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,A ,BOL%EVIK ,TRIAL 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ LE>N$ ?AT OLD POLICE RECORDS >E 9 POSSESSION ( ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION1 ,I VISIT$ ,BUROV1 ! PR$S$ATEL ( ! ,T*EKA4 ,V]Y TALL & BROAD1 ( CO>SE FEATURES & CURT DEMEANOR1 HE GAVE ME ! IMPRESSION ( A G5D>ME ( ! ,ROMANOV REGIME4 ,HE SPOKE 9 AN ABRUPT1 COMM&+ TONE1 AVOID$ MY LOOK1 & SEEM$ MORE 9T]E/$ 9 ! L>GE ,SIB]IAN DOG AT HIS SIDE ?AN 9 MY MISSION4 ,HE DECL9$ TO P]MIT ME TO EXAM9E ! >*IVES ( ! ,?IRD ,DEP>TM5T1 BUT PROMIS$ TO SELECT SOME MAT]IAL ! ,MUSEUM MI<T BE 9T]E/$ 91 & ASK$ ME TO CALL ! NEXT DAY4 

,HIS MANN] WAS NOT CONV9C+1 & ,I FELT LITTLE FAI? 9 HIS ASSURANCES TO AID MY EF=TS4 ,! FOLL[+ MORN+ HIS SECRET>Y 9=M$ ME ?AT ,BUROV HAD BE5 TOO BUSY TO ATT5D TO MY REQUE/1 BUT HE C\LD BE SE5 AT ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,TRIBUNAL1 :]E A TRIAL WAS 9 PROGRESS4 

,ON ! DAIS ( ! ,TRIBUNAL ?REE M5 SAT AT A DESK COV]$ ) A R$ CLO?1 ! WALL BACK ( !M DECORAT$ ) LI?OGRAPHS ( ,L59 & ,TROTSKY4 ,AT A SMALL TABLE BEL[ ! DAIS WAS ! DEF5DANT1 A SL5D] Y\NG MAN ) A DIM9UTIVE MU/A*E1 & NE> HIM AN OLD] MAN1 HIS ATTORNEY4 ,BUROV1 ) ! HUGE DOG AT HIS FEET1 WAS ACT+ AS ! GOV]NM5T PROSECUTOR4 ,! B5*ES W]E OCCUPI$ BY WITNESSES1 & SOLDI]S W]E /ATION$ 9 ! AISLES TO PRES]VE ORD]4 

,! PRISON] WAS *>G$ ) 0C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITIES10 ! ACCUSATION BR\<T BY A Y\NG WOMAN ON ! GR\ND ?AT HE HAD 0D5\NC$ H] AS A ,COMMUNI/ TO ! ,:ITES40 ,! WITNESSES W]E QUE/ION$ FIR/ BY ! DEF5SE1 !N BY ! PROSECUTOR & ! JUDGES4 ,IT APPE>$ FROM !IR TE/IMONY ?AT ! PRISON] & HIS ACCUS] HAD = YE>S LIV$ 9 ! SAME H\SE & W]E KN[N TO BE 9TIMATE4 ,! PROCE$+S DRAGG$ 9 A SLEEPY1 UN9T]E/+ WAY UNTIL ! ATTORNEY = ! DEF5SE ATTEMPT$ TO E/ABLI% ! FACT ?AT ! WOMAN1 N[ A MEMB] ( ! ,T*EKA1 HAD =M]LY L$ A DISREPUTABLE LIFE4 ,BUROV SL[LY ROSE 9 HIS SEAT & PO9T+ HIS F+] AT ! LAWY]1 DEM&$3 0,DO Y\ D>E TO ATTACK ! REPUTATION ( ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION80 ,! ATTORNEY TIMIDLY APPEAL$ TO ! C\RT = PROTECTION4 ,! PRESID+ JUDGE1 9 HI< BOOTS & CORDUROY JACKET1 LOOK+ V]Y TIR$ & SIPP+ COLD C(FEE1 EXPRESS$ HIS REVOLUTION>Y SYMPA?Y ) ! SOCIAL VICTIMS ( ! ABOLI%$ CAPITALI/ ORD] & B]AT$ ! ATTORNEY = P]SI/+ 9 B\RGEOIS PREJUDICES4 

,BUROV EXAM9$ ! DEF5SE WITNESSES REG>D+ !IR PA/ MODE ( LIFE & PRES5T POLITICAL ADH]5CE4 ,HE REF]R$ TO ! PRISON] AS 0?AT SC\NDRELLY C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/0 & SUCCE$$ 9 ELICIT+ AFFIRMATIVE REPLIES TO QUE/IONS PREVI\SLY NEGAT$ BY ! SAME WITNESSES4 ,ONE ( ! LATT]1 A Y\NG WOMAN1 TE/IFI$ TO ! GOOD REPUTATION ( ! DEF5DANT & HIS POLITICAL NONP>TIZAN%IP4 ,%E LOOK$ FRI<T5$ AS ,BUROV T[]$ ABOVE H]4 ,HE PLI$ H] ) QUE/IONS1 & %E BECAME CONFUS$4 ,UND] ! SPELL ( ! ,T*EKI/'S COMM&+ VOICE %E F9ALLY ADMITT$ ?AT ! ACCUS$ WAS H] BRO!R4 

,A BUR/ ( 9DIGNATION BROKE FROM ! AUDI5CE4 ,ON ! B5* 9 FRONT ( ME AN OLD MAN EXCIT$LY %\T$3 0,Y\'VE T]RORIZ$ H]6 ,%E IS NO K9 ( HIS --- %E'S MY DAU<T]60 ,! PRESID+ JUDGE %\T$1 0,SIL5CE60 & ORD]$ ! >RE/ ( ! 9T]RUPT] = 0BEHAVIOR 9SULT+ TO ! HI< TRIBUNAL40 

,DUR+ ! NOON RECESS ,I F\ND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ,BUROV4 ,I CALL$ HIS ATT5TION TO ! *>ACT] ( ! TE/IMONY4 ,IT WAS VALUELESS1 ,I PO9T$ \T2 ! WITNESSES W]E 9TIMIDAT$4 ,BUROV WAS MU* PLEAS$4 0,!RE IS NO FOOL+ ) US1 & !Y KN[ IT10 HE SAID1 9DICAT+ ?AT ALL NON-,COMMUNI/S >E TO BE REG>D$ AS ! NATURAL 5EMIES ( ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME4 

0,! EVID5CE IS QUE/IONABLE10 ,I PURSU$2 0WILL ! PRISON] BE CONVICT$80 

0,I'LL DEM& ! 'HI<E/ MEASURE ( PUNI%M5T1'0 HE REPLI$1 EMPLOY+ ! (FICIAL T]M = ! DEA? S5T5CE4 

0,BUT ! MAN MAY BE 9NOC5T10 ,I PROTE/$4 

0,H[ CAN Y\ SPEAK SO1 TOV>I%T*80 HE UPBRAID$ ME4 0,Y\ TALK ( EVID5CE6 ,:Y1 ! UNCLE ( ?IS FELL[ WAS A RANK B\RZHOOI1 A BIG BANK]4 ,HE ESCAP$ ) ! ,:ITES1 & HIS :OLE FAMILY >E C\NT]REVOLUTIONI/S4 ,! BE/ ?+ TO DO ) SU* FELL[S IS TO RAZM5YAT !M0 7TO 0*ANGE0 --- ! EXPRESSION US$ 9 ! ,S\? = SUMM>Y EXECUTION74 

,LEAV+ ! C\RTROOM1 ,I 9ADV]T5TLY /EPP$ 9TO A SMALL *AMB] :]E TWO WOM5 SAT ON A B5*4 0,TOV>I%T* FROM ! C5T]10 ONE ( !M GREET$ ME2 0,I SAW Y\ AT ,BUROV'S YE/]DAY40 

,%E EVID5TLY TOOK ME = AN (FICIAL ( ! ,MOSC[ ,T*EKA1 & %E AT ONCE BECAME CONFID5TIAL4 ,IT WAS %E :O BR\<T ! *>GE AGA9/ ! PRISON]1 %E SAID4 ,!Y HAD BE5 >RE/$ TOGE!R BY ! ,:ITES1 & :5 !Y W]E BR\<T TO ! POLICE /ATION ! DEF5DANT :ISP]$ SOME?+ TO ! (FIC]4 ,%E C\LD NOT HE> :AT HE SAID1 BUT %E WAS SURE ?AT HE HAD NODD$ 9 H] DIRECTION4 ,BO? W]E LOCK$ UP1 BUT AFT] A :ILE ! MAN WAS RELEAS$ :ILE %E WAS TO BE %OT4 ,%E WAS POSITIVE ! MAN HAD D5\NC$ H] AS A ,BOL%EVIK --- ?\< %E WAS NOT ONE AT ! TIME4 ,%E HAS BECOME A ,COMMUNI/ S9CE1 & N[ %E IS HELP+ TO FI<T C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/S1 0SAME AS Y\1 TOV>I%T*10 %E ADD$ SIGNIFICANTLY4 

,H] FACE1 (F5SIVELY PA9T$ EV5 TO H] LIPS1 WAS CO>SE & S5SU\S4 ,H] EYES GL[$ ) A V5GEFUL LI<T & ! CONSCI\SNESS ( P[]4 ,H] COMPANION1 Y\NG] & MORE COMELY1 RESEMBL$ H] 9 A M>K$ DEGREE4 

0,>E Y\ SI/]S80 ,I ASK$4 

0,C\S9S10 ! Y\NG] ONE REPLI$4 0,KATYA IS LY+10 %E BROKE \T VEHEM5TLY1 0%E'S JEAL\S --- ! MAN LEFT H] --- HE DIDN'T C>E = H] --- %E WANTS REV5GE40 

0,A LOT HE C>ES = Y\60 ! O!R MOCK$4 0,Y\ >E Y\NG] --- ?AT'S ALL4 ,& HE'S A DIRTY C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/40 

,! DOOR OP5$ & A WOMAN 5T]$4 ,%E LOOK$ V]Y OLD1 BUT H] C>RIAGE WAS /ATELY & H] SAD FACE BEAUTIFUL 9 ITS FRAME ( SN[Y :ITE4 0,>E Y\ A WITNESS80 ! ,T*EKI/ GIRL DEM&$4 0,HAVE Y\ BE5 CALL$80 

0,NO1 MY DE>10 ! OLD LADY REPLI$ QUIETLY2 0,I CAME ( MY [N ACCORD40 ,%E SMIL$ B5IGNANTLY & CONT9U$ 9 A S(T1 MELODI\S VOICE3 0,LI/51 DE>1 ,I AM AN OLD WOMAN & ,I WILL SOON BE DY+4 ,I CAME TO TELL ! TRU?4 ,:Y %\LD Y\ CAUSE ! DEA? ( ?AT BOY80 ,%E LOOK$ K9DLY AT ! ,T*EKI/4 0,BE?9K Y\RSELF1 DE> ONE4 ,HE HAS DONE Y\ NO H>M40 

0,HASN'T HE1 ?\<60 ! O!R RETORT$ ANGRILY4 

,MY DE> ONE10 ! OLD LADY PLEAD$1 PUTT+ H] H& AFFECTIONATELY ON ! GIRL'S >M1 0LET BY-GONES BE BY-GONES4 ,HE C>$ = Y\ & HE CEAS$ TO C>E --- DOES HE DES]VE DEA?1 DE>E/8 ,AH1 ,I AM OLD & ,I HAVE SE5 MU* EVIL 9 MY LIFETIME4 ,MU/ WE ALWAYS GO ON HAT+ & KILL+---0 

0,TO C\RT60 A SOLDI] %\T$ 9TO ! ROOM4 ,BO? GIRLS HURRI$LY ROSE1 SMOO!D !IR HAIR1 & WALK$ \T4 

0,MU/ WE ALWAYS BE HAT+ & KILL+80 ! OLD WOMAN REPEAT$ AS %E SL[LY FOLL[$ !M4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?1 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BONI & ,LIV]I<T1 #a#i#b#e47 

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