,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #ba ,DURRUTI ,KILLS ,DURRUTI ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ABEL ,PAZ ,TEXT 3 ,*,A,P,T,] ,X,X,I4 ,DURRUTI KILLS ,DURRUTI ,!Y C>RI$ ,DURRUTI'S MORTALLY W\ND$ BODY 9TO ! ,COLUMN ,HOSPITAL AT ! ,HOTEL ,RITZ BETWE5 #b3#c & #c3 PM4 ,! DOCTORS ON DUTY W]E ,JOSE ,SANTAM>IA ,JAUME 7MANG] ( ! ,COLUMN'S ,HEAL? ,S]VICE71 ,MOYA ,PRATS1 ,M>T9EZ ,FRAILE1 ,CUNILL1 ,SABATES1 & ,ABADES4 ,!Y IMM$IATELY TOOK HIM 9TO ! OP]AT+ ROOM1 :I* HAD BE5 9/ALL$ 9 ! BASEM5T AS A PRECAUTION AGA9/ ! CON/ANT BOMB RAIDS4 ,ALL ! M$ICAL P]SONNEL RU%$ !RE ONCE !Y F\ND \T ! PATI5T'S ID5TITY4 0,DURRUTI RECOGNIZ$ A TRU/$ FRI5D AMONG !M & SAT UP SLID ,DURRUTI'S REVEAL+ WORDS4 ,) A FIRM GE/URE1 HE ORD]$ HIM TO BE QUIET40 .<#g#c#a.> ,ONCE ! DOCTORS EXAM9$ ! W\ND & SAW H[ S]I\S IT WAS1 !Y REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W\LD 9CUR AN 5ORM\S RESPONSIBILITY--GIV5 ! PATI5T'S IMPORTANCE--IF !Y OP]AT$ & HE DI$4 ,DOCTOR ,M>T9EZ ,FRAILE & ,DOCTOR ,SANTAM>IA DECID$ TO CONSULT A PRE/IGI\S SURGEON ) MANY MORE YE>S ( OP]AT+ EXP]I5CE4 ,SANTAM>IA 9/RUCT$ SEV]AL MILITIAM5 TO IMM$IATELY F9D ,DR4 ,MANUEL ,BA/OS ,ANS>T4 ,HE WAS 9 ANO!R ,C,N,T HOSPITAL LOCAT$ 9 ! ,HOTEL ,PALACE1 NOT F> FROM ! ,RITZ4 ,! ,C,N,T'S ,SURGICAL ,HOSPITAL NUMB] #a HAD BE5 9/ALL$ 9 ! ,HOTEL ,PALACE & ,BA/OS ,ANS>T OV]SAW ITS OP]ATIONS4 ,!RE >E TWO CURI\S DETAILS AB\T ?AT HOSPITAL4 ,! FIR/ IS ?AT ! ,SOVIET ,EMBASSY OCCUPI$ ONE ( ! W+S ( ITS FIR/ FLOOR & ! O!R IS ?AT IT WAS PRECISELY !RE ?AT ,FRANCO'S ESPIONAGE S]VICE E/ABLI%$ ONE ( ITS FIR/ WEBS4 ,IT HAD COMPROMIS$ ! M$ICAL ACTIVITIES !RE & F]RI$ 9=MATION AB\T ! 9JUR$ & DEAD TO ! REBELS4 ,WE N[ MOVE ON TO ,MANUEL ,BA/OS ,ANS>T'S TE/IMONY3 ,A GR\P ( MILITIAM5 CAME TO SEE ME DUR+ ONE ( ! BOMB+S &1 ) GREAT MY/]Y & VISIBLE AGITATION1 9SI/$ ?AT ,I EXAM9E AN IMPORTANT LEAD]1 :O WAS S]I\SLY 9JUR$ & 9 ANO!R HOTEL-HOSPITAL4444 ,! PATI5T WAS CLE>LY A PRE/IGI\S BIGWIG ) A HUGE REPUTATION4 ,?OSE >\ND HIM DIDN'T HESITATE TO LET ME KN[ ?AT HIS [N FOLL[]S BORE RESPONSIBILITY = HIS W\ND4 ,! BULLET HAD HORIZONTALLY CROSS$ ! UPP] ABDOM5 & 9JUR$ CRUCIAL 9T]NAL ORGANS4 ,! W\ND WAS FATAL & NO?+ C\LD BE DONE = ! PATI5T1 :O WAS ALREADY ON HIS LA/ BREA?4 ,I HE>D :AT W]E PROBABLY HIS F9AL WORDS3 0!Y'RE GO+ AWAY N[40 ,HE WAS ALLUD+ TO ! 9CREAS+LY MUFFL$ NOISE ( ! EXPLOSIONS1 :I* L$ ONE TO SUPPOSE ?AT ! BOMB]S W]E )DRAW+4 ,:5 ,I MADE MY DIAGNOSIS ?AT HE WAS T]M9AL--9DE$1 HE DI$ %ORTLY !REAFT]--ALL ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANTS LET \T A TREM5D\S SI< ( RELIEF4 ,I HAD RELEAS$ !M FROM A HEAVY BURD53 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT !Y MIS LAT] :O W]E PRES5T AT ! SC5E & !Y /ILL %UDD] TO RECALL IT4 ,!Y ONLY SPEAK ( IT 9 A :ISP] & PALE AT ! MEMORY ALONE4.<#g#c#b.> ,GIV5 ,MANUEL ,BA/OS'S DIAGNOSIS1 !Y DECID$ NOT TO OP]ATE1 :I* MEANT LETT+ ! PATI5T DIE4 ,9 ! ,HOTEL ,RITZ'S ROOM FIFTE51 9 ! PRES5CE ( ,DR4 ,JOSE ,SANTAM>IA1 :O /AY$ BY ! B$ /R+5TLY ORD]+ NO ONE TO DI/URB HIM1 ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI PASS$ AWAY AT #d3 AM ON ,NOVEMB] #b4 ,IT WAS =TY YE>S & #abi DAYS AFT] HIS BIR? & F\R MON?S AFT] ,FRANCISCO ,ASCASO'S DEA?4 ,! DEMISE ( !SE TWO M5 M>K$ ! 5D ( ONE ( ! MO/ AGITAT$ *APT]S 9 ! HI/ORY ( PROLET>IAN /RUGGLE4 ,DURRUTI HAD LIV$ A GOOD DEAL ( HIS LIFE UND]GR\ND & HIS TRAJECTORY HAD ALWAYS BE5 CONTROV]SIAL4 ,HE WAS NECESS>ILY AN 5EMY & A B&IT = ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,BUT1 = REVOLUTION>IES1 ,DURRUTI WAS A UNIQUELY GIFT$ MAN :O DEVOT$ HIMSELF BODY & S\L TO ! CAUSE4 ,& HIS DEA?1 = EI!R GR\P1 HAD TO BE EXCEPTIONAL4 ,! FATE ( ?OSE FALL+ DAILY 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,MADRID'S 9VAD]S WAS SIMPLY 9ADEQUATE = ,DURRUTI4 ,! COLLECTIVE IMAG9ATION BEGAN1 EV5 BE=E HE EXPIR$1 TO TURN HIS DEA? 9TO SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y4 ,AFT] LEAV+ ! SITE :]E ,DURRUTI WAS W\ND$1 ,ANTONIO ,BONILLA1 ,LOR5TE1 & ,MIGUEL ,DOGA W5T TO ! ,COLUMN'S ,HEADQU>T]S ON ,MIGUEL ,ANGEL ,/REET3 ,MANZANA RECEIV$ ME4 ,I ASK$ HIM :]E ,DURRUTI WAS & HE TOLD ME ?AT HE HAD GONE TO A ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE MEET+4 ,I TOLD HIM ?AT WAS A LIE1 ?AT ! ,C,N,T ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE WASN'T 9 ,MADRID4 ,! COLOR ( HIS FACE *ANG$ & HE TOLD ME ?AT HE WAS 9 ! ,COLUMN = ,DURRUTI1 & = ALL ( US1 & ?AT HE W\LD QUIT IF WE LO/ TRU/ 9 HIM4 0,Y\'VE LI$ TO ME10 ,I TOLD HIM1 0& ,I HOLD Y\ RESPONSIBLE = ?AT4 ,I 9SI/ ?AT Y\ TELL ME EV]Y?+ AT ANO!R TIME40 ,I HAD TO RETURN ) ! PEOPLE ,I WAS )4 ,COMRADE ,MORA >RIV$ ON A MOTORCYCLE AT #e3 AM ! NEXT DAY & TOLD ME ?AT ,DURRUTI HAD DI$4.<#g#c#c.> ,CIPRIANO ,M]A WRITES3 ,AL?\< ,DURRUTI WAS AN H\R LATE .1 HIS DELAY DIDN'T SURPRISE US BECAUSE WE KNEW H[ BUSY HE WAS1 ?AT HE NE$$ TO BE EV]Y:]E AT ONCE4 ,MANZANA CAME A LITTLE LAT] & PULL$ ME ASIDE TO SPEAK ) ME PRIVATELY4 ,I C\LD SEE ?AT HE WAS EXTREMELY UPSET & ,I HA/5$ TO ASK HIM3 0,:AT'S HAPP5+1 ,MANZANA80 ,ALMO/ 9 TE>S1 HE REPLI$3 0,!Y JU/ %OT COMRADE ,DURRUTI & IT LOOKS LIKE !RE'S NO HOPE = HIM40 0,:AT8 ,:AT ! HELL >E Y\ SAY+8 ,I WAS ) HIM JU/ H\RS AGO & HE TOLD ME ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO HIS COMM& PO/ TO PUT ?+S 9 ORD]40 0,YES1 BUT >\ND #d3 9 ! AFT]NOON . A MESS5G] TOLD US ?AT ! ,CAPTA9 9 *>GE ( ! TWO COMPANIES S5T TO ! ,HOSPITAL ,CL9ICO HAD ORD]$ HIS TROOPS TO )DRAW4 ,Y\ KN[ H[ ,DURRUTI IS ) !SE ?+S4 ,HE SUMMON$ ! C> & WE TOOK (F = ! ,CL9ICO TO SEE IF ! MESS5G]'S REPORT WAS TRUE4 ,I TOLD HIM ?AT HE DIDN'T REALLY NE$ TO BE !RE TO CONFIRM ! FACTS4 ,IT WASN'T ?AT ,I ?\T ( ! ,CL9ICO4 ,DURRUTI MADE US /OP ! C> :5 HE SAW A MILITIAMAN RUNN+ 9 \R DIRECTION4 ,HE GOT \T & ASK$ HIM :Y HE WAS RUNN+4 ,! MILITIAMAN SAID ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO ! HEAL? PO/1 TO GET !M TO S5D SOME /RET*]S1 BECAUSE SEV]AL M5 W]E 9JUR$ & ONE HAD BE5 KILL$4 ,DURRUTI LET HIM CONT9UE ON HIS WAY4 ,AS HE 5T]$ ! C>1 :OSE DOOR OP5$ T[>D ! ,CL9ICO1 HE TOLD US ?AT !Y HAD %OT HIM40 0,:O WAS ) Y\80 0,IT WAS ,DURRUTI1 HIS TWO MESS5G]S1 ,YOLDI1 & ,I40 0,DO Y\ ?9K ! %OT CAME FROM ! ,CL9ICO & ?AT \R =CES HAD ALREADY AB&ON$ IT80 0,YES1 !RE'S NO D\BT ?AT IT WAS 5EMY FIRE40 ,COMRADE ,MANZANA TOLD ME ?AT IT WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO KEEP QUIET AB\T :AT HAD HAPP5$1 S9CE ,DURRUTI'S M51 AFT] SO MANY SC>ES1 MIDS4444 ,!Y W]E TAK+ ,DURRUTI \T ( SURG]Y ON A /RET*] :5 WE >RIV$4 ,!Y BR\$ AT US SIL5TLY4 ,I WAS MOV$ & KISS$ HIM ON ! =EHEAD4 ,I !N LEFT ! ROOM ) ,MANZANA1 TO :OM ,I SAID3 0,WE'VE LO/ \R COMRADE ,DURRUTI40 444 ,VAL SUGGE/$ ?AT ,I GO TO ,VAL5CIA RIIANO ,RODRIGUEZ ,VAZQUEZ .<:O HAD REC5TLY BECOME ,C,N,T ,G5]AL ,SECRET>Y AFT] ,HORACIO ,M4 ,PRIETO WAS SANCTION$ = LEAV+ ,MADRID.>1 ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 & ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y4 ,I RESI/$1 SAY+ ?AT P]HAPS ! DOCTOR WAS WRONG & !RE WAS NO NE$ TO AL>M ! O!R COMRADES4 ,I DIDN'T CONV9CE ANYONE3 !Y W]E ALL C]TA9 ?AT ,DURRUTI'S FATE WAS SEAL$4 ,WE AGA9 SPOKE AB\T ! CIRCUM/ANCES ( ! DEPLORABLE EV5T4 ,VAL VOIC$ HIS SUSPICIONS :5 HE ASK$ ,MANZANA3 0,WAS ?IS AN ACT ( ,COMMUNI/ TREA*]Y80 0,NO10 ,MANZANA RESPOND$ CATEGORICALLY1 0! %OT CAME FROM ! ,CL9ICO4 ,IT WAS BAD LUCK4 ,! HOSPITAL WAS 9 5EMY H&S40 ,WE TALK$ SOME MORE & !N SAID GOODBYE4 ,I LEFT = ,VAL5CIA AT ONCE4 .<#g#c#d.> ,DUR+ ! H\RS ?AT TRANSPIR$ BETWE5 ,BA/OS ,ANS>T'S T]M9AL DIAGNOSIS & ! MOM5T ( HIS DEA?1 ,DURRUTI RECEIV$ MASSIVE DOSES ( MORPH9E TO C\NT]ACT ! PA94 ,?IS LEFT HIM 9 A /ATE ( SEMI-CONSCI\SNESS1 9T]RUPT$ BY BRIEF MOM5TS ( LUCIDITY4 ,HE DI$ AT #d3 9 ! MORN+ ON ,NOVEMB] #b4 ,DOCTOR ,SANTAM>IA CONDUCT$ ! AUTOPSY 9 ! HOSPITAL & CONFIRM$ ! DAMAGE CAUS$ BY ! #i CALIB] LONG BULLET4 ,! PROJECTILE HAD 5T]$ ! ?ORAX UND] ! LEFT NIPPLE NE> ! >MPIT4 ,HIS AUTOPSY /AT$3 ,DURRUTI HAD A V]Y DEVELOP$ *E/4 ,GIV5 ! TOPOGRAPHY ( ! ?ORAX1 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ! DIAGNOSIS ?AT SURG]Y WAS IMPOSSIBLE HAD BE5 MI/AK54 ,AN OP]ATION C\LD HAVE PRODUC$ POSITIVE RESULTS1 AL?\< D\BTLESSLY ! PATI5T W\LD NOT HAVE SURVIV$4.<#g#c#e.> ,:5 ! AUTOPSY WAS COMPLET$1 ,DURRUTI'S BODY WAS DELIV]$ TO ! CITY ( ,MADRID'S SPECIALIZ$ S]VICES = EMBALMM5T4 ,!Y HAD DECID$ TO TRANSF] HIS CORPSE TO ,B>CELONA = BURIAL4 ,!RE >E MORE CONTRADICTIONS 5VELOP+ ,DURRUTI'S LA/ MOM5TS ?AN ANY O!R P]IOD ( HIS LIFE4 ,EA* ( ?REE EYEWITNESSES GIVES A DIFF]5T V]SION ( ! EV5TS1 9TRODUC+ OR OMITT+ V>I\S DETAILS4 ,?AT IS :Y ,DURRUTI'S DEA?1 :I* %\LD PRESUMABLY HAVE BE5 A RELATIVELY /RAID MATT]1 HAS BECOME A MY/]Y4 ,MANZANA CONTRADICTS ,JULIO ,GRAVES :5 HE AFFIRMS ?AT !RE W]E ?REE MORE 9 ! C> 9 ADDITION TO ! ?REE PASS5G]S ?AT WE ALREADY KN[ (3 TWO UNKN[NS 7! MESS5G]S7 & ,MIGUEL ,YOLDI4 ,BUT ,GRAVES WAS CATEGORICAL3 HE & ,MANZANA W]E ! ONLY WITNESSES4 ,! REC5T DECL>ATION FROM ,ANTONIO ,BONILLA ?AT WE HAVE US$ 7!REBY CORRECT+ ! ,FR5* $ITION ( ?IS BOOK7 ALL[S US TO DISC>D HIM AS AN OCCUPANT ( ! VEHICLE4 ,H[EV]1 NEI!R ,MANZANA NOR ,GRAVES M5TIONS ?AT ,BONILLA WAS ! P]SON :O 9=M$ ,DURRUTI AB\T ! DEVELOPM5TS AT ! ,HOSPITAL ,CL9ICO4 ,! TWO DOCTORS ALSO CONTRADICT ONE ANO!R4 ,JOSE ,SANTAM>IA DECL>ES ?AT ,DURRUTI'S W\ND WAS 0CAUS$ BY A BULLET FIR$ LESS ?AN FIFTY C5TIMET]S FROM ! VICTIM1 PROBABLY >\ND ?IRTY-FIVE1 A CALCULATION D$UC$ FROM ! 9T5SITY ( ! GUNP[D] /A9S ON ! G>M5T ?AT HE WAS WE>+40 .<#g#c#f.> ,MANUEL ,BA/OS ,ANS>T1 :O GAVE ! DEF9ITIVE 7& WRONG1 ACCORD+ TO ,SANTAM>IA7 DIAGNOSIS SAYS ! 0BULLET HAD HORIZONTALLY CROSS$ ! UPP] ABDOM5 & 9JUR$ CRUCIAL 9T]NAL ORGANS40 ,MORE CONCRETELY1 EXP&+ ON HIS /ATEM5T1 HE WRITES3 0! L>GE CALIB] BULLET 7SURELY #i CALIB] LONG7 GRAZ$ ! COLON1 DE/ROY$ ! SPLE51 P]=AT$ ! DIAPHRAGM1 & DAMAG$ A LUNG1 :]E IT REMA9$ LODG$40.<#g#c#g.> ,DOCTOR ,BA/OS DOES NOT NOTE ?AT ! BULLET C\LD HAVE BE5 FIR$ FROM A %ORT DI/ANCE OR ANY DISCOLORATION ?AT A CLOSE-RANGE %OT W\LD LEAVE >\ND ! 5TRY HOLE4 ,9 ADDITION TO !SE CONTRADICTIONS1 !RE WAS ! ABSURD DECISION1 APP>5TLY MADE BY ,MANZANA1 TO KEEP ,DURRUTI'S 9JURY A SECRET & TO ADVANCE ! !ORY ( A BULLET FIR$ FROM ! ,HOSPITAL ,CL9ICO3 AT A DI/ANCE ( ONE ?\S& MET]S1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT A #i CALIB] LONG BULLET C\LD HAVE CAUS$ ! DAMAGE EVID5T 9 ,DURRUTI'S BODY4 ,:AT PROMPT$ ,MANZANA TO FALSIFY ! FACTS8 ,$U>DO ,VAL WAS ! ONLY SIGNIFICANT ,C,N,T LEAD] 9 ,MADRID AT ?AT TIME & ,M]A /ATES ?AT HE F\ND \T FROM ,MANZANA4 ,M>IANO ,RODRIGUEZ ,VAZQUEZ1 ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y1 & O!R 0E/ABLI%$0 MILITANTS W]E NOT 9 ! CAPITAL & ?US HAD TO ACCEPT ! EXPLANATIONS GIV5 TO !M BY ,MANZANA1 ,GRAVES1 & O!RS4 ,AS A RESULT ( ALL ?IS1 EV5 BE=E ,DURRUTI'S FUN]AL1 :ILE HE /ILL LAY DY+1 ! ISSUE HAD BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM = ?OSE DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY L9K$ TO ! FATALLY W\ND$ REVOLUTION>Y4 ,DURRUTI'S COMRADES1 9SPIR$ BY HIS EXEMPL>Y REVOLUTION>Y LIFE1 CONT9U$ TO DEF5D ,MADRID RESOLUTELY4 ,& !SE M5--HIS COMRADES FROM SO MANY BATTLES--KNEW ?AT ! REVOLUTION HAD BEGUN TO RETREAT & ?AT ! LOSS ( ,DURRUTI W\LD ONLY ACCEL]ATE ! PROCESS4 ,ANY ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 ,DURRUTI'S DEA?--ESPECIALLY AS AN ACCID5T--SMELL$ ( ASSASS9ATION & AN ASSASS9ATION C\LD ONLY HAVE COME FROM ! ,/AL9I/S4 ,IF WE MIX ALL !SE ELEM5TS TOGE!R1 WE 5D UP ) A 0CONSPIRACY ( FE>40 ,MANZANA & ,GRAVES 7& ?OSE >\ND !M7 W]E AFRAID4 ,! DOCTORS W]E FRI IS APP>5T 9 ,SANTAM>IA'S /ATEM5T ABOVE1 9 :I* HE SAYS ?AT !Y W]E WRONG NOT TO OP]ATE BUT ?AT ,DURRUTI W\LDN'T HAVE LIV$ 9 ANY CASE4 ,:AT IS HE TRY+ TO SAY ) ?IS8 ,IF AN OP]ATION WAS POSSIBLE1 ?AT MEANS ?AT !RE WAS A *ANCE ?AT HE MI*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a1 #bba 3 ,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #ba -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #a#g1 #bbb 3 ,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #ba -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/