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,AU?OR 3 ,L\ISE ,MI*EL 

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,I AT FIR/ WROTE ?IS VOLUME )\T TELL+ ANY?+ AB\T MYSELF4 ,:5 FRI5DS PO9T$ ?IS \T ,I ADD$ A FEW P]SONAL EPISODES DESPITE ! 5NUI IT CAUS$ ME4 ,AS ,I DID SO ! OPPOSITE EFFECT WAS PRODUC$3 AS ,I ADVANC$ 9 ! TALE ,I CAME TO LOVE RELIV+ ?IS TIME ( /RUGGLE = FRE$OM1 :I* WAS MY TRUE EXI/5CE1 & ,I LOVE LOS+ MYSELF 9 ! MEMORY ( ?IS4 

,?IS IS :Y ,I LOOK UPON MY ?\<TS AS A S]IES ( TABLEAUX :]E PASS ?\S&S ( EXI/5CES ?AT HAVE DISAPPE>$ =EV]4 

,!RE WE >E ON ! ,*AMPS DE ,M>S3 \R >MS >E /ACK$ & ! NI<T IS BEAUTIFUL4 ,AT AB\T #c3 A4M4 WE LEAVE1 ?9K+ WE >E GO+ TO ,V]SAILLES4 ,I SPEAK ) OLD ,L\IS ,MOREAU1 & HE TOO IS HAPPY TO BE SETT+ \T4 ,9 PLACE ( MY OLD RIFLE HE GAVE ME A ,REM+TON C>B9E4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME ,I HAVE A GOOD WEAPON ?\< IT'S SAID NOT TO BE TOO RELIABLE1 :I* ISN'T TRUE4 ,I REC\NT ALL ! LIES ,I TOLD MY MO!R SO %E W\LDN'T WORRY4 ,ALL MY PRECAUTIONS >E TAK51 ,I HAVE LETT]S FULL ( REASSUR+ NEWS 9 MY POCKETS ?AT WILL BE PO/DAT$4 ,I TELL H] !Y NE$$ ME 9 AN AMBULANCE2 ?AT ,I'LL BE GO+ TO ,MONTM>TRE ON ! FIR/ OCCASION4 

,POOR WOMAN1 H[ ,I LOV$ H]4 ,H[ GRATEFUL ,I AM TO H] = ! FRE$OM %E ALL[$ ME TO ACT AS MY CONSCI5CE DICTAT$1 & H[ MU* ,I W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO SP>E H] ! BAD DAYS %E SO (T5 HAD4 

,! COMRADES FROM ,MONTM>TRE >E !RE4 ,WE'RE SURE ( EA* O!R & SURE ( ?OSE :O COMM&4 

,N[ WE GO QUIET2 ! FI<T HAS BEGUN4 ,!RE IS A HILL & ,I %\T AS ,I RUN =W>D3 ,TO ,V]SAILLES6 ,TO ,V]SAILLES6 ,RAZ\A TOSSES ME HIS SWORD TO RALLY ! M54 ,WE %AKE H&S AT ! TOP2 ! SKY IS ON FIRE1 & NO ONE HAS BE5 W\ND$4 

,WE DEPLOY AS TIRAILLEURS 9 ! FIELDS FULL ( LITTLE TREE /UMPS4 ,Y\ W\LD ?9K WE HAD DONE ?IS BE=E4 

,!RE WE >E 9 ,M\L9EAUX4 ,! G5D>MES >5'T HOLD+ \T AS WAS ?\<T4 ,WE ?9K WE'RE GO+ TO ADVANCE FUR!R BUT NO1 WE'RE GO+ TO SP5D ! NI<T1 SOME ( US 9 ! =T1 O!RS 9 ! ,JESUIT CONV5T4 ,?OSE ( US :O ?\<T WE W]E GO+ TO GO FUR!R1 ?OSE FROM ,MONTM>TRE & MYSELF1 CRY ) RAGE4 ,& YET WE'RE CONFID5T4 ,NEI!R ,EUDES NOR ,RANVI] NOR ! O!RS W\LD REMA9 9 PLACE )\T S]I\S REASON4 ,!Y TELL US ! REASONS BUT WE DON'T LI/54 ,WE REGA9 HOPE3 !RE >E N[ CANNONS AT ! =T ( ,ISSY & IT WILL BE A GOOD TO REMA9 !RE4 ,WE HAD LEFT ) /RANGE MUNITIONS1 ! LEFTOV]S ( ! SIEGE1 ! BULLETS NOT MAT*+ ! GUNS' CALIB]4 

,I SEE PASS+ BE=E ME LIKE %ADES ?OSE :O W]E 9 ! GREAT HALL BEL[ ! CONV5T3 ,EUDES1 ! ,MAY BRO!RS1 ! ,C>IA BRO!RS1 ?REE OLD M5 :O W]E AS BRAVE AS H]OES3 OLD MAN ,MOREAU1 OLD MAN ,*EVALET1 OLD MAN ,C>IA1 ,RAZ\A1 ALL F$]ALS FROM ,MONM>TRE2 A NEGRO BLACK AS EBONY ) PO9TY :ITE TEE? LIKE ?OSE ( A WILD BEA/3 HE'S GOOD1 9TELLIG5T1 & BRAVE2 & A =M] PONTIFICAL ,Z\AVE CONV]T$ TO ! ,COMMUNE4 

,! ,JESUITS HAVE LEFT1 AP>T FROM AN OLD MAN :O SAYS HE'S NOT AFRAID ( ! ,COMMUNE & :O REMA9S PEACEFULLY 9 HIS ROOM & ! COOK :O1 ,I DON'T KN[ :Y1 MAKES ME ?9K ( ,BRO!R ,JEAN DES ,EUTOMURES4 ,! PA9T+S ?AT DECORATE ! WALLS >5'T WOR? TWO S\S1 ASIDE FROM A PORTRAIT ?AT GIVES A GOOD IDEA ( ! SUBJECT'S *>ACT]3 IT MU/ BE SOME ,JESUIT DIRECTOR4 ,!RE IS ALSO AN ADORATION ( ! MAGI1 ONE ( :OM RESEMBLES AN UGLY V]SION ( \R BLACK F$]AL1 ALONG ) PA9T+S FROM SA9TLY HI/ORY & O!R FOOLI%NESS4 

,! =T IS MAGNIFIC5T1 A SPECTRAL =TRESS1 BITT5 9TO ON HI< BY ! ,PRUSSIANS1 = :OM ?IS BREA* W5T P]FECTLY WELL4 ,I SP5D A GOOD DEAL ( TIME ) ! >TILL]YM54 ,WE RECEIVE ! VISIT !RE ( ,VICTOR9E ,EUDES1 A LONG-TIME FRI5D :O IS /ILL Y\NG4 ,%E TOO FIRES WELL4 

,!RE >E ! WOM5 ) !IR BULLET-PI]C$ R$ FLAG SALUT+ ! ,F$]ALS4 ,!Y SET UP MOBILE HOSPITAL 9 ! =T1 FROM :I* ! W\ND$ >E S5T TO ?OSE 9 ,P>IS ?AT >E BETT] EQUIPP$4 ,9 ORD] TO BE MORE USEFUL WE SPREAD \T4 ,I GO TO ! TRA9 /ATION AT ,CLAM>T1 FIR$ UPON EV]Y NI<T BY ! ,V]SAILLES >TILL]Y4 ,WE FOLL[ A H$GE L9$ PA? TO ! =T ( ,ISSY2 ! ROAD IS FULL ( VIOLETS 9 BLOSSOM CRU%$ BY ! CANNON BALLS4 

,RI<T NE>BY IS ! /ONE MILL4 ,(T5 !RE >5'T 5\< ( US 9 ! ,CLAM>T TR5*ES4 ,IF ! =T'S CANNON DIDN'T SUPPORT US A SURPRISE ATTACK W\LD BE POSSIBLE3 ! ,V]SAILLAIS NEV] KNEW H[ FEW ( US !RE W]E4 

,IT EV5 HAPP5$ ?AT ONE NI<T !RE W]E ONLY TWO ( US 9 ! TR5* 9 FRONT ( ! /ATION1 ?\< ,I DON'T KN[ :Y3 ! =M] PONTIFICAL ,Z\AVE & MYSELF ) LOAD$ RIFLES3 WE C\LD AT LEA/ GIVE W>N+4 ,WE HAD ! UNBELIEVABLE LUCK NOT TO BE ATTACK$ ?AT NI<T4 ,AS WE W5T BACK & =? 9 ! TR5* HE SAID TO ME AS WE MET3 

0,:AT IMPRESSION DO Y\ HAVE ( ! LIFE WE'RE LEAD+80 

0,! IMPRESSION ( SEE+ A RIV] BANK BE=E US ?AT WE HAVE TO REA*10 ,I SAID4 

0,I HAVE ! IMPRESSION ( READ+ A PICTURE BOOK10 HE ANSW]$4 

,WE CONT9U$ TO WALK 9 ! TR5* 9 ! SIL5CE ( ! ,V]SAILLAIS OV] ,CLAM>T4 

,:5 ,LISBONNE CAME 9 ! MORN+ BR++ A CR[D ) HIM HE WAS BO? HAPPY & FURI\S1 %AK+ HIS HEAD UND] ! BULLETS ?AT AGA9 :I/L$ >\ND US AS IF HE W]E *AS+ AWAY FLIES4 

,!RE WAS A NI<T SKIRMI% 9 ! CEMET]Y 9 ,CLAM>T AMID ! GRAVES LIT UP BY FLA%ES ?AT W]E !N AGA9 ONLY ILLUM9AT$ BY ! LI<T ( ! MOON ?AT MADE VISIBLE1 :ITE AS <O/S1 ! GRAVE/ONES BEH9D :I* BUR/ ! RAPID LI<TN+ ( RIFLES4 

,ANO!R NI<T EXP$ITION ) ,B]CEAU 9 ! SAME PLACE1 ) ?OSE :O HAD LEFT US REJO9+ US UND] ! FIRE ( ! ,V]SAILLAIS ) A ?\S& TIMES MORE DANG]4 

,I SEE ALL ?IS AGA9 AS IF 9 A DREAM 9 ! L& ( DREAMS1 ! DREAM ( FRE$OM4 

,A /UD5T :O DIDN'T %>E \R IDEAS1 BUT :O WAS EV5 LESS ON ! SIDE ( ! ,V]SAILLAIS1 CAME TO ,CLAM>T TO EX*ANGE FIRE ) ! AIM ( V]IFY+ HIS CALCULATION ( PROBABILITIES4 

,HE HAD BR\<T A VOLUME ( ,BAUDELAIRE :I* WE READ A FEW PAGES ( :5 WE HAD ! TIME4 

,ONE DAY :5 SEV]AL ,F$]ALS HAD BE5 /RUCK BY CANNONBALLS 9 ! SAME PLACE1 A SMALL PLAT=M 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! TR5*1 HE WANT$ TO RE*ECK HIS CALCULATIONS & 9VIT$ ME = A CUP ( C(FEE4 

,WE COM=TABLY SETTL$ \RSELVES & READ ! PIECE 5TITL$ 0,LA ,*>OGNE40 ,WE HAD ALMO/ F9I%$ \R C(FEE :5 ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D ?REW !MSELVES ON US & PULL$ US AWAY1 %\T+1 0,GOOD ,GOD1 ?IS HAS TO /OP60 

,AT ! SAME MOM5T ! CANNONBALL FELL1 SMA%+ ! CUPS ON ! PLAT=M & R$UC+ ! BOOK TO IMPALPABLE PIECES4 

0,MY CALCULATIONS W]E EXACTLY RI<T10 ! /UD5T SAID1 BRU%+ (F ! DIRT ?AT COV]$ HIM4 

,HE /AY$ A FEW MORE DAYS1 BUT ,I NEV] SAW HIM AGA94 

,DUR+ ! ,COMMUNE ! ONLY PEOPLE ,I SAW LACK+ 9 C\RAGE WAS A *UBBY *AP :O CAME TO WORRY ! Y\NG WOMAN HE'D JU/ W$ & :O WAS AS HAPPY AS C\LD BE TO BR+ A NOTE FROM ME TO ,EUDES ASK+ ! LATT] TO S5D HIM BACK TO ,P>IS4 ,I ABUS$ HIS CONFID5CE BY WRIT+ MORE OR LESS ! FOLL[+3 

0,MY DE> ,EUDES3 

0,CAN Y\ PLEASE S5D ?IS IMBECILE BACK TO ,P>IS4 ,ALL HE IS GOOD = IS TO CAUSE PANIC IF !RE W]E PEOPLE H]E CAPABLE ( BE+ PANICK$4 ,I'VE CONV9C$ HIM ?AT ! CANNON %OTS FROM \R =T >E ACTUALLY FROM ,V]SAILLES SO ?AT HE'LL RUN AWAY QUICK]4 ,PLEASE S5D HIM AWAY40 

,HE WAS SO AFRAID ?AT WE NEV] SAW HIM AGA94 

,IF HE KEPT HIS F$]AL UNI=M :5 ! ,V]SAILLES >MY 5T]$ ,P>IS HE W\LD HAVE BE5 IMM$IATELY %OT ALONG ) ! DEF5D]S ( ! ,COMMUNE4 ,!RE W]E MANY O!RS 9 ?IS SITUATION4 

,! O!R ONE ( ! SAME TYPE WAS A Y\NG MAN4 ,ONE NI<T :5 !RE W]E A H&FUL ( US AT ! ,CLAM>T /ATION & ! ,V]SAILLES >TILL]Y WAS FIR+ ON US HE WAS SEIZ$ ) ! OBSESSION ( SURR5D]+ & NO =M ( REASON+ C\LD %AKE ?IS IDEA4 ,I SAID TO HIM3 0,DO IT IF Y\'D LIKE1 BUT ,I'M /AY+ H]E & ,I'LL BL[ UP ! /ATION IF Y\ SURR5D] IT40 ,I SAT D[N ) A C&LE 9 A SMALL *AMB] :]E ! PROJECTILES W]E PIL$ UP & SP5T ! NI<T !RE4 ,SOMEONE CAME TO %AKE MY H& & ,I SAW ?AT HE WAS ON ! WAT* AS WELL2 IT WAS ! ,NEGRO4 ,! /ATION HELD \T & ! Y\NG MAN LEFT ! NEXT DAY & NEV] RETURN$4 

,A /RANGE ADV5TURE OCCURR$ 9 ,CLAM>T TO ,F]N&EZ & ME4 

,WE HAD GONE ) SEV]AL ,F$]ALS TO ! GAME W>D5'S H\SE1 TO :I* M5 ( GOOD WILL HAD BE5 CALL$4 

,SO MANY BULLETS :I/L$ >\ND US ?AT ,F]N&EZ SAID TO ME3 0,IF ,I'M KILL$ TAKE C>E ( MY LITTLE SI/]S40 ,WE EMBRAC$ & CONT9U$ ALONG ! ROAD4 ,?REE OR F\R W\ND$ M5 W]E 9 ! H\SE1 LY+ ON ! FLOOR OR ON MATTRESSES4 ,! GAME W>D5 WAS ABS5T & HIS WIFE1 LEFT ALONE1 SEEM$ FRI<T5$4 

,:5 WE />T$ TO REMOVE ! W\ND$ M5 %E />T$ BEGG+ ME & ,F]N&EZ TO LEAVE4 ,LEAV+ ! W\ND$ BEH9D :O1 %E SAID1 C\LDN'T BE TRANSPORT$ & %\LD BE LEFT UND] ! C>E ( ! TWO OR ?REE F$]ALS :O ACCOMPANI$ US4 

,NOT BE+ ABLE TO UND]/& :Y ! WOMAN WAS ACT+ ?IS WAY WE W\LDN'T = ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD LEAVE ! O!RS 9 ?IS SUSPECT PLACE4 

,WE REMOV$ ! W\ND$ ) GREAT DIFFICULTY ON AMBULANCE /RET*]S ?AT WE HAD BR\<T :ILE ! WOMAN CRAWL$ AFT] US1 BEGG+ ! TWO ( US TO LEAVE ON \R [N4 

,SEE+ ?AT %E WAS GETT+ NO:]E %E W5T SIL5T & WAT*$ US GO AWAY FROM H] FRONT DOOR1 C>RY+ \R PATI5TS UPON :OM BULLETS W]E RA9+1 IT BE+ CU/OM>Y = ,V]SAILLES TO FIRE ON AMBULANCES4 

,WE LAT] LE>N$ ?AT REGUL> >MY SOLDI]S HID 9 ! CELL> ( ! GAME W>D54 ,DID ?IS WOM5 FE> SEE+ O!R WOMAN MURD]$ OR WAS %E SIMPLY DELIRI\S8 

,ALONG ) \R W\ND$ WE BR\<T A HALF-DEAD LITTLE ,V]SAILLAIS SOLDI] :O4 ,LIKE ! O!RS1 WAS TAK5 TO A MOBILE HOSPITAL 9 ,P>IS :]E HE BEGAN TO HEAL4 ,AT ! MOM5T ( ! >MY'S 9VASION ( ,P>IS HE W\LD HAVE BE5 KILL$ MURD]$ BY ! VICTORS JU/ LIKE ALL ! O!R W\ND$4 

,:5 ,EUDES W5T TO ! ,LEGION ( ,HONOR ,I W5T TO ,MONTR\GE ) ,LA ,CECILIA1 & !N TO ,NEUILLY ) ,DOMBR[SKI4 ,!SE TWO M5 PHYSICALLY DIDN'T RESEMBLE EA* O!R AT ALL MADE ! SAME IMPRESSION DUR+ ACTIONS2 ! SAME RAPID GAZE1 ! SAME DECISIV5ESS1 ! SAME IMPASSIBILITY4 

,IT WAS 9 ! TR5*ES ( ,HAUTES ,BRUY]ES ?AT ,I CAME TO KN[ ,PA9T5DRE1 ! COMM&] ( LO/ *ILDR54 ,IF ?IS NAME ( LO/ *ILDR5 WAS EV] JU/IFI$ IT WAS ! CASE = HIM1 = !M4 ,SO GREAT WAS !IR D>+ ?AT IT DIDN'T SEEM !Y C\LD EV] BE KILL$4 ,& YET ,PA9T5DRE WAS1 & MANY ( !M AS WELL4 

,9 G5]AL1 IT'S POSSIBLE TO SEE PEOPLE AS BRAVE AS ! ,F$]AL1 BUT BRAV] NEV]4 ,IT WAS !IR 5?USIASM ?AT C\LD HAVE VANQUI%$ ) ! RAPIDITY ( A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 

,! SL&]S AB\T ! >MY ( ! ,COMMUNE SPREAD >\ND ! PROV9CES2 IT WAS MADE UP ( B&ITS & FUGITIVES FROM JU/ICE SAID ,F\TRIQUET4 

,& YET ,PAULE ,M9K1 ,AM\R\X & O!R VALIANT REVOLUTION>IES HAD MOV$ ! MAJOR CITIES :]E ,COMMUNES W]E DECL>$ :O S5T !IR ADH]5CE TO ,P>IS4 ! RE/ ( ! PROV9CES & ! C\NTRYSIDE RECEIV$ MILIT>Y REPORTS FROM ,V]SAILLES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ?AT ON ! DEA? ( ,DUVAL FRI<T5$ ! VILLAGES4 

0\R TROOPS1' ! REPORT SAID1 0TOOK MORE ?AN #e PRISON]S & 9 !M WE CAN UP CLOSE ! FACES ( ! WRET*ES :O1 TO SATE !IR BEA/LY PASSIONS1 ) A LI<T HE>T HAD NE>LY DE/ROY$ ! C\NTRY4 ,L[ DEMAGOGY HAD NEV] BE=E (F]$ ! SADD5$ GAZE ( HONE/ M5 MORE IGNOBLE FACES4 ,MO/ W]E BETWE5 #d -- #e YE>S OLD1 BUT !RE W]E ALSO OLD M5 & *ILDR5 9 !SE LONG L9ES ( HIDE\S 9DIVIDUAL4 ,SOME WOM5 C\LD ALSO BE SE5 AMONG !M4 ,! CAVALRY PLATOON ?AT ESCORT$ !M HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY 9 TE>+ !M FROM ! GRIPS ( ! 5RAG$ CR[D4 ,NEV]!LESS1 WE MANAG$ TO LEAD !M SAFE & S\ND TO ! GREAT /ABLES4 

0,AS = ! 9DIVIDUAL ,DUVAL1 ?AT O!R FAKE G5]AL1 HE WAS EXECUT$ 9 ! MORN+ ALONG ) TWO (FIC]S ( ! ,COMMUNE'S G5]AL /AFF4 

0,ALL ?REE MET ! FATE RES]V$ TO ALL 9SURG5T LEAD]S TAK5 9 >MS AS BRAGG>TS40 

7,! W> ( ! ,COMMUNI/S ( ,P>IS BY A SUP]IOR (FIC] ( ! ,V]SAILLES ,>MY7 

,WE KNEW :AT TO EXPECT FROM ! G5]ALS ( ! EMPIRE :O PASS$ OV] TO ! S]VICE ( ! REPUBLIC 9 ,V]SAILLES )\T !MSELVES OR ! ,ASSEMBLY *ANG+ ANY?+ BUT !IR TITLE4 

,ONE ( ! FUTURE REV5GES = ! MURD] ( ,P>IS WILL BE ?AT ( REVEAL+ ! CU/OM>Y 9FAM\S BETRAYALS ( MILIT>Y REACTION4 

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