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194 of a kurén went, there the atamán went also; and where there was a minority, the kurén attached itself to another kurén; and it came out pretty even on both sides. Those who wished to remain were nearly the whole of the Nezamaikovsky kurén, the larger half of the Popovichevsky kurén, the entire Umansky kurén, the entire Kanevsky kurén, and the larger half of the Steblikivsky and Timoshevsky kuréns. All the rest offered to go in pursuit of the Tatárs. On both sides were many stalwart and valorous kazáks. Among those who decided to pursue the Tatárs were Cherevaty, and the good old kazáks, Pokotypole, Lemish, and Khoma Prokopovich. Demid Popovich also went in that party, because he was a kazák of a very restless disposition, and he could not stay still long in one place: he had tried his hand on the Lyakhs, and now wanted to try it on the Tatárs also. The atamáns of kuréns were Nostyugan, Pokryshka, Nevynsky, any many other brave and renowned kazáks who wished to put their swords and their brawny shoulders to the test in an encounter with the Tatárs. There were, likewise, very brave kazáks not a few among those who elected to remain: the kurén atamáns Demytrovich, Kukubenko, Vertykhvist, Balan, and Bulba's Ostap. Besides these there were many valiant and distinguished kazáks: Vovtuzenko, Cherevychenko, Stepan Guska,