ?IS HAD TO MATURE & CULM9ATE1 TO LIFT HIM \T ( ?AT 
 SPELLB\ND1 PETTY SPH]E ( ,MOSC[ HABITS 9 :I* HE FELT HIMSELF HELD CAPTIVE & 
 LEAD HIM TO A GREAT A*IEVEM5T & GREAT HAPP9ESS4 

 "9 ,=TY-TWO4 

  

,ON ! EVE ( ! ,SUNDAY :5 ! SPECIAL PRAY] WAS READ1 ,PI]RE HAD 
 PROMIS$ ! ,RO/OVS TO BR+ !M1 FROM ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 :OM HE KNEW 
 WELL1 BO? ! APPEAL TO ! PEOPLE & ! NEWS FROM ! >MY4 ,9 ! 
 MORN+1 :5 HE W5T TO CALL AT ,RO/OP*9'S HE MET !RE A C\RI] FRE% 
 FROM ! >MY1 AN ACQUA9TANCE ( HIS [N1 :O (T5 DANC$ AT ,MOSC[ 
 BALLS4 

0,DO1 PLEASE1 = HEAV5'S SAKE1 RELIEVE ME ( SOME?+60 SAID ! 
 C\RI]4 0,I HAVE A SACKFUL ( LETT]S TO P>5TS40 

,AMONG !SE LETT]S WAS ONE FROM ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV TO HIS FA!R4 ,PI]RE 
 TOOK ?AT LETT]1 & ,RO/OP*9 ALSO GAVE HIM ! ,EMP]OR'S APPEAL TO 
 ,MOSC[1 :I* HAD JU/ BE5 PR9T$1 ! LA/ >MY ORD]S1 & HIS [N 
 MO/ REC5T BULLET94 ,GLANC+ ?R\< ! >MY ORD]S1 ,PI]RE F\ND 9 
 ONE ( !M1 9 ! LI/S ( KILL$1 W\ND$1 & REW>D$1 ! NAME ( 
 ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV1 AW>D$ A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS ( ! ,F\R? ,CLASS = 
 C\RAGE %[N 9 ! ,O/ROVNA AFFAIR1 & 9 ! SAME ORD] ! NAME ( 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW ,BOLKONSKI1 APPO9T$ TO ! COMM& ( A REGIM5T ( 
 ,*ASSEURS4 ,?\< HE DID NOT WANT TO REM9D ! ,RO/OVS ( ,BOLKONSKI1 
 ,PI]RE C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM MAK+ !M HAPPY BY ! NEWS ( !IR SON'S 
 HAV+ RECEIV$ A DECORATION1 SO HE S5T ?AT PR9T$ >MY ORD] & 
 ,NI*OLAS' LETT] TO ! ,RO/OVS1 KEEP+ ! APPEAL1 ! BULLET91 & ! 
 O!R ORD]S TO TAKE ) HIM :5 HE W5T TO D9N]4 

,HIS CONV]SATION ) ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 & ! LATT]'S TONE ( ANXI\S 
 HURRY1 ! MEET+ ) ! C\RI] :O TALK$ CASUALLY ( H[ BADLY 
 ?+S W]E GO+ 9 ! >MY1 ! RUMORS ( ! DISCOV]Y ( SPIES 9 
 ,MOSC[ & ( A LEAFLET 9 CIRCULATION /AT+ ?AT ,NAPOLEON PROMIS$ TO 
 BE 9 BO? ! ,RUSSIAN CAPITALS BY ! AUTUMN1 & ! TALK ( ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S BE+ EXPECT$ TO >RIVE NEXT DAY--ALL >\S$ ) FRE% 
 =CE ?AT FEEL+ ( AGITATION & EXPECTATION 9 ,PI]RE :I* HE HAD 
 BE5 CONSCI\S ( EV] S9CE ! APPE>ANCE ( ! COMET1 & ESPECIALLY 
 S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! W>4 

,HE HAD LONG BE5 ?9K+ ( 5T]+ ! >MY & W\LD HAVE DONE SO HAD 
 HE NOT BE5 H9D]$1 FIR/1 BY HIS MEMB]%IP ( ! ,SOCIETY ( 
 ,FREEMASONS TO :I* HE WAS B\ND BY OA? & :I* PREA*$ P]PETUAL 
 PEACE & ! ABOLITION ( W>1 & SECONDLY1 BY ! FACT ?AT :5 HE SAW 
 ! GREAT MASS ( ,MUSCOVITES :O HAD DONN$ UNI=M & W]E TALK+ 
 PATRIOTISM1 HE SOMEH[ FELT A%AM$ TO TAKE ! /EP4 ,BUT ! *IEF REASON 
 = NOT C>RY+ \T HIS 9T5TION TO 5T] ! >MY LAY 9 ! VAGUE IDEA 
 ?AT HE WAS ,L'RUSSE ,BESUH( :O HAD ! NUMB] ( ! BEA/1 #f#f#f2 ?AT 
 HIS P>T 9 ! GREAT AFFAIR ( SETT+ A LIMIT TO ! P[] ( ! BEA/ ?AT 
 SPOKE GREAT & BLASPHEM\S ?+S HAD BE5 PR$E/9$ FROM ET]NITY1 & 
 ?AT !RE=E HE \<T NOT TO UND]TAKE ANY?+1 BUT WAIT = :AT WAS 
 B\ND TO COME TO PASS4 

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