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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! CR[D /OOD TALK+ 9 FRONT ( ! H\SE ( ! 
BAILIFF1 & AS ,NEKHLUD(F APPROA*$1 ! CONV]SATION 
CEAS$ & ! PEASANTS1 LIKE ?OSE ( ,KUSM9SKOIE1 REMOV$ 
!IR CAPS4 ,IT WAS A CO>S] CR[D ?AN ! PEASANTS 
( ,KUSM9SKOIE1 & ALMO/ ALL ! PEASANTS WORE 
BA/ %OES & HOMESPUN %IRTS & CAFTANS4 ,SOME ( 
!M W]E B>E-FOOT$ & ONLY 9 !IR %IRTS4 

,) SOME EF=T ,NEKHLUD(F BEGAN HIS SPEE* BY DECL>+ 
?AT HE 9T5D$ TO SURR5D] ! L& TO !M4 
,! PEASANTS W]E SIL5T1 & !RE WAS NO *ANGE 9 ! 
EXPRESSION ( !IR FACES4 

0,BECAUSE ,I CONSID]10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 BLU%+1 0?AT 
EV]Y MAN \<T TO HAVE ! RI<T TO USE ! L&40 

0,:Y1 C]TA9LY40 0,?AT IS QUITE RI<T10 VOICES ( PEASANTS 
W]E HE>D4 

,NEKHLUD(F CONT9U$1 SAY+ ?AT ! 9COME FROM ! 
L& %\LD BE DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ALL1 & HE !RE=E PROPOS$ 
?AT !Y TAKE ! L& & PAY 9TO ! COMMON 
TREASURY SU* R5T AS !Y MAY DECIDE UPON1 SU* MONEY 
TO BE US$ = !IR [N B5EFIT4 ,EXCLAMATIONS ( CONS5T 
& APPROBATION CONT9U$ TO BE HE>D1 BUT ! FACES 
( ! PEASANTS BECAME MORE & MORE GRAVE1 & ! 
EYES ?AT AT FIR/ W]E FIX$ ON ! MA/] W]E L[]$1 
AS IF DESIR+ NOT TO %AME HIM ) ! FACT ?AT HIS CUNN+ 
WAS UND]/OOD BY ALL1 & ?AT HE C\LD NOT FOOL ANYBODY4 

,NEKHLUD(F SPOKE V]Y CLE>LY1 & ! PEASANTS W]E 
S5SIBLE FOLKS2 BUT HE WAS NOT UND]/OOD1 & C\LD NOT 
BE UND]/OOD BY !M = ! SAME REASON :I* PREV5T$ 
! CL]K FROM UND]/&+ HIM = A LONG TIME4 
,!Y W]E CONV9C$ ?AT IT WAS NATURAL = EV]Y MAN 
TO LOOK \T = HIS [N 9T]E/4 ,& AS TO ! L& 
[N]S1 ! EXP]I5CE ( SEV]AL G5]ATIONS HAD TAU<T 
!M LONG AGO ?AT !SE W]E ALWAYS S]V+ !IR [N 
9T]E/S4 

0,WELL1 :AT RATE DO Y\ 9T5D TO ASSESS10 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,:Y ASSESS8 ,WE CANNOT DO ?AT8 ,! L& IS 
Y\RS2 IT IS = Y\ TO SAY10 SOME 9 ! CR[D SAID4 

0,BUT UND]/& ?AT Y\ >E TO USE ! MONEY = ! 
COMMON WANTS40 

0,WE CANNOT DO IT4 ,! COMMUNITY IS ONE ?+1 & 
?IS IS ANO!R ?+40 

0,Y\ MU/ UND]/&10 SAID ! SMIL+ CL]K1 WI%+ 
TO EXPLA9 ! (F]1 0?AT ! ,PR9CE IS GIV+ Y\ ! L& 
= MONEY :I* IS TO GO 9TO ! COMMUNITY'S TREASURY40 

0,WE UND]/& IT V]Y WELL10 SAID A TOO?LESS OLD MAN 
)\T RAIS+ HIS EYES4 0,SOME?+ LIKE A BANK1 ONLY 
WE MU/ PAY 9 TIME4 ,WE CANNOT DO IT2 IT IS H>D 5\< 
AS IT IS4 ,?AT WILL RU9 US 5TIRELY40 

0,?AT IS TO NO PURPOSE4 ,WE W\LD RA!R CONT9UE AS 
BE=E10 SAID SEV]AL DISSATISFI$ & EV5 R\< VOICES4 

,! RESI/ANCE WAS P>TICUL>LY HOT :5 ,NEKHLUD(F 
M5TION$ ?AT HE W\LD DRAW A CONTRACT :I* HE HIMSELF 
& !Y W\LD HAVE TO SIGN4 

0,:AT IS ! GOOD ( A CONTRACT8 ,WE WILL KEEP ON 
WORK+ AS WE DID BE=E4 ,WE DON'T C>E = IT4 ,WE >E 
IGNORANT PEOPLE40 

0,WE CANNOT CONS5T1 BECAUSE ?AT IS AN UNCU/OM>Y 
?+4 ,LET IT BE AS IT WAS BE=E4 ,IF Y\ W\LD ONLY DO 
AWAY ) ! SE$10 SEV]AL VOICES W]E HE>D4 

0,DO+ AWAY ) ! SE$0 MEANT ?AT UND] ! PRES5T 
REGIME ! S[+-SE$ WAS *>GEABLE TO ! PEASANTS1 
& !Y ASK$ ?AT IT BE FURNI%$ BY ! MA/]4 

0,SO Y\ REFUSE TO TAKE ! L&80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 
TURN+ TO A MIDDLE-AG$1 B>E-FOOT$ PEASANT 9 TATT]$ 
CAFTAN & ) A RADIANT FACE :O HELD HIS CAP /RAI<T 
9 FRONT ( HIM1 LIKE A SOLDI] HE>+ 0,HATS (F60 

0,YES1 SIR10 SAID ?IS PEASANT4 

0,!N Y\ HAVE 5\< L&80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,NO1 SIR10 SAID ! EX-SOLDI]1 ) >TIFICIAL *E]FULNESS1 
HOLD+ HIS TORN CAP BE=E HIM1 AS ?\< (F]+ 
IT TO ANYONE DES]V+ TO TAKE IT4 

0,?9K IT OV] AT Y\R LEISURE10 SAID ! SURPRIS$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 
AGA9 REPEAT+ HIS (F]4 

0,!RE IS NO?+ TO ?9K OV]2 AS WE SAID1 SO IT WILL 
BE10 ! TOO?LESS1 GLOOMY OLD MAN SAID ANGRILY4 

0,I WILL /AY H]E ALL DAY TO-MORR[4 ,IF Y\ ALT] Y\R 
DECISION1 LET ME KN[40 

,! PEASANTS MADE NO ANSW]4 

,ON !IR RETURN TO ! (FICE ! CL]K EXPLA9$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F 
?AT IT WAS NOT A WANT ( GOOD S5SE ?AT PREV5T$ 
!IR ACCEPTANCE ( ! (F]2 ?AT :5 GA!R$ 9 ASSEMBLY 
!Y ALWAYS ACT$ 9 ?AT /UBBORN MANN]4 

,NEKHLUD(F !N ASK$ HIM TO SUMMON = ! FOLL[+ 
DAY SEV]AL ( ! MO/ 9TELLIG5T PEASANTS TO :OM 
HE W\LD EXPLA9 HIS PROJECT AT GREAT] L5G?4 

,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! DEP>TURE ( ! SMIL+ CL]K1 
,NEKHLUD(F HE>D ANGRY WOM5'S VOICES 9T]RUPT$ BY 
! VOICE ( ! CL]K4 ,HE LI/5$4 

0,I HAVE NO MORE /R5G?4 ,Y\ WANT ! CROSS ON MY 
BREA/10 SAID AN EXASP]AT$ VOICE4 

0,%E ONLY RAN 910 SAID ANO!R VOICE4 0,GIVE H] UP1 ,I 
SAY4 ,:Y DO Y\ TORTURE ! BEA/1 & KEEP ! MILK 
FROM ! *ILDR580 

,NEKHLUD(F WALK$ >\ND ! H\SE :]E HE SAW TWO 
DI%EVEL$ WOM51 ONE ( :OM WAS EVID5TLY PREGNANT1 
/&+ NE> ! /AIRCASE4 ,ON ! /AIRS1 ) HIS H&S 
9 ! POCKETS ( HIS CRA% OV]COAT1 /OOD ! CL]K4 ,SEE+ 
!IR MA/]1 ! WOM5 BECAME SIL5T & BEGAN TO 
>RANGE !IR 'K]*IEFS1 :I* HAD FALL5 FROM !IR 
HEADS1 :ILE ! CL]K TOOK HIS H&S \T ( HIS POCKETS 
& BEGAN TO SMILE4 

,! CL]K EXPLA9$ ?AT ! PEASANTS PURPOSELY P]MITT$ 
!IR CALVES1 & EV5 C[S1 TO ROAM OV] ! MA/]'S 
MEAD[S4 ,?AT TWO C[S BELONG+ TO !SE WOM5 
HAD BE5 CAU<T ON ! MEAD[ & DRIV5 9TO AN 5CLOSURE4 
,! CL]K DEM&$ FROM ! WOM5 ?IRTY 
KOPECKS P] C[1 OR TWO DAYS' WORK4 

0,TIME & AGA9 ,I TOLD !M10 SAID ! SMIL+ CL]K1 
LOOK+ >\ND AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 AS IF CALL+ HIM TO WITNESS1 
0TO LOOK \T = C[S :5 DRIV+ !M TO FE$40 

0,I JU/ W5T TO SEE TO ! *ILD1 & !Y WALK$ AWAY40 

0,DON'T LEAVE !M :5 Y\ UND]TAKE TO LOOK AFT] 
!M40 

0,& :O W\LD FE$ MY *ILD80 

0,IF !Y HAD ONLY GRAZ$1 AT LEA/1 !Y W\LD HAVE NO 
PA9S 9 !IR /OMA*S4 ,BUT !Y ONLY WALK$ 940 

0,ALL ! MEAD[S >E SPOIL$10 ! CL]K TURN$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 
0,IF !Y >E NOT MADE TO PAY !RE WILL BE NO 
HAY LEFT40 

0,DON'T BE S9N+10 CRI$ ! PREGNANT WOMAN4 0,MY 
C[ WAS NEV] CAU<T40 

0,BUT N[ ?AT %E WAS CAU<T1 PAY = H]1 OR WORK40 

0,WELL1 !N1 ,I WILL WORK4 ,BUT RETURN ME ! C[2 DON'T 
TORTURE H]10 %E CRI$ ANGRILY4 0,IT IS BAD 5\< AS IT IS2 
,I GET NO RE/1 EI!R DAY OR NI<T4 ,MO!R-9-LAW IS SICK2 
MY HUSB& IS DRUNK4 ,S+LE-H&$ ,I HAVE TO DO ALL ! 
WORK1 & ,I HAVE NO /R5G?4 ,MAY Y\ *OKE Y\RSELF60 
%E %\T$ & BEGAN TO WEEP4 

,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ ! CL]K TO RELEASE ! C[S & RETURN$ 
TO ! H\SE1 WOND]+ :Y PEOPLE DO NOT SEE 
:AT IS SO PLA94 

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

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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