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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! HEAT 9 ! L>GE C> ( ! ?IRD CLASS1 DUE TO ITS 
EXPOSURE TO ! SCOR*+ SUN RAYS & ! L>GE CR[D 
)91 WAS SO SUFFOCAT+ ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F REMA9$ ON 
! PLAT=M4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO RELIEF EV5 !RE1 & HE 
DREW 9 LONG BREA?S :5 ! TRA9 ROLL$ \T BEYOND 
! H\SES & ! MOVEM5T ( ! TRA9 CREAT$ A 
DRAFT4 0,YES1 KILL$10 HE REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF4 ,& TO 
HIS IMAG9ATION APPE>$ ) UNUSUAL VIVIDNESS ! 
BEAUTIFUL FACE ( ! SECOND DEAD CONVICT1 ) A SMILE 
ON HIS LIPS1 ! =BIDD+ EXPRESSION ( HIS =EHEAD1 & 
! SMALL1 /RONG E> UND] ! %AV$1 BLUI% SCALP4 
0,& ! WOR/ P>T ( IT IS ?AT HE WAS KILL$1 & NO 
ONE KN[S :O KILL$ HIM4 ,YET HE WAS KILL$4 ,HE WAS 
=W>D$1 LIKE ! O!RS1 AT ! ORD] ( ,MASL5IK(F4 
,MASL5IK(F PROBABLY SIGN$ ! USUAL ORD] ) HIS 
FOOLI% FL\RI%1 ON A PR9T$ LETT]-HEAD1 &1 ( C\RSE1 
DOES NOT CONSID] HIMSELF GUILTY4 ,! PRISON PHYSICIAN1 
:O 9SPECT$ ! CONVICTS1 HAS /ILL LESS REASON = CONSID]+ 
HIMSELF GUILTY4 ,HE C>EFULLY FULFILL$ HIS DUTIES1 
SEP>AT$ ! WEAK ONES1 & C\LD NOT POSSIBLY =ESEE 
EI!R ! T]RIBLE HEAT1 OR ?AT !Y W\LD BE TAK5 AWAY 
SO LATE & 9 SU* A CR[D4 ,! 9SPECTOR8 ,BUT ! 
9SPECTOR ONLY C>RI$ \T ! ORD] ?AT ON SU* A DAY 
SO MANY M5 & WOM5 PRISON]S %\LD BE S5T AWAY4 
,NO MORE GUILTY WAS ! (FIC] ( ! CONVOY1 :OSE DUTY 
CONSI/$ 9 RECEIV+ SO MANY PEOPLE AT SU* A PLACE & 
DELIV]+ !M AT ANO!R PLACE4 ,HE L$ ! P>TY 9 
! USUAL WAY1 ACCORD+ TO 9/RUCTIONS1 & C\LD NOT 
POSSIBLY =ESEE ?AT SU* /RONG M51 LIKE ! TWO :OM 
,NEKHLUD(F HAD SE51 W\LD SUCCUMB & DIE4 ,NO ONE 
WAS GUILTY1 & YET ! M5 W]E KILL$ BY !SE V]Y 
PEOPLE :O W]E 9NOC5T ( !IR DEA?4 

0,ALL ?IS HAPP5$10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 0BECAUSE ALL 
?OSE PEOPLE--! GOV]NOR1 9SPECTOR & ! O!R (FIC]S--SAW 
BE=E !M1 NOT HUMAN BE+S & !IR DUTIES 
T[>D !M1 BUT ! S]VICE & ITS REQUIREM5TS4 
,!RE9 LIES ! DIFFICULTY40 

,9 HIS M$ITATION ,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT NOTICE H[ ! 
WEA!R HAD *ANG$4 ,! SUN HAD HIDD5 BEH9D A L[ 
/RIP ( CL\D1 & FROM ! S\!RN SKY A LI<T-GRAY 
MASS1 FROM :I* A SLANT+ RA9 WAS ALREADY P\R+ 9 
! DI/ANCE OV] ! FIELDS & =E/S1 WAS COM+ ON4 
,N[ & !N A FLA% ( LI<TN+ R5T ! CL\DS1 & 
! RATTLE ( ! TRA9 M+L$ ) ! RATTLE ( ?UND]4 
,! CL\DS CAME NE>] & NE>]1 ! SLANT+ DROPS 
( RA91 DRIV5 BY ! W9D1 PATT]$ ON ! PLAT=M ( 
! C> & /A9$ ,NEKHLUD(F'S OV]COAT4 ,HE MOV$ 
TO ! O!R SIDE1 & DRAW+ 9 ! FRE%1 HUMID AIR 
& ! ODOR ( ! :EAT COM+ FROM ! P>*$ 
GR\ND1 HE LOOK$ ON ! PASS+ G>D5S1 =E/S2 ! RYE 
FIELDS JU/ TURN+ YELL[1 ! EM]ALD /REAKS ( OATS1 
& ! FURR[S ( ! D>K-GRE51 FL[]+ POTATO4 
,EV]Y?+ LOOK$ AS IF COV]$ ) V>NI%3 ! GRE5 
& YELL[ COLORS BECAME BRI<T]2 ! BLACK BECAME 
BLACK]4 

0,MORE1 MORE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 REJOIC+ AT ! REVIV+ 
FIELDS & G>D5S UND] ! ABUNDANT RA94 

,! HEAVY RA9 DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,! CL\DS P>TLY 
DISSIPAT$1 & ! LA/ F9E %[] FELL /RAI<T ON ! WET 
GR\ND4 ,! SUN CAME =? AGA91 ! E>? BRI<T5$1 
& A L[ BUT BRILLIANT VIOLET T+$ RA9B[1 BROK5 
AT ONE 5D1 APPE>$ 9 ! EA/]N HORIZON4 

0,:AT WAS ,I ?9K+ (80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ HIMSELF1 
:5 ALL !SE *ANGES ( NATURE CAME TO AN 5D & 
! TRA9 DESC5D$ 9TO A VALE4 0,YES1 ,I WAS ?9K+ 
?AT ALL ?OSE PEOPLE--! 9SPECTOR1 ! GU>D & ALL 
?OSE S]VANTS1 = ! MO/ P>T G5TLE1 K9D PEOPLE--HAVE 
BECOME WICK$40 

,HE RECALL$ ! 9DIFF]5CE ( ,MASL5IK(F :5 HE 
TOLD ! LATT] ( :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 ! PRISON1 ( ! 
SEV]ITY ( ! 9SPECTOR1 ! CRUELTY ( ! S]GEANT :O 
REFUS$ ! USE ( ! WAGONS TO ! WEAK CONVICTS & 
PAID NO ATT5TION TO ! SUFF]+ ( ! WOMAN 9 *ILD-BIR?4 
,ALL ?OSE PEOPLE W]E EVID5TLY PRO( AGA9/ ! 
FEEL+ ( SYMPA?Y1 0AS IS ?IS PAV$ GR\ND AGA9/ 
RA910 HE ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT ! 9CL9E PAV$ ) MULTI-COLOR$ 
/ONE1 FROM :I* ! WAT] /REAM$ (F4 0,MAY 
BE IT IS NECESS>Y TO LAY ! /ONES ON ! 9CL9E1 BUT IT 
IS SAD TO SEE ! SOIL DEPRIV$ ( VEGETATION :5 IT C\LD 
BE MADE TO GR[ GRA91 GRASS1 %RUBS & TREES LIKE ?OSE 
SE5 ON ?OSE HEI<TS4 ,IT IS ! SAME ) PEOPLE10 
?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,! :OLE TR\BLE LIES 9 ?AT 
PEOPLE ?9K ?AT !RE >E CONDITIONS EXCLUD+ ! NECESSITY 
( LOVE 9 !IR 9T]C\RSE ) MAN1 BUT SU* CONDITIONS 
DO NOT EXI/4 ,?+S MAY BE TREAT$ )\T 
LOVE2 ONE MAY *OP WOOD1 MAKE BRICKS1 =GE IRON )\T 
LOVE1 BUT ONE CAN NO MORE DEAL ) PEOPLE )\T 
LOVE ?AN ONE CAN H&LE BEES )\T C>E4 ,! NATURE 
( BEES IS SU* ?AT IF Y\ H&LE !M C>ELESSLY Y\ 
WILL H>M !M AS WELL AS Y\RSELF4 ,IT IS ! SAME ) 
PEOPLE4 ,& IT CANNOT BE DIFF]5T1 BECAUSE MUTUAL LOVE 
IS ! BASIC LAW ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,TRUE1 MAN CANNOT COMPEL 
HIMSELF TO LOVE1 AS HE CAN COMPEL HIMSELF TO WORK1 BUT 
IT DOES NOT FOLL[ FROM ?IS ?AT 9 HIS DEAL+S ) M5 
HE CAN LEAVE LOVE \T ( CONSID]ATION1 ESPECIALLY IF HE 
WANTS SOME?+ FROM !M4 ,IF Y\ FEEL NO LOVE = 
PEOPLE1 !N KEEP AWAY FROM !M10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID TO 
HIMSELF4 0,OCCUPY Y\RSELF ) ?+S1 Y\RSELF--ANY?+2 
ONLY KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE4 ,AS IT IS H>MFUL 
TO EAT EXCEPT :5 ONE IS HUNGRY1 SO IS IT H>MFUL TO 
HAVE 9T]C\RSE ) PEOPLE :5 ONE DOES NOT LOVE 
!M4 ,IF ONE P]MITS HIMSELF TO DEAL ) PEOPLE )\T 
HAV+ ANY LOVE = !M1 AS ,I DID YE/]DAY ) 
MY BRO!R-9-LAW1 !RE IS NO LIMIT TO ! CRUELTY & 
BRUTALITY ONE IS LIABLE TO DISPLAY T[>D O!RS1 AS ,I HAVE 
SE5 TO-DAY1 & !RE IS NO LIMIT TO ONE'S [N SUFF]+1 
AS ,I HAVE LE>N$ FROM ALL ! EXP]I5CES ( MY [N 
LIFE4 ,YES1 YES1 ?AT IS SO10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 EXP]I5C+ 
! D\BLE PLEASURE ( A COOL BREEZE AFT] ! 9TOL]ABLE 
HEAT1 & ! CONSCI\SNESS ( HAV+ REA*$ 
! HI<E/ DEGREE ( LUCIDITY 9 ! QUE/ION :I* HAD 
SO LONG OCCUPI$ HIM4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4  ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

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