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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,I LIKE ! FEEL ( ! H>D SN[ S++ UND] MY FEET4 ,! /REETS >E ALIVE ) PEOPLE --- A /RIK+ CONTRA/ TO ,PETROGRAD1 :I* GAVE ME ! IMPRESSION ( A GRAVEY>D4 ,! N>R[ SIDEWALKS >E CROOK$ & SLIPP]Y1 & EV]YBODY WALKS 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! /REET4 ,R>ELY DOES A /REET-C> PASS1 ?\< AN AUTO CREAKS BY OCCASIONALLY4 ,! PEOPLE >E BETT] DRESS$ ?AN 9 ,PETROGRAD & DO NOT LOOK SO PALE & EXHAU/$4 ,MORE SOLDI]S >E AB\T & P]SONS CLAD 9 LEA!R4 ,T*EKA M51 ,I AM TOLD4 ,ALMO/ EV]YBODY C>RIES A BUNDLE ON HIS BACK OR PULLS A LITTLE SLEI< LOAD$ ) A BAG ( POTATOES DRIPP+ A BLACKI% FLUID4 ,!Y WALK ) A PREOCCUPI$ AIR & R\<LY PU% !IR WAY AHEAD4 

,TURN+ ! CORN] 9TO ! ,MIASNITSKAYA ,/REET1 ,I NOTIC$ A L>GE YELL[ PO/] ON ! WALL4 ,MY EYE CAU<T ! WORD ,PRIKAZ 9 BIG R$ LETT]S4 ,PRIKAZ --- ORD] --- 9/9CTIVELY ! EXPRESSION ASSOCIAT$ ITSELF 9 MY M9D ) ! OLD REGIME4 ,! PO/] WAS C\*$ 9 ! FAMILI> /YLE1 0,I COMM&10 0,I ORD]10 REPEAT+ !MSELVES ) ! FREQU5CY USUAL 9 ! OLD POLICE PROCLAMATIONS4 0,I COMM& ! CITIZ5S ( ,MOSC[10 ,I READ4 ,CITIZ5S8 ,I S\<T ! DATE4 ,IT WAS M>K$ ,JANU>Y #a#e1 #a#i#b1 & WAS SIGN$ BY ! ,COMMISS> ( ,MILITIA4 ,! ,PRIKAZ VIVIDLY RECALL$ ! G5D>MES & ! ,COSSACK ORD] ( ?+S1 & ,I RES5T$ IT4 ,! ,REVOLUTION %\LD F9D ANO!R LANGUAGE1 ,I ?\<T4 

,I PASS$ ! ,R$ ,SQU>E :]E ! H]OES ( ! ,REVOLUTION >E BURI$ ALONG ! ,KREML9 WALL4 ,?\S&S ( O!RS1 AS DEVOT$ & H]OIC1 LIE 9 UNKN[N GRAVES ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY & ON ! FRONTS4 ,A NEW WORLD IS NOT BORN )\T PA94 ,MU* HUNG] & MIS]Y ,RUSSIA IS SUFF]+ /ILL1 ! H]ITAGE ( ! PA/ :I* ! ,REVOLUTION HAS COME TO ABOLI% =EV]4 

,ON ! WALL ( ! OLD ,DUMA1 NE> ! ,IV]SKAYA ,GATE1 ,I READ ! LEG5D CUT 9TO ! /ONE3 0,RELIGION IS OPIUM = ! PEOPLE40 ,BUT 9 ! *APEL NE>BY S]VICES W]E BE+ HELD & ! PLACE WAS CR[D$4 ,! CASSOCK$ PRIE/1 LONG HAIR D[N HIS BACK1 WAS MUSICALLY RECIT+ ! ,GREEK-,CA?OLIC LITANY4 ,! WOR%IP]S1 MO/LY WOM51 KNELT ON ! COLD FLOOR1 CONT9U\SLY CROSS+ !MSELVES4 ,SEV]AL M51 %ABBILY DRESS$ & C>RY+ PORTFOLIOS1 CAME 9 QUIETLY1 B[$ L[ & CROSS$ !MSELVES REV]5TLY4 

,A LITTLE FUR!R ,I CAME UPON A M>KET PLACE1 ! HI/ORIC ,OKHOTNY ,RYAD1 OPPOSITE ! ,HOTEL ,NATIONAL4 ,R[S ( LITTLE /ALLS ON ONE SIDE1 ! MORE PRET5TI\S /ORES ON ! O!R1 ! SIDEWALK BETWE5 !M --- IT HAS ALL REMA9$ AS 9 ! TIME PA/4 ,FI% & BUTT] W]E (F]$1 BREAD & EGGS1 MEAT1 C&Y1 & COSMETICS --- A LIV+ PAGE FROM ! LIFE ! ,REVOLUTION HAS ABOLI%$4 ,AN OLD LADY ) F9ELY *ISEL$ FEATURES1 9 A ?READ-B>E COAT1 /OOD QUIETLY HOLD+ A ,JAPANESE VASE4 ,NE> H] WAS ANO!R WOMAN1 Y\NG] & 9TELLECTUAL LOOK+1 ) A BASKET CONTA9+ CRY/AL W9E GLASSES ( R>E WORKMAN%IP4 ,ON ! CORN] LITTLE BOYS & GIRLS W]E SELL+ CIG>ETTES & LEPYO%KI1 A K9D ( POTATO PANCAKE1 & FUR!R ,I SAW A CR[D SURR\ND+ AN OLD WOMAN BUSILY DI%+ \T T%T*I 7CABBAGE S\P74 

0,A FIV]1 A FIV]60 %E CRI$ 9 A HO>SE1 CRACK$ VOICE4 0,DELICI\S T%T*I1 ONLY FIVE KOPECKS60 

,! /EAM+ POT BREA!D AN APPETIZ+ ODOR4 0,GIVE ME A PLATE10 ,I SAID1 H&+ ! WOMAN A RUBLE4 

0,GOD BE ) Y\1 LITTLE UNCLE10 %E EY$ ME SUSPICI\SLY1 0A FIV] IT CO/S1 FIVE KOPECKS40 

0,H]E'S A :OLE RUBLE10 ,I REPLI$4 

,! CR[D LAU<$ GOOD-HUMOR$LY4 0,%E MEANS FIVE RUBLES10 SOMEONE EXPLA9$1 0A RUBLE IS ONLY A KOPECK40 

0,IT A9'T WOR? ?AT1 EI!R10 A LITTLE UR*9 *IM$ 94 

,! HOT LIQUID S5T A PLEAS+ W>M? ?R\< MY BODY1 BUT ! TA/E ( VOBLIA 7FI%7 WAS 9SUFF]ABLE4 ,I MADE A MOTION TO RETURN ! DI%4 

0,PLEASE P]MIT ME10 A MAN AT MY ELB[ ADDRESS$ ME4 ,HE WAS ( MIDDLE AGE1 EVID5TLY ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA1 & SPOKE 9 ACC5TS ( ! CULTUR$ ,RUSSIAN4 ,HIS %9Y D>K EYES LIT UP FEATURES ( A SICKLY PALLOR4 0,Y\R P]MISSION10 HE REPEAT$1 9DICAT+ ! DI%4 

,I H&$ HIM ! PLATE4 ,AVIDLY1 LIKE A />V$ MAN1 HE SWALL[$ ! HOT T%T*I1 GLEAN+ ! LA/ %R$ ( CABBAGE4 ,!N HE ?ANK$ ME PR(USELY4 

,I NOTIC$ A ?ICK VOLUME UND] HIS >M4 0,B\<T IT H]E80 ,I ASK$4 

0,AH1 NO1 H[ IS IT POSSIBLE6 ,I HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO SELL IT S9CE MORN+4 ,I'M A CIVIL 5G9E]1 & ?IS IS ONE ( MY LA/10 HE PATT$ ! BOOK AFFECTIONATELY4 0,BUT EXCUSE ME1 ,I MU/ HURRY TO ! /ORE BE=E IT IS TOO LATE4 ,!Y HAV5'T GIV5 ANY BREAD \T = TWO DAYS4 ,EXTREMELY OBLIG$ TO Y\40 

,I FELT A TUG AT MY ELB[4 0,BUY SOME CIG>ETTES1 LITTLE UNCLE10 --- A Y\NG GIRL1 EXTREMELY EMACIAT$1 HELD H] H& \T TO ME4 ,H] F+]S1 /IFF ) COLD1 W]E 9SECURELY CLUT*+ ! CIG>ETTES LY+ LOOSE 9 H] PALM4 ,%E WAS )\T HAT OR COAT1 AN OLD %AWL WRAPP$ TI<TLY AB\T H] SL5D] =M4 

0,BUY1 B>910 %E PLEAD$ 9 A ?9 VOICE4 

0,:AT B>910 A GIRL NE>BY RES5T$4 0,NO MORE B>9 7MA/]71 WE'RE ALL TOV>I%T*I N[4 ,DON'T Y\ KN[10 %E G5TLY *ID$4 

,%E WAS COMELY1 NOT OV] SEV5TE51 H] R$ LIPS /RONGLY CONTRA/+ ) ! PAL5ESS ( H] FACE4 ,H] VOICE WAS S(T & MUSICAL1 H] SPEE* PLEAS+4 

,= A MOM5T H] EYES W]E FULL UPON ME1 !N %E MOTION$ ME ASIDE4 

0,BUY ME A LITTLE :ITE BREAD10 %E SAID MODE/LY1 YET NOT 9 ! LEA/ %AMEFAC$2 0= MY SICK MO!R40 

0,Y\ DON'T WORK80 ,I ASK$4 

0,DON'T WORK60 %E EXCLAIM$1 ) A T\* ( RES5TM5T4 0,I'M TYP+ 9 ! SOVN>KHOZ1 BUT WE GET ONLY ONE-HALF P\ND ( BREAD N[1 & LITTLE ( ANY?+ ELSE40 

0,OBLAVA6 7RAID7 MILITSION]I60 ,!RE W]E L\D CRIES & %\TS1 & ,I HE>D ! CLANK+ ( SAB]S4 ,! M>KET WAS SURR\ND$ BY >M$ M54 

,! PEOPLE W]E T]ROR-/RICK54 ,SOME S\<T TO ESCAPE1 BUT ! MILIT>Y CIRCLE WAS COMPLETE2 NO ONE WAS P]MITT$ TO LEAVE )\T %[+ HIS PAP]S4 ,! SOLDI]S W]E GRUFF & IMP]I\S1 SWE>+ CO>SE OA?S & TREAT+ ! CR[D ) R\<NESS4 

,A MILITSION] HAD KICK$ OV] ! T%T*I POT1 & WAS DRAGG+ ! OLD WOMAN BY ! >M4 0,LET ME GET MY POT1 LITTLE FA!R1 MY POT10 %E PLEAD$4 

0,WE'LL %[ Y\ POTS1 Y\ CURS$ SPECULATOR10 ! MAN ?REAT5$1 PULL+ H] ALONG4 

0,DON'T MALTREAT ! WOMAN10 ,I PROTE/$4 

0,:O >E Y\8 ,H[ D>E Y\ 9T]F]E60 A MAN 9 A LEA!R CAP %\T$ AT ME4 0,Y\R PAP]S60 

,I PRODUC$ MY ID5TIFICATION DOCUM5T4 ,! ,T*EKI/ GLANC$ AT IT1 & HIS EYE QUICKLY CAU<T ! /AMP ( ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE & ,T*I*]9'S SIGNATURE4 ,HIS MANN] *ANG$4 0,P>DON ME10 HE SAID4 0,PASS ! =EIGN TOV>I%T*10 HE ORD]$ ! SOLDI]S4 

,ON ! /REET ! MILITSION]I6 W]E LEAD+ (F !IR PRISON]S4 ,FRONT & RE> M>*$ ! SOLDI]S ) BAYONET$ RIFLES HELD HORIZONTALLY1 READY = ACTION4 ,ON EI!R FLANK W]E ,T*EKA M51 !IR REVOLV]S PO9T$ AT ! BACKS ( ! PRISON]S4 ,I CAU<T SI<T ( ! T%T*I WOMAN & ! TALL 5G9E]1 ! ?ICK VOLUME /ILL UND] HIS >M2 ,I SAW ! >I/OCRATIC OLD LADY 9 ! RE>1 ! TWO GIRLS ,I HAD SPOK5 TO1 & SEV]AL BOYS1 SOME ( !M B>EFOOT4 

,I TURN$ T[>D ! M>KET4 ,BROK5 *9A & TORN LACE LITT]$ ! GR\ND2 CIG>ETTES & LEPYO%KI LAY 9 ! SN[1 /AMP$ D[N BY DIRTY BOOTS1 & DOGS RAPACI\SLY F\<T = ! BITS ( FOOD4 ,*ILDR5 & WOM5 C[]$ 9 ! DOORWAYS ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE1 !IR EYES FOLL[+ ! SOLDI]S LEFT ON GU>D AT ! M>KET4 ,! BOOTY TAK5 FROM ! TRAD]S WAS BE+ PIL$ ON A C>T BY ,T*EKI/S4 

,I LOOK$ AT ! /ORES4 ,!Y REMA9$ OP52 !Y HAD NOT BE5 RAID$4 

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,9 ! EV5+ ,I D9$ AT ! ,HOTEL ,NATIONAL ) SEV]AL ,COMMUNI/ FRI5DS :O HAD KN[N ME 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,I US$ ! OCCASION TO CALL !IR ATT5TION TO ! SC5E ,I HAD WITNESS$ ON ! M>KET PLACE4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ 9DIGNANT1 AS ,I EXPECT$1 !Y *ID$ ME = MY 0S5TIM5TALITY40 ,NO M]CY %\LD BE %[N ! SPECULATORS1 !Y SAID4 ,TRADE MU/ BE ROOT$ \T3 BUY+ & SELL+ CULTIVATES PETTY MIDDLE-CLASS PSY*OLOGY4 ,IT %\LD BE SUPPRESS$4 

0,DO Y\ CALL ?OSE B>EFOOT BOYS & OLD WOM5 SPECULATORS80 ,I PROTE/$4 

0,! WOR/ K9D10 REPLI$ ,R41 =M]LY MEMB] ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY ( ,AM]ICA4 0,!Y LIVE BETT] ?AN WE DO1 EAT :ITE BREAD1 & HAVE MONEY HIDD5 AWAY40 

0,& ! /ORES8 ,:Y >E !Y P]MITT$ TO CONT9UE80 ,I ASK$4 

0,WE CLOS$ MO/ ( !M10 PUT 9 ,K41 ,COMMISS> ( A ,SOVIET ,H\SE4 0,SOON !RE WILL NOT BE ANY ( !M LEFT OP540 

0,LI/51 ,B]KMAN10 SAID ,D41 AN 9FLU5TIAL LEAD] ( ! LABOR UNIONS1 9 A LEA!R COAT1 0Y\ DON'T KN[ ?OSE 'POOR OLD M5 & WOM51' AS Y\ CALL !M4 ,BY DAY !Y SELL LEPYO%KI1 BUT AT NI<T !Y DEAL 9 DIAMONDS1 & VALUTA4 ,EV]Y TIME !IR HOMES >E SE>*$ WE F9D VALUABLES & MONEY4 ,BELIEVE ME1 ,I KN[ :AT ,I'M TALK+ AB\T4 ,I HAVE HAD *>GE ( SU* SE>*+ P>TIES MYSELF40 

,HE LOOK$ SEV]ELY AT ME1 !N CONT9U$3 0,I TELL Y\1 ?OSE1 PEOPLE >E 9VET]ATE SPECULATORS1 & !RE IS NO WAY ( /OPP+ !M4 ,! BE/ ?+ IS TO PUT !M TO ! WALL1 RAZ/RELYAT --- %OOT !M10 HE RAIS$ HIS VOICE 9 GR[+ IRRITATION4 

0,NOT S]I\SLY80 ,I PROTE/$4 

0,NO8 ,EH80 HE %\T$ 9 A RAGE4 0,WE'RE DO+ IT EV]Y DAY40 

0,BUT CAPITAL PUNI%M5T IS ABOLI%$40 

0,IT'S R>ELY RESORT$ TO N[10 ,R4 TRI$ TO SMOO? MATT]S1 0& ?AT ONLY 9 ! MILIT>Y ZONE40 

,! LABOR ,T*EKI/ EY$ ME ) COLD1 9IMICAL GAZE1 0,DEF5D+ SPECULATION IS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y10 HE SAID1 LEAV+ ! TABLE4 

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