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,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

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,BAKUN9'S ,CONFESSION 

,\R COMRADE ,VICTOR ,S]GE1 :O HAS = SOME TIME BE5 SUBJECT$ TO ! 9SULTS ( ,FR5* AN>*I/S1 :O DO NOT =GIVE HIS LOYAL & S9C]E ADH]5CE TO COMMUNISM1 WAS REC5TLY ATTACK$ ) SL&]S & 9SULTS UND] ! FOLL[+ EVIL PRETEXT3 

,VICTOR ,S]GE WROTE AN >TICLE ON ,NOVEMB] #g1 #a#i#a#i1 CONC]N+ ! 0,CONFESSION ( ,BAKUN910 A DOCUM5T UNKN[N TO ! PUBLIC TO ?IS DAY & :OSE EXI/5CE WE ONLY KN[ ( ?R\< ! ALLUSIONS MADE TO IT BY ,JAMES ,GUILLAUME 9 HIS BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE 7VOLUME ,I,I ( ! ,OEUVRES DE ,MI*EL ,BAKUN91 ,P>IS1 #a#i#g74 ,VICTOR ,S]GE'S COMM5T>IES1 RESPECTFUL TO ! MEMORY ( ,BAKUN9 & HI/ORICAL TRU? ALIKE1 9 NO WAY PRES5T$ ! SACRILEGI\S OR ICONOCLA/IC *>ACT] ?AT UNWOR?Y ADV]S>IES LAT] ATTRIBUT$ TO !M1 AS ! READ] N[1 ?ANKS TO US1 CAN JUDGE4 

,UND] :AT CIRCUM/ANCES WAS ?IS >TICLE TRANSLAT$1 DE=M$1 D5ATUR$1 & REPRODUC$ 9 ,G]MANY8 ,VICTOR ,S]GE IS UNAW>E ( ?IS1 AS >E WE4 ,I WILL NOT HIDE ! PA9FUL SURPRISE ,I EXP]I5C$ 9 LE>N+ ?AT ! ,H]ZOG'S ,=UM HAD PUBLI%$ A FIDDL$ TEXT4 ,I AM NOT GO+ TO L+] OV] ! SUCCESSIVE ALT]ATIONS ! >TICLE SUFF]$ 9 ! V>I\S TRANSLATIONS1 RETRANSLATIONS1 & REPRODUCTIONS 9 ,SWITZ]L& & ,ITALY4 ,! ESS5TIAL FACT IS ?AT ,VICTOR ,S]GE'S ?\<TS & EXPRESSION W]E FALSIFI$ AGA9/ HIS WILL4 

,NONE ( ?IS WAS NECESS>Y TO PROVIDE HIS ADV]S>IES ) A PRETEXT = DEFAMATIONS ?AT ,I W\LD BLU% TO DISCUSS4 ,! ONLY DEPLORABLE FACT IS ?AT \R RESPECT$ FI5D ,SEV]9E WAS L$ 9TO ]ROR BY ! CAMPAIGN C>RI$ \T AGA9/ ,VICTOR ,S]GE & PUBLI%$ /ATEM5TS AB\T HIM ?AT >E OCCASIONALLY UNJU/4 ,?IS IS :Y1 9 ORD] TO PUT AN 5D TO ALL T5D5TI\S 9T]PRETATIONS & MALEVOL5T DE=MATIONS ,I ?9K IT NECESS>Y TO PUBLI% H]E ! AU!NTIC TEXT ( ,VICTOR ,S]GE'S >TICLE ) ! C]TA9TY ?AT ,SEV]9E1 ?AT ALL READ]S WILL R5D] \R COLLABORATOR ! JU/ICE HE IS DUE & ! HOMAGE DES]V$ BY AN UPRI<T WRIT]1 A DIS9T]E/$ REVOLUTION>Y1 A DEVOT$ & CONSCI5TI\S MILITANT4 ,VICTOR ,S]GE ADDRESS$ A RESPONSE TO ,SEV]9E ?AT ,I HOPE ! ,J\RNAL DU ,PEUPLE WILL PUBLI%4 

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,AFT] HIS P>TICIPATION 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,FRANCE1 & ,G]MANY 7#a#h#d#h-#d#i7 ,BAKUN9 WAS IMPRISON$ 9 ! ,CZ>'S JAILS1 FIR/ 9 ! ,PET] & ,PAUL ,=TRESS1 !N AT ,S*LUSSELB\RG4 ,LAT] EXIL$ TO ,SIB]IA1 HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM !RE 9 #a#h#f#a4 

,! DOCUM5TS BR\<T TO LI<T 9 ! >*IVES ( ! ,RUSSIAN POLICE DEAL ) ! P]IOD ( HIS LIFE PASS$ 9 ,SIB]IA & 9 ! DUNGEONS ( ! AUTOCRAT ( ALL ! ,RUSSIAS4 ,! MAN ( /EEL1 ! IRRECONCILABLE REVOLUTION>Y :O WAS BRIEFLY ! DICTATOR ( 9SURG5T ,DRESD51 :O'D BE5 *A9$ TO ! WALL 9 ! CITADEL ( ,OLMUTZ1 :OSE HEAD WAS DISPUT$ BY TWO DICTATORS1 & :O UNTIL ! F9AL DAY ( HIS LIFE WAS TO REMA9 ! 9ITIATOR & 9SPIR] ( AN ELITE ( REBELS3 ?IS SPIRITUAL FA!R ( AN>*ISM SEEMS TO HAVE PASS$ ?R\< A T]RIBLE MORAL CRISIS ?AT HE DIDN'T COME ?R\< UNH>M$4 ,IT WAS P]HAPS A NE> ?+ ?AT ! OAK WASN'T UPROOT$ & DIDN'T FALL4 ,SOME--HE /ILL HAS SO MANY 5EMIES1 EV5 ?\< HE'S BE5 DEAD = FIFTY YE>S--WILL EV5 SPEAK ( 0,BAKUN9'S FALL0 ) A WICK$ GLEE4 

,BAKUN9 WROTE SEV]AL LETT]S FROM ,SIB]IA TO HIS FRI5DS ,ALEX&] ,H]Z5 & ,OG>EV 9 :I* WE F9D BRIEF ALLUSIONS TO HIS ,CONFESSION4 ,NICOLAS ,I1 VIA ,C\NT ,ORLOV1 HAD PROPOS$ TO HIM ?AT HE WRITE TO HIM 09 ! WAY A SPIRITUAL SON WRITES TO HIS SPIRITUAL FA!R40 7,! ,EMP]OR1 IT MU/ BE NOT$1 WAS 5TIRELY )9 HIS ROLE 9 PROPOS+ ?IS TO HIS PRISON]4 ,LEAD] ( ! ,OR?ODOX ,*UR*1 HE CONSID]S HIMSELF ! SPIRITUAL FA!R ( HIS SUBJECTS47 ,BAKUN9 WRITES3 0,HAV+ GIV5 SOME ?\<T TO ! MATT]1 ,I ?\<T ?AT 9 FRONT ( A JURY DUR+ A PUBLIC TRIAL ,I W\LD PLAY MY ROLE TO ! BITT] 5D4 ,BUT IMPRISON$ BEH9D F\R WALLS1 9 ! P[] ( ! ,BE>1 ,I C\LD )\T ANY %AME1 R\ND (F ! R\< $GES 4440 

0,R\ND (F ! R\< $GES0 LOOKS TO A READ] ( ! ,CONFESSION 7& O!R DOCUM5TS7 LIKE A EUPHEMISM4 ,9 ?IS NOTEBOOK ( N9ETY-SIX PAGES ( T9Y H&WRIT+ F\ND 9 ! >*IVES ( ! ,?IRD ,SECTION ( ! M9I/RY ( ! 9T]IOR 7DEP>TM5T ( POLICE7 ,BAKUN9 BOA/S ( LAY+ \T = ! ,EMP]OR 0HIS 5TIRE LIFE1 ALL HIS ?\<TS1 ALL HIS FEEL+S40 ,HE WRITES TO ! ,BE>3 0,I WILL CONFESS TO Y\ AS TO A SPIRITUAL FA!R1 FROM :OM A MAN AWAITS P>DON NOT 9 ?IS WORLD1 BUT 9 ! O!R40 

,& FROM ! P5 ( ! A!I/ !SE L9ES TAKE ON A /RANGE MEAN+4 

,HE DESCRIBES HIS ACTS AS FANTA/IC PROJECTS1 HOPES DEVOID ( ANY F\NDATION1 CRIM9AL PLANS4 ,REC\NT+ HIS LIFE 9 =EIGN L&S HE DECL>ES ?AT HE HAS ONLY 0KN[+LY S9N$0 S9CE #a#h#d#f4 ,! TONE ( ! 5TIRE CONFESSION IS ?AT ( SOMEONE :O HAS BE5 DEFEAT$1 :O HUMILIATES HIMSELF1 & :O F9DS A BITT] PLEASURE 9 FLAGELLAT+ HIMSELF4 

0,I WAS BO? FOOL] & FOOL$2 ,I MISL$ O!RS & WAS MYSELF MISL$1 AS IF ,I DID VIOL5CE TO MY [N SPIRIT & ! GOOD S5SE ( MY LI/5]S2 A SITUATION ?AT WAS AGA9/ NATURE1 9CONCEIVABLE1 9 :I* ,I PLAC$ MYSELF & :I* AT TIMES OBLIG$ ME TO BE A *>LATAN DESPITE MYSELF4 ,!RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 MU* ,DON-,QUIXOTISM AB\T ME40 

,TO BE SURE1 IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT = A MAN ( CONSCI5CE & ACTION TO SPEAK ( HIMSELF ) MORE BITT] H>%NESS4 ,PR(ESSOR ,ILL9SKY1 COMM5T+ ON ?IS PASSAGE1 SEES 9 IT 0! TRAG$Y ( A MAN ( ACTION :O HAS >RIV$ AT D\BT+ HIS WORK & BECOM+ AW>E ( HIS 9S9C]ITY40 ,BUT ISN'T ! LA/ PHRASE1 :I* IS JU/IFI$ BY ! QUOT$ TEXT1 FUNDAM5TALLY UNJU/8 ,CAN'T WE OPPOSE HIS 5TIRE TUMULTU\S REBEL LIFE--BO? BE=E & AFT] ?IS ,CONFESSION--TO !SE L9ES ?AT ,BAKUN9 WROTE 9 ! GRAVE 9 :I* HE WAS BURI$ ALIVE8 ,A MAN ( ACTION1 & EV5 MORE A LEAD]--& ,BAKUN9 WAS TRULY A LEAD]--IS (T5 =C$ TO EXAGG]ATE4 ,GO+ TOO F>1 EXAGG]AT+1 ACC5TUAT+1 9FLAT+ SOME ACTS TO ! DETRIM5T ( O!RS1 >E ! PSY*OLOGICAL NECESSITIES ( ALL PROPAG&A1 AUGM5T$ BY ! PASSION ( ! MILITANT1 AUGM5T$ PRECISELY BECAUSE HE IS S9C]E4 ,LAT]1 9 ! GLOOMY M$ITATION ( ! PRISON1 9 ! DEPRESSION ( DEFEAT1 HIS SEV]ITY T[>D HIMSELF P]HAPS IMPUT$ A LACK ( S9C]ITY TO :AT WAS SIMPLY HIS HAV+ BE5 C>RI$ AWAY BY QUOTIDIAN ?\<TS & DE$S4 ,ALAS1 WE >E =C$ TO DEF5D ,BAKUN9 AGA9/ HIMSELF6 

,IT SEEMS ?AT ON EA* PAGE ( ! ,CONFESSION REASON+ ( ?IS K9D IS NE$$ IF WE'RE NOT TO BE DISMAY$4 ,BAKUN9 IS DIS5*ANT$ ) HIMSELF ALONE4 ,! 5TIRE ,EUROPEAN MOVEM5T 9 :I* HE TOOK SO /ORMY A P>T N[ SEEMS TO HIM PA!TIC & VA94 0,ALL ( ,EUROPE LIVES ON LIES10 HE SAYS4 ,HE IS 0DISGU/$1 NAUSEAT$10 ) ! ,G]MANS4 ,! REVOLUTION ( #ahdh DEMON/RAT$ TO HIM ! 0IMPOT5CE ( SECRET SOCIETIES40 0,NONE ( ! CURR5T SOCIAL !ORIES 79 ,5GL&1 9 ,FRANCE1 9 ,BELGIUM7 IS CAPABLE ( /&+ UP TO ! TE/ ( ?REE DAYS ( EXI/5CE40 ,HE ONLY REMA9S TRULY FAI?FUL TO HIS PAN-,SLAVISM4 ,! ,SLAVIC PEOPLES1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! DEG5]ATE NATIONS ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 >E ! ONLY ONES TO HAVE REMA9$ HEAL?Y1 ! ONLY ONES :O >E COMMUNI/ BY ORIG9 & TEMP]AM5T4 ,UNIT+ !M W\LD PRODUCE A MAGNIFIC5T P[]1 A NEW 0,EMPIRE ( ! ,EA/0 :OSE CAPITAL W\LD BE ,CON/ANT9OPLE4 ,9 ORD] = ,RUSSIA TO BE ABLE TO PLACE ITSELF AT ! HEAD ( ! PAN-,SLAVIC MOVEM5T & FULFILL ITS MISSION1 IT REQUIRES A PR(\ND TRANS=MATION4 ,& H]E ,BAKUN9 AGA9 BECOMES A REVOLUTION>Y CONFRONT+ ! ,CZ>1 DREAM+1 P]HAPS DESPITE HIMSELF1 ( A NEW REVOLUTION>Y AUTOCRAT 9 :OM ! G5IUS ( ,PET] ! ,GREAT W\LD BE REBORN4 ,AT ! CURR5T MOM5T C]TA9 L9ES ( ! ,CONFESSION >E ESPECIALLY 9T]E/+4 ,!RE IS NO QUE/ION ?AT ,BAKUN9 PR(\NDLY LOV$1 KNEW1 & UND]/OOD ,RUSSIA4 ,HE WAS F>SI<T$ AB\T ITS DE/9Y2 HE PROPHETICALLY UND]/OOD :AT HI/ORY HAD DET]M9$ WAS NECESS>Y = IT4 

,REPRES5TATIVE1 CON/ITUTIONAL P[]1 P>LIAM5T>Y >I/OCRACY1 & ! SO-CALL$ BALANCE ( P[]S 9 :I* ! =CES >E SO SKILLFULLY DIVID$ UP ?AT NONE ( !M CAN ACT3 9 A WORD1 ?IS 5TIRE N>R[1 CRAFTY1 9DECISIVE CATE*ISM ( ,EUROPEAN LIB]ALS HAS NEV] 9SPIR$ 9 ME EI!R V5]ATION1 PR(\ND 9T]E/1 OR EV5 RESPECT4 ,I ?\<T ?AT 9 ,RUSSIA MORE ?AN ANY:]E ELSE A P[]FUL DICTATORIAL P[] W\LD BE NECESS>Y ?AT W\LD OCCUPY ITSELF EXCLUSIVELY ) 5LI<T5+ ! MASSES & ELEVAT+ !IR MORAL LEVEL4 ,:AT IS NE$$ IS AN AU?ORITY FREE 9 ITS ASPIRATIONS & SPRIT1 BUT )\T P>LIAM5T>Y =MS1 :I* W\LD PUBLI% FREE WORKS BUT )\T FRE$OM ( ! PRESS2 ?AT W\LD BE SURR\ND$ ) M5 ( CONVICTION & GUID$ BY !IR C\NSELS1 /R5G!N$ BY !IR FREELY GIV5 ASSI/ANCE ?AT NO ONE & NO?+ CAN LIMIT4 

,?IS IS TRULY PROPHETIC4 ,L59 C\LDN'T DESCRIBE ! PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP ANY BETT] & CONTRA/ IT TO ! DEMOCRACY ( ,FR5* & ,5GLI% RADICALS ) ANY GREAT] SCORN4 ,?IS UNLIMIT$ P[]1 DICTATORIAL & LIB]T>IAN1 SUPPORT$ BY M5 ) F]V5T CONVICTIONS1 EXI/S3 IT IS CALL$ ! ,REPUBLIC ( ! ,SOVIETS4 ,9 #ahdh ,BAKUN9 ALREADY PR$ICT$ ,BOL%EVISM1 & %ORTLY !REAFT] HE ADVIS$ ,NICOLAS ,I AB\T !SE ME?ODS4 ,! IRONIES ( HI/ORY6 

,& SO1 :5 IT COMES TO HIS 9TELLIG5CE1 HIS ,CONFESSION IS 9 NO WAY HUMILIAT+4 ,>5'T ! PAGES 9 :I* HE EXPRESSES D\BT COMP5SAT$ = BY ?OSE :]E HE PROPHESIES ) A/\ND+ LUCIDITY8 ,WE CAN'T CONTE/ ! VALUE ( ME?ODS & ACTS2 WE CAN'T CONTE/ ?AT ,BAKUN9 SAW ?+S AMAZ+LY CLE>LY4 

,! G5]AL TONE ( ! 0CONFESSION0 IS CLE>LY DEF9$ 9 ! FOLL[+ L9ES3 

,HAV+ LO/ ! RI<T TO DESCRIBE MYSELF AS A FAI?FUL SUBJECT ( ,Y\R ,IMP]IAL ,MAJE/Y ,I SIGN ) A S9C]E HE>T1 0! REP5TANT S9N]1 ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN940 

,MORE ?AN ! ,CZ>-JUDGE1 ,I /& N[ BE=E ! ,CZ>-CONFESSOR & ,I MU/ OP5 TO HIM ! MO/ SECRET SANCTU>IES ( MY ?\<T 444 

,I DID NOT DES]VE ?IS GRACE .<?AT ( WRIT+ ?IS CONFESSION.> & ,I BLU% AT ! ?\<T ( ALL ,I D>$ WRITE & SAY ( ,Y\R ,IMP]IAL ,MAJE/Y'S SEV]ITY4 

,IF WE ATTRIBUTE ! TONE & APPE>ANCE ( ! ,CONFESSION TO A P]IOD ( DEPRESSION & CRISIS1 TO A P]IOD ( DESPAIR1 TO ! FACT ?AT ?IS MAN ( EXCEPTIONAL 5]GY WAS IMPRISON$1 ISOLAT$1 CONDEMN$ TO DEA?2 WAS LIV+ FACE-TO-FACE ) ! ?\<T ( IMM95T DEA? & FELT USELESS & WORN1 !N H[ C\LD WE EXPLA9 C]TA9 ( HIS 5TREATIES S5T FROM ,SIB]IA1 :]E HE LIV$ 9 RELATIVE FRE$OM & :OSE TONE1 AS A P]SON :O /UDI$ !M SAID1 IS S]VILE8 ,IT'S C]TA9 ?AT ,BAKUN9 SUFF]$ UND] A GREAT TORTURE4 0,EV]Y DAY10 HE SAID1 0ONE FEELS ONESELF BECOM+ MORE /UPID40 ,9 5TREATIES LIKE ?IS ONE ALL ?AT CAN BE HE>D IS ! CRY ( A MAN BE+ TORTUR$3 0,DON'T ALL[ ME TO DIE IMPRISON$ = LIFE4 ,IMPRISON$ ALL Y\ CAN DO IS REMEMB]1 REMEMB] )\T CEASE & )\T FRUIT4 ,?\<T & MEMORY BECOME UNSPEAKABLE TORTURES4 ,ONE LIVES A LONG TIME DESPITE ONESELF &1 NOT DY+1 ONE FEELS ONESELF DY+ A BIT EV]Y DAY 9 DI/RESS & IDL5ESS40 

,HE HUMILIAT$ HIMSELF1 HE WEAK5$1 TO BE SURE1 BUT HE DIDN'T BETRAY4 ,ON ONE PO9T HE WAS UN%AKABLE & ?IS1 9 ! EYES ( ,NICOLAS ,I1 WAS ESS5TIAL4 ,HE WROTE3 0,DON'T DEM& ?AT ,I CONFESS ! S9S ( O!RS 444 ,I SAV$ LITTLE 9 ?IS %IPWRECK3 MY HONOR1 & ! KN[L$GE ?AT ,I NEV] EAS$ MY LOT ?R\< A BETRAYAL40 

,:5 ?IS PA9FUL BOOK IS F9ALLY PUBLI%$1 /UDI$ L9E BY L9E1 & PLAC$ 9 CONTEXT 9 ! CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY ( ! GREAT AN>*I/1 WE WILL BE ABLE TO DRAFT A NEW JUDGM5T ( ,BAKUN9'S P]SONALITY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,PR(ESSOR ,ILL9SKY1 :O EXPRESSES HIMSELF ) ! GREATE/ MOD]ATION1 HIS *>ACT] AS A REVOLUTION>Y WILL COME \T ( ?IS 0DIM9I%$40 ,BAKUN91 WROTE TO ! ,SIB]IAN AU?ORITIES APPLY+ = A PO/ AS A CIVIL S]VANT & HID ?IS FACT FROM HIS FRI5D ,H]Z5 BY 5GAG+ IS A FALSEHOOD4 0,)\T MY CONS5T 4440 HE WROTE1 0,HAS=1 ! GOV]NOR ( ,SIB]IA1 OBTA9$ ! AU?ORIZATION = MY ASSUM+ ! PO/ 4440 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ DISPUTES BETWE5 ! SOCIALI/S & AN>*I/S 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 ! EPISODE ( ! SL&]S AGA9/ ,BAKUN9 BY SOME ( ,M>X'S OV]ZEAL\S FRI5DS & :I*1 ACCORD+ TO SOME1 ,M>X HIMSELF WAS NOT A /RANG] TO1 WAS A SAD ONE4 ,RUMORS CIRCULAT$ CONC]N+ VAGUE RELATIONS BETWE5 ,BAKUN9 & ! ,CZ>1 BETWE5 ,BAKUN9 & ! ,CZ>'S POLICE4 ,! DISCOV]Y ( ! 0CONFESSION0 CA/S LI<T ON ?IS SUBJECT4 ,! SL&]S MU/ HAVE BE5 ROOT$ 9 ! 9T5TIONAL SEMI-REVELATIONS ( ! IMP]IAL POLICE ( ! CONFID5TIAL DOCUM5T ! ,CZ> HAD FIL$ 9 ITS >*IVES4 ,! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T EV5 PLANN$ TO PUBLI% IT 9 ORD] TO DISCR$IT ITS ADV]S>Y :O1 HAV+ ESCAP$1 HAD ONCE AGA9 BECOME ITS IRRECONCILABLE 5EMY4 

,IF IT WAS A QUE/ION ( AN ORD9>Y MAN1 ( AN OBSCURE REVOLUTION>Y MILITANT1 !N ?IS CRISIS1 ,OLMUTZ1 ,PET]-&-,PAUL1 ,S*LUSSELB\RG1 ! DEA? P5ALTY1 ISOLATION1 & ,SIB]IA W\LD SUFFICE TO EXPLA9 IT4 ,BUT ,*]NY%EVSKY IMPRISON$ & EXIL$ = TW5TY YE>S1 CON/ANTLY SKIRT+ MADNESS1 DIDN'T WEAK54 ,BUT ,V]A ,FIGN] & ,MOROZOV1 :O LEFT ,S*LUSSELB\RG AFT] TW5TY YE>S1 DIDN'T 0REP5T0 9 ?IS WAY4 ,BUT ALL ?OSE1 FAM\S OR UNKN[N1 :O W5T MAD OR :O DI$ 9 ! ,CZ>'S JAILS1 EV5 IF !Y SUFF]$ A PASSION A ?\S& TIMES LONG] ?AN ?AT ( ,*RI/1 EV5 IF !Y SOMETIMES D\BT$ !MSELVES & !IR WORK1 EV5 IF !Y SOMETIMES FALT]$1 REMA9$ SIL5T1 & !IR EXECUTION]S KNEW NO?+ AB\T IT4 ,TO !SE PEOPLE & ?OSE :O 9H]IT$ !IR SPIRIT1 ,BAKUN9'S ,CONFESSION WILL CAUSE PA94 ,AT ?AT MOM5T ( HIS LIFE ,BAKUN9 /UMBL$4 ,HE WASN'T SUP]HUMAN4 ,MORE 5]GETIC1 MORE IMPETU\S1 MORE >D5T1 MORE CLE>-SI<T$1 MORE IMAG9ATIVE ?AN MO/1 HE WAS NEV]!LESS NOT UN%AKABLE4 ,JU/ AS HE DOM9AT$ HIS G5]ATION1 HE /ILL DOM9ATES \RS1 BUT WE W\LD HAVE PREF]R$ ?AT HE BE 9FLEXIBLE SO ?AT HIS LEG5D W\LD LAT] BE MORE NOBLE1 = HE IS AMONG ?OSE :O LEAVE BEH9D A LEG5D4 ,?IS REC5TLY DISCOV]$ HUMAN DOCUM5T TEA*ES US ?AT1 LIKE ALMO/ EV]Y MAN1 HE HAD HIS MOM5TS ( DEFEAT & ?AT1 GREAT] ?AN MO/1 HE WAS ALSO MORE BROK54 

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