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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

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,NEKHLUD(F LEFT HOME E>LY4 ,A PEASANT FROM ! C\NTRY WAS /ILL DRIV+ ALONG ! SIDE /REET & CALL+ \T 9 A VOICE PECULI> TO HIS TRADE1 0,MILK6 MILK6 MILK60 

,! FIR/ W>M SPR+ RA9 HAD FALL5 ! DAY BE=E1 & N[ :]EV] ! GR\ND WAS NOT PAV$ ! GRASS %ONE GRE54 ,! BIR* TREES 9 ! G>D5S LOOK$ AS IF !Y W]E /REWN ) GRE5 FLUFF1 ! WILD *]RY & ! POPL>S UNROLL$ !IR LONG1 BALMY BUDS1 & 9 %OPS & DWELL+-H\SES ! D\BLE W9D[-FRAMES W]E BE+ REMOV$ & ! W9D[S CLEAN$4 

,9 ! ,TOLKOO*I .<LIT]ALLY1 JO/L+ M>KET1 :]E SECONDH& CLO!S & ALL SORTS ( *EAP GOODS >E SOLD.> M>KET1 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F HAD TO PASS ON HIS WAY1 A D5SE CR[D WAS SURG+ ALONG ! R[ ( BOO?S1 & TATT]$ M5 WALK$ AB\T SELL+ TOP-BOOTS1 :I* !Y C>RI$ UND] !IR >MS1 & R5OVAT$ TR\S]S & WAI/COATS1 :I* HUNG OV] !IR %\LD]S4 

,M5 9 CLEAN COATS & %9+ BOOTS1 LIB]AT$ FROM ! FACTORIES1 IT BE+ ,SUNDAY1 & WOM5 ) BRI<T SILK K]*IEFS ON !IR HEADS & CLO? JACKETS TRIMM$ ) JET1 W]E ALREADY ?RONG+ AT ! DOOR ( ! TRAKTIR4 ,POLICEM51 ) YELL[ CORDS TO !IR UNI=MS & C>RY+ PI/OLS1 W]E ON DUTY1 LOOK+ \T = SOME DISORD] :I* MI<T DI/RACT ! 5NUI ?AT OPPRESS$ !M4 ,ON ! PA?S ( ! B\LEV>DS & ON ! NEWLY-REVIV$ GRASS1 *ILDR5 & DOGS RAN AB\T1 PLAY+1 & ! NURSES SAT M]RILY *ATT]+ ON ! B5*ES4 ,ALONG ! /REETS1 /ILL FRE% & DAMP ON ! %ADY SIDE1 BUT DRY 9 ! MIDDLE1 HEAVY C>TS RUMBL$ UNCEAS+LY1 CABS RATTL$ & TRAMC>S PASS$ R++ BY4 ,! AIR VIBRAT$ ) ! PEAL+ & CLANG+ ( *UR* BELLS1 ?AT W]E CALL+ ! PEOPLE TO ATT5D TO A S]VICE LIKE ?AT :I* WAS N[ BE+ CONDUCT$ 9 ! PRISON4 ,& ! PEOPLE1 DRESS$ 9 !IR ,SUNDAY BE/1 W]E PASS+ ON !IR WAY TO !IR DIFF]5T P>I% *UR*ES4 

,! ISVO/*IK DID NOT DRIVE ,NEKHLUD(F UP TO ! PRISON ITSELF1 BUT TO ! LA/ TURN+ ?AT L$ TO ! PRISON4 

,SEV]AL P]SONS--M5 & WOM5--MO/ ( !M C>RY+ SMALL BUNDLES1 /OOD AT ?IS TURN+1 AB\T #a /EPS FROM ! PRISON4 ,TO ! RI<T !RE W]E SEV]AL L[ WOOD5 BUILD+S2 TO ! LEFT1 A TWO-/ORI$ H\SE ) A SIGNBO>D4 ,! HUGE BRICK BUILD+1 ! PRISON PROP]1 WAS JU/ 9 FRONT1 & ! VISITORS W]E NOT ALL[$ TO COME UP TO IT4 ,A S5T9EL WAS PAC+ UP & D[N 9 FRONT ( IT1 & %\T$ AT ANY ONE :O TRI$ TO PASS HIM4 

,AT ! GATE ( ! WOOD5 BUILD+S1 TO ! RI<T1 OPPOSITE ! S5T9EL1 SAT A W>D] ON A B5*1 DRESS$ 9 UNI=M1 ) GOLD CORDS1 A NOTEBOOK 9 HIS H&S4 ,! VISITORS CAME UP TO HIM1 & NAM$ ! P]SONS !Y WANT$ TO SEE1 & HE PUT ! NAMES D[N4 ,NEKHLUD(F ALSO W5T UP1 & NAM$ ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA4 ,! W>D] WROTE D[N ! NAME4 

0,:Y--DON'T !Y ADMIT US YET80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,! S]VICE IS GO+ ON4 ,:5 ! MASS IS OV]1 Y\'LL BE ADMITT$40 

,NEKHLUD(F /EPP$ ASIDE FROM ! WAIT+ CR[D4 ,A MAN 9 TATT]$ CLO!S1 CRUMPL$ HAT1 ) B>E FEET & R$ /RIPES ALL OV] HIS FACE1 DETA*$ HIMSELF FROM ! CR[D1 & TURN$ T[>DS ! PRISON4 

0,N[1 !N1 :]E >E Y\ GO+80 %\T$ ! S5T9EL ) ! GUN4 

0,& Y\ HOLD Y\R R[10 ANSW]$ ! TRAMP1 NOT 9 ! LEA/ ABA%$ BY ! S5T9EL'S WORDS1 & TURN$ BACK4 0,WELL1 IF Y\'LL NOT LET ME 91 ,I'LL WAIT4 ,BUT1 NO6 ,MU/ NE$S %\T1 AS IF HE W]E A G5]AL40 

,! CR[D LAU<$ APPROV+LY4 ,! VISITORS W]E1 = ! GREAT] P>T1 BADLY-DRESS$ PEOPLE2 SOME W]E RAGG$1 BUT !RE W]E ALSO SOME RESPECTABLE-LOOK+ M5 & WOM54 ,NEXT TO ,NEKHLUD(F /OOD A CLEAN-%AV51 /\T1 & R$-*EEK$ MAN1 HOLD+ A BUNDLE1 APP>5TLY CONTA9+ UND]-G>M5TS4 ,?IS WAS ! DOORKEEP] ( A BANK2 HE HAD COME TO SEE HIS BRO!R1 :O WAS >RE/$ = =G]Y4 ,! GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[ TOLD ,NEKHLUD(F ! :OLE /ORY ( HIS LIFE1 & WAS GO+ TO QUE/ION HIM 9 TURN1 :5 !IR ATT5TION WAS >\S$ BY A /UD5T & A VEIL$ LADY1 :O DROVE UP 9 A TRAP1 ) RUBB] TIRES1 DRAWN BY A L>GE ?OR\<BR$ HORSE4 ,! /UD5T WAS HOLD+ A L>GE BUNDLE4 ,HE CAME UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 & ASK$ IF & H[ HE C\LD GIVE ! ROLLS HE HAD BR\<T 9 ALMS TO ! PRISON]S4 ,HIS FIANCEE WI%$ IT 7?IS LADY WAS HIS FIANCEE71 & H] P>5TS HAD ADVIS$ !M TO TAKE SOME ROLLS TO ! PRISON]S4 

0,I MYSELF AM H]E = ! FIR/ TIME10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 0& DON'T KN[2 BUT ,I ?9K Y\ HAD BETT] ASK ?IS MAN10 & HE PO9T$ TO ! W>D] ) ! GOLD CORDS & ! BOOK1 SITT+ ON ! RI<T4 

,AS !Y W]E SPEAK+1 ! L>GE IRON DOOR ) A W9D[ 9 IT OP5$1 & AN (FIC] 9 UNI=M1 FOLL[$ BY ANO!R W>D]1 /EPP$ \T4 ,! W>D] ) ! NOTEBOOK PROCLAIM$ ?AT ! ADMITTANCE ( VISITORS W\LD N[ COMM5CE4 ,! S5T9EL /EPP$ ASIDE1 & ALL ! VISITORS RU%$ TO ! DOOR AS IF AFRAID ( BE+ TOO LATE2 SOME EV5 RAN4 ,AT ! DOOR !RE /OOD A W>D] :O C\NT$ ! VISITORS AS !Y CAME 91 SAY+ AL\D1 #a#f1 #a#g1 & SO ON4 ,ANO!R W>D] /OOD 9SIDE ! BUILD+ & ALSO C\NT$ ! VISITORS AS !Y 5T]$ A SECOND DOOR1 T\*+ EA* ONE ) HIS H&1 SO ?AT :5 !Y W5T AWAY AGA9 NOT ONE VISITOR %\LD BE ABLE TO REMA9 9SIDE ! PRISON & NOT ONE PRISON] MI<T GET \T4 ,! W>D]1 )\T LOOK+ AT :OM HE WAS T\*+1 SLAPP$ ,NEKHLUD(F ON ! BACK1 & ,NEKHLUD(F FELT HURT BY ! T\* ( ! W>D]'S H&2 BUT1 REMEMB]+ :AT HE HAD COME AB\T1 HE FELT A%AM$ ( FEEL+ DISSATISFI$ & TAK+ (F5SE4 

,! FIR/ AP>TM5T BEH9D ! 5TRANCE DOORS WAS A L>GE VAULT$ ROOM ) IRON B>S TO ! SMALL W9D[S4 ,9 ?IS ROOM1 :I* WAS CALL$ ! MEET+-ROOM1 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS />TL$ BY ! SI<T ( A L>GE PICTURE ( ! ,CRUCIFIXION4 

0,:AT'S ?AT =80 HE ?\<T1 HIS M9D 9VOLUNT>ILY CONNECT+ ! SUBJECT ( ! PICTURE ) LIB]ATION & NOT ) IMPRISONM5T4 

,HE W5T ON1 SL[LY LETT+ ! HURRY+ VISITORS PASS BE=E1 & EXP]I5C+ A M+L$ FEEL+ ( HORROR AT ! EVIL-DO]S LOCK$ UP 9 ?IS BUILD+1 COMPASSION = ?OSE :O1 LIKE ,KATU%A & ! BOY !Y TRI$ ! DAY BE=E1 MU/ BE H]E ?\< GUILTLESS1 & %YNESS & T5D] EMOTION AT ! ?\<T ( ! 9T]VIEW BE=E HIM4 ,! W>D] AT ! O!R 5D ( ! MEET+-ROOM SAID SOME?+ AS !Y PASS$1 BUT ,NEKHLUD(F1 ABSORB$ BY HIS [N ?\<TS1 PAID NO ATT5TION TO HIM1 & CONT9U$ TO FOLL[ ! MAJORITY ( ! VISITORS1 & SO GOT 9TO ! M5'S P>T ( ! PRISON 9/EAD ( ! WOM5'S4 

,LETT+ ! HURRY+ VISITORS PASS BE=E HIM1 HE WAS ! LA/ TO GET 9TO ! 9T]VIEW+-ROOM4 ,AS SOON AS ,NEKHLUD(F OP5$ ! DOOR ( ?IS ROOM1 HE WAS /RUCK BY ! DEAF5+ RO> ( A HUNDR$ VOICES %\T+ AT ONCE1 ! REASON ( :I* HE DID NOT AT ONCE UND]/&4 ,BUT :5 HE CAME NE>] TO ! PEOPLE1 HE SAW ?AT !Y W]E ALL PRESS+ AGA9/ A NET ?AT DIVID$ ! ROOM 9 TWO1 LIKE FLIES SETTL+ ON SUG>1 & HE UND]/OOD :AT IT MEANT4 ,! TWO HALVES ( ! ROOM1 ! W9D[S ( :I* W]E OPPOSITE ! DOOR HE HAD COME 9 BY1 W]E SEP>AT$1 NOT BY ONE1 BUT BY TWO NETS REA*+ FROM ! FLOOR TO ! CEIL+4 ,! WIRE NETS W]E /RET*$ #g FEET AP>T1 & SOLDI]S W]E WALK+ UP & D[N ! SPACE BETWE5 !M4 ,ON ! FUR!R SIDE ( ! NETS W]E ! PRISON]S1 ON ! NE>]1 ! VISITORS4 ,BETWE5 !M WAS A D\BLE R[ ( NETS & A SPACE ( #g FEET WIDE1 SO ?AT !Y C\LD NOT H& ANY?+ TO ONE ANO!R1 & ANY ONE :OSE SI<T WAS NOT V]Y GOOD C\LD NOT EV5 DI/+UI% ! FACE ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO TALK2 ONE HAD TO SCREAM 9 ORD] TO BE HE>D4 

,ON BO? SIDES W]E FACES PRESS$ CLOSE TO ! NETS1 FACES ( WIVES1 HUSB&S1 FA!RS1 MO!RS1 *ILDR51 TRY+ TO SEE EA* O!R'S FEATURES & TO SAY :AT WAS NECESS>Y 9 SU* A WAY AS TO BE UND]/OOD4 

,BUT AS EA* ONE TRI$ TO BE HE>D BY ! ONE HE WAS TALK+ TO1 & HIS NEI<BOR TRI$ TO DO ! SAME1 !Y DID !IR BE/ TO DR[N EA* O!R'S VOICES' & ?AT WAS ! CAUSE ( ! D9 & %\T+ :I* /RUCK ,NEKHLUD(F :5 HE FIR/ CAME 94 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO UND]/& :AT WAS BE+ SAID & :AT W]E ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T PEOPLE4 ,NEXT ,NEKHLUD(F AN OLD WOMAN ) A K]*IEF ON H] HEAD /OOD TREMBL+1 H] *9 PRESS$ CLOSE TO ! NET1 & %\T+ SOME?+ TO A Y\NG FELL[1 HALF ( :OSE HEAD WAS %AV$1 :O LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY ) RAIS$ BR[S4 ,BY ! SIDE ( ! OLD WOMAN WAS A Y\NG MAN 9 A PEASANT'S COAT1 :O LI/5$1 %AK+ HIS HEAD1 TO A BOY V]Y LIKE HIMSELF4 ,NEXT /OOD A MAN 9 RAGS1 :O %\T$1 WAV+ HIS >M & LAU<+4 ,NEXT TO HIM A WOMAN1 ) A GOOD WOOL5 %AWL ON H] %\LD]S1 SAT ON ! FLOOR HOLD+ A BABY 9 H] LAP & CRY+ BITT]LY4 ,?IS WAS APP>5TLY ! FIR/ TIME %E SAW ! GREYHEAD$ MAN ON ! O!R SIDE 9 PRISON CLO!S1 & ) HIS HEAD %AV$4 ,BEYOND H] WAS ! DOORKEEP]1 :O HAD SPOK5 TO ,NEKHLUD(F \TSIDE2 HE WAS %\T+ ) ALL HIS MI<T TO A GREYHAIR$ CONVICT ON ! O!R SIDE4 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F F\ND ?AT HE W\LD HAVE TO SPEAK 9 SIMIL> CONDITIONS1 A FEEL+ ( 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ?OSE :O W]E ABLE TO MAKE & 5=CE !SE CONDITIONS >OSE 9 HIM2 HE WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT1 PLAC$ 9 SU* A DREADFUL POSITION1 NO ONE SEEM$ (F5D$ AT ?IS \TRAGE ON HUMAN FEEL+S4 ,! SOLDI]S1 ! 9SPECTOR1 ! PRISON]S !MSELVES1 ACT$ AS IF ACKN[L$G+ ALL ?IS TO BE NECESS>Y4 

,NEKHLUD(F REMA9$ 9 ?IS ROOM = AB\T FIVE M9UTES1 FEEL+ /RANGELY DEPRESS$1 CONSCI\S ( H[ P[]LESS HE WAS1 & AT V>IANCE ) ALL ! WORLD4 ,HE WAS SEIZ$ ) A CURI\S MORAL S5SATION LIKE SEASICKNESS4 

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