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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! JU/ICI>Y F9ALLY F9I%$ HIS SPEE* & H&$ ! 
LI/ ( QUE/IONS TO ! =EMAN4 ,! JURY ROSE FROM 
!IR SEATS1 GLAD ( AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE ! C\RT-ROOM1 
&1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO ) !IR H&S1 AS IF 
A%AM$ ( SOME?+1 !Y FIL$ 9TO ! CONSULTATION-ROOM4 
,AS SOON AS ! DOOR CLOS$ BEH9D !M A G5D>ME1 
) DRAWN SWORD RE/+ ON HIS %\LD]1 PLAC$ 
HIMSELF 9 FRONT ( IT4 ,! JUDGES ROSE & W5T \T4 
,! PRISON]S ALSO W]E L$ AWAY4 

,ON 5T]+ ! CONSULTATION-ROOM ! JURY IMM$IATELY 
PRODUC$ CIG>ETTES & BEGAN TO SMOKE4 ,! S5SE ( 
!IR UNNATURAL & FALSE POSITION1 ( :I* !Y W]E TO 
A GREAT] OR LESS DEGREE COGNIZANT1 :ILE SITT+ 9 ! 
C\RT-ROOM1 PASS$ AWAY AS SOON AS !Y 5T]$ !IR 
ROOM & LI<T$ !IR CIG>ETTES1 &1 ) A FEEL+ ( 
RELIEF1 !Y SEAT$ !MSELVES & IMM$IATELY />T$ AN 
ANIMAT$ CONV]SATION4 

0,! GIRL IS NOT GUILTY1 %E WAS CONFUS$10 SAID ! K9DHE>T$ 
M]*ANT4 

0,?AT IS :AT WE >E GO+ TO CONSID]10 RETORT$ ! 
=EMAN4 0,WE MU/ NOT YIELD TO \R P]SONAL IMPRESSIONS40 

0,! JUDGE'S SUMM+ UP WAS GOOD10 SAID ! COLONEL4 

0,DO Y\ CALL IT GOOD8 ,IT NE>LY S5T ME TO SLEEP40 

0,! IMPORTANT PO9T IS ?AT ! S]VANTS C\LD NOT 
HAVE KN[N ?AT !RE WAS MONEY 9 ! ROOM IF ,MASLOVA 
HAD NO UND]/&+ ) !M10 SAID ! CL]K ) ! 
,JEWI% FACE4 

0,SO Y\ ?9K ?AT %E /OLE IT80 ASK$ ONE ( ! JURY4 

0,I WILL NEV] BELIEVE ?AT10 %\T$ ! K9DHE>T$ 
M]*ANT4 0,IT IS ALL ! WORK ( ?AT R$-EY$ W5*40 

0,!Y >E ALL ALIKE10 SAID ! COLONEL4 

0,BUT %E SAID ?AT %E DID NOT GO 9TO ! ROOM40 

0,DO Y\ BELIEVE H] MORE ?AN ! O!R8 ,I %\LD 
NEV] BELIEVE ?AT WOR?LESS WOMAN40 

0,?AT DOES NOT DECIDE ! QUE/ION10 SAID ! CL]K4 

0,%E HAD ! KEY40 

0,:AT IF %E HAD80 ANSW]$ ! M]*ANT4 

0,& ! R+80 

0,%E EXPLA9$ IT10 AGA9 %\T$ ! M]*ANT4 0,IT 
IS QUITE LIKELY ?AT BE+ DRUNK HE /RUCK H]4 ,WELL1 & 
!N HE WAS SORRY1 ( C\RSE4 ',!RE1 DON'T CRY6 ,TAKE 
?IS R+4' ,& :AT A BIG MAN6 ,!Y SAID HE WEI<$ 
AB\T TWO HUNDR$ & FIFTY P\NDS1 ,I BELIEVE40 

0,?AT IS NOT ! PO9T10 9T]RUPT$ ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVI*4 
0,! QUE/ION IS1 ,WAS %E ! 9/IGATOR1 OR W]E 
! S]VANTS80 

0,! S]VANTS C\LD NOT HAVE DONE IT )\T H]4 ,%E 
HAD ! KEY40 

,?IS 9COH]5T CONV]SATION LA/$ = A LONG TIME4 

0,EXCUSE ME1 G5TLEM510 SAID ! =EMAN4 0,LET US 
SIT D[N & CONSID] ! MATT]4 ,TAKE Y\R SEATS10 HE 
ADD$1 SEAT+ HIMSELF 9 ! =EMAN'S *AIR4 

0,!SE GIRLS >E ROGUES10 SAID ! CL]K1 & TO SU/A9 
HIS OP9ION ?AT ,MASLOVA WAS ! *IEF CULPRIT1 HE RELAT$ 
H[ ONE ( ?OSE GIRLS ONCE /OLE A WAT* FROM A FRI5D 
( HIS4 

,AS A CASE 9 PO9T ! COLONEL RELAT$ ! BOLD] !FT 
( A SILV] SAMOV>4 

0,G5TLEM51 LET US TAKE UP ! QUE/IONS10 SAID ! =EMAN1 
RAPP+ ON ! TABLE ) A P5CIL4 

,!Y BECAME SIL5T4 ,! QUE/IONS SUBMITT$ W]E3 

#a4 ,IS ! PEASANT ( ! VILLAGE ( ,B>K(F1 DI/RICT ( 
,KRAPIV5SK1 ,SIMON ,PETR(F ,K>T9K91 ?IRTY-?REE YE>S 
( AGE1 GUILTY ( HAV+1 ) ! DESIGN ( TAK+ ! LIFE 
( ,SMELK(F & ROBB+ HIM1 ADM9I/]$ TO HIM POISON 
9 A GLASS ( BR&Y1 :I* CAUS$ ! DEA? ( ,SMELK(F1 
& ( AFT]W>DS ROBB+ HIM ( TW5TY-FIVE HUNDR$ 
RUBLES & A DIAMOND R+8 

#b4 ,IS ! BURGESS ,EUPHEMIA ,IVANOVNA ,BO*KOVA1 =TY-SEV5 
YE>S ( AGE1 GUILTY ( ! CRIME M5TION$ 9 ! 
FIR/ QUE/ION8 

#c4 ,IS ! BURGESS ,KA!R9E ,MI*AELOVNA ,MASLOVA1 TW5TY-SEV5 
YE>S ( AGE1 GUILTY ( ! CRIME M5TION$ 9 ! 
FIR/ QUE/ION8 

#d4 ,IF ! PRISON] ,EUPHEMIA ,BO*KOVA IS NOT GUILTY ( 
! CRIME SET =? 9 ! FIR/ QUE/ION1 IS %E NOT GUILTY 
( SECRETLY /EAL+1 :ILE EMPLOY$ 9 ! ,HOTEL ,MAURITANIA1 
ON ! #a#g? DAY ( ,JANU>Y1 #a#h#h--1 TW5TY-FIVE HUNDR$ 
RUBLES FROM ! TRUNK ( ! M]*ANT ,SMELK(F1 TO 
:I* 5D %E OP5$ ! TRUNK 9 ! HOTEL ) A KEY 
BR\<T & FITT$ BY H]8 

,! =EMAN READ ! FIR/ QUE/ION4 

0,WELL1 G5TLEM51 :AT DO Y\ ?9K80 

,?IS QUE/ION WAS QUICKLY ANSW]$4 ,!Y ALL AGRE$ 
TO ANSW] 0,GUILTY40 ,! ONLY ONE ?AT DISS5T$ WAS AN 
OLD LABOR]1 :OSE ANSW] TO ALL QUE/IONS WAS 0,NOT 
GUILTY40 

,! =EMAN ?\<T ?AT HE DID NOT UND]/& ! 
QUE/IONS & PROCE$$ TO EXPLA9 ?AT FROM ALL ! FACTS 
IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ,K>T9K9 & ,BO*KOVA W]E GUILTY1 
BUT ! LABOR] ANSW]$ ?AT HE DID UND]/& !M1 
& ?AT HE ?\<T ?AT !Y \<T TO BE *>ITABLE4 
0,WE >E NOT SA9TS \RSELVES10 HE SAID1 & DID NOT *ANGE 
HIS OP9ION4 

,! SECOND QUE/ION1 RELAT+ TO ,BO*KOVA1 AFT] MANY 
>GUM5TS & ELUCIDATIONS1 WAS ANSW]$ 0,NOT GUILTY10 
BECAUSE !RE WAS NO CLE> PRO( ?AT %E P>TICIPAT$ 9 
! POISON+--A FACT ON :I* H] LAWY] PUT MU* 
/RESS4 

,! M]*ANT1 DESIR+ TO ACQUIT ,MASLOVA1 9SI/$ ?AT 
,BO*KOVA WAS ! AU?OR ( ! CONSPIRACY4 ,MANY ( ! 
JURYM5 AGRE$ ) HIM1 BUT ! =EMAN1 DESIR+ TO 
CON=M /RICTLY TO ! LAW1 SAID ?AT !RE WAS NO F\NDATION 
= ! *>GE ( POISON+ AGA9/ H]4 ,AFT] A 
L5G?Y >GUM5T ! =EMAN'S OP9ION TRIUMPH$4 

,! F\R? QUE/ION1 RELAT+ TO ,BO*KOVA1 WAS ANSW]$ 
0,GUILTY10 BUT AT ! 9SI/5CE ( ! LABOR]1 %E 
WAS RECOMM5D$ TO ! M]CY ( ! C\RT4 

,! ?IRD QUE/ION CALL$ =? FI]CE >GUM5T4 ,! 
=EMAN 9SI/$ ?AT %E WAS GUILTY ( BO? ! POISON+ 
& ROBB]Y2 ! M]*ANT1 COLONEL1 CL]K & LABOR] OPPOS$ 
?IS VIEW1 :ILE ! O!RS HESITAT$1 BUT ! OP9ION 
( ! =EMAN BEGAN TO PR$OM9ATE1 PR9CIPALLY BECAUSE 
! JURY W]E TIR$ \T1 & !Y WILL+LY JO9$ ! SIDE 
:I* PROMIS$ TO PREVAIL ! SOON]1 & CONSEQU5TLY 
RELEASE !M QUICK]4 

,FROM ALL ?AT OCCURR$ AT ! TRIAL & HIS KN[L$GE ( 
,MASLOVA1 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS CONV9C$ ?AT %E WAS 9NOC5T1 
& AT FIR/ WAS CONFID5T ?AT ! O!R JURORS W\LD 
SO F9D H]1 BUT :5 HE SAW ?AT BECAUSE ( ! M]*ANT'S 
BUNGL+ DEF5SE ( ,MASLOVA1 EVID5TLY PROMPT$ 
BY HIS UNDISGUIS$ LIK+ = H]1 & ! =EMAN'S RESI/ANCE 
:I* IT CAUS$1 BUT *IEFLY BECAUSE ( ! WE>9ESS 
( ! JURY1 !RE WAS LIKELY TO BE A V]DICT ( GUILTY1 
HE WI%$ TO MAKE OBJECTION1 BUT FE>$ TO SPEAK 9 H] 
FAVOR LE/ HIS RELATIONS T[>D H] %\LD BE DISCLOS$4 ,AT 
! SAME TIME HE FELT ?AT HE C\LD NOT LET ?+S GO ON 
)\T MAK+ HIS OBJECTIONS4 ,HE BLU%$ & GREW 
PALE 9 TURN1 & WAS AB\T TO SPEAK1 :5 ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVI*1 
H]ET(ORE SIL5T1 EVID5TLY EXASP]AT$ BY ! AU?ORITATIVE 
MANN] ( ! =EMAN1 SUDD5LY BEGAN TO 
MAKE ! V]Y OBJECTIONS ,NEKHLUD(F 9T5D$ TO MAKE4 

0,P]MIT ME TO SAY A FEW WORDS10 HE BEGAN4 0,Y\ SAY 
?AT %E /OLE ! MONEY BECAUSE %E HAD ! KEY2 BUT ! 
S]VANTS C\LD HAVE OP5$ ! TRUNK ) A FALSE KEY 
AFT] %E WAS GONE40 

0,( C\RSE1 ( C\RSE10 ! M]*ANT CAME TO HIS SUPPORT4 

0,%E C\LD NOT HAVE TAK5 ! MONEY BECAUSE %E W\LD 
HAVE NO:]E TO HIDE IT40 

0,?AT IS :AT ,I SAID10 ! M]*ANT 5C\RAG$ HIM4 

0,IT IS MORE LIKELY ?AT H] COM+ TO ! HOTEL = ! 
MONEY SUGGE/$ TO ! S]VANTS ! IDEA ( /EAL+ IT2 
?AT !Y /OLE IT & !N ?REW IT ALL UPON H]40 

,PET] ,G]ASIMOVI* SPOKE PROVOK+LY1 :I* COMMUNICAT$ 
ITSELF TO ! =EMAN4 ,AS A RESULT ! LATT] 
BEGAN TO DEF5D HIS POSITION MORE P]SI/5TLY4 ,BUT ,PET] 
,G]ASIMOVI* SPOKE SO CONV9C+LY ?AT HE WON OV] ! 
MAJORITY1 & IT WAS F9ALLY DECID$ ?AT %E WAS NOT 
GUILTY ( ! !FT4 ,:51 H[EV]1 !Y BEGAN TO DISCUSS 
! P>T %E HAD TAK5 9 ! POISON+1 H] W>M 
SUPPORT]1 ! M]*ANT1 >GU$ ?AT ?IS *>GE MU/ ALSO 
BE DISMISS$1 AS %E HAD NO MOTIVE = POISON+ HIM4 
,! =EMAN 9SI/$ ?AT %E C\LD NOT BE DECL>$ 9NOC5T 
ON ?AT *>GE1 BECAUSE %E H]SELF CONFESS$ TO 
GIV+ HIM ! P[D]4 

0,BUT %E ?\<T ?AT IT WAS OPIUM10 SAID ! M]*ANT4 

0,%E C\LD HAVE KILL$ HIM EV5 ) ! OPIUM10 RETORT$ 
! COLONEL1 :O LIK$ TO MAKE DIGRESSIONS1 & 
HE BEGAN TO RELATE ! CASE ( HIS BRO!R-9-LAW'S WIFE1 
:O HAD BE5 POISON$ BY OPIUM & W\LD HAVE DI$ 
HAD NOT ANTIDOTES PROMPTLY BE5 ADM9I/]$ BY A PHYSICIAN 
:O HAPP5$ TO BE 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,! 
COLONEL SPOKE SO IMPRESSIVELY & ) SU* SELF-CONFID5CE 
& DIGNITY ?AT NO ONE D>$ TO 9T]RUPT HIM4 
,ONLY ! CL]K1 9FECT$ BY ! EXAMPLE SET BY ! COLONEL1 
?\<T ( TELL+ A /ORY ( HIS [N4 

0,SOME PEOPLE GET SO ACCU/OM$ TO OPIUM10 HE BEGAN1 
0?AT !Y CAN TAKE =TY DROPS AT A TIME4 ,A RELATIVE ( 
M9E----0 

,BUT ! COLONEL W\LD BROOK NO 9T]RUPTION1 & W5T 
ON TO TELL ( ! EFFECT ( ! OPIUM ON HIS BRO!R-9-LAW'S 
WIFE4 

0,IT IS FIVE O'CLOCK1 G5TLEM510 SAID ONE ( ! JURY4 

0,:AT DO Y\ SAY1 G5TLEM510 SAID ! =EMAN4 0,WE 
F9D H] GUILTY1 BUT )\T ! 9T5T TO ROB1 & )\T 
/EAL+ ANY PROP]TY--IS ?AT CORRECT80 

,PET] ,G]ASIMOVI*1 PLEAS$ ) ! VICTORY HE HAD 
GA9$1 AGRE$ TO ! V]DICT4 

0,& WE RECOMM5D H] TO ! M]CY ( ! C\RT10 
ADD$ ! M]*ANT4 

,EV]Y ONE AGRE$ EXCEPT ! LABOR]1 :O 9SI/$ ON A 
V]DICT ( 0,NOT GUILTY40 

0,BUT ?AT IS ! MEAN+ ( ! V]DICT10 EXPLA9$ ! 
=EMAN4 0,)\T ! 9T5T TO ROB1 & )\T /EAL+ 
ANY PROP]TY--H5CE %E IS NOT GUILTY40 

0,DON'T =GET TO ?R[ 9 ! RECOMM5DATION TO 
M]CY4 ,IF !RE BE ANY?+ LEFT ?AT WILL WIPE IT \T10 
JOYFULLY SAID ! M]*ANT4 ,!Y W]E SO TIR$ & ! 
>GUM5TS HAD SO CONFUS$ !M ?AT IT DID NOT OCCUR TO 
ANY ONE TO ADD 0BUT )\T ! 9T5T TO CAUSE ! DEA? 
( ! M]*ANT40 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS SO EXCIT$ ?AT HE DID NOT NOTICE IT4 
,! ANSW]S W]E 9 ?IS =M TAK5 TO ! C\RT4 

,RABELAIS RELATES ! /ORY ( A JURI/ :O WAS TRY+ A 
CASE1 & :O1 AFT] CIT+ 9NUM]ABLE LAWS & READ+ 
TW5TY PAGES ( 9COMPREH5SIBLE JUDICIAL ,LAT91 MADE AN 
(F] TO ! LITIGANTS TO ?R[ DICE2 IF AN EV5 NUMB] FELL 
!N ! PLA9TIFF WAS RI<T2 IF AN ODD NUMB] ! DEF5DANT 
WAS RI<T4 

,IT WAS ! SAME H]E4 ,! V]DICT WAS REA*$ NOT BECAUSE 
! MAJORITY ( ! JURY AGRE$ TO IT1 BUT FIR/ BECAUSE 
! JU/ICI>Y HAD SO DRAWN \T HIS SPEE* ?AT HE 
FAIL$ TO PROP]LY 9/RUCT ! JURY2 SECOND1 BECAUSE ! 
COLONEL'S /ORY AB\T HIS BRO!R-9-LAW'S WIFE WAS 
T$I\S2 ?IRD1 BECAUSE ,NEKHLUD(F WAS SO EXCIT$ ?AT HE 
DID NOT NOTICE ! OMISSION ( ! CLAUSE LIMIT+ ! 9T5T 
9 ! ANSW]1 & ?\<T ?AT ! WORDS 0)\T 
9T5T TO ROB0 NEGATIVELY ANSW]$ ! QUE/ION2 F\R?1 
BECAUSE ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVI* WAS NOT 9 ! ROOM :5 
! =EMAN READ ! QUE/IONS & ANSW]S1 & *IEFLY 
BECAUSE ! JURY W]E TIR$ \T & W]E ANXI\S TO GET 
AWAY1 & !RE=E AGRE$ TO ! V]DICT :I* IT WAS 
EASIE/ TO REA*4 

,!Y RANG ! BELL4 ,! G5D>ME %EA!D HIS SWORD 
& /OOD ASIDE4 ,! JUDGES1 ONE BY ONE1 TOOK !IR SEATS 
& ! JURY FIL$ \T4 

,! =EMAN HELD ! LI/ ) A SOLEMN AIR4 ,HE APPROA*$ 
! JU/ICI>Y & H&$ IT TO HIM4 ,! JU/ICI>Y 
READ IT1 &1 ) EVID5T SURPRISE1 TURN$ TO CONSULT 
) HIS ASSOCIATES4 ,HE WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT ! JURY1 
9 LIMIT+ ! *>GE BY ! WORDS1 0)\T 9T5T TO 
ROB10 %\LD FAIL TO ADD ALSO 0)\T 9T5T TO CAUSE 
DEA?40 ,IT FOLL[$ FROM ! DECISION ( ! JURY1 ?AT 
,MASLOVA HAD NOT /OL5 OR ROBB$1 BUT HAD POISON$ A MAN 
)\T ANY APP>5T REASON4 

0,JU/ SEE :AT AN ABSURD DECISION !Y HAVE REA*$10 
HE SAID TO ! ASSOCIATE ON HIS LEFT4 0,?IS MEANS H>D 
LABOR = H]1 & %E IS NOT GUILTY40 

0,:Y NOT GUILTY80 SAID ! /]N ASSOCIATE4 

0,%E IS SIMPLY NOT GUILTY4 ,I ?9K ?AT *APT] #hah 
MI<T PROP]LY BE APPLI$ TO ?IS CASE40 7,*APT] #hah 
GIVES ! C\RT ! P[] TO SET ASIDE AN UNJU/ V]DICT47 

0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 HE ASK$ ! K9D ASSOCIATE4 

0,I AGREE ) Y\40 

0,& Y\80 HE ASK$ ! *OL]IC ASSOCIATE4 

0,BY NO MEANS10 HE ANSW]$1 DECID$LY4 0,AS IT IS1 ! 
PAP]S SAY ?AT TOO MANY CRIM9ALS >E DIS*>G$ BY 
JURIES4 ,:AT WILL !Y SAY1 !N1 IF ! C\RT %\LD DIS*>GE 
!M8 ,I WILL NOT AGREE UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES40 

,! JU/ICI>Y LOOK$ AT ! CLOCK4 

0,IT IS A PITY1 BUT :AT CAN ,I DO80 & HE H&$ ! 
QUE/IONS TO ! =EMAN4 

,!Y ALL ROSE1 & ! =EMAN1 /&+ N[ ON ONE 
FOOT1 N[ ON ! O!R1 CLE>$ HIS ?ROAT & READ ! 
QUE/IONS & ANSW]S4 ,ALL ! (FIC]S ( ! C\RT--! 
SECRET>Y1 ! LAWY]S & EV5 ! PROSECUTOR--EXPRESS$ 
SURPRISE4 

,! PRISON]S1 :O EVID5TLY DID NOT UND]/& ! 
SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ANSW]S1 W]E S]5E4 ,:5 ! READ+ 
WAS OV]1 ! JU/ICI>Y ASK$ ! PROSECUTOR :AT 
PUNI%M5T HE ?\<T %\LD BE IMPOS$ ON ! PRISON]S4 

,! PROSECUTOR1 ELAT$ BY ! SUCCESSFUL V]DICT AGA9/ 
,MASLOVA1 :I* HE ASCRIB$ TO HIS ELOQU5CE1 CONSULT$ 
SOME BOOKS1 !N ROSE & SAID3 

0,SIMON ,K>T9K91 ,I ?9K1 %\LD BE PUNI%$ ACCORD+ 
TO *APT] #a1#d#e#b1 SEC4 #d1 & *APT] #a1#d#e#c2 ,EUPHEMIA 
,BO*KOVA ACCORD+ TO *APT] #a1#f#e#i1 & ,KA!R9E 
,MASLOVA ACCORD+ TO *APT] #a1#d#e#d40 

,ALL !SE W]E ! SEV]E/ PUNI%M5TS ?AT C\LD BE 
IMPOS$ = ! CRIMES4 

0,! C\RT WILL RETIRE TO CONSID] !IR DECISION10 SAID 
! JU/ICI>Y1 RIS+4 

,EV]YBODY !N ROSE1 &1 ) A RELIEV$ & PLEASANT 
FEEL+ ( HAV+ FULFILL$ AN IMPORTANT DUTY1 WALK$ 
>\ND ! C\RT-ROOM4 

0,:AT A %AMEFUL MESS WE HAVE MADE ( IT10 SAID ,PET] 
,G]ASIMOVIT*1 APPROA*+ ,NEKHLUD(F1 TO :OM ! 
=EMAN WAS TELL+ A /ORY4 0,:Y1 WE HAVE S5T5C$ 
H] TO H>D LABOR40 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE80 EXCLAIM$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 TAK+ NO NOTICE 
AT ALL ?IS TIME ( ! UNPLEASANT FAMILI>ITY ( ! 
TUTOR4 

0,:Y1 ( C\RSE10 HE SAID4 0,WE HAVE NOT 9S]T$ 9 
! ANSW]1 ',GUILTY1 BUT )\T 9T5T TO CAUSE DEA?4' 
,! SECRET>Y HAS JU/ TOLD ME ?AT ! LAW CIT$ BY ! 
PROSECUTOR PROVIDES FIFTE5 YE>S' H>D LABOR40 

0,BUT ?AT WAS \R V]DICT10 SAID ! =EMAN4 

,PET] ,G]ASIMOVIT* BEGAN TO >GUE ?AT IT WAS SELF-EVID5T 
?AT AS %E DID NOT /EAL ! MONEY %E C\LD NOT 
HAVE 9T5D$ TO TAKE ! M]*ANT'S LIFE4 

0,BUT ,I READ ! QUE/IONS BE=E WE LEFT ! ROOM10 ! 
=EMAN JU/IFI$ HIMSELF1 0& NO ONE OBJECT$40 

0,I WAS LEAV+ ! ROOM AT ! TIME10 SAID ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVIT*4 
0,BUT H[ DID Y\ COME TO MISS IT80 

0,I DID NOT ?9K ( IT10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,Y\ DID NOT60 

0,WE CAN RI<T IT YET10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,NO1 WE CANNOT--IT IS ALL OV] N[40 

,NEKHLUD(F LOOK$ AT ! PRISON]S4 ,:ILE !IR FATE 
WAS BE+ DECID$1 !Y SAT MOTIONLESS BEH9D ! GRAT+ 
9 FRONT ( ! SOLDI]S4 ,MASLOVA WAS SMIL+4 

,NEKHLUD(F'S S\L WAS /IRR$ BY EVIL ?\<TS4 ,:5 
HE ?\<T ?AT %E W\LD BE FRE$ & REMA9 9 ! CITY1 
HE WAS UNDECID$ H[ HE %\LD ACT T[>D H]1 & IT 
WAS A DIFFICULT MATT]4 ,BUT ,SIB]IA & P5AL S]VITUDE AT 
ONCE DE/ROY$ ! POSSIBILITY ( !IR MEET+ AGA94 ,! 
W\ND$ BIRD W\LD /OP /RUGGL+ 9 ! GAME-BAG1 & 
W\LD NO LONG] REM9D HIM ( ITS EXI/5CE4 

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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