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,COMPANIONS1 

,AL?\< ,I AM NOT WELL KN[N TO Y\1 Y\ KN[ ?AT ,I AM AN AN>*I/4  ,I AM WRIT+ ?IS LETT] TO Y\ TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ! 9SANITIES ?AT MU/ HAVE LEAK$ \T AB\T ME 9 P>TICUL> & AB\T ! AN>*I/S 9 G5]AL 9 ALL DIFF]5T K9DS ( NEWSPAP]S :I* JO9$ TOGE!R TO SAY1 :5 ,I WAS >RE/$1 ?AT ,I WAS AN EX-CONVICT & HAD ALREADY BE5 CONVICT$ ( !FT4  ,AS IF Y\ C\LD CALL SOMEONE A ?IEF :O WAS A WORK] :O HAD NO?+ BUT MIS]Y :]EAS = ME !FT DOES NOT EXI/ EXCEPT 9 ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN1 9 %ORT1 9 ! EXI/5CE ( EV]YONE :O LIVES AT ! EXP5SE ( ! PRODUC+ CLASS4 

,H]E IS :Y & H[ ,I COMMITT$ ! (F5SE ?AT !Y CALL !FT4  ,9 #ahg ,I WAS1 LIKE SO MANY O!RS1 /UPID 5\< TO GO & DEF5D ! PROP]TY & PRIVILEGES ( O!RS2 BUT ,I WAS #b YE>S OLD4  ,FROM ! W> ,I BR\<T BACK TWO W\NDS & RHEUMATISM--A T]RIBLE SICKNESS ?AT HAS ALREADY CO/ ME F\R YE>S 9 ! HOSPITAL4  ,AFT] S]V+ AS CANNON FODD]1 ,I S]V$ AS A GU9EA PIG = ! G5TLEM5 ( SCI5CE4  ,!Y MADE ME TAKE MORE ?AN A KILO ( SODIUM SALICYLATE1 :I* DRA/ICALLY WEAK5$ MY EYESI<T4  ,PRO( IS ?AT AT #cf YE>S OLD ,I AM WE>+ GLASSES & ! BOSSES DO NOT LIKE ?AT4 

,SO1 9 #ah< ,I GOT \T AFT] ?REE MON?S 9 ! HOSPITAL4  ,I />T$ WORK+ AGA9 = EI<T DAYS2 ,I GOT SICK AGA92 ,I /AY$ HOME = A MON?4  ,I HAD TWO *ILDR5 & MY COMPANION GOT SICK AS WELL4  ,NO MONEY & NO BREAD 9 ! H\SE4  ,EV5 ?\< ,I WAS NOT P>T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 :I* DID NOT EXI/ OR WAS V]Y SMALL AT ! TIME 7! /UDY ( SOCIOLOGY HAD NOT 5D$ & IT WAS /ILL ONLY 9 AN EMBRYONIC /ATE1 PLUS !Y HAD NOT YET CUT (F ! HEADS ( AN>*I/S TO SPREAD IT71 ,I HAD ALREADY1 LONG BE=E1 FRE$ MYSELF ( ! PREJUDICES ?AT BLOCK ! M9DS ( ! MASSES1 AN 5EMY ( ALL AU?ORITY4 

,I WAS AN AN>*I/ 9 HE>T1 9 LOVE ) :AT WAS BEAUTIFUL1 GR&1 G5]\S1 REVOLT+ AGA9/ ALL ABUSES & 9JU/ICES4  ,FROM ?IS FACT ,I RECOGNIZ$ ! UND5IABLE RI<T ?AT NATURE GAVE TO EV]Y HUMAN BE+3  ! RI<T TO EXI/4  ,AN OPPORTUNITY PRES5T$ ITSELF4  ,) NO QUALMS ,I PUT MY H& 9 A /ATIONMA/]'S CA% BOX4  ,I TOOK MY H& \T ) #h FRANCS4  #h FRANCS DOES NOT GO F> :5 Y\ HAVE NO?+--M$IC9E IS EXP5SIVE4 

,!RE=E1 ,I DECID$ TO GO BACK & VISIT ! /ATIONMA/]'S CA% BOX1 TELL+ MYSELF1 0,SO :AT8  ,! COMPANY /EALS 5\< FROM ITS EMPLOYES4  ,I :O HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO?+ CAN V]Y WELL TAKE A LITTLE ( ITS SURPLUS40  ,:AT A BAD IDEA BECAUSE ,I WAS >RE/$ !RE & S5T5C$ TO A YE> 9 PRISON4  ,I AM NOT EMB>RASS$ BY ?IS CONVICTION1 ,I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY4  ,:5 SOCIETY REFUSES Y\ ! RI<T TO EXI/1 Y\ HAVE TO TAKE IT & NOT HELP IT ALONG1 :I* IS C[>DICE4 

,!RE1 COMPANIONS1 IS ! EXACT TRU? ( MY CONVICTION4  ,NO COMPANION KNEW AB\T IT1 SO ,I TOOK SOLE RESPONSIBILITY = MY ACTIONS & :OEV] TAKES ADVANTAGE ( HUMAN /UPIDITY TO TRY TO DISCR$IT SU* A JU/ & NOBLE IDEA AS ! ONE ?AT ! AN>*I/S DEF5D1 TRY+ TO DUMP ON ! :OLE ( IT ! FAULTS & WRONGS 7IF FAULTS & WRONGS !Y >E7 ( ONE ( ITS DEF5D]S1 IS A CRET9 :O TREMBLES BE=E ! /RICT LOGIC ( ! AN>*I/ IDEA4 

,I ?\<T ?AT !SE EXPLANATIONS MI<T BE NECESS>Y = ! AN>*I/ COMPANIONS1 SO ,I W\LD APPRECIATE IT IF Y\ W\LD 9CLUDE MY LETT] 9 ! NEXT ISSUE ( ,REVOLTE4 

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