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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

,TEXT 3 

0,!Y SAY ',%E IS DEAD2 ! ,COMMUNE IS DEAD'2 

,?AT ',IF %E W]E LIV+ H] E>?QUAKE TREAD 

,W\LD SCATT] ! HONEYLESS HORNETS' HIVE4' 

,I AM NOT DEAD1 NOR YET ASLEEP2 

,NOR T>DY1 ?\< MY /EPS SEEM SL[2 

,NOR FEEBLE FROM ! C5TURIES' SWEEP2 

,NOR COLD1 ?\< *ILL ! NOR? W9DS BL[4 

,MY LEGIONS MU/] 9 ALL L&S1 

,FROM FIELD1 FROM FACTORY1 FROM M9E1 

,! WORK]S ( ! WORLD JO9 H&S 

,ACROSS ! C5TURIES & BR9E40 

,NEV] S9CE ?OSE L9ES W]E SUNG BY ! GREAT UNKN[N POET1 :OSE HE>T %ONE R$ ?R\< HIS WORDS1 HAS ! PULSE ( ! WORLD BEAT SO TRUE A RESPONSE AS IT IS BEAT+ N[4 ,WE DO NOT /& TO-DAY AS M\RN]S AT ! BI] ( A ,DEAD ,CAUSE1 BUT ) ! JOY ( ?OSE :O BEHOLD IT LIV+ 9 ! ,RESURRECTION4 

,:AT WAS IT ! ,COMMUNE PROCLAIM$8 ,) :AT HOPE DID IT GREET ! WORLD8 ,& :Y DID IT FALL8 

,! ,COMMUNE PROCLAIM$ ! AUTONOMY ( ,P>IS4 ,IT BROKE ! *A9 ?AT FETT]$ H] TO ! HEELS ( H] /EP-MO!R1 ! ,/ATE1--?AT ,/ATE :I* HAD LEFT H] AT ! M]CY ( ! ,PRUSSIAN BESIEG]S1 REFUS+ TO RELIEVE H] OR ALL[ H] TO RELIEVE H]SELF2 ?AT ,/ATE :I* ) A DEBT SADDL$ UPON ! UNBORN B\<T (F ! ,PRUSSIANS1 ?AT IT MI<T REV5GE ITSELF UPON ,P>IS1 ! BEAUTIFUL REBEL1 & KEEP ! MEANS ( H] EXPLOITATION 9 ITS [N H&S4 

,! ,COMMUNE WAS A SPL5DID EF=T TO BREAK ! TYRANNY ( ! C5TRALIZ$ DOM9ATION ) :I* MOD]N SOCIETIES >E CURS$2 A REVOLT AT >TIFICIAL TIES1 :I* EXPRESS NO G5U9E SOCIAL UNION1 ! \TGR[? ( CON/RUCTIVE SOCIAL WORK1 BUT ONLY ! UNION ( OPPRESSION1-- ! UNION ( ?OSE :O SEEK TO P]FECT AN 5G9E ( TYRANNY TO GU>ANTEE !IR POSSESSIONS4 

0,P>IS IS A SOCIAL UNIT10 SAID ! COMMUN>DS2 0,P>IS IS1 )9 ITSELF1 AN ORGANIC :OLE4 ,P>IS NE$S NO \TSIDE %ELL ( CO]CION TO HOLD IT TOGE!R4 ,BUT ,P>IS [ES NO SUBS]VI5T ALLEGIANCE TO ?AT TRAITOR\S TOOL AT ,V]SAILLES1 :I* CALLS ITSELF ! GOV]NM5T ( ,FRANCE2 NO?+ TO ?OSE :O HAVE LEFT US UNAID$ TO BE M[$ BY ! ,PRUSSIAN GUNS4 ,& ,P>IS REPUDIATES ,V]SAILLES4 ,WE %ALL FI<T1 WE %ALL WORK1 WE %ALL LIVE = \RSELVES40 

,?IS WAS ! WORD ( ! ,COMMUNE1 SPOK5 TO ! WORLD 9 ! WILD MORN+ ( ! YE> #a#h#g#a4 

,& ! HOPE IT BUILT UPON WAS ?IS3 ,:5 ,FRANCE BEHOLDS ,P>IS FI<T+1 ! DREAM ( '#d#h WILL RISE AGA92 & ALL H] COMMUNES WILL PROCLAIM !IR FRE$OM1 EV5 AS WE4 ,& !N WE >E B\ND TO W91 = ! ,V]SAILLES GOV]NM5T CANNOT CONQU] A REVOLT :I* BREAKS \T EV]Y:]E4 ,& ,FRANCE ONCE K9DL$1 ! PEOPLES ( O!R NATIONS WILL LIKEWISE RISE2 & ?IS MON/]1 0! ,/ATE10 :I* IS EV]Y:]E DEV\R+ LIB]TY1 WILL BE ANNIHILAT$4 

,?IS WAS ! HOPE ?AT LIT ! EYES ( ! ,COMMUNE ) DREAM+ FIRE1 ?AT ,M>* DAY1 =TY-ONE YE>S AGO4 

,! HOPE WAS DOOM$ TO DISAPPO9TM5T2 )9 ?REE MON?S ! GLORI\S REBEL FELL4 ,%E HAD CALL$1 BUT ! RESPONSE DID NOT COME4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE %E HAD NOT ASK$ 5\<4 ,BECAUSE MAK+ W> UPON ! ,/ATE1 %E HAD NOT MADE W> UPON ?AT :I* CREATES ! ,/ATE1 ?AT TO PRES]VE :I* ! ,/ATE EXI/S4 

,) ! SCRUPUL\S1 PITIFUL ,CONSCI5CE :I* ,AU?ORITY HAS CUNN+LY BR$ 9 M51 ! ,COMMUNE HAD RESPECT$ PROP]TY2 HAD KEPT ITS 5EMY'S BOOKS1 & DULY H&$ OV] ! BALANCES2 HAD />V$ ITSELF TO FE$ ITS FOES2 HAD LEFT COMMON RES\RCES 9 PRIVATE H&S4 ,& :5 ,MC,MAHON'S TROOPS RODE SAB]+ ?R\< ! /REETS ( ,P>IS1 :5 ,GALLIFET ! BUT*] WAS DA%+ \T *ILDR5'S BRA9S ) HIS [N DEVIL'S H&S UPON H] CONQU]$ PAVEM5TS1 ! V]Y HORSES !Y RODE1 ! V]Y SAB]S ?AT CUT1 HAD BE5 PAID = BY ! MURD]$4 

,EV]Y DAY1 ?R\<\T ! LIFE ( ! ,COMMUNE1 ! ,BANK ( ,FRANCE HAD BE5 ALL[$ TO-TRANSMIT ! S9EWS ( W> TO ,V]SAILLES1 ! SOCIAL BLOOD BE5 DRA9$ TO SUPPLY ! SOCIAL FOE4 

,:AT APPEAL C\LD SO SUICIDAL A C\RSE MAKE TO D[NRI<T HUMAN NATURE1 :I*1 EV5 9 ITS UTMO/ IGNORANCE & SIMPLICITY1 W\LD SAY AT ONCE3 0,FE$ ! 5EMY6 ,& />VE MYSELF6 ,= :AT !N %ALL ,I FI<T80 

,9 %ORT1 ?\< !RE W]E O!R REASONS :Y ! ,COMMUNE FELL1 ! *IEF ONE WAS ?AT 9 ! H\R ( NECESSITY1 ! ,COMMUN>DS W]E NOT ,COMMUNI/S4 ,!Y ATTEMPT$ TO BREAK POLITICAL *A9S )\T BREAK+ ECONOMIC ONES2 & IT CANNOT BE DONE4 

,MOREOV] ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE WAS FAC$ BY A PROBLEM :I* WILL =EV] FACE REVOLT+ CITIES ) A T]RIBLE QUE/ION M>K1--! PROBLEM ( FOOD SUPPLY4 ,ONLY ! REVOLTEE 9 CONTROL ( ! FOOD-S\RCES !MSELVES CAN MA9TA9 HIS REVOLT 9DEF9ITELY4 ,NEV] TILL ! REBELS ( 9DU/RIAL FIELDS HAVE JO9$ !IR =CES ) AGR>IAN LABOR1--OR SEIZ$ ! L& & !MSELVES MADE IT YIELD--CAN 9DU/RIAL OR POLITICAL REVOLT BE ANY?+ MORE ?AN FUTILE /RUGGL+ = A TEMPOR>Y GA9 :I* WILL ALT] NO?+4 

,& ?IS IS ! SPL5DID ?+ :I* WE HAVE LIV$ TO SEE1--! REBELLION ( ! L&WORK] AGA9/ ! FEUDALISM ( ,LORD ,SYNDICATE2 ! REVOLTEE MA9TA9+ HIMSELF UPON ?AT :I* HE HAS WRE/$ FROM ! 5EMY2 ! R$ BANN] ( ! ,COMMUNE FLOAT+ NO LONG] ON ! WALL ( A BESIEG$ CITY1 BUT 9 ! OP5 FIELD ( EXPROPRIAT$ PLANTATIONS1 OR OV] ! ROCK-RIBB$1 VOLCANO- BUILT =TS1 :]ETO ! FREE-RID+ GU]RILLA FI<T] RETREATS AFT] HIS DA% AGA9/ ! LORDS ( ! SOIL4 

,I CANNOT SPEAK = O!RS4 ,I CANNOT SAY H[ MY COMRADES HAVE FELT DUR+ ! LONG /AGNANT YE>S1 :5 SPR+ AFT] SPR+ WE HAVE COME TOGE!R TO REPEAT DEAD M5'S NAMES & DE$S1 & WEEP OV] ?OSE :OSE BONES LIE SCATT]$ FROM ,CAY5NE TO ,NEW ,CAL$ONIA4 ,I KN[ ?AT = MYSELF ,I (T5 FELT ,I WAS DO+ A WE>Y & A USELESS ?+1 WE>+ \T A HABIT1 SO TO SPEAK1--TRY+ TO W>M MY COLD H&S AT A PA9T$ FIRE4 ,= ALL !SE YE>S S9CE WE ( ?IS G5]ATION HAVE LIV$ 9 ,AM]ICA1 !RE HAS BE5 NO /IRR+ MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLE ( ?IS CONT95T TO DO A DE$ WOR? DO+4 

,WE HAVE LI/5$ ) CURI\S FASC9ATION TO \R ELD]S' /ORIES ( ! ABOLITION MOVEM5T2 WE HAVE WELCOM$ ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONI/S1 & 5VI\SLY LI/5$ TO !IR ACC\NTS ( DE$S DONE OR UNDONE4 ,WE HAVE WAT*$ ! %>P CROSS+ ( WEAPONS H]E & !RE 9 ! OM9\S MASS+ ( ,CAPITAL & ,LABOR AGA9/ EA* O!R ALL >\ND US2 BUT WE HAVE KN[N P]FECTLY WELL ?AT !RE WAS LITTLE PLACE = US 9 ?AT COMBAT1 TILL IT %ALL ASSUME O!R L9ES ?AN ?OSE :I* DOM9ATE IT N[1 TILL IT %ALL PROCLAIM O!R PURPOSES & O!R MEANS4 

,ALL 9 VA9 IT WAS = US TO TRY TO WAK5 ANY PR(\ND 5?USIASM 9 \RSELVES OV] ! /RUGGLE ( SOME LIMIT$ BODY ( WORK]S1 ASK+ = A PETTY P] C5T4 ( WAGE4 ,WE UND]/& TOO WELL ?AT SU* A FI<T DET]M9ES NO?+1 IS LIKE ! CONT9U\S SLIPP+ BACKW>D ( ! FEET 9 AN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB A HILL ( GLID+ S&4 

,BUT N[ HAS COME ?IS GLORI\S YE> ( #a#i#a#a-#a#b1 ?IS YE> ( WORLD-WIDE REVOLT4 ,\T ( ! 5IGMATIC ,EA/ A GREAT /ORM SWEEPS2 & ?\< BUT LITTLE ( ITS REAL BREAD? & HEI<T IS VISIBLE OR COMPREH5SIBLE TO US1 WE UND]/& SO MU*3 ! IMMEMORIAL SIL5CE HAS BE5 BROK51 ! CR\*+ FIGURE HAS UP-/RAI<T5$4 ,! S\RCES ( \R 9=MATION >E SU* ?AT WE CANNOT TELL :E!R ! ECONOMIC REG5]ATION ( 5SLAV$ ,*9A HAS ACTUALLY BEGUN1 OR ! REVOLT IS POLITICAL M]ELY AS \R REPORTS MAKE IT APPE>4 ,:I*EV] IT MAY BE1 ONE ?+ IS C]TA93 ,*9A IS NO LONG] MOTIONLESS2 %E IS T\*$ ) ! BREA? ( LIFE2 %E /RUGGLES4 

,ACROSS ! SEA1 9 ! ISL& ( \R /OLID =BE>S1 A PORT5T\S S\ND HAS RIS5 FROM ! DEP?S2 9 ! ROOTS ( HUMAN LIFE1 9 COAL-CAV]NS1 ,REVOLT SPEAKS4 ,& ,5GL& FACES ,FAM9E2 FACES ! ,PROP]TY-SY/EM1 FACES A MI<TY >MY ( VOLUNT>ILY IDLE M52 BEHOLDS ! UPP] & ! NE!R /ONE ( ECONOMIC FOLLY1 & FEELS ! CRUN*+ ( ?OSE M]CILESS :EELS1 & UND]GR\ND ! E>?QUAKE RUMBLES WIDE1--,FRANCE1 ,G]MANY1 ,AU/RIA--! M9ES GR[L4 

,& YET ?IS MI<TY MASS+1 9SPIR+ & ?REAT5+ AS IT IS1 IS = A PETTY DEM&--A M9IMUM WAGE6 ,SU* SITUATIONS PRODUCE 5LI<T5M5T2 AT ANY MOM5T ! DEM& MAY *ANGE TO 0,! ,M9ES = ! ,M9]S02 BUT AS YET IT HAS NOT COME4 

,ONLY H]E 9 \R ,AM]ICA1 ON ?IS CONT95T CURS$ ) L&-GRABB+ SYNDICATES1 9TO :OSE UNSPOIL$ FATNESS EV]Y DEV\R+ %>K HAS SET HIS TRIPLE R[ ( TEE?1--?IS L& :OSE M]C5>Y SPIRIT IS ! BUTT ( ,EUROPE--ONLY H]E1 UND] ! BURN+ ,MEXICAN SUN1 WE KN[ M5 >E REVOLT+ = SOME?+2 = ! GREAT1 COMMON1 FUNDAM5TAL ECONOMIC RI<T1 BE=E :I* ALL O!RS FADE1--! RI<T ( MAN TO ! E>?4 ,NOT 9 CONC5TRAT$ CAMPS & SOLID PHALANXES2 NOT AT ! BREA? ( SOME LEAD]'S WORD2 BUT OV] ALL ! L&1 FROM ! BORD] TO ,YUCATAN1 ANIMAT$ BY SPONTANE\S DESIRE & RESOLUTION1 9 MUTUALLY GA!R$ B&S1 AS FREEM5 FI<T1 NOT UNI=M$ SLAVES4 ,& LEAD]S COME1 & LEAD]S GO2 !Y USE ! REVOLUTION & ! REVOLUTION USES !M2 BUT :E!R !Y COME OR GO1 ! L& BATTLE GOES ON4 

,9 ?AT QUICK5+ SOIL1 ! S[]'S RESPONSE IS READY2 & ! PEASANT UPROOTS HIS MA/]'S SUG> CANE & TOBACCO1 REPLANT+ CORN & BEANS 9/EAD1 ?AT HIMSELF & ! FI<T+ B&S MAY HAVE SU/5ANCE4 ,HE DOES NOT MAKE ! MI/AKE ?AT ,P>IS MADE2 HE S5DS NO MUNITIONS TO ! 5EMY2 HE IS AN UNLETT]$ MAN1 BUT HE KN[S ! USE ( ! SOIL4 ,& NO MAN CAN MAKE PEACE ) HIM1 UNLESS ?AT USE IS GU>ANTE$ TO HIM4 ,HE HAS SUFF]$ SO LONG & SO T]RIBLY UND] ! HELL ( L&- [N]%IP1 ?AT HE HAS DET]M9$ ON DEA? 9 REVOLT RA!R ?AN RESUBMISSION TO ITS SLAV]Y4 

,/RONG] & /RONG] BL[S ! HURRICANE1 & ?OSE :O LI/5 TO ! S++ 9 ! W9D KN[ ?AT ,S5ATOR ,LODGE WAS RI<T :5 HE SAID3 0,I AM AGA9/ 9T]V5TION1 BUT IT'S LIKE HAV+ A FIRE NEXT DOOR40 

,?AT FIRE IS BURN+ AWAY ! PAP] ( >TIFICIAL L&-HOLD+4 ,?AT FIRE IS DE/ROY+ ! DELUSION ?AT ANY HUMAN CREATURE ON ! FACE ( ! E>? HAS ! RI<T TO KEEP ANY O!R FROM GO+ /RAI<T TO ! S\RCES ( LIFE1 & US+ !M4 ,?AT FIRE IS %OOT+ A :ITE ILLUM9ATION UPON ! LABOR /RUGGLE1 :I* WILL MAKE ! FUTILE WAGE W> CONDUCT$ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES LOOK LIKE BABY'S PLAY4 

,YES1 HONORABLE ,S5ATORS & ,CONGRESSM51 ! H\SE NEXT DOOR IS ON FIRE--! H\SE ( ,TYRANNY1 ! H\SE ( ,%AME1 ! H\SE ?AT IS BUILT BY ,ROBB]Y & ,EXTORTION1 \T ( ! SOLD BODIES ( A HAPLESS RACE--ITS MURD]$ M51 ITS \TRAG$ WOM51 ITS ORPHAN$ BABIES4 

,YES1 IT IS ON FIRE4 ,& LET IT BURN1--BURN TO ! GR\ND--UTT]LY4 ,& DO NOT SEEK TO QU5* IT BY P\R+ \T ! BLOOD ( ! PEOPLE ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9 A VILE DEF5SE ( ?OSE F9ANCIAL ADV5TUR]S :O WE> ! NAME ,AM]ICAN4 ,!Y UND]TOOK TO PLAY ! GAME2 LET !M PLAY IT TO A F9I%2 LET !M /& MAN TO MAN AGA9/ ! PEOPLE !Y HAVE ROBB$1 TORTUR$1 EXIL$4 

,LET IT CRUMBLE TO ! GR\ND1 ?AT ,H\SE ( ,9FAMY2 & IF ! BURN+ GLE$S FLY HI!RW>D1 & ! ROTT5 /RUCTURE ( \R [N LIFE />TS TO BLAZE1 WELCOME1 ?RICE WELCOME1 PURIFY+ FIRE1 ?AT %ALL SET US1 TOO1 UPON ! E>? ONCE MORE1--FREE M5 UPON FREE L&1--NO T5ANT-DWELL]S ON A L&LORD'S DOMA94 

,9 ! RO> ( ?AT FIRE WE HE> ! ,COMMUNE'S 0E>?QUAKE TREAD10 & KN[ ?AT \T ( ! GRAVES AT ,P]E-LA-*AISE1 \T ( ! TR5*ES ( ,SATORY1 \T ( ! FEV]-PLA9S ( ,GUIANA1 \T ( ! B>R5 BURIAL S&S ( ,CAL$ONIA1 ! ,GREAT ,<O/ HAS RIS51 CRY+ ACROSS ! WORLD1 ,VIVE LA ,COMMUNE6 

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