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Chapter 30

           Acrowdofmilitarymenwasassembledthere,membersofthestaffcouldbeheardconversinginFrench,andKutúzov’sgrayheadinawhitecapwitharedbandwasvisible,hisgraynapesunkbetweenhisshoulders.Hewaslookingthroughafieldglassdownthehighroadbeforehim.

           MountingthestepstotheknollPierrelookedatthescenebeforehim,spellboundbybeauty.Itwasthesamepanoramahehadadmiredfromthatspotthedaybefore,butnowthewholeplacewasfulloftroopsandcoveredbysmokecloudsfromtheguns,andtheslantingraysofthebrightsun,risingslightlytotheleftbehindPierre,castuponitthroughtheclearmorningairpenetratingstreaksofrosy,golden-tintedlightandlongdarkshadows.Theforestatthefarthestextremityofthepanoramaseemedcarvedinsomepreciousstoneofayellowish-greencolor;itsundulatingoutlinewassilhouettedagainstthehorizonandwaspiercedbeyondValúevobytheSmolénskhighroadcrowdedwithtroops.Nearerathandglitteredgoldencornfieldsinterspersedwithcopses.Thereweretroopstobeseeneverywhere,infrontandtotherightandleft.Allthiswasvivid,majestic,andunexpected;butwhatimpressedPierremostofallwastheviewofthebattlefielditself,ofBorodinóandthehollowsonbothsidesoftheKolochá.

           AbovetheKolochá,inBorodinóandonbothsidesofit,especiallytotheleftwheretheVóynaflowingbetweenitsmarshybanksfallsintotheKolochá,amisthadspreadwhichseemedtomelt,todissolve,andtobecometranslucentwhenthebrilliantsunappearedandmagicallycoloredandoutlinedeverything.

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