▁throws ▁him ▁down ▁a ▁slope , ▁thinking ▁he ▁too ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁ste al ▁his ▁gold . ▁Bes et ▁by ▁wol ves , ▁For ell ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁nom adic ▁Ch uk chi ▁her ders , ▁one ▁of ▁whom , ▁named ▁Ir ina , ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁makes ▁a ▁successful ▁recovery , ▁the ▁Ch uk chi ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁are ▁looking ▁for ▁For ell . ▁Much ▁to ▁Ir ina ' s ▁ch agr in , ▁For ell ▁leaves , ▁with ▁the ▁dog ▁the ▁Ch uk chi ▁give ▁him ▁for ▁companion ship . ▁When ▁he ▁runs ▁into ▁a ▁logging ▁operation , ▁For ell ▁is ▁sent ▁on ▁the ▁train ▁with ▁the ▁fre ight ▁as ▁a ▁bra k eman . ▁Bet rayed , ▁he ▁is ▁nearly ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets , ▁led ▁by ▁Kam ene v . ▁Although ▁For ell ▁man ages ▁to ▁escape , ▁his ▁dog ▁is ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁when ▁he ▁attacks ▁and ▁ma uls ▁Kam ene v , ▁leaving ▁him ▁perman ently ▁scar red . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁For ell ▁makes ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁A ▁Polish ▁Jewish ▁man ▁helps ▁him ▁ac quire ▁a ▁pass port ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁For ell ▁is ▁German , ▁and ▁For ell ▁makes ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁border . ▁As ▁he ▁is ▁walking ▁to ▁freedom , ▁he ▁sees ▁Kam ene v ▁walking ▁towards ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁side . ▁Pet r ified , ▁For ell ▁st