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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUIGI ,GALLEANI 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,REGAN ,V]CRUYSSE1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE  
,RECOLLECT A DU/Y ,AUGU/ AFT]NOON4 ,! OPPRESSIVE & SUFFOCAT+ ATMOSPH]E LAY HEAVY UPON ! IMMOBILE LAKE1 SC9TILLAT+ AS AN IMM5SE %EET ( POLI%$ /EEL4 ,IT LAY HEAVY OV] ! EXHAU/$ V9ES ( ! HILL1 9VAD+ EV5 ! P5UMBRA ( ! VA/ /UDY :]E OPPOSITE EA* O!R1 WE WORK$ ON SOME GIV5 /ATI/ICS RELATIVE TO ! ,REPUBLIC ( ,GUATEMALA4 ,MOREOV]1 AS EV]Y DAY1 HE HAD REPROA*$ ME ?AT AFT]NOON = HAV+ BEGUN TO WORK3 0,Y\ NE$ AIR1 LI<T1 SUN%9E1 A GREAT DEAL ( SUN%9E1 MU* ACTIVITY10 HE SAID TO ME1 0& ! CLOSE AIR ( ! ROOM IS NOT AT ALL GOOD = Y\4 ,GO AWAY TO ,CL>5S2 Y\ WILL />T AGA9 TOMORR[ MORN+2 ! WORK Y\ HAVE DONE ?IS =5OON WILL SUFFICE ME40 ,BUT ,I DID NOT LIKE ?IS4 ,TRUE1 ,I HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM AN 9C>C]ATION 9 ! MO/ SOMB] PRISONS ( ,FRANCE & ,I C\LD ONLY HAVE B5EFIT$ BY ! HEAL+ P[]S ( AIR & SUN%9E1 BUT :AT %\LD ,I HAVE DONE AT ,CL>5S1 IDL+ AWAY EI<T OR N9E H\RS & C\LD ,I HAVE BE5 ABLE TO D]IVE GREAT] PLEASURE & B5EFIT 9 DO+ ?AT ?AN 9 !SE FIFTE5 M9UTE RESPITES :5 ,ELISEE1 LAY+ D[N HIS P51 SE>*$ = MY B5EFIT AMONG ! TREASURES ( HIS RECOLLECTIONS1OR BETT] /ILL1 DRIV+ AWAY SOME D\BT1 R5D]$ FIRM] /ILL MY 9TIMATE ASPIRATIONS T[>D REVOLT8 ,I REMA9$1 !N1 BY HIS SIDE1 WORK+ OR READ+1 SOMETIMES 9T]RUPT+ UNAW>ES HIS FEV]I% 9DU/RY BY A BURN+ QUE/ION & C>ESS$ BY HIS SIMPLE & K9DLY WORDS ,I DRANK LONG DRAFTS ( FELICITY & ( JOY4 ,:Y1 !N1 %\LD ,I HAVE GONE \T8 ,BUT ?AT DAY1 ! S]VANT1 9T]RUPT+ ONE ( !SE DELICI\S TRUCES1 BR\<T TWO C>DS TO ,ELISEE3 ONE FROM ,FLOQUET1 PRESID5T ( ! *AMB] ( DEPUTIES1 ! O!R FROM ,FREYC9ET1 :O WAS !N1 IF MY MEMORY DOES NOT DECEIVE ME1 M9I/] ( W>4 ,!SE P]SONAGES POLITELY ASK$ TO PAY !IR RESPECTS TO ! ILLU/RI\S GEOGRAPH] ,ELISEE ,R$US4 0,SAY ?AT ,RECLUS CANNOT RECEIVE !M10 HE SAID FIRMLY TO ! S]VANT & TO ME1 :O HAD RIS5 TO LEAVE ! ROOM3--0REMA9 H]E4 ,I WILL NOT RECEIVE !SE L[ CREATURES40 ,= A MOM5T HE SEEM$ TO WI% TO GIVE ME ! 9TIMATE REASON = ?IS H>% REFUSAL1 TO GIVE V5T TO ! BITT]NESS :I* ! SI<T ( !SE TWO NAMES1 BECOME FAM\S1 CAUS$ HIM1 TO ! MEMORIES ( SORDIDNESS & 9TRIGUES :I* !Y RECALL$ TO HIM4 ,A SLI<T FLU% OV]SPREAD HIS FACE1 HE GLANC$ \T AT ! GLYC9S B5D+ OV] ! >D5T MIRROR ( ! LAKE1 !N1 B5D+ HIS PURE BR[ OV] ! :ITE PAGES HE ALMO/ 9AUDIBLY MURMUR$3 0IT W\LD BE BETT] TO WORK40 ,BUT WE W]E NOT DE/9$ TO WORK ?AT DAY4 ,SIL5CE WAS H>DLY REE/ABLI%$ :5 ,!RESE1 ! MAID1 RE5T]+ ! /UDY1 :ISP]$ 9 MY E> ?AT SOMEONE \TSIDE WAS WAIT+ = ME4 ,I GOT UP V]Y S(TLY1 &1 HAPPY SURPRISE1 ,I F\ND 9 ! VE/IBULE1 ,AUGU/E1 AN EXCELL5T COMRADE ) :OM ,I HAD %>$ ! BLACK BREAD ( ! ,REPUBLIC AT ,MAZAS1 AT ,*AUMONT1 AT ,LYONS4 ,S5T BACK =CIBLY TO ,ITALY1 HE HAD SET (F AGA9 FROM ,MILAN1 PIDIBUS CALCANTIBUS & ON FOOT1 HE RETURN$ TO ,P>IS4 ,HE WAS !N AN ADOLESC5T1 ALMO/ A *ILD1 BUT FULL ( >DOR & 9TELLIG5CE2 YE>S1 /RUGGLES1 SUFF]+S1 HAVE HAPPILY NOT DETRACT$ EI!R FROM HIS VIGOR OR HIS GOODNESS & !N1 AS TODAY1 HE WAS = ME1 A DE>1 A V]Y DE>1 COMRADE4 ,BUT 9 :AT A /ATE6 ,HE HAD LEFT ! BETT] P>T ( HIS %OES UPON ! SUMMIT ( ,SIMPLON4 ,! SOJ\RN ( REFUGEES HAD NOT BE5 )\T DAMAG+ HIS W>DROBE & ON HIS HEAD ( HAIR1 A LA ,DANTON1 ONE C\LD C\NT ALMO/ AS MANY /RAWS AS HAIRS2 HIS SLEEVES W]E RIDDL$ ) HOLES AB\T ! ELB[S & TO CAP ! CLIMAX1 HIS UNMANAGEABLE FEET PROTRUD$ ?R\< ! 9T]/ICES ( HIS /OCK+S4 ,I GAVE HIM ! KEYS TO MY LITTLE ROOM1 BEGG+ HIM TO MAKE USE ( MY CLO!SPRESS :]E ! CLO!S W]E AT LEA/ M5D$ & LAUND]$4 ,I !N BEGG$ HIM TO RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE & MEET ME AGA94 ,WE W\LD JOY\SLY KEEP ! R5DEZV\S4 ,I RE5T]$ ! /UDY4 

0,ANY?+ NEW80 ANXI\SLY ASK$ ,ELISEE4 

0,AN EXCELL5T ,ITALIAN COMRADE :O CAME FROM ,MILAN & GOES TO ,P>IS--ON FOOT40 

0,:Y HAVE Y\ NOT ASK$ HIM TO COME 980 

0,BECAUSE ! POOR DEVIL IS 9 SU* A /ATE64440 

0,:AT DOES ?AT MATT]8 MAKE HIM COME 92 IT IS PLEASANT = ME TO SEE HIM & TO KN[ HIM1 S9CE HE IS SO Y\NG & SO GOOD40 

,I HAD TO GO & LOOK = HIM4 ,AUGU/E HAD SL[LY CLIMB$ ! HILLOCK :I* L$ TO MY LITTLE HUT1 DRAGG+ HIMSELF ALONG ) PA9 & WE>9ESS4 ,HE FAC$ AB\T1 JU/ AS HE WAS1 & !RE1 9 ?IS VA/ /UDY1 ! DOOR ( :I* WAS DOS$1 SC>CELY HALF AN H\R E>LI]1 TO TWO EXCELL5CIES1 TWO MI<TY ONES ( ?IS WORLD1 ! TRAMP 9 RAGS1 ALL DU/Y1 P]SECUT$1 SMIL$ ) JOY 9 ! >MS ( ,ELISEE ,RECLUS :O BESIEG$ HIM ) QUE/IONS ON ! MOVEM5T 9 ,ITALY1 ! COMRADES 9 ,MILAN1 !IR REC5T /RUGGLES1 !IR FUTURE PLANS1 !IR WORK+ & LIV+ CONDITIONS1 G5TLE AS A *ILD1 AFFECTIONATE AS A BRO!R1 MODE/ & DELICATE AS >E ALL ?OSE :O >E /RONG1 ALL ?OSE :O >E GREAT1 ALL ?OSE :O >E GOOD4 

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