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"The sun dawns at five."

"Of course, at five. We should have "

They stopped in a meadow, in the dark- ness. A little distance away, beyond the bare trees, two small lanterns moved silently. There were the gallows.

"I lost one of my rubbers," said Sergey Golovin.

"Really?" asked Werner, not understand- ing what he said.

"I lost a rubber. It's cold."

"Where's Vasily?"

"I don't know. There he is."

Vasily stood, gloomy, motionless.

"And where is Musya?"

"Here I am. Is that you, Werner?"

They began to look about, avoiding the direction of the gallows, where the lanterns continued to move about silently with ter- rible suggestiveness. On the left, the bare forest seemed to be growing thinner, and something large and white and flat was vis- ible. A damp wind issued from it.

"The sea," said Sergey Golovin, inhaling

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