War and Peace: resumen de Book 13: 1812, Chapter 14

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1. The prisoners cross the Crimean Bridge and wait for hours amid military traffic, looted goods, angry soldiers, and passing carriages.
2. Pierre sees the crowds as movement driven by an invisible force rather than as separate people.
3. The escort forces a passage onto the Kaluga road, and the prisoners march until sunset.
4. At the halt, violence spreads, an escape provokes harsher treatment, and Pierre hears that prisoners who fall behind face shooting.
5. The prisoners eat horsemeat and cheerfully exchange memories while avoiding their present troubles.
6. After a sentry turns him back, Pierre laughs at the idea of his soul being captive and contemplates the moonlit distance.

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Pierre treats the idea of imprisoning his whole being as absurd. His thought answers the guards’ physical control with a sense of inward freedom.

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