,DURRUTI IS ,DEAD1 ,YET ,LIV+ 

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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TAGS 3 DURRUTI IS NOT DEAD1 BU5AV5TURA DURRUTI1 ANTIFASCI/ FI<T1 ANTIFASCI/ /RUGGLE1 DURRUTI'S DEA?1 DURRUTI1 DEAD1 FASCISM1 LIFE1 AN>*I/4 

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,PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#c#f4 ,OBTA9$ FROM ! ,HOOV] ,9/ITUTION ON ,W>1 ,REVOLUTION & ,PEACE1 ,/AN=D1 ,CALI=NIA4 

,DURRUTI IS ,DEAD1 ,YET ,LIV+,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 #aicf 

  

,PHOTO BY ,DIMITRIS ,KAM>AS1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,DURRUTI1 :OM ,I SAW BUT A MON? AGO1 LO/ HIS LIFE 9 ! /REET-BATTLES ( ,MADRID4 

,MY PREVI\S KN[L$GE ( ?IS /ORMY PETREL ( ! ,AN>*I/ & REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 WAS M]ELY FROM READ+ AB\T HIM4 ,ON MY >RIVAL 9 ,B>CELONA ,I LE>N$ MANY FASC9AT+ /ORIES ( ,DURRUTI & HIS COLUMN4 ,!Y MADE ME EAG] TO GO TO ! ,>AGON FRONT1 :]E HE WAS ! LEAD+ SPIRIT ( ! BRAVE & VALIANT MILITIAS1 FI<T+ AGA9/ FASCISM4 

,I >RIV$ AT ,DURRUTI'S HEADQU>T]S T[>DS EV5+1 COMPLETELY EXHAU/$ FROM ! LONG DRIVE OV] A R\< ROAD4 ,A FEW MOM5TS ) ,DURRUTI WAS LIKE A /RONG TONIC1 REFRE%+ & 9VIGORAT+4 ,P[]FUL ( BODY AS IF HEWN FROM ! ROCKS ( ,MONTS]RAT1 ,DURRUTI EASILY REPRES5T$ ! MO/ DOM9AT+ FIGURE AMONG ! ,AN>*I/S ,I HAD MET S9CE MY >RIVAL 9 ,SPA94 ,HIS T]RIFIC 5]GY ELECTRIFI$ ME AS IT SEEM$ TO EFFECT EV]YONE :O CAME )9 ITS RADIUS4 

,I F\ND ,DURRUTI 9 A V]ITABLE BEEHIVE ( ACTIVITY4 ,M5 CAME & W5T1 ! TELEPHONE WAS CON/ANTLY CALL+ = ,DURRUTI4 ,9 ADDITION WAS ! DEAF5+ HAMM]+ ( WORK]S :O W]E CON/RUCT+ A WOOD5 %$ = ,DURRUTI'S /AFF4 ,?R\< ALL ! D9 & CON/ANT CALL ON HIS TIME ,DURRUTI REMA9$ S]5E & PATI5T4 ,HE RECEIV$ ME AS IF HE HAD KN[N ME ALL HIS LIFE4 ,! GRACI\SNESS & W>M? FROM A MAN 5GAG$ 9 A LIFE & DEA? /RUGGLE AGA9/ FASCISM WAS SOME?+ ,I HAD H>DLY EXPECT$4 

,I HAD HE>D MU* AB\T ,DURRUTI'S MA/]Y OV] ! COLUMN ?AT W5T BY HIS NAME4 ,I WAS CURI\S TO LE>N BY :AT MEANS O!R ?AN MILIT>Y DRIVE HE HAD SUCCE$$ 9 WELD+ TOGE!R #a1 VOLUNTE]S )\T PREVI\S MILIT>Y TRA9+ & EXP]I5CE ( ANY SORT4 ,DURRUTI SEEM$ SURPRIS$ ?AT ,I1 AN OLD ,AN>*I/ %\LD EV5 ASK SU* A QUE/ION4 

0,I HAVE BE5 AN ,AN>*I/ ALL MY LIFE10 HE REPLI$1 0,I HOPE ,I HAVE REMA9$ ONE4 ,I %\LD CONSID] IT V]Y SAD 9DE$1 HAD ,I TO TURN 9TO A G5]AL & RULE ! M5 ) A MILIT>Y ROD4 ,!Y HAVE COME TO ME VOLUNT>ILY1 !Y >E READY TO /AKE !IR LIVES 9 \R ANTIFASCI/ FI<T4 ,I BELIEVE1 AS ,I ALWAYS HAVE1 9 FRE$OM4 ,! FRE$OM :I* RE/S ON ! S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY4 ,I CONSID] DISCIPL9E 9DISP5SABLE1 BUT IT MU/ BE 9N] DISCIPL9E1 MOTIVAT$ BY A COMMON PURPOSE & A /RONG FEEL+ ( COMRADE%IP40 ,HE HAD GA9$ ! CONFID5CE ( ! M5 & !IR AFFECTION BECAUSE HE HAD NEV] PLAY$ ! P>T ( A SUP]IOR4 ,HE WAS ONE ( !M4 ,HE ATE & SLEPT AS SIMPLY AS !Y DID4 ,(T5 EV5 D5Y+ HIMSELF HIS [N PORTION = ONE WEAK OR SICK1 & NE$+ MORE ?AN HE4 ,& HE %>$ !IR DANG] 9 EV]Y BATTLE4 ,?AT WAS NO D\BT ! SECRET ( ,DURRUTI'S SUCCESS ) HIS COLUMN4 ,! M5 ADOR$ HIM4 ,!Y NOT ONLY C>RI$ \T ALL HIS 9/RUCTIONS1 !Y W]E READY TO FOLL[ HIM 9 ! MO/ P]IL\S V5TURE TO REPULSE ! FASCI/ POSITION4 

,I HAD >RIV$ ON ! EVE ( AN ATTACK ,DURRUTI HAD PREP>$ = ! FOLL[+ MORN+4 ,AT DAYBREAK ,DURRUTI1 LIKE ! RE/ ( ! MILITIA ) HIS RIFLE OV] HIS %\LD]1 L$ ! WAY4 ,TOGE!R ) !M HE DROVE ! 5EMY BACK F\R KILOMET]S1 & HE ALSO SUCCE$$ 9 CAPTUR+ A CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( >MS ! 5EMIES HAD LEFT BEH9D 9 !IR FLI<T4 

,! MORAL EXAMPLE ( SIMPLE EQUALITY WAS BY NO MEANS ! ONLY EXPLANATION ( ,DURRUTI'S 9FLU5CE4 ,!RE WAS ANO!R1 HIS CAPACITY TO MAKE ! MILITIAM5 REALIZE ! DEEP] MEAN+ ( ! ANTIFASCI/ W>--! MEAN+ ?AT HAD DOM9AT$ HIS [N LIFE & ?AT HE HAD LE>N$ TO >TICULATE TO ! POORE/ & MO/ UNDEVELOP$ ( ! POOR4 

,DURRUTI TOLD ME ( HIS APPROA* TO ! DIFFICULT PROBLEMS ( ! M5 :O COME = LEAVE ( ABS5CE AT MOM5TS :5 !Y W]E MO/ NE$$ AT ! FRONT4 ,! M5 EVID5TLY KNEW !IR LEAD]--!Y KNEW HIS DECISIV5ESS--HIS IRON WILL4 ,BUT ALSO !Y KNEW ! SYMPA?Y & G5TL5ESS HIDD5 BEH9D HIS AU/]E EXT]IOR4 ,H[ C\LD HE RESI/ :5 ! M5 TOLD HIM ( ILLNESS AT HOME--P>5TS1 WIFE OR *ILD8 

,DURRUTI H\ND$ BE=E ! GLORI\S DAYS ( ,JULY #a#i#c#f1 LIKE A WILD BEA/ FROM C\NTRY TO C\NTRY4 ,IMPRISON$ TIME ON 5D AS A CRIM9AL4 ,EV5 CONDEMN$ TO DEA?4 ,HE1 ! HAT$ ,AN>*I/1 HAT$ BY ! S9I/] TR9ITY1 ! B\RGEOISIE1 ! /ATE & ! *UR*4 ,?IS HOMELESS VAGABOND 9CAPABLE ( FEEL+ AS ! :OLE CAPITALI/IC PUCK PROCLAIM$4 ,H[ LITTLE !Y KNEW ,DURRUTI4 ,H[ LITTLE !Y UND]/OOD HIS LOV+ HE>T4 ,HE HAD NEV] REMA9$ 9DIFF]5T TO ! NE$S ( HIS FELL[S4 ,N[ H[EV]1 HE WAS 5GAG$ 9 A DESP]ATE /RUGGLE ) FASCISM 9 ! DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 & EV]Y MAN WAS NE$$ AT HIS PLACE4 ,V]ILY A DIFFICULT SITUATION TO MEET4 ,BUT ,DURRUTI'S +5I\SNESS CONQU]$ ALL DIFFICULTIES4 ,HE LI/5$ PATI5TLY TO ! /ORY ( WOE & !N HELD =? ON ! CAUSE ( ILLNESS AMONG ! POOR4 ,OV]WORK1 MALNUTRITION1 LACK ( AIR1 LACK ( JOY 9 LIFE4 

0,DON'T Y\ SEE COMRADE1 ! W> Y\ & ,I >E WAG+ IS TO SAFEGU>D \R ,REVOLUTION & ! ,REVOLUTION IS TO DO AWAY ) ! MIS]Y & SUFF]+ ( ! POOR4 ,WE MU/ CONQU] \R FASCI/ 5EMY4 ,WE MU/ W9 ! W>4 ,Y\ >E AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( IT4 ,DON'T Y\ SEE1 COMRADE80 ,DURRUTI'S COMRADES DID SEE1 !Y USUALLY REMA9$4 

,SOMETIMES ONE W\LD PROVE OBDURATE1 & 9SI/ ON LEAV+ ! FRONT4 0,ALL RI<T10 ,DURRUTI TELLS HIM1 0BUT Y\ WILL GO ON FOOT1 & BY ! TIME Y\ REA* Y\R VILLAGE1 EV]YBODY WILL KN[ ?AT Y\R C\RAGE HAD FAIL$ Y\1 ?AT Y\ HAVE RUN AWAY1 ?AT Y\ HAVE %IRK$ Y\R SELF-IMPOS$ TASK40 ,?AT WORK$ LIKE MAGIC4 ,! MAN PLEADS TO REMA94 ,NO MILIT>Y BR[-BEAT+1 NO CO]CION1 NO DISCIPL9>Y PUNI%M5T TO HOLD ! ,DURRUTI COLUMN AT ! FRONT4 ,ONLY ! VOLCANIC 5]GY ( ! MAN C>RIES EV]YONE ALONG & MAKES !M FEEL AS ONE ) HIM4 

,A GREAT MAN ?IS ,AN>*I/ ,DURRUTI1 A BORN LEAD] & TEA*] ( M51 ?\<TFUL & T5D] COMRADE ALL 9 ONE4 ,& N[ ,DURRUTI IS DEAD4 ,HIS GREAT HE>T BEATS NO MORE4 ,HIS P[]FUL BODY FELL$ D[N LIKE A GIANT TREE4 ,& YET1 & YET--,DURRUTI IS NOT DEAD4 ,! HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ?AT TURN$ \T ,SUNDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #b#bND1 #a#i#c#f1 TO PAY ,DURRUTI !IR LA/ TRIBUTE HAVE TE/IFI$ TO ?AT4 

,NO1 ,DURRUTI IS NOT DEAD4 ,! FIRES ( HIS FLAM+ SPIRIT LI<T$ 9 ALL :O KNEW & LOV$ HIM1 CAN NEV] BE EXT+UI%$4 ,ALREADY ! MASSES HAVE LIFT$ HI< ! TOR* ?AT FELL FROM ,DURRUTI'S H&4 ,TRIUMPHANTLY !Y >E C>RY+ IT BE=E !M ON ! PA? ,DURRUTI HAD BLAZON$ = MANY YE>S4 ,! PA? ?AT LEADS TO ! HI<E/ SUMMIT ( ,DURRUTI'S IDEAL4 ,?IS IDEAL WAS ,AN>*ISM--! GR& PASSION ( ,DURRUTI'S LIFE4 ,HE HAD S]V$ IT UTT]LY4 ,HE REMA9$ FAI?FUL TO IT UNTIL HIS LA/ BREA?4 

,IF PRO( W]E NE$$ ( ,DURRUTI'S T5D]NESS HIS CONC]N 9 MY SAFETY GAVE IT TO ME4 ,!RE WAS NO PLACE TO H\SE ME = ! NI<T AT ! ,G5]AL-,/AFF QU>T]S4 ,& ! NE>E/ VILLAGE WAS ,P9A4 ,BUT IT HAD BE5 REPEAT$LY BOMB>D$ BY ! FASCI/S4 ,DURRUTI WAS LOA! TO S5D ME !RE4 ,I 9SI/$ IT WAS ALRI<T4 ,ONE DIES BUT ONCE4 ,I C\LD SEE ! PRIDE 9 HIS FACE ?AT HIS OLD COMRADE HAD NO FE>4 ,HE LET ME GO UND] /RONG GU>D4 

,I WAS GRATEFUL TO HIM BECAUSE IT GAVE ME A R>E *ANCE TO MEET MANY ( ! COMRADES 9 >MS ( ,DURRUTI & ALSO TO SPEAK ) ! PEOPLE ( ! VILLAGE4 ,! SPIRIT ( !SE MU*-TRI$ VICTIMS ( FASCISM WAS MO/ IMPRESSIVE4 

,! 5EMY WAS ONLY A %ORT DI/ANCE FROM ,P9A ON ! O!R SIDE ( A CREEK4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO FE> OR WEAKNESS AMONG ! PEOPLE4 ,H]OICALLY !Y F\<T ON4 0,RA!R DEAD1 ?AN FASCI/ RULE10 !Y TOLD ME4 0,WE /& & FALL ) ,DURRUTI 9 ! ANTIFASCI/ FI<T TO ! LA/ MAN40 

,9 ,P9A ,I DISCOV]$ A *ILD ( EI<T YE>S OLD1 AN ORPHAN :O HAD ALREADY BE5 H>NESS$ TO DAILY TOIL ) A FASCI/ FAMILY4 ,H] T9Y H&S W]E R$ & SWOLL54 ,H] EYES1 FULL ( HORROR FROM ! DREADFUL %OCKS %E HAD ALREADY SUFF]$ AT ! H&S ( ,FRANCO'S HIREL+S4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,P9A >E PITIFULLY POOR4 ,YET EV]YONE GAVE ?IS ILL-TREAT$ *ILD C>E & LOVE %E HAD NEV] KN[N BE=E4 

,! ,EUROPEAN ,PRESS HAS FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! ANTIFASCI/ W> COMPET$ ) EA* O!R 9 CALUMNY & VILIFICATION ( ! ,SPANI% DEF5D]S ( LIB]TY4 ,NOT A DAY DUR+ ! LA/ F\R MON?S BUT :AT !SE SATRAPS ( ,EUROPEAN FASCISM DID NOT WRITE ! MO/ S5SATIONAL REPORTS ( ATROCITIES COMMITT$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y =CES4 ,EV]Y DAY ! READ]S ( !SE YELL[ %EETS W]E F$ ON ! RIOTS & DISORD]S 9 ,B>CELONA & O!R T[NS & VILLAGES1 FREE FROM ! FASCI/ 9VASION4 

,HAV+ TRAVEL$ OV] ! :OLE ( ,CATALONIA1 ,>AGON1 & ! ,LEVANTE1 HAV+ VISIT$ EV]Y CITY & VILLAGE ON ! WAY1 ,I CAN TE/IFY ?AT !RE IS NOT ONE WORD ( TRU? 9 ANY ( ! BLOODCURDL+ ACC\NTS ,I HAD READ 9 SOME ( ! ,BRITI% & ,CONT95TAL PRESS4 

,A REC5T EXAMPLE ( ! UTT] UNSCRUPUL\S NEWS-FABRICATION WAS FURNI%$ BY SOME ( ! PAP]S 9 REG>D TO ! DEA? ( ! ,AN>*I/ & H]OIC LEAD] ( ! ANTIFASCI/ /RUGGLE1 ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI4 

,ACCORD+ TO ?IS P]FECTLY ABSURD ACC\NT1 ,DURRUTI'S DEA? IS SUPPOS$ TO HAVE CALL$ =? VIOL5T DISS5SION & \TBREAKS 9 ,B>CELONA AMONG ! COMRADES ( ! DEAD REVOLUTION>Y H]O ,DURRUTI4 

,:OEV] IT WAS :O WROTE ?IS PREPO/]\S 9V5TION HE C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,MU* LESS KN[ ! PLACE ( ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI 9 ! HE>TS ( ! MEMB]S ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I4 ,9DE$1 9 ! HE>TS & E/IMATION ( ALL REG>DLESS ( !IR DIV]G5CE ) ,DURRUTI'S POLITICAL & SOCIAL IDEAS4 

,9 PO9T ( TRU?1 !RE NEV] WAS SU* COMPLETE ON5ESS 9 ! RANKS ( ! POPUL> FRONT 9 ,CATALONIA1 AS FROM ! MOM5T :5 ! NEWS ( ,DURRUTI'S DEA? BECAME KN[N UNTIL ! LA/ :5 HE WAS LAID TO RE/4 

,EV]Y P>TY ( EV]Y POLITICAL T5D5CY FI<T+ ,SPANI% FASCISM TURN$ \T 5 MASSE TO PAY LOV+ TRIBUTE TO ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI4 ,BUT NOT ONLY ! DIRECT COMRADES ( ,DURRUTI1 NUMB]+ HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S & ALL ! ALLIES 9 ! ANTIFASCI/ /RUGGLE1 ! L>GE/ P>T ( ! POPULATION ( ,B>CELONA REPRES5T$ AN 9CESSANT /REAM ( HUMANITY4 ,ALL HAD COME TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! LONG & EXHAU/+ FUN]AL PROCESSION4 ,NEV] BE=E HAD ,B>CELONA WITNESS$ SU* A HUMAN SEA :OSE SIL5T GRIEF ROSE & FELL 9 COMPLETE UNISON4 

,AS TO ! COMRADES ( ,DURRUTI--COMRADES CLOSELY KNIT BY !IR IDEAL & ! COMRADES ( ! GALLANT COLUMN HE HAD CREAT$4 ,!IR ADMIRATION1 !IR LOVE1 !IR DEVOTION & RESPECT LEFT NO PLACE = DISCORD & DISS5SION4 ,!Y W]E AS ONE 9 !IR GRIEF & 9 !IR DET]M9ATION TO CONT9UE ! BATTLE AGA9/ FASCISM & = ! REALIZATION ( ! ,REVOLUTION = :I* ,DURRUTI HAD LIV$1 F\<T & HAD /AK$ HIS ALL UNTIL HIS LA/ BREA?4 

,NO1 ,DURRUTI IS NOT DEAD6 ,HE IS MORE ALIVE ?AN LIV+4 ,HIS GLORI\S EXAMPLE WILL N[ BE EMULAT$ BY ALL ! ,CATALAN WORK]S & PEASANTS1 BY ALL ! OPPRESS$ & DIS9H]IT$4 ,! MEMORY ( ,DURRUTI'S C\RAGE & =TITUDE WILL SPUR !M ON TO GREAT DE$S UNTIL FASCISM HAS BE5 SLA94 ,!N ! REAL WORK WILL BEG9--! WORK ON ! NEW SOCIAL /RUCTURE ( HUMAN VALUE1 JU/ICE & FRE$OM4 

,NO1 NO6 ,DURRUTI IS NOT DEAD6 ,HE LIVES 9 US = EV] & EV]4 

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