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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,LEV9 HAD LONG BE=E MADE ! OBS]VATION ?AT :5 ONE IS 
UNCOM=TABLE ) PEOPLE FROM !IR BE+ EXCESSIVELY AM5ABLE 
& MEEK1 ONE IS APT V]Y SOON AFT] TO F9D ?+S 9TOL]ABLE 
FROM !IR T\*9ESS & IRRITABILITY4 ,HE FELT ?AT ?IS WAS 
H[ IT W\LD BE ) HIS BRO!R4 ,& HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY'S 
G5TL5ESS DID 9 FACT NOT LA/ \T = LONG4 ,! V]Y NEXT 
MORN+ HE BEGAN TO BE IRRITABLE1 & SEEM$ DO+ HIS BE/ TO 
F9D FAULT ) HIS BRO!R1 ATTACK+ HIM ON HIS T5D]E/ 
PO9TS4 

,LEV9 FELT HIMSELF TO BLAME1 & C\LD NOT SET ?+S RI<T4 ,HE 
FELT ?AT IF !Y HAD BO? NOT KEPT UP APPE>ANCES1 BUT HAD 
SPOK51 AS IT IS CALL$1 FROM ! HE>T--?AT IS TO SAY1 HAD 
SAID ONLY JU/ :AT !Y W]E ?9K+ & FEEL+--!Y W\LD 
SIMPLY HAVE LOOK$ 9TO EA* O!R'S FACES1 & ,KON/ANT9 C\LD 
ONLY HAVE SAID1 0,Y\'RE DY+1 Y\'RE DY+60 & ,NIKOLAY C\LD 
ONLY HAVE ANSW]$1 0,I KN[ ,I'M DY+1 BUT ,I'M AFRAID1 ,I'M 
AFRAID1 ,I'M AFRAID60 ,& !Y C\LD HAVE SAID NO?+ MORE1 IF 
!Y HAD SAID ONLY :AT WAS 9 !IR HE>TS4 ,BUT LIFE LIKE ?AT 
WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 & SO ,KON/ANT9 TRI$ TO DO :AT HE HAD BE5 
TRY+ TO DO ALL HIS LIFE1 & NEV] C\LD LE>N TO DO1 ?\<1 
AS F> AS HE C\LD OBS]VE1 MANY PEOPLE KNEW SO WELL H[ TO DO 
IT1 & )\T IT !RE WAS NO LIV+ AT ALL4 ,HE TRI$ TO SAY 
:AT HE WAS NOT ?9K+1 BUT HE FELT CONT9UALLY ?AT IT HAD A 
R+ ( FALSEHOOD1 ?AT HIS BRO!R DETECT$ HIM 9 IT1 & WAS 
EXASP]AT$ AT IT4 

,! ?IRD DAY ,NIKOLAY 9DUC$ HIS BRO!R TO EXPLA9 HIS PLAN TO 
HIM AGA91 & BEGAN NOT M]ELY ATTACK+ IT1 BUT 9T5TIONALLY 
CONF\ND+ IT ) COMMUNISM4 

0,Y\'VE SIMPLY BORR[$ AN IDEA ?AT'S NOT Y\R [N1 BUT Y\'VE 
DI/ORT$ IT1 & >E TRY+ TO APPLY IT :]E IT'S NOT 
APPLICABLE40 

0,BUT ,I TELL Y\ IT'S NO?+ TO DO ) IT4 ,!Y D5Y ! 
JU/ICE ( PROP]TY1 ( CAPITAL1 ( 9H]ITANCE1 :ILE ,I DO NOT 
D5Y ?IS *IEF /IMULUS40 7,LEV9 FELT DISGU/$ HIMSELF AT 
US+ SU* EXPRESSIONS1 BUT EV] S9CE HE HAD BE5 5GROSS$ BY 
HIS WORK1 HE HAD UNCONSCI\SLY COME MORE & MORE FREQU5TLY TO 
USE WORDS NOT ,RUSSIAN47 0,ALL ,I WANT IS TO REGULATE LABOR40 

0,:I* MEANS1 Y\'VE BORR[$ AN IDEA1 /RIPP$ IT ( ALL ?AT 
GAVE IT ITS =CE1 & WANT TO MAKE BELIEVE ?AT IT'S SOME?+ 
NEW10 SAID ,NIKOLAY1 ANGRILY TUGG+ AT HIS NECKTIE4 

0,BUT MY IDEA HAS NO?+ 9 COMMON4440 

0,?AT1 ANYWAY10 SAID ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 ) AN IRONIC SMILE1 HIS 
EYES FLA%+ MALIGNANTLY1 0HAS ! *>M (--:AT'S ONE TO CALL 
IT8--GEOMETRICAL SYMMETRY1 ( CLE>NESS1 ( DEF9IT5ESS4 ,IT 
MAY BE A ,UTOPIA4 ,BUT IF ONCE ONE ALL[S ! POSSIBILITY ( MAK+ ( 
ALL ! PA/ A TABULA RASA--NO PROP]TY1 NO FAMILY--!N LABOR 
W\LD ORGANIZE ITSELF4 ,BUT Y\ GA9 NO?+4440 

0,:Y DO Y\ MIX ?+S UP8 ,I'VE NEV] BE5 A COMMUNI/40 

0,BUT ,I HAVE1 & ,I CONSID] IT'S PREMATURE1 BUT RATIONAL1 & 
IT HAS A FUTURE1 JU/ LIKE ,*RI/IANITY 9 ITS FIR/ AGES40 

0,ALL ?AT ,I MA9TA9 IS ?AT ! LABOR =CE \<T TO BE 
9VE/IGAT$ FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( NATURAL SCI5CE2 ?AT IS 
TO SAY1 IT \<T TO BE /UDI$1 ITS QUALITIES ASC]TA9$4440 

0,BUT ?AT'S UTT] WA/E ( TIME4 ,?AT =CE F9DS A C]TA9 =M 
( ACTIVITY ( ITSELF1 ACCORD+ TO ! /AGE ( ITS DEVELOPM5T4 
,!RE HAVE BE5 SLAVES FIR/ EV]Y:]E1 !N METAY]S2 & WE 
HAVE ! HALF-CROP SY/EM1 R5T1 & DAY LABOR]S4 ,:AT >E Y\ 
TRY+ TO F9D80 

,LEV9 SUDD5LY LO/ HIS TEMP] AT !SE WORDS1 BECAUSE AT ! 
BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T HE WAS AFRAID ?AT IT WAS TRUE--TRUE ?AT HE 
WAS TRY+ TO HOLD ! BALANCE EV5 BETWE5 COMMUNISM & ! 
FAMILI> =MS1 & ?AT ?IS WAS H>DLY POSSIBLE4 

0,I AM TRY+ TO F9D MEANS ( WORK+ PRODUCTIVELY = MYSELF & 
= ! LABOR]S4 ,I WANT TO ORGANIZE4440 HE ANSW]$ HOTLY4 

0,Y\ DON'T WANT TO ORGANIZE ANY?+2 IT'S SIMPLY JU/ AS Y\'VE 
BE5 ALL Y\R LIFE1 ?AT Y\ WANT TO BE ORIG9AL TO POSE AS NOT 
EXPLOIT+ ! PEASANTS SIMPLY1 BUT ) SOME IDEA 9 VIEW40 

0,OH1 ALL RI<T1 ?AT'S :AT Y\ ?9K--& LET ME ALONE60 
ANSW]$ ,LEV91 FEEL+ ! MUSCLES ( HIS LEFT *EEK TWIT*+ 
UNCONTROLLABLY4 

0,Y\'VE NEV] HAD1 & NEV] HAVE1 CONVICTIONS2 ALL Y\ WANT IS 
TO PLEASE Y\R VANITY40 

0,OH1 V]Y WELL2 !N LET ME ALONE60 

0,& ,I WILL LET Y\ ALONE6 & IT'S HI< TIME ,I DID1 & GO TO 
! DEVIL ) Y\6 & ,I'M V]Y SORRY ,I EV] CAME60 

,9 SPITE ( ALL ,LEV9'S EF=TS TO SOO! HIS BRO!R AFT]W>DS1 
,NIKOLAY W\LD LI/5 TO NO?+ HE SAID1 DECL>+ ?AT IT WAS 
BETT] TO P>T1 & ,KON/ANT9 SAW ?AT IT SIMPLY WAS ?AT LIFE 
WAS UNBE>ABLE TO HIM4 

,NIKOLAY WAS JU/ GETT+ READY TO GO1 :5 ,KON/ANT9 W5T 9 TO 
HIM AGA9 & BEGG$ HIM1 RA!R UNNATURALLY1 TO =GIVE HIM IF 
HE HAD HURT HIS FEEL+S 9 ANY WAY4 

0,AH1 G5]OSITY60 SAID ,NIKOLAY1 & HE SMIL$4 0,IF Y\ WANT TO 
BE RI<T1 ,I CAN GIVE Y\ ?AT SATISFACTION4 ,Y\'RE 9 ! RI<T2 
BUT ,I'M GO+ ALL ! SAME40 

,IT WAS ONLY JU/ AT P>T+ ?AT ,NIKOLAY KISS$ HIM1 & SAID1 
LOOK+ ) SUDD5 /RANG5ESS & S]I\SNESS AT HIS BRO!R3 

0,ANYWAY1 DON'T REMEMB] EVIL AGA9/ ME1 ,KO/YA60 & HIS VOICE 
QUIV]$4 ,!SE W]E ! ONLY WORDS ?AT HAD BE5 SPOK5 
S9C]ELY BETWE5 !M4 ,LEV9 KNEW ?AT ?OSE WORDS MEANT1 0,Y\ 
SEE1 & Y\ KN[1 ?AT ,I'M 9 A BAD WAY1 & MAYBE WE %ALL NOT 
SEE EA* O!R AGA940 ,LEV9 KNEW ?IS1 & ! TE>S GU%$ 
FROM HIS EYES4 ,HE KISS$ HIS BRO!R ONCE MORE1 BUT HE C\LD NOT 
SPEAK1 & KNEW NOT :AT TO SAY4 

,?REE DAYS AFT] HIS BRO!R'S DEP>TURE1 ,LEV9 TOO SET (F = 
HIS =EIGN T\R4 ,HAPP5+ TO MEET ,%T*]BATSKY1 ,KITTY'S 
C\S91 9 ! RAILWAY TRA91 ,LEV9 GREATLY A/ONI%$ HIM BY HIS 
DEPRESSION4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT] ) Y\80 ,%T*]BATSKY ASK$ HIM4 

0,OH1 NO?+2 !RE'S NOT MU* HAPP9ESS 9 LIFE40 

0,NOT MU*8 ,Y\ COME ) ME TO ,P>IS 9/EAD ( TO ,MULHAUS54 
,Y\ %ALL SEE H[ TO BE HAPPY40 

0,NO1 ,I'VE DONE ) IT ALL4 ,IT'S TIME ,I WAS DEAD40 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S A GOOD ONE60 SAID ,%T*]BATSKY1 LAU<+2 0:Y1 
,I'M ONLY JU/ GETT+ READY TO BEG940 

0,YES1 ,I ?\<T ! SAME NOT LONG AGO1 BUT N[ ,I KN[ ,I %ALL 
SOON BE DEAD40 

,LEV9 SAID :AT HE HAD G5U9ELY BE5 ?9K+ ( LATE4 ,HE SAW 
NO?+ BUT DEA? OR ! ADVANCE T[>DS DEA? 9 EV]Y?+4 
,BUT HIS *]I%$ S*EME ONLY 5GROSS$ HIM ! MORE4 ,LIFE HAD 
TO BE GOT ?R\< SOMEH[ TILL DEA? DID COME4 ,D>KNESS HAD 
FALL5 UPON EV]Y?+ = HIM2 BUT JU/ BECAUSE ( ?IS D>KNESS 
HE FELT ?AT ! ONE GUID+ CLUE 9 ! D>KNESS WAS HIS WORK1 
& HE CLUT*$ IT & CLUNG TO IT ) ALL HIS /R5G?4 

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