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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ( ! DOCTORS CAME \T ( ! T5T 9 A BLOOD/A9$ APRON1 HOLD+ A 
 CIG> BETWE5 ! ?UMB & LITTLE F+] ( ONE ( HIS SMALL BLOOD/A9$ 
 H&S1 SO AS NOT TO SME> IT4 ,HE RAIS$ HIS HEAD & LOOK$ AB\T HIM1 BUT 
 ABOVE ! LEVEL ( ! W\ND$ M54 ,HE EVID5TLY WANT$ A LITTLE RESPITE4 
 ,AFT] TURN+ HIS HEAD FROM RI<T TO LEFT = SOME TIME1 HE SI<$ & 
 LOOK$ D[N4 

0,ALL RI<T1 IMM$IATELY10 HE REPLI$ TO A DRESS] :O PO9T$ ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW \T TO HIM1 & HE TOLD !M TO C>RY HIM 9TO ! T5T4 

,MURMURS >OSE AMONG ! W\ND$ :O W]E WAIT+4 

0,IT SEEMS ?AT EV5 9 ! NEXT WORLD ONLY ! G5TRY >E TO HAVE A 
 *ANCE60 REM>K$ ONE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW WAS C>RI$ 9 & LAID ON A TABLE ?AT HAD ONLY JU/ BE5 
 CLE>$ & :I* A DRESS] WAS WA%+ D[N4 ,PR9CE ,&REW C\LD NOT MAKE 
 \T DI/9CTLY :AT WAS 9 ?AT T5T4 ,! PITIFUL GROANS FROM ALL SIDES 
 & ! TORTUR+ PA9 9 HIS ?I<1 /OMA*1 & BACK DI/RACT$ HIM4 ,ALL 
 HE SAW AB\T HIM M]G$ 9TO A G5]AL IMPRESSION ( NAK$1 BLE$+ HUMAN 
 BODIES ?AT SEEM$ TO FILL ! :OLE ( ! L[ T5T1 AS A FEW WEEKS 
 PREVI\SLY1 ON ?AT HOT ,AUGU/ DAY1 SU* BODIES HAD FILL$ ! DIRTY POND 
 BESIDE ! ,SMOL5SK ROAD4 ,YES1 IT WAS ! SAME FLE%1 ! SAME *AIR A 
 CANON1 ! SI<T ( :I* HAD EV5 !N FILL$ HIM ) HORROR1 AS BY A 
 PRES5TIM5T4 

,!RE W]E ?REE OP]AT+ TABLES 9 ! T5T4 ,TWO W]E OCCUPI$1 & ON 
 ! ?IRD !Y PLAC$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,= A LITTLE :ILE HE WAS LEFT ALONE 
 & 9VOLUNT>ILY WITNESS$ :AT WAS TAK+ PLACE ON ! O!R TWO TABLES4 
 ,ON ! NE>E/ ONE SAT A ,T>T>1 PROBABLY A ,COSSACK1 JUDG+ BY ! 
 UNI=M ?R[N D[N BESIDE HIM4 ,F\R SOLDI]S W]E HOLD+ HIM1 & A 
 SPECTACL$ DOCTOR WAS CUTT+ 9TO HIS MUSCUL> BR[N BACK4 

0,OOH1 OOH1 OOH60 GRUNT$ ! ,T>T>1 & SUDD5LY LIFT+ UP HIS SW>?Y 
 SNUB-NOS$ FACE ) ITS HI< *EEKBONES1 & B>+ HIS :ITE TEE?1 HE 
 BEGAN TO WRIGGLE & TWIT* HIS BODY & UTT] PI]C+1 R++1 & 
 PROLONG$ YELLS4 ,ON ! O!R TABLE1 R\ND :I* MANY PEOPLE W]E 
 CR[D+1 A TALL WELL-F$ MAN LAY ON HIS BACK ) HIS HEAD ?R[N BACK4 
 ,HIS CURLY HAIR1 ITS COLOR1 & ! %APE ( HIS HEAD SEEM$ /RANGELY 
 FAMILI> TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,SEV]AL DRESS]S W]E PRESS+ ON HIS *E/ TO 
 HOLD HIM D[N4 ,ONE L>GE1 :ITE1 PLUMP LEG TWIT*$ RAPIDLY ALL ! TIME 
 ) A FEV]I% TREMOR4 ,! MAN WAS SOBB+ & *OK+ CONVULSIVELY4 ,TWO 
 DOCTORS--ONE ( :OM WAS PALE & TREMBL+--W]E SIL5TLY DO+ 
 SOME?+ TO ?IS MAN'S O!R1 GORY LEG4 ,:5 HE HAD F9I%$ ) ! 
 ,T>T>1 :OM !Y COV]$ ) AN OV]COAT1 ! SPECTACL$ DOCTOR CAME UP 
 TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 WIP+ HIS H&S4 

,HE GLANC$ AT ,PR9CE ,&REW'S FACE & QUICKLY TURN$ AWAY4 

0,UNDRESS HIM6 ,:AT >E Y\ WAIT+ =80 HE CRI$ ANGRILY TO ! DRESS]S4 

,HIS V]Y FIR/1 REMOTE/ RECOLLECTIONS ( *ILDHOOD CAME BACK TO ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW'S M9D :5 ! DRESS] ) SLEEVES ROLL$ UP BEGAN HA/ILY TO 
 UNDO ! BUTTONS ( HIS CLO!S & UNDRESS$ HIM4 ,! DOCTOR B5T D[N 
 OV] ! W\ND1 FELT IT1 & SI<$ DEEPLY4 ,!N HE MADE A SIGN TO 
 SOMEONE1 & ! TORTUR+ PA9 9 HIS ABDOM5 CAUS$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO 
 LOSE CONSCI\SNESS4 ,:5 HE CAME TO HIMSELF ! SPL9T]$ PORTIONS ( HIS 
 ?I<BONE HAD BE5 EXTRACT$1 ! TORN FLE% CUT AWAY1 & ! W\ND 
 B&AG$4 ,WAT] WAS BE+ SPR9KL$ ON HIS FACE4 ,AS SOON AS ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 OP5$ HIS EYES1 ! DOCTOR B5T OV]1 KISS$ HIM SIL5TLY ON ! LIPS1 
 & HURRI$ AWAY4 

,AFT] ! SUFF]+S HE HAD BE5 5DUR+1 ,PR9CE ,&REW 5JOY$ A 
 BLISSFUL FEEL+ SU* AS HE HAD NOT EXP]I5C$ = A LONG TIME4 ,ALL ! 
 BE/ & HAPPIE/ MOM5TS ( HIS LIFE--ESPECIALLY HIS E>LIE/ 
 *ILDHOOD1 :5 HE US$ TO BE UNDRESS$ & PUT TO B$1 & :5 LEAN+ 
 OV] HIM HIS NURSE SANG HIM TO SLEEP & HE1 BURY+ HIS HEAD 9 ! 
 PILL[1 FELT HAPPY 9 ! M]E CONSCI\SNESS ( LIFE--RETURN$ TO HIS 
 MEMORY1 NOT M]ELY AS SOME?+ PA/ BUT AS SOME?+ PRES5T4 

,! DOCTORS W]E BUSILY 5GAG$ ) ! W\ND$ MAN ! %APE ( :OSE 
 HEAD SEEM$ FAMILI> TO ,PR9CE ,&REW3 !Y W]E LIFT+ HIM UP & TRY+ 
 TO QUIET HIM4 

0,%[ IT TO ME4444 ,OH1 OOH444 ,OH6 ,OH1 OOH60 HIS FRI<T5$ MOANS C\LD BE 
 HE>D1 SUBDU$ BY SUFF]+ & BROK5 BY SOBS4 

,HE>+ ?OSE MOANS ,PR9CE ,&REW WANT$ TO WEEP4 ,:E!R BECAUSE HE WAS 
 DY+ )\T GLORY1 OR BECAUSE HE WAS SORRY TO P>T ) LIFE1 OR BECAUSE 
 ( ?OSE MEMORIES ( A *ILDHOOD ?AT C\LD NOT RETURN1 OR BECAUSE HE WAS 
 SUFF]+ & O!RS W]E SUFF]+ & ?AT MAN NE> HIM WAS GROAN+ SO 
 PITE\SLY--HE FELT LIKE WEEP+ *ILDLIKE1 K9DLY1 & ALMO/ HAPPY 
 TE>S4 

,! W\ND$ MAN WAS %[N HIS AMPUTAT$ LEG /A9$ ) CLOTT$ BLOOD & 
 ) ! BOOT /ILL ON4 

0,OH6 ,OH1 OOH60 HE SOBB$1 LIKE A WOMAN4 

,! DOCTOR :O HAD BE5 /&+ BESIDE HIM1 PREV5T+ ,PR9CE ,&REW FROM 
 SEE+ HIS FACE1 MOV$ AWAY4 

0,MY ,GOD6 ,:AT IS ?IS8 ,:Y IS HE H]E80 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW TO HIMSELF4 

,9 ! MIS]ABLE1 SOBB+1 5FEEBL$ MAN :OSE LEG HAD JU/ BE5 
 AMPUTAT$1 HE RECOGNIZ$ ,ANATOLE ,KURAG94 ,M5 W]E SUPPORT+ HIM 9 !IR 
 >MS & (F]+ HIM A GLASS ( WAT]1 BUT HIS TREMBL+1 SWOLL5 LIPS 
 C\LD NOT GRASP ITS RIM4 ,ANATOLE WAS SOBB+ PA9FULLY4 0,YES1 IT IS HE6 
 ,YES1 ?AT MAN IS SOMEH[ CLOSELY & PA9FULLY CONNECT$ ) ME10 ?\<T 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 NOT YET CLE>LY GRASP+ :AT HE SAW BE=E HIM4 0,:AT IS 
 ! CONNECTION ( ?AT MAN ) MY *ILDHOOD & LIFE80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF 
 )\T F9D+ AN ANSW]4 ,& SUDD5LY A NEW UNEXPECT$ MEMORY FROM ?AT 
 REALM ( PURE & LOV+ *ILDHOOD PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIM4 ,HE REMEMB]$ 
 ,NATA%A AS HE HAD SE5 H] = ! FIR/ TIME AT ! BALL 9 #a#h#a1 ) 
 H] SL5D] NECK & >MS & ) A FRI<T5$ HAPPY FACE READY = 
 RAPTURE1 & LOVE & T5D]NESS = H]1 /RONG] & MORE VIVID ?AN 
 EV]1 AWOKE 9 HIS S\L4 ,HE N[ REMEMB]$ ! CONNECTION ?AT EXI/$ 
 BETWE5 HIMSELF & ?IS MAN :O WAS DIMLY GAZ+ AT HIM ?R\< TE>S 
 ?AT FILL$ HIS SWOLL5 EYES4 ,HE REMEMB]$ EV]Y?+1 & EC/ATIC PITY 
 & LOVE = ?AT MAN OV]FL[$ HIS HAPPY HE>T4 

,PR9CE ,&REW C\LD NO LONG] RE/RA9 HIMSELF & WEPT T5D] LOV+ 
 TE>S = HIS FELL[ M51 = HIMSELF1 & = HIS [N & !IR ]RORS4 

0,COMPASSION1 LOVE ( \R BRO!RS1 = ?OSE :O LOVE US & = ?OSE :O 
 HATE US1 LOVE ( \R 5EMIES2 YES1 ?AT LOVE :I* ,GOD PREA*$ ON E>? 
 & :I* ,PR9CESS ,M>Y TAU<T ME & ,I DID NOT UND]/&--?AT IS 
 :AT MADE ME SORRY TO P>T ) LIFE1 ?AT IS :AT REMA9$ = ME HAD ,I 
 LIV$4 ,BUT N[ IT IS TOO LATE4 ,I KN[ IT60 

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