,A ,MUSEUM ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 

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,TAGS 3 MUSEUM ( ! CULTURAL REVOLUTION1 ELIM9ATION ( SPIRITUAL POLLUTION1 SECOND CULTURAL REVOLUTION1 CULTURAL REVOLUTION1 SPIRITUAL POLLUTION1 REVOLUTION1 CULTURAL1 YE>S1 MUSEUM1 PEOPLE4 

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,PHOTO BY /EVE BOR[SKI1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,SOME TIME AGO1 9 ONE ( MY ESSAYS 9 0,RECORD ( ,R&OM ,?\<TS10 ,I RECORD$ A CONV]SATION ,I HAD HAD ) A FRI5D4 ,I DECL>$ ?AT A MUSEUM ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 %\LD BE E/ABLI%$4 ,I DID NOT HAVE ANY?+ SPECIFIC 9 M9D1 NO =MAL PROJECT1 BUT ,I WAS DRIV5 BY A /RONG CONVICTION ?AT SU* A MUSEUM %\LD BE F\ND1 & IT WAS ! RESPONSIBILITY ( EV]Y ,*9ESE4 

,I HAD JU/ M5TION$ ?IS1 ANTICIPAT+ ?AT O!RS W\LD ADD !IR SUPPORT4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! MANY :O PASS$ ?R\< ! CRUCIBLE ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 C\LD NOT REMA9 SIL5T4 ,EA* 9DIVIDUAL HAD A UNIQUE EXP]I5CE4 ,BUT NOBODY CAN DEPICT ! 0C[%$0 PRISON AS A P>ADISE1 NOR DEPICT 9HUMAN MASSACRE AS A 0,GREAT ,PROLET>IAN ,REVOLUTION40 ,AL?\< \R OP9IONS MAY DIFF]1 WE ALL %>$ ! SAME DET]M9ATION3 9 NO WAY CAN WE ALL[ ANO!R 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 TO OCCUR 9 \R C\NTRY1 BECAUSE A SECOND CALAMITY ( ?IS SCALE W\LD DE/ROY US AS A PEOPLE4 

,I AM BY NO MEANS EXAGG]AT+ !SE EV5TS1 :I* UNFOLD$ TW5TY YE>S AGO & /ILL CLE>LY CONT9UE TO PASS BE=E MY EYES3 ?OSE DAYS )\T 5D1 :5 CRUELTY LEFT AN 9DELIBLE TRACE1 :5 HUMILIATION & 9HUMAN TORTURES W]E 9FLICT$ ON \R COMPATRIOTS1 ?AT GREAT *AOS 9 :I* TRU? & FALSEHOOD W]E REV]S$1 :ITE & BLACK CONF\ND$1 LOYALTY & TREASON MI/AK5 = EA* O!R1 :5 ONLY ) DIFFICULTY C\LD ONE DISC]N TRU? FROM LIES1 & :5 ALL ?OSE 9JU/ICES OCCURR$ :I* WILL NEV] BE FULLY RECTIFI$1 & ALL ! ACC\NTS :I* WILL NEV] BE PUT 9 ORD]6 ,MU/ ONE =GET ALL ?AT & =BID PEOPLE TO SPEAK AB\T IT1 SO ?AT TW5TY YE>S LAT] A SECOND 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 W\LD BREAK \T AS SOME?+ NEW S[ DISORD] 9 ,*9A8 ,SOME SAY1 0,H[ CAN IT OCCUR8 ,IMPOSSIBLE60 ,I ASK 0,:Y IS IT IMPOSSIBLE80 ,IS IT POSSIBLE OR IMPOSSIBLE8 ,?IS QUE/ION HAS BE5 ON MY M9D = MANY YE>S1 & ,I WI% ,I C\LD RESPOND DEF9ITIVELY4 ,IF ,I C\LD1 !N AT NI<T1 ,I W\LD HAVE TO FE> ONLY NI<TM>ES4 ,BUT :O WILL ASSURE ME ?AT ! EV5TS ?AT OCCURR$ TW5TY YE>S AGO WILL NOT RECUR8 ,:O CAN GU>ANTEE ME ?AT FROM N[ ON ,I WILL SLEEP PEACEFULLY )\T EV] AGA9 WAV+ MY >MS & FALL+ \T ( MY B$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( A DREAM8 

,IT IS NOT ?AT ,I REFUSE TO =GET1 BUT %AD[S ( BLOOD-/A9$ DEMONS HOLD ME HELPLESS 9 !IR CLAWS & WON'T LET ME =GET4 ,I AM COMPLETELY DIS>M$2 H[ CAN ! CATA/ROPHE COME2 H[ CAN ! TRAG$Y BEG92 H[ CAN ,I PLAY A ROLE ?AT FILLS ME ) HORROR1 PROCE$+ /EP BY /EP T[>D ! ABYSS8 ,IT ALL SEEMS AS IF IT W]E YE/]DAY4 ,!Y DID NOT BREAK ME1 BUT H[ MANY W]E TORN AP>T & BROK5 D[N8 ,H[ MANY BRI<T & GIFT$ TAL5TS HAVE BE5 DE/ROY 9 FRONT ( ME6 ,H[ MANY DE> LIVES HAVE BE5 LO/ AT MY SIDE6 0,SU* ?+S WILL NOT BE REPEAT$2 IT W\LD BE BETT] TO DRY Y\R TE>S & ?9K ( ! FUTURE40 ,MY FRI5D SAY TO REASSURE ME4 ,CYNICALLY ,I SAY TO MYSELF1 WE WILL SEE4 ,I ?US WAIT$ UNTIL ! MOM5T :5 ! CAMPAIGN = ! ELIM9ATION ( SPIRITUAL POLLUTION BEGAN4 

,I HAD JU/ BE5 ADMITT$ TO ! HOSPITAL4 ,IT WAS MY SECOND HOSPITALIZATION4 ,) MY ,P>K9SON'S ,DISEASE1 & ,I WAS A NEUROLOGICAL PATI5T4 ,MY LEFT LEG1 FRACTUR$ 9 A FALL ONE YE> E>LI]1 RECOV]$ - AL?\< IT WAS N[ MISS+ ?REE C5TIMET]S - & IT WAS LONG BE=E !Y REMOV$ ! P9S4 ,) ! HELP ( MY CANE1 ,I WAS ABLE TO MOVE AB\T AFT] A FA%ION4 ,READ+ BOOKS OR NEWSPAP]S WAS PA9FUL = ME1 SO ,I HAD ! HABIT ( LI/5+ TO NEWS ON ! RADIO EV]Y MORN+1 & 9 ! EV5+ WAT*+ ! NEWS BROADCA/ ON TELEVISION 9 ! L\NGE4 ,AFT] ?REE 9 ! AFT]NOON1 MY FRI5DS CAME TO VISIT ME & (T5 !Y TOLD ME ( ODD RUMORS GO+ >\ND4 ,I HAD BE5 9 ! HOSPITAL ONLY = A FEW DAYS :5 ! ATMOSPH]E WORS5$4 ,DAILY1 ! RADIO BROAD CA/ SPEE*ES ( SOME MUNICIPAL OR PROV9CIAL (FICIALS AB\T ! ELIM9ATION ( SPIRITUAL POLLUTION4 ,ON ! TELEVISION SCRE51 >TI/S & WRIT]S APPE>$ ONE AFT] ! O!R BE=E ! AUDI5CE TO AFFIRM !IR DET]M9ATION TO LIQUIDATE ?AT POLLUTION4 

,I HE>D ?AT 9 ! >MY SOLDI]S TURN$ 9 PHOTOGRAPHS !Y HAD PUT UP ( !MSELVES 9 ! COMPANY ( WOM5 COMRADES1 :E!R !Y HAPP5$ TO BE RELATIVES OR GIRLFRI5DS4 ,I HE>D ALSO ?AT AT ! 5TRANCES TO (FICIAL BUILD+S 9 ! CAPITAL1 !RE >E PILES ( RA:IDE CORDS1 ) :I* WOM5 HAD TO B9D !IR LONG HAIR 9TO PONYTAILS BE=E BE+ ADMITT$ TO ! BUILD+4 ,I PRET5D$ TO BE CALM1 BUT EA* EV5+ AS ,I RETURN$ TO MY ROOM ,I 9EVITABLY ?\<T BACK ON SOME SC5ES ( ! BEG9N+ ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 9 #a#i#f#f4 ,I C\LD NOT HELP FEEL+ ! /ORM BEG9N+ TO RAGE1 ! RETURN ( ! CATA/ROPHE4 ,AS ,I DO NOT ATTA* ANY IMPORTANCE TO MY OLD BONES1 ,I WAS P]PLEX$3 ,WAS IT REALLY NECESS>Y TO REPEAT A 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 :I* W\LD PU% ! ,*9ESE PEOPLE TO ! BOTTOM ( AN ABYSS FROM :I* !Y W\LD NEV] EM]GE8 ,NOBODY HAD YET GIV5 ME A CLE> ANSW]4 ,! RUMORS MULTIPLI$4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT A BIG BROOM WAS SWEEP+1 SWEEP+4 ,I C\NT$ ! DAYS & WAIT$3 ,ONE1 !N TWO1 !N ?REE4 ,H[ SL[LY ! TIME PASS$6 ,& H[ AGONIZ+ ! WAIT6 ,IT WAS D>K CL\DS GA!R+ ABOVE MY HEAD4 ,ALL >\ND1 ! DRUM ROLL BEAT FA/] & FA/]4 ,YET MY M9D REMA9$ LUCID1 & ,I C\LD CONTRA/ EA* EV5T ?AT OCCURR$ AT ?AT TIME ) ! BEG9N+ PHRASES ( ! LA/ 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION40 ,I DID NOT HE> %\TS ( 0,LONG LIVE ,*AIRMAN ,MAO60 ,NOBODY TOOK A /&1 NOR DID ANYONE LAY D[N !IR WEAPONS & CAPITULATE4 ,ALL CONT9U$ ON !IR [N C\RSE4 ,?UND] CLAPS RES\ND$ FROM AF> & IT BEGAN TO RA94 ,BUT LESS ?AN ONE MON? LAT]1 PEOPLE CAME \T & TALK$1 ! BROOMS CEAS$ TO SWEEP AWAY 0DU/10 ! ?REAT5+ CL\DS HAD DISP]S$1 & ?OSE :O HAD S\ND$ ! TRUMPETS DISAPPE>$ FROM ! SC5E4 ,WE HAD ESCAP$ ! CATA/ROPHE ?IS TIME4 

,9 ,MAY1 #a#i#h#d1 ,I WAS 9VIT$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! #d#g? ,CONGRESS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,P5 ,CLUB 9 ,TOKYO1 & ,I DRAFT$ MY ADDRESS 9 MY HOSPITAL ROOM4 ,I QUIETLY SP5T ANO!R HALF YE> 9 ! HOSPITAL4 ,A CON/ANT FL[ ( VISITORS CAME4 ,! FLOOD ( RUMORS DID NOT DRY UP1 & ALL ,I C\LD DO WAS NOT TRY TO SORT \T :AT WAS TRUE & FALSE 9 MY [N M9D4 ,9 MY ROOM ,I WAS NOT DI/URB$1 & ,I %\LD ?ANK ?OSE PEOPLE :O VIVIDLY REMEMB] ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION40 ,:O W\LD NOT LET O!RS USE !IR BLOOD TO CULTIVATE ! FL[]S ( ANO!R 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION40 ,! FL[]S ?AT BLOOM 9 HUMAN BLOOD >E BRI<T & BEAUTIFUL BUT !Y >E POISON$4 ,IF !SE FL[]S W]E /ILL TO BLOOM1 EV5 JU/ ONE1 ,I W\LD HAVE TO BE DRAGG$ \T ( ! HOSPITAL1 NOT YET CUR$4 

,AT ! 5D ( SIX MON?S ( REFLECTION & ANALYSIS1 ,I UND]/OOD COMPLETELY4 ,IF WE DO NOT HAVE A SECOND 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION10 IT IS NOT ?AT ! GR\ND IS UN-F]TILE OR ?AT ! CLIMATE IS UNFAVORABLE1 QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ALL ! CONDITIONS ALREADY EXI/4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IF ! P]IOD ( 0LESS ?AN ONE MON?0 ?AT ,I HAVE JU/ M5TION$ WAS PROLONG$ A LITTLE - = EXAMPLE1 TWICE OR EV5 F\R TIMES AS LONG1 !N ! SITUATION1 C\LD BE DELICATE1 BEGAN AGA91 BECAUSE !RE >E MANY :O B5EFIT$ FROM ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION40 

,IT IS PO9TLESS TO CONT9UE ! >GUM5T4 ,! MASS ( LETT]S :I* ,I RECEIVE FROM MY FRI5DS & MY READ]S1 ! >TICLES :I* COME TO ! PRESS1 DEMON/RATE ?AT MORE ?OR\<LY MORE COMPLETELY1 & CONV9C+LY ?AN ,I C\LD4 ,! AU?ORS HAD EXP]I5CES WORSE ?AN M9E1 CRUEL] MIS=TUNES4 0,LET US NOT ALL[ UND] ANY PRETEXT SU* A MON/R\S EPISODE ( HI/ORY TO BE REPEAT$10 !Y DECL>$4 

,TO BUILD A MUSEUM ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 IS NOT ! BUS9ESS ( ANY ONE P]SON 9 P>TICUL>3 IT IS ( ! RESPONSIBILITY ( ALL TO BUILD ONE SO \R DESC5DANTS1 G5]ATION AFT] G5]ATION1 WILL LE>N ! PA9FUL LESSONS ( !SE T5 YE>S4 0,LET HI/ORY NOT BE REPEAT$0 MU/ NOT BE AN EMPTY PHRASE4 ,9 ORD] ?AT EV]YONE SEES CLE>LY & REMEMB]S CLE>LY1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO BUILD A MUSEUM ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION10 EXHIBIT+ CONCRETE & REAL OBJECTS1 & RECON/RUCT+ /RIK+ SC5ES :I* WILL TE/IFY TO :AT TOOK PLACE ON ?IS ,*9ESE SOIL TW5TY YE>S AGO6 ,EV]YONE WILL RECALL ! M>* ( EV5TS !RE1 & EA* WILL RECALL HIS OR H] BEHAVIOR DUR+ ?AT DECADE4 ,MASKS WILL FALL1 EA* WILL SE>* HIS OR H] CONSCI5CE1 ! TRUE FACE ( EA* ONE WILL BE REVEAL$1 L>GE & SMALL DEBTS FROM ! PA/ WILL BE PAID4 ,IF WE FREE \RSELVES FROM \R SELFI%NESS WE WILL NO LONG] FE> DECEPTION4 ,LET US D>E TO PROCLAIM ! TRU?1 & WE WILL NOT SO EASILY SWALL[ SU* LIES ANY LONG]4 ,IT IS ONLY BY 5GRAV+ 9 \R MEMORY ! EV5TS ( ! 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 ?AT WE WILL PREV5T HI/ORY FROM REPEAT+ ITSELF1 ?AT WE WILL PREV5T ANO!R 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 FROM RECURR+4 

,! CON/RUCTION ( ?IS 0,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION0 IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y1 BECAUSE ONLY ?OSE :O DO NOT =GET ! PA/ WILL BE MA/]S ( ! FUTURE4 

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