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,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 M9]S1 *ILDR51 PIONE]1 M9E1 WORK1 E>?1 P\NDS1 POOR1 COMRADE1 OPPRESSION4 

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,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE  ,! M9]S :O WORK ! SULFUR M9ES 9 ! BEAUTIFUL ISL& ( ,SICILY >E SOME ( ! MO/ UNHAPPY VICTIMS ( OPPRESSION ON ! FACE ( ! E>?3 ! OPPRESSION ( PROP]TY1 WE MEAN4 ,A COMRADE :O HAS LATELY BE5 AMONG !M S5DS US A DESCRIPTION ( ! /ATE ( ?+S4  

 ,Y\ CANNOT CONCEIVE1 HE WRITES1 A MORE PRIMITIVE K9D ( WORK2 !RE IS NO MA*9]Y TO TAKE ! M9]S D[N 9TO ! PITS OR TO BR+ ! M9]AL UP4 ,ALL IS DONE BY H&1 & ! 0H&S0 >E MOODY LITTLE *ILDR54 ,*ILDR51 SOME ( :OM >E ONLY SIX YE>S OLD1 HAVE TO C>RY ON !IR %\LD]S LOADS WEI<+ FROM ONE HUNDR$ TO TWO HUNDR$ P\NDS1 UP /EEP1 R\<1 BROK5 FLI<TS ( /EPS = TWO OR ?REE HUNDR$ Y>DS4 ,! POOR LITTLE CREATURES >RIVE AT ! TOP UTT]LY BROK5 D[N ) FATIGUE1 (T5 CRY+1 & SC>CELY ABLE TO MOVE4 ,BUT ALL ! SAME ! 0PIONE]0 DRIVES !M D[N AGA9 = MORE ) HIS :IP4 ,! SI<T IS SIMPLY HE>TR5D+4 ,!SE BOYS >E ALMO/ ALL HUMP-BACK$1 &1 ( C\RSE1 !IR MIS]ABLE LIVES >E BUT %ORT4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 B\<T ( !IR P>5TS1 MU* AS ,5GLI% *ILDR5 US$ TOO BE B\<T ( ! P>I% AU?ORITIES 9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ! GREAT 9DU/RY H]E4 ,! PIONE] GIVES ! FAMILY A 0HELP0 ( FROM #a P\ND TO #e P\NDS1 & 9 RETURN HAS A RI<T TO ! *ILDR5'S WORK UNTIL ! MONEY IS PAID BACK4  

 ,?IS SLAVE-DRIV] IS HIMSELF A SLAVE1 & (T5 A H>D-DRIV5 ONE4 ,! SY/EM IS = ! M9E [N] TO LET ! M9E TO A CONTRACTOR1 /IPULAT+ = SAY #b P] C5T ON ! PR(ITS2 ! CONTRACTOR UND]LETS ! M9E TO A SUB-CONTRACTOR1 ) ! SAME SORT ( AGREEM5T1 & SO ON1 ?R\< A LONG] OR %ORT] S]IES ( H>PIES1 UNTIL WE REA* ! LA/ ( ! CONTRACTORS4 ,?IS MAN 5GAGES A PIONE]1 & PAYS HIM #b#e_/#h A WEEK4 ,! PIONE] HIMSELF 5GAGES ! BOYS1 & GETS #a#b_/#a ON !IR LABOR1 SO ?AT1 AFT] ALL1 HE HAS NOT SO V]Y MU* TO LIVE ON4 ,BUT ! WRET*$NESS ( ! M9]S !MSELVES IS 9DESCRIBABLE4 ,!IR SITUATION HAS GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE1 YE> AFT] YE>1 UNTIL !IR LIFE HAS BECOME QUITE SAVAGE4 ,AT ,CATANISETTA1 ! M9]S HAV+ SIMPLY NO?+ TO PAY ANY R5T1 & BE+ SC>CELY ABLE TO KEEP BODY & S\L TOGE!R1 BE?\<T !M ( ! PLAN ( \R UNCIVILIZ$ ANCE/ORS1 :O MADE BURR[S 9 ! E>? TO LIVE 94 ,! POOR FELL[S SCOOP$ \T SOME CAVES 9 ! HILLSIDES TO %ELT] !MSELVES & !IR FAMILIES3 9 ! NI<T TIME ONE CAN SEE QUITE A LONG R[ ( LI<T1 GLIMM]+ FROM !SE HUMAN D5S4 ,BUT ! ,GOV]NM5T HAS N[ DISCOV]$ ?AT ?IS RETURN TO PRIMITIVE CU/OMS IS NOT TO BE TOL]AT$ 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 & :5 \R COMRADE WROTE ! WRET*$ M9]S HAD RECEIV$ ORD]S TO TURN \T ON A C]TA9 DAY4 

  ,WE >E GLAD TO LE>N ?AT !Y HAD ! SPIRIT LEFT 9 !M TO BE EXTREMELY 9DIGNANT1 & EV5 DISPOS$ TO FI<T = !IR MIS]ABLE HOMES4 ,! M9+ POPULATION IS V]Y REVOLUTION>Y1 ! WOM5 EV5 MORE SO ?AN ! M54 ,! SI<T ( :AT !IR *ILDR5 SUFF] HAS =C$ ! MO!RS TO RECOGNIZE ! NECESSITY ( A *ANGE2 &1 BESIDES1 ! TRUCK SY/EM EXI/S !RE 9 FULL =CE4 ,! M9]S >E OBLIG$ TO BUY !IR FL\R AT ! M9E [N]'S MILLS1 AT SOME?+ LIKE D\BLE ! M>KET PRICE4 ,IF !Y DO NOT DO ?IS1 !Y >E F9$4 ,LATELY !Y /RUCK = BETT] WAGES1 & GOT AN 9CREASE ( #a_/#h A WEEK4 ,LITTLE 5\<1 BUT IT HAS GIV5 !M ! PLUCK TO ?9K AB\T ASK+ = SOME?+ MORE1 & WE HOPE SOON TO HE> BETT] NEWS ( !M4  

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