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,MASLOVA ,9 ,PRISON 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,MASLOVA REA*$ H] CELL ONLY AT SIX 9 ! EV5+1 TIR$ & FOOTSORE1 HAV+1 UNACCU/OM$ AS %E WAS TO WALK+1 GONE #a MILES ON ! /ONY ROAD ?AT DAY4 ,%E WAS CRU%$ BY ! UNEXPECT$LY SEV]E S5T5CE & TORM5T$ BY HUNG]4 ,DUR+ ! FIR/ 9T]VAL ( H] TRIAL1 :5 ! SOLDI]S W]E EAT+ BREAD & H>D-BOIL$ EGGS 9 H] PRES5CE1 H] M\? WAT]$ & %E REALIZ$ %E WAS HUNGRY1 BUT CONSID]$ IT B5EA? H] DIGNITY TO BEG ( !M4 ,?REE H\RS LAT] ! DESIRE TO EAT HAD PASS$1 & %E FELT ONLY WEAK4 ,IT WAS !N %E RECEIV$ ! UNEXPECT$ S5T5CE4 ,AT FIR/ %E ?\<T %E HAD MADE A MI/AKE2 %E C\LD NOT IMAG9E H]SELF AS A CONVICT 9 ,SIB]IA1 & C\LD NOT BELIEVE :AT %E HE>D4 ,BUT SEE+ ! QUIET1 BUS9ESS-LIKE FACES ( JUDGES & JURY1 :O HE>D ?IS NEWS AS IF IT W]E P]FECTLY NATURAL & EXPECT$1 %E GREW 9DIGNANT1 & PROCLAIM$ L\DLY TO ! :OLE ,C\RT ?AT %E WAS NOT GUILTY4 ,F9D+ ?AT H] CRY WAS ALSO TAK5 AS SOME?+ NATURAL & EXPECT$1 & FEEL+ 9CAPABLE ( ALT]+ MATT]S1 %E WAS HORROR-/RUCK & BEGAN TO WEEP 9 DESPAIR1 KN[+ ?AT %E MU/ SUBMIT TO ! CRUEL & SURPRIS+ 9JU/ICE ?AT HAD BE5 DONE H]4 ,:AT A/ONI%$ H] MO/ WAS ?AT Y\NG M5--OR1 AT ANY RATE1 NOT OLD M5--! SAME M5 :O ALWAYS LOOK$ SO APPROV+LY AT H] 7ONE ( !M1 ! PUBLIC PROSECUTOR1 %E HAD SE5 9 QUITE A DIFF]5T HUMOR7 HAD CONDEMN$ H]4 ,:ILE %E WAS SITT+ 9 ! PRISON]S' ROOM BE=E ! TRIAL & DUR+ ! 9T]VALS1 %E SAW !SE M5 LOOK+ 9 AT ! OP5 DOOR PRET5D+ !Y HAD TO PASS !RE ON SOME BUS9ESS1 OR 5T] ! ROOM & GAZE ON H] ) APPROVAL4 ,& !N1 = SOME UNKN[N REASON1 !SE SAME M5 HAD CONDEMN$ H] TO H>D LABOR1 ?\< %E WAS 9NOC5T ( ! *>GE LAID AGA9/ H]4 ,AT FIR/ %E CRI$1 BUT !N QUIET$ D[N & SAT P]FECTLY /UNN$ 9 ! PRISON]S' ROOM1 WAIT+ TO BE L$ BACK4 ,%E WANT$ ONLY TWO ?+S N[--TOBACCO & /RONG DR9K4 ,9 ?IS /ATE ,BOT*KOVA & ,K>T9K9 F\ND H] :5 !Y W]E L$ 9TO ! SAME ROOM AFT] BE+ S5T5C$4 ,BOT*KOVA BEGAN AT ONCE TO SCOLD H]1 & CALL H] A 0CONVICT40 

0,WELL6 ,:AT HAVE Y\ GA9$8 JU/IFI$ Y\RSELF1 HAVE Y\8 ,:AT Y\ HAVE DES]V$1 ?AT Y\'VE GOT4 ,\T 9 ,SIB]IA Y\'LL GIVE UP Y\R F9]Y1 NO FE>60 

,MASLOVA SAT ) H] H&S 9SIDE H] SLEEVES1 HANG+ H] HEAD & LOOK+ 9 FRONT ( H] AT ! DIRTY FLOOR )\T MOV+1 ONLY SAY+3 0,I DON'T BO!R Y\1 SO DON'T Y\ BO!R ME4 ,I DON'T BO!R Y\1 DO ,I80 %E REPEAT$ ?IS SEV]AL TIMES1 & WAS SIL5T AGA94 ,%E DID BRI<T5 UP A LITTLE :5 ,BOT*KOVA & ,K>T9K9 W]E L$ AWAY & AN ATT5DANT BR\<T H] ?REE RUBLES4 

0,>E Y\ ,MASLOVA80 HE ASK$4 0,H]E Y\ >E2 A LADY S5T IT Y\10 HE SAID1 GIV+ H] ! MONEY4 

0,A LADY--:AT LADY80 

0,Y\ JU/ TAKE IT4 ,I'M NOT GO+ TO TALK TO Y\40 

,?IS MONEY WAS S5T BY ,KITAEVA1 ! KEEP] ( ! H\SE 9 :I* %E US$ TO LIVE4 ,AS %E WAS LEAV+ ! C\RT %E TURN$ TO ! U%] ) ! QUE/ION :E!R %E MI<T GIVE ,MASLOVA A LITTLE MONEY4 ,! U%] SAID %E MI<T4 ,HAV+ GOT P]MISSION1 %E REMOV$ ! ?REE-BUTTON$ ,SW$I% KID GLOVE FROM H] PLUMP1 :ITE H&1 & FROM AN ELEGANT PURSE BR\<T FROM ! BACK FOLDS ( H] SILK SKIRT TOOK A PILE ( C\PONS1 .<9 ,RUSSIA C\PONS CUT (F 9T]E/-BE>+ PAP]S >E (T5 US$ AS MONEY.> JU/ CUT (F FROM ! 9T]E/-BE>+ PAP]S :I* %E HAD E>N$ 9 H] E/ABLI%M5T1 *OSE ONE WOR? #b RUBLES & #e KOPECKS1 ADD$ TWO #b & ONE #a-KOPECK CO9S1 & GAVE ALL ?IS TO ! U%]4 ,! U%] CALL$ AN ATT5DANT1 & 9 HIS PRES5CE GAVE ! MONEY4 

0,BELEASE TO GIFF IT ACCURATELY10 SAID ,C>OL9A ,ALB]TOVNA ,KITAEVA4 

,! ATT5DANT WAS HURT BY H] WANT ( CONFID5CE1 & ?AT WAS :Y HE TREAT$ ,MASLOVA SO BRUSQUELY4 ,MASLOVA WAS GLAD ( ! MONEY1 BECAUSE IT C\LD GIVE H] ! ONLY ?+ %E N[ DESIR$4 0,IF ,I C\LD BUT GET CIG>ETTES & TAKE A :IFF60 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 & ALL H] ?\<TS C5T]$ ON ! ONE DESIRE TO SMOKE & DR9K4 ,%E LONG$ = SPIRITS SO ?AT %E TA/$ !M & FELT ! /R5G? !Y W\LD GIVE H]2 & %E GRE$ILY BREA!D 9 ! AIR :5 ! FUMES ( TOBACCO REA*$ H] FROM ! DOOR ( A ROOM ?AT OP5$ 9TO ! CORRIDOR4 ,BUT %E HAD TO WAIT LONG1 = ! SECRET>Y1 :O %\LD HAVE GIV5 ! ORD] = H] TO GO1 =GOT AB\T ! PRISON]S :ILE TALK+ & EV5 DISPUT+ ) ONE ( ! ADVOCATES AB\T ! >TICLE =BIDD5 BY ! C5SOR4 

,AT LA/1 AB\T FIVE O'CLOCK1 %E WAS ALL[$ TO GO1 & WAS L$ AWAY ?R\< ! BACK DOOR BY H] ESCORT1 ! ,NIJNI MAN & ! ,T*OOVA%4 ,!N1 /ILL )9 ! 5TRANCE TO ! ,LAW ,C\RTS1 %E GAVE !M #e KOPECKS1 ASK+ !M TO GET H] TWO ROLLS & SOME CIG>ETTES4 ,! ,T*OOVA% LAU<$1 TOOK ! MONEY1 & SAID1 0,ALL RI<T2 ,I'LL GET 'EM10 & REALLY GOT H] ! ROLLS & ! CIG>ETTES & HONE/LY RETURN$ ! *ANGE4 ,%E WAS NOT ALL[$ TO SMOKE ON ! WAY1 &1 ) H] CRAV+ UNSATISFI$1 %E CONT9U$ H] WAY TO ! PRISON4 ,:5 %E WAS BR\<T TO ! GATE ( ! PRISON1 A HUNDR$ CONVICTS :O HAD >RIV$ BY RAIL W]E BE+ L$ 94 ,! CONVICTS1 BE>D$1 CLEAN-%AV51 OLD1 Y\NG1 ,RUSSIANS1 =EIGN]S1 SOME ) !IR HEADS %AV$ & RATTL+ ) ! *A9S ON !IR FEET1 FILL$ ! ANT]OOM ) DU/1 NOISE & AN ACID SMELL ( P]SPIRATION4 ,PASS+ ,MASLOVA1 ALL ! CONVICTS LOOK$ AT H]1 & SOME CAME UP TO H] & BRU%$ H] AS !Y PASS$4 

0,AYE1 H]E'S A W5*--A F9E ONE10 SAID ONE4 

0,MY RESPECTS TO Y\1 MISS10 SAID ANO!R1 W9K+ AT H]4 ,ONE D>K MAN ) A MU/A*E1 ! RE/ ( HIS FACE & ! BACK ( HIS HEAD CLEAN %AV$1 RATTL+ ) HIS *A9S & CAT*+ H] FEET 9 !M1 SPRANG NE> & EMBRAC$ H]4 

0,:AT6 DON'T Y\ KN[ Y\R *UM8 ,COME1 COME2 DON'T GIVE Y\RSELF AIRS10 %[+ HIS TEE? & HIS EYES GLITT]+ :5 %E PU%$ HIM AWAY4 

0,Y\ RASCAL6 :AT >E Y\ UP TO80 %\T$ ! 9SPECTOR'S ASSI/ANT1 COM+ 9 FROM BEH9D4 ,! CONVICT %RANK BACK & JUMP$ AWAY4 ,! ASSI/ANT ASSAIL$ ,MASLOVA4 

0,:AT >E Y\ H]E =80 

,MASLOVA WAS GO+ TO SAY %E HAD BE5 BR\<T BACK FROM ! ,LAW ,C\RTS1 BUT %E WAS SO TIR$ ?AT %E DID NOT C>E TO SPEAK4 

0,%E HAS RETURN$ FROM ! ,LAW ,C\RTS1 SIR10 SAID ONE ( ! SOLDI]S1 COM+ =W>D ) HIS F+]S LIFT$ TO HIS CAP4 

0,WELL1 H& H] OV] TO ! *IEF W>D]4 ,I WON'T HAVE ?IS SORT ( ?+40 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,SOKOL(F1 TAKE H] 960 %\T$ ! ASSI/ANT 9SPECTOR4 

,! *IEF W>D] CAME UP1 GAVE ,MASLOVA A SLAP ON ! %\LD]1 & MAK+ A SIGN ) HIS HEAD = H] TO FOLL[ L$ H] 9TO ! CORRIDOR ( ! WOM5'S W>D4 ,!RE %E WAS SE>*$1 & AS NO?+ PROHIBIT$ WAS F\ND ON H] 7%E HAD HIDD5 H] BOX ( CIG>ETTES 9SIDE A ROLL7 %E WAS L$ TO ! CELL %E HAD LEFT 9 ! MORN+4 

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