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,MASLOVA ,MAKES ,NEW ,FRI5DS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! GANG ( PRISON]S TO :I* ,MASLOVA BELONG$ HAD WALK$ AB\T ?REE ?\S& ?REE HUNDR$ MILES4 ,%E & ! O!R PRISON]S CONDEMN$ = CRIM9AL (F5SES HAD TRAVEL$ BY RAIL & BY /EAMBOATS AS F> AS ! T[N ( ,P]M4 ,IT WAS ONLY H]E ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F SUCCE$$ 9 OBTA9+ A P]MISSION = H] TO CONT9UE ! J\RNEY ) ! POLITICAL PRISON]S1 AS ,V]A ,D\KHOVA1 :O WAS AMONG ! LATT]1 ADVIS$ HIM TO DO4 ,! J\RNEY UP TO ,P]M HAD BE5 V]Y TRY+ TO ,MASLOVA BO? MORALLY & PHYSICALLY4 ,PHYSICALLY1 BECAUSE ( ! OV]CR[D+1 ! DIRT1 & ! DISGU/+ V]M91 :I* GAVE H] NO PEACE2 MORALLY1 BECAUSE ( ! EQUALLY DISGU/+ M54 ,! M51 LIKE ! V]M91 ?\< !Y *ANG$ AT EA* HALT+-PLACE1 W]E EV]Y:]E ALIKE IMPORTUNATE2 !Y SW>M$ R\ND H]1 GIV+ H] NO RE/4 ,AMONG ! WOM5 PRISON]S & ! M5 PRISON]S1 ! JAIL]S & ! CONVOY SOLDI]S1 ! HABIT ( A K9D ( CYNICAL DEBAU* WAS SO FIRMLY E/ABLI%$ ?AT UNLESS A FEMALE PRISON] WAS WILL+ TO UTILIZE H] POSITION AS A WOMAN %E HAD TO BE CON/ANTLY ON ! WAT*4 ,TO BE CONT9UALLY 9 A /ATE ( FE> & /RIFE WAS V]Y TRY+4 ,& ,MASLOVA WAS SPECIALLY EXPOS$ TO ATTACKS1 H] APPE>ANCE BE+ ATTRACTIVE & H] PA/ KN[N TO EV]Y ONE4 ,! DECID$ RESI/ANCE ) :I* %E N[ MET ! IMPORTUNITY ( ALL ! M5 SEEM$ (F5SIVE TO !M1 & AWAK5$ ANO!R FEEL+1 ?AT ( ILL-WILL T[>DS H]4 ,BUT H] POSITION WAS MADE A LITTLE EASI] BY H] 9TIMACY ) ,!ODOSIA1 & ,!ODOSIA'S HUSB&1 :O1 HAV+ HE>D ( ! MOLE/ATIONS HIS WIFE WAS SUBJECT TO1 HAD 9 ,NIJNI BE5 >RE/$ AT HIS [N DESIRE 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT H]1 & WAS N[ TRAVEL+ ) ! GANG AS A PRISON]4 ,MASLOVA'S POSITION BECAME MU* MORE BE>ABLE :5 %E WAS ALL[$ TO JO9 ! POLITICAL PRISON]S1 :O W]E PROVID$ ) BETT] ACCOMODATIONS1 BETT] FOOD1 & W]E TREAT$ LESS RUDELY1 BUT BESIDES ALL ?IS ,MASLOVA'S CONDITION WAS MU* IMPROV$ BECAUSE AMONG ! POLITICAL PRISON]S %E WAS NO LONG] MOLE/$ BY ! M51 & C\LD LIVE )\T BE+ REM9D$ ( ?AT PA/ :I* %E WAS SO ANXI\S TO =GET4 ,BUT ! *IEF ADVANTAGE ( ! *ANGE LAY 9 ! FACT ?AT %E MADE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( SEV]AL P]SONS :O EX]CIS$ A DECID$ & MO/ B5EFICIAL 9FLU5CE ON H] *>ACT]4 ,MASLOVA WAS ALL[$ TO /OP ) ! POLITICAL PRISON]S AT ALL ! HALT+-PLACES1 BUT BE+ A /RONG & HEAL?Y WOMAN %E WAS OBLIG$ TO M>* ) ! CRIM9AL CONVICTS4 ,9 ?IS WAY %E WALK$ ALL ! WAY FROM ,TOMSK4 ,TWO POLITICAL PRISON]S ALSO M>*$ ) ! GANG1 ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA ,S*ET99A1 ! GIRL ) ! HAZEL EYES :O HAD ATTRACT$ ,NEKHLUD(F'S ATT5TION :5 HE HAD BE5 TO VISIT ,D\KHOVA 9 PRISON1 & ONE ,SIMONSON1 :O WAS ON HIS WAY TO ! ,TAK\TSK DI/RICT1 ! DI%EVEL$ D>K Y\NG FELL[ ) DEEP-LY+ EYES1 :OM ,NEKHLUD(F HAD ALSO NOTIC$ DUR+ ?AT VISIT4 ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA WAS WALK+ BECAUSE %E HAD GIV5 H] PLACE ON ! C>T TO ONE ( ! CRIM9ALS1 A WOMAN EXPECT+ TO BE CONF9$1 & ,SIMONSON BECAUSE HE DID NOT D>E TO AVAIL HIMSELF ( A CLASS PRIVILEGE4 

,!SE ?REE ALWAYS />T$ E>LY 9 ! MORN+ BE=E ! RE/ ( ! POLITICAL PRISON]S1 :O FOLL[$ LAT] ON 9 ! C>TS4 

,!Y W]E READY TO />T 9 ?IS WAY JU/ \TSIDE A L>GE T[N1 :]E A NEW CONVOY (FIC] HAD TAK5 *>GE ( ! GANG4 

,IT WAS E>LY ON A DULL ,SEPTEMB] MORN+4 ,IT KEPT RA9+ & SN[+ ALT]NATELY1 & ! COLD W9D BLEW 9 SUDD5 GU/S4 ,! :OLE GANG ( PRISON]S1 CONSI/+ ( F\R HUNDR$ M5 & FIFTY WOM51 WAS ALREADY ASSEMBL$ 9 ! C\RT ( ! HALT+ /ATION4 ,SOME ( !M W]E CR[D+ R\ND ! *IEF ( ! CONVOY1 :O WAS GIV+ TO SPECIALLY APPO9T$ PRISON]S MONEY = TWO DAYS' KEEP TO DI/RIBUTE AMONG ! RE/1 :ILE O!RS W]E PUR*AS+ FOOD FROM WOM5 :O HAD BE5 LET 9TO ! C\RTY>D4 ,ONE C\LD HE> ! VOICES ( ! PRISON]S C\NT+ !IR MONEY & MAK+ !IR PUR*ASES1 & ! %RILL VOICES ( ! WOM5 ) ! FOOD4 

,SIMONSON1 9 HIS RUBB] JACKET & RUBB] OV]%OES FA/5$ ) A /R+ OV] HIS WOR/$ /OCK+S 7HE WAS A VEGET>IAN & W\LD NOT WE> ! SK9 ( SLAU<T]$ ANIMALS71 WAS ALSO 9 ! C\RTY>D WAIT+ = ! GANG TO />T4 ,HE /OOD BY ! POR* & JOTT$ D[N 9 HIS NOTEBOOK A ?\<T ?AT HAD OCCURR$ TO HIM4 ,?IS WAS :AT HE WROTE3 0,IF A BACT]IA WAT*$ & EXAM9$ A HUMAN NAIL IT W\LD PRON\NCE IT 9ORGANIC MATT]1 & ?US WE1 EXAM9+ \R GLOBE & WAT*+ ITS CRU/1 PRON\NCE IT TO BE 9ORGANIC4 ,?IS IS 9CORRECT40 

,KATU%A & ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA1 BO? WE>+ TOP-BOOTS & ) %AWLS TI$ R\ND !IR HEADS1 CAME \T ( ! BUILD+ 9TO ! C\RTY>D :]E ! WOM5 SAT %ELT]$ FROM ! W9D BY ! NOR!RN WALL ( ! C\RT1 & VI$ ) ONE ANO!R1 (F]+ !IR GOODS1 HOT MEAT PIE1 FI%1 V]MICELLI1 BUCK:EAT PORRIDGE1 LIV]1 BEEF1 EGGS1 MILK4 ,ONE HAD EV5 A ROA/ PIG TO (F]4 

,HAV+ B\<T SOME EGGS1 BREAD1 FI%1 & SOME RUSKS1 ,MASLOVA WAS PUTT+ !M 9TO H] BAG1 :ILE ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA WAS PAY+ ! WOM51 :5 A MOVEM5T >OSE AMONG ! CONVICTS4 ,ALL W]E SIL5T & TOOK !IR PLACES4 ,! (FIC] CAME \T & BEGAN GIV+ ! LA/ ORD]S BE=E />T+4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS DONE 9 ! USUAL MANN]4 ,! PRISON]S W]E C\NT$1 ! *A9S ON !IR LEGS EXAM9$1 & ?OSE :O W]E TO M>* 9 C\PLES L9K$ TOGE!R ) MANACLES4 ,BUT SUDD5LY ! ANGRY1 AU?ORITATIVE VOICE ( ! (FIC] %\T+ SOME?+ WAS HE>D1 ALSO ! S\ND ( A BL[ & ! CRY+ ( A *ILD4 ,ALL WAS SIL5T = A MOM5T & !N CAME A HOLL[ MURMUR FROM ! CR[D4 ,MASLOVA & ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA ADVANC$ T[>DS ! SPOT :5CE ! NOISE PROCE$$4 

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