,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #ah 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,GO+ ALONG ! CORRIDOR1 ! ASSI/ANT L$ ,RO/OV TO ! (FIC]S' W>DS1 
 CONSI/+ ( ?REE ROOMS1 ! DOORS ( :I* /OOD OP54 ,!RE W]E B$S 
 9 !SE ROOMS & ! SICK & W\ND$ (FIC]S W]E LY+ OR SITT+ ON 
 !M4 ,SOME W]E WALK+ AB\T ! ROOMS 9 HOSPITAL DRESS+ G[NS4 ,! 
 FIR/ P]SON ,RO/OV MET 9 ! (FIC]S' W>D WAS A ?9 LITTLE MAN ) 
 ONE >M1 :O WAS WALK+ AB\T ! FIR/ ROOM 9 A NI<TCAP & HOSPITAL 
 DRESS+ G[N1 ) A PIPE BETWE5 HIS TEE?4 ,RO/OV LOOK$ AT HIM1 TRY+ 
 TO REMEMB] :]E HE HAD SE5 HIM BE=E4 

0,SEE :]E WE'VE MET AGA960 SAID ! LITTLE MAN4 0,TU%91 ,TU%91 DON'T 
 Y\ REMEMB]1 :O GAVE Y\ A LIFT AT ,S*ON ,GRAB]N8 ,& ,I'VE HAD A BIT CUT 
 (F1 Y\ SEE4440 HE W5T ON ) A SMILE1 PO9T+ TO ! EMPTY SLEEVE ( 
 HIS DRESS+ G[N4 0,LOOK+ = ,VASILI ,DMITRI* ,D5ISOV8 ,MY NEI<BOR10 HE 
 ADD$1 :5 HE HE>D :O ,RO/OV WANT$4 0,H]E1 H]E10 & ,TU%9 L$ HIM 
 9TO ! NEXT ROOM1 FROM :5CE CAME S\NDS ( SEV]AL LAU<+ VOICES4 

0,H[ CAN !Y LAU<1 OR EV5 LIVE AT ALL H]E80 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 /ILL 
 AW>E ( ?AT SMELL ( DECOMPOS+ FLE% ?AT HAD BE5 SO /RONG 9 ! 
 SOLDI]S' W>D1 & /ILL SEEM+ TO SEE FIX$ ON HIM ?OSE 5VI\S LOOKS 
 :I* HAD FOLL[$ HIM \T FROM BO? SIDES1 & ! FACE ( ?AT Y\NG 
 SOLDI] ) EYES ROLL$ BACK4 

,D5ISOV LAY ASLEEP ON HIS B$ ) HIS HEAD UND] ! BLANKET1 ?\< IT 
 WAS NE>LY NOON4 

0,AH1 ,WO/OV8 ,H[ >E Y\1 H[ >E Y\80 HE CALL$ \T1 /ILL 9 ! SAME 
 VOICE AS 9 ! REGIM5T1 BUT ,RO/OV NOTIC$ SADLY ?AT UND] ?IS 
 HABITUAL EASE & ANIMATION SOME NEW1 S9I/]1 HIDD5 FEEL+ %[$ 
 ITSELF 9 ! EXPRESSION ( ,D5ISOV'S FACE & ! 9TONATIONS ( HIS 
 VOICE4 

,HIS W\ND1 ?\< A SLI<T ONE1 HAD NOT YET HEAL$ EV5 N[1 SIX WEEKS 
 AFT] HE HAD BE5 HIT4 ,HIS FACE HAD ! SAME SWOLL5 PALLOR AS ! FACES 
 ( ! O!R HOSPITAL PATI5TS1 BUT IT WAS NOT ?IS ?AT /RUCK ,RO/OV4 
 ,:AT /RUCK HIM WAS ?AT ,D5ISOV DID NOT SEEM GLAD TO SEE HIM1 & SMIL$ 
 AT HIM UNNATURALLY4 ,HE DID NOT ASK AB\T ! REGIM5T1 NOR AB\T ! 
 G5]AL /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 & :5 ,RO/OV SPOKE ( !SE MATT]S DID NOT 
 LI/54 

,RO/OV EV5 NOTIC$ ?AT ,D5ISOV DID NOT LIKE TO BE REM9D$ ( ! 
 REGIM5T1 OR 9 G5]AL ( ?AT O!R FREE LIFE :I* WAS GO+ ON \TSIDE 
 ! HOSPITAL4 ,HE SEEM$ TO TRY TO =GET ?AT OLD LIFE & WAS ONLY 
 9T]E/$ 9 ! AFFAIR ) ! COMMISS>IAT (FIC]S4 ,ON ,RO/OV'S 
 9QUIRY AS TO H[ ! MATT] /OOD1 HE AT ONCE PRODUC$ FROM UND] HIS 
 PILL[ A PAP] HE HAD RECEIV$ FROM ! COMMISSION & ! R\< DRAFT ( 
 HIS ANSW] TO IT4 ,HE BECAME ANIMAT$ :5 HE BEGAN READ+ HIS PAP] & 
 SPECIALLY DREW ,RO/OV'S ATT5TION TO ! /++ REJO9D]S HE MADE TO 
 HIS 5EMIES4 ,HIS HOSPITAL COMPANIONS1 :O HAD GA!R$ R\ND ,RO/OV--A 
 FRE% >RIVAL FROM ! WORLD \TSIDE--GRADUALLY BEGAN TO DISP]SE AS 
 SOON AS ,D5ISOV BEGAN READ+ HIS ANSW]4 ,RO/OV NOTIC$ BY !IR FACES 
 ?AT ALL ?OSE G5TLEM5 HAD ALREADY HE>D ?AT /ORY MORE ?AN ONCE & 
 W]E TIR$ ( IT4 ,ONLY ! MAN :O HAD ! NEXT B$1 A /\T ,UHLAN1 
 CONT9U$ TO SIT ON HIS B$1 GLOOMILY FR[N+ & SMOK+ A PIPE1 & 
 LITTLE ONE->M$ ,TU%9 /ILL LI/5$1 %AK+ HIS HEAD DISAPPROV+LY4 
 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! READ+1 ! ,UHLAN 9T]RUPT$ ,D5ISOV4 

0,BUT :AT ,I SAY IS10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ,RO/OV1 0IT W\LD BE BE/ SIMPLY 
 TO PETITION ! ,EMP]OR = P>DON4 ,!Y SAY GREAT REW>DS WILL N[ BE 
 DI/RIBUT$1 & SURELY A P>DON W\LD BE GRANT$44440 

0,ME PETITION ! ,EMPEWO'60 EXCLAIM$ ,D5ISOV1 9 A VOICE TO :I* HE TRI$ 
 H>D TO GIVE ! OLD 5]GY & FIRE1 BUT :I* S\ND$ LIKE AN EXPRESSION 
 ( IRRITABLE IMPOT5CE4 0,:AT =8 ,IF ,I W]E A WOBB] ,I W\LD ASK M]CY1 
 BUT ,I'M BE+ C\RT-M>TIAL$ = BW++ WOBB]S TO BOOK4 ,LET !M TWY 
 ME1 ,I'M NOT AFWAID ( ANYONE4 ,I'VE S]V$ ! ,CZ> & MY C\NTWY 
 HON[ABLY & HAVE NOT /OL56 ,& AM ,I TO BE DEGWAD$8444 ,LI/51 ,I'M 
 W'IT+ TO !M /WAI<T4 ,?IS IS :AT ,I SAY3 ',IF ,I HAD WOBB$ ! 
 ,TWEASUWY444'0 

0,IT'S C]TA9LY WELL WRITT510 SAID ,TU%91 0BUT ?AT'S NOT ! PO9T1 
 ,VASILI ,DMITRI*10 & HE ALSO TURN$ TO ,RO/OV4 0,ONE HAS TO SUBMIT1 & 
 ,VASILI ,DMITRI* DOESN'T WANT TO4 ,Y\ KN[ ! AUDITOR TOLD Y\ IT WAS A 
 BAD BUS9ESS40 

0,WELL1 LET IT BE BAD10 SAID ,D5ISOV4 

0,! AUDITOR WROTE \T A PETITION = Y\10 CONT9U$ ,TU%91 0& Y\ 
 \<T TO SIGN IT & ASK ?IS G5TLEMAN TO TAKE IT4 ,NO D\BT HE0 
 79DICAT+ ,RO/OV7 0HAS CONNECTIONS ON ! /AFF4 ,Y\ WON'T F9D A BETT] 
 OPPORTUNITY40 

0,HAV5'T ,I SAID ,I'M NOT GO+ TO GWOVEL80 ,D5ISOV 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 W5T ON 
 READ+ HIS PAP]4 

,RO/OV HAD NOT ! C\RAGE TO P]SUADE ,D5ISOV1 ?\< HE 9/9CTIVELY 
 FELT ?AT ! WAY ADVIS$ BY ,TU%9 & ! O!R (FIC]S WAS ! SAFE/1 
 & ?\< HE W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD TO BE ( S]VICE TO ,D5ISOV4 ,HE KNEW 
 HIS /UBBORN WILL & /RAI<T=W>D HA/Y TEMP]4 

,:5 ! READ+ ( ,D5ISOV'S VIRUL5T REPLY1 :I* TOOK MORE ?AN AN 
 H\R1 WAS OV]1 ,RO/OV SAID NO?+1 & HE SP5T ! RE/ ( ! DAY 9 A 
 MO/ DEJECT$ /ATE ( M9D AMID ,D5ISOV'S HOSPITAL COMRADES1 :O HAD 
 GA!R$ R\ND HIM1 TELL+ !M :AT HE KNEW & LI/5+ TO !IR 
 /ORIES4 ,D5ISOV WAS MOODILY SIL5T ALL ! EV5+4 

,LATE 9 ! EV5+1 :5 ,RO/OV WAS AB\T TO LEAVE1 HE ASK$ ,D5ISOV 
 :E!R HE HAD NO COMMISSION = HIM4 

0,YES1 WAIT A BIT10 SAID ,D5ISOV1 GLANC+ R\ND AT ! (FIC]S1 & 
 TAK+ HIS PAP]S FROM UND] HIS PILL[ HE W5T TO ! W9D[1 :]E HE 
 HAD AN 9KPOT1 & SAT D[N TO WRITE4 

0,IT SEEMS IT'S NO USE KNOCK+ ONE'S HEAD AGA9/ A WALL60 HE SAID1 COM+ 
 FROM ! W9D[ & GIV+ ,RO/OV A L>GE 5VELOPE4 ,9 IT WAS ! PETITION 
 TO ! ,EMP]OR DRAWN UP BY ! AUDITOR1 9 :I* ,D5ISOV1 )\T ALLUD+ 
 TO ! (F5SES ( ! COMMISS>IAT (FICIALS1 SIMPLY ASK$ = P>DON4 

0,H& IT 94 ,IT SEEMS4440 

,HE DID NOT F9I%1 BUT GAVE A PA9FULLY UNNATURAL SMILE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #ah -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #ah -- ,ADD$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/