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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ALL ! EF=TS ( SEV]AL HUNDR$ ?\S& PEOPLE1 
CR[D$ 9 A SMALL SPACE1 TO DISFIGURE ! L& ON :I* 
!Y LIV$2 ALL ! /ONE !Y COV]$ IT ) TO KEEP IT 
B>R52 H[ SO DILIG5TLY EV]Y SPR\T+ BLADE ( GRASS 
WAS REMOV$2 ALL ! SMOKE ( COAL & NAPH?A2 ALL ! 
CUTT+ D[N ( TREES & DRIV+ (F ( CATTLE C\LD NOT 
%UT \T ! SPR+1 EV5 FROM ! CITY4 ,! SUN WAS 
%$D+ ITS LI<T2 ! GRASS1 REVIVIFI$1 WAS BLOOM+ 
=?1 :]E IT WAS LEFT UNCUT1 NOT ONLY ON ! GRE5SW>DS 
( ! B\LEV>D1 BUT BETWE5 ! FLAG-/ONES1 & 
! BIR*ES1 POPL>S & WILD-B]RY TREES W]E UNFOLD+ 
!IR VISC\S LEAVES2 ! LIMES W]E UNFOLD+ !IR BUDS2 
! DAWS1 SP>R[S & PIGEONS W]E JOYFULLY MAK+ 
!IR CU/OM>Y NE/S1 & ! FLIES W]E BUZZ+ ON ! 
SUN-W>M$ WALLS4 ,PLANTS1 BIRDS1 9SECTS & *ILDR5 
W]E EQUALLY JOYFUL4 ,ONLY M5--GR[N-UP M5--CONT9U$ 
*EAT+ & TORM5T+ !MSELVES & EA* O!R4 
,PEOPLE SAW NO?+ HOLY 9 ?IS SPR+ MORN+1 9 
?IS BEAUTY ( ,GOD'S WORLD--A GIFT TO ALL LIV+ CREATURES--9CL9+ 
TO PEACE1 GOOD-WILL & LOVE1 BUT WOR%IP$ 
!IR [N 9V5TIONS = IMPOS+ !IR WILL ON EA* 
O!R4 

,! JOY ( SPR+ FELT BY ANIMALS & M5 DID NOT P5ETRATE 
! (FICE ( ! C\NTY JAIL1 BUT ! ONE ?+ ( 
SUPREME IMPORTANCE !RE WAS A DOCUM5T RECEIV$ ! 
PREVI\S EV5+1 ) TITLE1 NUMB] & SEAL1 :I* ORD]$ 
! BR++ 9TO C\RT = TRIAL1 ?IS #b#h? DAY ( 
,APRIL1 AT N9E O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 ?REE PRISON]S--TWO WOM5 & ONE MAN4 ,ONE ( ! WOM51 AS ! 
MORE DANG]\S CRIM9AL1 WAS TO BE BR\<T SEP>ATELY4 
,SO1 9 PURSUANCE ( ?AT ORD]1 ON ! #b#h? DAY ( ,APRIL1 
AT EI<T O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 ! JAIL W>D5 5T]$ 
! D+Y CORRIDOR ( ! WOMAN'S W>D4 ,IMM$IATELY 
BEH9D HIM CAME A WOMAN ) WE>Y C\NT5ANCE & 
DI%EVEL$ GRAY HAIR1 WE>+ A CR[N-LAC$ JACKET1 & 
GIRDL$ ) A BLUE-$G$ SA%4 ,%E WAS ! MATRON4 

0,Y\ WANT ,MASLOVA80 %E ASK$ ! W>D51 AS !Y 
NE>$ ONE ( ! CELLS OP5+ 9TO ! CORRIDOR4 

,! W>D51 ) A L\D CLANK+ ( IRON1 UNLOCK$ 
& OP5$ ! DOOR ( ! CELL1 RELEAS+ AN EV5 F\L] 
ODOR ?AN P]MEAT$ ! CORRIDOR1 & %\T$3 

0,MASLOVA TO ! C\RT60 & AGA9 CLOS+ ! DOOR HE 
WAIT$ = H] APPE>ANCE4 

,! FRE%1 VIVIFY+ AIR ( ! FIELDS1 C>RI$ TO ! CITY 
BY ! W9D1 FILL$ EV5 ! C\RT-Y>D ( ! JAIL4 ,BUT 
9 ! CORRIDOR ! OPPRESSIVE AIR1 LAD5 ) ! SMELL 
( T> & PUTRESC5CE1 SADD5$ & DEJECT$ ! SPIRIT 
( EV]Y NEW-COM]4 ,! SAME FEEL+ WAS EXP]I5C$ 
BY ! JAIL MATRON1 NOT)/&+ %E WAS ACCU/OM$ 
TO BAD AIR4 ,ON 5T]+ ! CORRIDOR %E SUDD5LY FELT A 
WE>9ESS COM+ OV] H] ?AT 9CL9$ H] TO SLUMB]4 

,!RE WAS A BU/L+ 9 ! CELL2 WOM5'S VOICES & 
/EPS ( B>E FEET W]E HE>D4 

0,HURRY UP1 ,MASLOVA6 ,COME ON1 ,I SAY60 %\T$ ! 
W>D5 9TO ! CELL-DOOR4 

,PRES5TLY AT ! CELL-DOOR APPE>$ A MIDDLE-SIZ$1 FULL-BREA/$ 
Y\NG WOMAN1 DRESS$ 9 A LONG1 GRAY COAT OV] A 
:ITE WAI/ & SKIRT4 ,%E APPROA*$ ) FIRM /EP1 
&1 FAC+ AB\T1 /OOD BE=E ! W>D54 ,OV] H] 
L95 /OCK+S %E WORE JAIL %OES2 H] HEAD WAS COV]$ 
) A :ITE 'K]*IEF1 FROM UND] :I* BLACK CURLS W]E 
EVID5TLY PURPOSELY BRU%$ OV] ! =EHEAD4 ,! FACE 
( ! WOMAN WAS ( ?AT :IT5ESS PECULI> TO PEOPLE 
:O HAVE BE5 A LONG TIME 9 CONF9EM5T1 & :I* REM9DS 
ONE ( POTATO-SPR\TS 9 A CELL>4 ,H] SMALL1 WIDE 
H&S1 H] :ITE1 FULL NECK1 %[+ FROM UND] ! L>GE 
COLL> ( ! COAT1 W]E ( A SIMIL> HUE4 ,ON ! DULL PALLOR 
( ?AT FACE ! MO/ /RIK+ FEATURE WAS ! BLACK1 
SP>KL+ EYES1 SOME:AT SWOLL51 BUT V]Y BRI<T EYES1 
ONE ( :I* SLI<TLY SQU9T$4 ,%E HELD H]SELF ]ECT1 PUTT+ =? H] FULL *E/4 ,EM]G+ 9TO ! CORRIDOR1 
?R[+ H] HEAD BACK A LITTLE1 %E LOOK$ 9TO ! EYES 
( ! W>D5 & /OOD READY TO DO HIS BIDD+4 ,! 
W>D5 WAS AB\T TO %UT ! DOOR1 :5 A PALE1 SEV]E1 
WR9KL$ FACE ( AN OLD WOMAN ) DI%EVEL$ HAIR WAS 
?RU/ \T4 ,! OLD WOMAN BEGAN TO SAY SOME?+ TO 
,MASLOVA4 ,BUT ! W>D5 PRESS$ ! DOOR AGA9/ ! 
HEAD ( ! WOMAN1 & %E DISAPPE>$4 ,9 ! CELL A 
WOMAN'S VOICE BUR/ 9TO LAU<T]4 ,MASLOVA ALSO SMIL$1 
& TURN$ TO ! GRAT$ LITTLE OP5+ 9 ! DOOR4 ,! 
OLD WOMAN PRESS$ H] =EHEAD TO ! GRAT+1 & SAID 
9 A HO>SE VOICE3 

0,ABOVE ALL1 DON'T SPEAK TOO MU*2 /ICK TO ONE ?+1 
& ?AT IS ALL40 

0,( C\RSE4 ,IT CANNOT BE ANY WORSE10 SAID ,MASLOVA4 

0,Y\ C]TA9LY CANNOT /ICK TO TWO ?+S10 SAID ! 
*IEF W>D51 ) (FICIAL ASSURANCE ( HIS [N WIT4 0,FOLL[ 
ME1 N[6 ,=W>D6 ,M>*60 

,! EYE LOOK+ FROM BEH9D ! GRAT+ DISAPPE>$1 
& ,MASLOVA TOOK TO ! MIDDLE ( ! CORRIDOR1 & ) 
%ORT1 BUT RAPID /RIDES1 FOLL[$ ! W>D54 ,!Y DESC5D$ 
! /ONE /AIRWAY1 & AS !Y PASS$ ! M5'S 
W>D1 NOISY & MORE NOISOME EV5 ?AN ! WOMAN'S 
W>D1 SCORES ( EYES FOLL[$ !M FROM BEH9D ! GRAT+S4 
,!Y 5T]$ ! (FICE1 :]E AN >M$ ESCORT ( 
TWO SOLDI]S /OOD4 ,! CL]K H&$ ONE ( ! SOLDI]S 
A DOCUM5T1 REEK+ ( TOBACCO SMOKE1 &1 PO9T+ TO 
! PRISON]1 SAID3 

0,TAKE H]40 

,! SOLDI]1 A ,NIJHNI PEASANT ) A R$ & POCK-M>K$ 
FACE1 PLAC$ ! PAP] 9TO ! CUFF ( HIS COAT 
SLEEVE1 &1 SMIL+1 W9K$ TO HIS MUSCUL> COMRADE4 
,! SOLDI]S & PRISON] DESC5D$ ! /AIRS & W5T 
9 ! DIRECTION ( ! MA9 5TRANCE4 

,A SMALL DOOR 9 ! GATE OP5$1 &1 CROSS+ ! 
?RE%OLD1 !Y PASS$ ?R\< ! 5CLOSURE & TOOK ! 
MIDDLE ( ! PAV$ /REET4 

,DRIV]S1 %OP-KEEP]S1 KIT*5 MAIDS1 LABOR]S & (FICIALS 
HALT$ & GAZ$ ) CURIOSITY AT ! PRISON]4 
,SOME %OOK !IR HEADS & ?\<T3 0,!RE IS ! RESULT 
( EVIL CONDUCT--H[ UNLIKE \RS60 ,*ILDR5 LOOK$ 
) HORROR AT ! CUT?ROAT1 BUT ! PRES5CE ( ! SOLDI]S REASSUR$ !M1 = %E WAS N[ P[]LESS TO DO 
H>M4 ,A VILLAG]1 RETURN+ FROM ! M>T1 :]E HE 
HAD DISPOS$ ( HIS *>COAL & VISIT$ AN 9N1 (F]$ 
H] A KOPECK4 ,! PRISON] BLU%$1 DROOP$ H] HEAD 
& MURMUR$ SOME?+4 

,CONSCI\S ( ! ATT5TION ?AT WAS %[N H]1 )\T 
TURN+ H] HEAD %E LOOK$ ASKANCE AT ! ONLOOK]S 
& RA!R 5JOY$ IT4 ,%E ALSO 5JOY$ ! COMP>ATIVELY 
PURE SPR+ AIR1 BUT ! WALK+ ON ! COBBLE/ONES 
WAS PA9FUL TO H] FEET1 UNUS$ AS !Y W]E TO 
WALK+1 & %OD 9 CLUMSY PRISON %OES4 ,%E LOOK$ 
AT H] FEET & 5DEAVOR$ TO /EP AS LI<TLY AS POSSIBLE4 
,PASS+ BY A FOOD /ORE1 9 FRONT ( :I* SOME PIGEONS 
W]E PICK+ GRA91 %E CAME NE> /RIK+ ) H] FOOT 
A DOVE-COLOR$ BIRD4 ,IT ROSE ) A FLUTT] ( ITS W+S1 
& FLEW PA/ ! V]Y E> ( ! PRISON]1 FANN+ H] 
FACE ) ITS W+S4 ,%E SMIL$1 !N SI<$ DEEPLY1 REMEMB]+ 
H] [N CONDITION4 

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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