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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:ILE ! ,BA%KIRS W]E DISPUT+1 A MAN 9 A L>GE FOX-FUR CAP APPE>$ ON ! SC5E4 ,!Y ALL BECAME SIL5T & ROSE TO !IR FEET4 ,! 9T]PRET] SAID1 0,?IS IS \R ,*IEF HIMSELF40 

,PAHOM IMM$IATELY FET*$ ! BE/ DRESS+-G[N & FIVE P\NDS ( TEA1 & (F]$ !SE TO ! ,*IEF4 ,! ,*IEF ACCEPT$ !M1 & SEAT$ HIMSELF 9 ! PLACE ( HONOR4 ,! ,BA%KIRS AT ONCE BEGAN TELL+ HIM SOME?+4 ,! ,*IEF LI/5$ = A :ILE1 !N MADE A SIGN ) HIS HEAD = !M TO BE SIL5T1 & ADDRESS+ HIMSELF TO ,PAHOM1 SAID 9 ,RUSSIAN3 

0,WELL1 LET IT BE SO4 ,*OOSE :ATEV] PIECE ( L& Y\ LIKE2 WE HAVE PL5TY ( IT40 

0,H[ CAN ,I TAKE AS MU* AS ,I LIKE80 ?\<T ,PAHOM4 0,I MU/ GET A DE$ TO MAKE IT SECURE1 OR ELSE !Y MAY SAY1 ',IT IS Y\RS1' & AFT]W>DS MAY TAKE IT AWAY AGA940 

0,?ANK Y\ = Y\R K9D WORDS10 HE SAID AL\D4 0,Y\ HAVE MU* L&1 & ,I ONLY WANT A LITTLE4 ,BUT ,I %\LD LIKE TO BE SURE :I* BIT IS M9E4 ,C\LD IT NOT BE MEASUR$ & MADE OV] TO ME8 ,LIFE & DEA? >E 9 ,GOD'S H&S4 ,Y\ GOOD PEOPLE GIVE IT TO ME1 BUT Y\R *ILDR5 MI<T WI% TO TAKE IT AWAY AGA940 

0,Y\ >E QUITE RI<T10 SAID ! ,*IEF4 0,WE WILL MAKE IT OV] TO Y\40 

0,I HE>D ?AT A DEAL] HAD BE5 H]E10 CONT9U$ ,PAHOM1 0& ?AT Y\ GAVE HIM A LITTLE L&1 TOO1 & SIGN$ TITLE-DE$S TO ?AT EFFECT4 ,I %\LD LIKE TO HAVE IT DONE 9 ! SAME WAY40 

,! ,*IEF UND]/OOD4 

0,YES10 REPLI$ HE1 0?AT CAN BE DONE QUITE EASILY4 ,WE HAVE A SCRIBE1 & WE WILL GO TO T[N ) Y\ & HAVE ! DE$ PROP]LY SEAL$40 

0,& :AT WILL BE ! PRICE80 ASK$ ,PAHOM4 

0,\R PRICE IS ALWAYS ! SAME3 ONE ?\S& RUBLES A DAY40 

,PAHOM DID NOT UND]/&4 

0,A DAY8 ,:AT MEASURE IS ?AT8 ,H[ MANY ACRES W\LD ?AT BE80 

0,WE DO NOT KN[ H[ TO RECKON IT \T10 SAID ! ,*IEF4 0,WE SELL IT BY ! DAY4 ,AS MU* AS Y\ CAN GO R\ND ON Y\R FEET 9 A DAY IS Y\RS1 & ! PRICE IS ONE ?\S& RUBLES A DAY40 

,PAHOM WAS SURPRIS$4 

0,BUT 9 A DAY Y\ CAN GET R\ND A L>GE TRACT ( L&10 HE SAID4 

,! ,*IEF LAU<$4 

0,IT WILL ALL BE Y\RS60 SAID HE4 0,BUT !RE IS ONE CONDITION3 ,IF Y\ DON'T RETURN ON ! SAME DAY TO ! SPOT :5CE Y\ />T$1 Y\R MONEY IS LO/40 

0,BUT H[ AM ,I TO M>K ! WAY ?AT ,I HAVE GONE80 

0,:Y1 WE %ALL GO TO ANY SPOT Y\ LIKE1 & /AY !RE4 ,Y\ MU/ />T FROM ?AT SPOT & MAKE Y\R R\ND1 TAK+ A SPADE ) Y\4 ,:]EV] Y\ ?9K NECESS>Y1 MAKE A M>K4 ,AT EV]Y TURN+1 DIG A HOLE & PILE UP ! TURF2 !N AFT]W>DS WE WILL GO R\ND ) A PL[ FROM HOLE TO HOLE4 ,Y\ MAY MAKE AS L>GE A CIRCUIT AS Y\ PLEASE1 BUT BE=E ! SUN SETS Y\ MU/ RETURN TO ! PLACE Y\ />T$ FROM4 ,ALL ! L& Y\ COV] WILL BE Y\RS40 

,PAHOM WAS DELI<T$4 ,IT-WAS DECID$ TO />T E>LY NEXT MORN+4 ,!Y TALK$ A :ILE1 & AFT] DR9K+ SOME MORE KUMISS & EAT+ SOME MORE MUTTON1 !Y HAD TEA AGA91 & !N ! NI<T CAME ON4 ,!Y GAVE ,PAHOM A FEA!R-B$ TO SLEEP ON1 & ! ,BA%KIRS DISP]S$ = ! NI<T1 PROMIS+ TO ASSEMBLE ! NEXT MORN+ AT DAYBREAK & RIDE \T BE=E SUNRISE TO ! APPO9T$ SPOT4 

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