Chapter 11
Pierre is being lead out to be shot, along with his fellow prisoners. He is terrified, but I'm pretty sure he survives - there's still 20% of the book to go. He's 6th in line, and the prisoners are being shot in pairs. Pierre notices that everyone seems as horrified as he is, even the Frenchmen who are carrying out the execution, which strikes him as strange. The fifth man is shot alone, and buried immediately before he's quite dead. Pierre thinks of it as criminals, hurrying to hide evidence of their crime. Then the crowd disperses - only five of the group were executed and Pierre is still alive.
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