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,PETROPAVLOVSK & ,S*LUSSELBURG 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,A,S ,S,O,M,E TIME WAS TO PASS BE=E WE C\LD DEP>T1 ,I TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! OPPORTUNITY :I* PRES5T$ ITSELF TO VISIT ! HI/ORIC PRISONS1 ! ,PET]-&-,PAUL ,=TRESS & ,S*LUSSELBURG4 ,I RECOLLECT$ ! DREAD & AWE ! V]Y NAMES ( !SE PLACES FILL$ ME ) :5 ,I FIR/ CAME TO ,PETROGRAD AS A *ILD ( ?IRTE54 ,9 FACT1 MY DREAD ( ! ,PETROPAVLOVSK ,=TRESS DAT$ BACK TO A MU* E>LI] TIME4 ,I ?9K ,I MU/ HAVE BE5 SIX YE>S OLD :5 A GREAT %OCK HAD COME TO \R FAMILY3 WE LE>N$ ?AT MY MO!R'S OLDE/ BRO!R1 ,YEGOR1 A /UD5T AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,PET]SBURG1 HAD BE5 >RE/$ & WAS HELD 9 ! ,=TRESS4 ,MY MO!R AT ONCE SET \T = ! CAPITAL4 ,WE *ILDR5 REMA9$ AT HOME 9 FE> & TREPIDATION LE/ ,MO!R %\LD NOT F9D \R UNCLE AMONG ! LIV+4 ,WE SP5T ANXI\S WEEKS & MON?S TILL F9ALLY ,MO!R RETURN$4 ,GREAT WAS \R REJOIC+ TO HE> ?AT %E HAD RESCU$ H] BRO!R FROM ! LIV+ DEAD4 ,BUT ! MEMORY ( ! %OCK REMA9$ ) ME = A LONG TIME4 

,SEV5 YE>S LAT]1 MY FAMILY !N LIV+ 9 ,PET]SBURG1 ,I HAPP5$ TO BE S5T ON AN ]R& :I* TOOK ME PA/ ! ,PET]-&-,PAUL ,=TRESS4 ,! %OCK ,I HAD RECEIV$ MANY YE>S BEORE REVIV$ )9 ME ) P>ALYZ+ =CE4 ,!RE /OOD ! HEAVY MASS ( /ONE1 D>K & S9I/]4 ,I WAS T]RIFI$4 ,! GREAT PRISON WAS /ILL TO ME A HAUNT$ H\SE1 CAUS+ MY HE>T TO PALPITATE ) FE> :5EV] ,I HAD TO PASS IT4 ,YE>S LAT]1 :5 ,I HAD BEGUN TO DRAW SU/5ANCE FROM ! LIVES & H]OISM ( ! GREAT ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONI/S1 ! ,PET]-&-,PAUL ,=TRESS BECAME /ILL MORE HATEFUL4 ,& N[ ,I WAS AB\T TO 5T] ITS MY/]I\S WALLS & SEE ) MY [N EYES ! PLACE :I* HAD BE5 ! LIV+ GRAVE ( SO MANY ( ! BE/ SONS & DAU<T]S ( ,RUSSIA4 

,! GUIDE ASSIGN$ TO TAKE US ?R\< ! DIFF]5T RAVEL9S HAD BE5 9 ! PRISON = T5 YE>S4 ,HE KNEW EV]Y /ONE 9 ! PLACE4 ,BUT ! SIL5CE TOLD ME MORE ?AN ALL ! 9=MATION ( ! GUIDE4 ,! M>TYRS :O HAD BEAT5 !IR W+S AGA9/ ! COLD /ONE1 /RIV+ UPW>D T[>D ! LI<T & AIR1 CAME TO LIFE = ME4 ,! ,DEKABRI/I ,T*]NI%EVSKY1 ,DO/OYEVSKY1 ,BAKUN91 ,KROPOTK91 & SCORES ( O!RS SPOKE 9 A ?\S&-?ROAT$ VOICE ( !IR SOCIAL IDEALISM & !IR P]SONAL SUFF]+--( !IR HI< HOPES & F]V5T FAI? 9 ! ULTIMATE LIB]ATION ( ,RUSSIA4 ,N[ ! FLUTT]+ SPIRITS ( ! H]OIC DEAD MAY RE/ 9 PEACE3 !IR DREAM HAS COME TRUE4 ,BUT :AT IS ?IS /RANGE WRIT+ ON ! WALL8 0,TO-NI<T ,I AM TO BE %OT BECAUSE ,I HAD ONCE ACQUIR$ AN $UCATION40 ,I HAD ALMO/ LO/ CONSCI\SNESS ( ! REALITY4 ,! 9SCRIPTION R\S$ ME TO IT4 0,:AT IS ?IS80 ,I ASK$ ! GU>D4 0,?OSE >E ! LA/ WORDS ( AN 9TELLIG5T10 HE REPLI$4 0,AFT] ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION ! 9TELLIG5TSIA FILL$ ?IS PRISON4 ,FROM H]E !Y W]E TAK5 \T & %OT1 OR W]E LOAD$ ON B>GES NEV] TO RETURN4 ,?OSE W]E DREADFUL DAYS & /ILL MORE DREADFUL NI<TS40 ,SO ! DREAM ( ?OSE :O HAD GIV5 !IR LIVES = ! LIB]ATION ( ,RUSSIA HAD NOT COME TRUE1 AFT] ALL4 ,IS !RE ANY *ANGE 9 ! WORLD 8 ,OR IS IT ALL AN ET]NAL RECURR5CE ( MAN'S 9HUMANITY TO MAN8 

,WE REA*$ ! /RIP ( 5CLOSURE :]E ! PRISON]S US$ TO BE P]MITT$ A HALF-H\R'S RECREATION4 ,ONE BY ONE !Y HAD TO WALK UP & D[N ! N>R[ LANE 9 DEAD SIL5CE1 ) ! S5TRIES ON ! WALL READY TO %OOT = ! SLI<TE/ 9FRACTION ( ! RULES4 ,& :ILE ! CAG$ & FETT]$ ONES TREAD ! TREELESS WALK1 ! ALL-P[]FUL ,ROMANOVS LOOK$ \T ( ! ,W9T] ,PALACE T[>D ! GOLD5 SPIRE TOPP+ ! ,=TRESS TO REASSURE !MSELVES ?AT !IR HAT$ 5EMIES W\LD NEV] AGA9 ?REAT5 !IR SAFETY4 ,BUT NOT EV5 ,PETROPAVLOVSK C\LD SAVE ! ,CZ>S FROM ! SLAY+ H& ( ,TIME & ,REVOLUTION4 ,9DE$1 !RE IS *ANGE2 SL[ & PA9FUL1 BUT COME IT DOES4 

,9 ! 5CLOSURE WE MET ,ANGELICA ,BALABANOVA & ! ,ITALIANS4 ,WE WALK$ AB\T ! HUGE PRISON1 EA* ABSORB$ 9 HIS [N ?\<TS SET 9 MOTION BY :AT HE SAW4 ,W\LD ,ANGELICA NOTICE ! WRIT+ ON ! WALL1 ,I WOND]$4 0,TO-NI<T ,I AM TO BE %OT BECAUSE ,I HAD ONCE ACQUIR$ AN $UCATION40 

,SOME TIME LAT] SEV]AL ( \R GR\P MADE A TRIP TO ,S*LUSSELBURG1 ! EV5 MORE DREADFUL TOMB ( ! POLITICAL 5EMIES ( ,CZ>ISM4 ,IT IS A J\RNEY ( SEV]AL H\RS BY BOAT UP ! BEAUTIFUL ,RIV] ,NEVA4 ,! DAY WAS *ILLY & GRAY1 AS WAS \R MOOD2 JU/ ! RI<T /ATE ( M9D TO VISIT ,S*LUSSELBURG4 ,! =TRESS WAS /RONGLY GU>D$1 BUT \R ,MUSEUM P]MIT SECUR$ = US IMM$IATE ADMISSION4 ,S*LUSSELBURG IS A COMPACT MASS ( /ONE P]*$ UPON A HI< ROCK 9 ! OP5 SEA4 ,= MANY DECADES ONLY ! VICTIMS ( C\RT 9TRIGUES & ROYAL DISFAVOR W]E IMMUR$ )9 ITS IMP5ETRABLE WALLS1 BUT LAT] IT BECAME ! ,GOLGO?A ( ! POLITICAL 5EMIES ( ! ,CZ>I/ REGIME4 

,I HAD HE>D ( ,S*LUSSELBURG :5 MY P>5TS FIR/ CAME TO ,PET]SBURG2 BUT UNLIKE MY FEEL+ T[>D ! ,PET]-&-,PAUL ,=TRESS1 ,I HAD NO P]SONAL REACTION TO ! PLACE4 ,IT WAS ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y LIT]ATURE :I* BR\<T ! MEAN+ ( ,S*LUSSELBURG HOME TO ME4 ,ESPECIALLY ! /ORY ( ,VOLK5/E91 ONE ( ! TWO WOM5 :O HAD SP5T LONG YE>S 9 ! DREAD$ PLACE1 LEFT AN 9DELIBLE IMPRESSION ON MY M9D4 ,YET NO?+ ,I HAD READ MADE ! PLACE QUITE SO REAL & T]RIFY+ AS :5 ,I CLIMB$ UP ! /ONE /EPS & /OOD BE=E ! =BIDD+ GATES4 ,AS F> AS ANY EFFECT UPON ! PHYSICAL CONDITION ( ! ,PET]-&-,PAUL ,=TRESS WAS CONC]N$1 ! ,REVOLUTION MI<T NEV] HAVE TAK5 PLACE4 ,! PRISON REMA9$ 9TACT1 READY = IMM$IATE USE BY ! NEW REGIME4 ,NOT SO ,S*LUSSELBURG4 ,! WRA? ( ! PROLET>IAT /RUCK ?AT H\SE ( ! DEAD ALMO/ TO ! GR\ND4 

,H[ CRUEL & P]V]SE ! HUMAN M9D :I* C\LD CREATE A ,S*LUSSELBURG6 ,V]ILY1 NO SAVAGE C\LD BE GUILTY ( ! FI5DI% SPIRIT ?AT CONCEIV$ ?IS APPALL+ TOMB4 ,CELLS BUILT LIKE A BAG1 )\T DOORS OR W9D[S & ) ONLY A SMALL OP5+ ?R\< :I* ! VICTIMS W]E L[]$ 9TO !IR LIV+ GRAVE4 ,O!R CELLS W]E /ONE CAGES TO DRIVE ! M9D TO MADNESS & LAC]ATE ! HE>T ( ! UN=TUNATES4 ,YET M5 & WOM5 5DUR$ TW5TY YE>S 9 ?IS T]RIBLE PLACE4 ,:AT =TITUDE1 :AT P[] ( 5DURANCE1 :AT SUBLIME FAI? ONE MU/ HAVE HAD TO HOLD \T1 TO EM]GE FROM IT ALIVE6 ,H]E ,NET*AEV1 ,LOPAT91 ,MOROSOV1 ,VO,IK5/E91 ,FIGN]1 & O!RS ( ! SPL5DID B& SP5T !IR TORTUR$ LIVES4 ,H]E IS ! COMMON GRAVE ( ,ULIANOV1 ,MI%K91 ,KALAYEV1 ,BALMA%EV1 & MANY MORE4 ,! BLACK TABLET 9SCRIB$ ) !IR NAMES SPEAKS L\D] ?AN ! VOICES SIL5C$ = EV]4 ,NOT EV5 ! RO>+ WAVES DA%+ AGA9/ ! ROCK ( ,S*LUSSELBURG CAN DR[N ?AT ACCUS+ VOICE4 

,PETROPAVLOVSK & ,S*LUSSELBURG /& AS ! LIV+ PRO( ( H[ FUTILE IS ! HOPE ( ! MI<TY TO ESCAPE ! ,FRANK5/E9S ( !IR [N MAK+4 

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