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,PROCLAMATION ( ! ,COMMUNE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PROSP]-,OLIVI] ,LISSAG>AY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ELEANOR ,M>X 

,TEXT 3 

,A CONSID]ABLE P>T ( ! POPULATION & ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D ( ,P>IS CALLS ON ! SUPPORT ( ! DEP>TM5TS = ! REE/ABLI%M5T ( ORD]4 7,CIRCUL> FROM ,?I]S TO ! ,PREFECTS1 #b#g? ,M>*47 

,?IS WEEK 5D$ ) ! TRIUMPH ( ,P>IS4 ,P>IS-,COMMUNE AGA9 RESUM$ H] P>T AS ! CAPITAL ( ,FRANCE1 AGA9 BECAME ! NATIONAL 9ITIATOR4 ,= ! T5? TIME S9CE #a<i ! WORKM5 PUT ,FRANCE UPON ! RI<T TRACK4 

,! BAYONETS ( ,PRUSSIA HAD LAID B>E \R C\NTRY1 SU* AS EI<TY YE>S ( B\RGEOIS DOM9ATION HAD LEFT IT -- A ,GOLIA? AT ! M]CY ( HIS DRIV]4 

,P>IS BROKE ! ?\S& FETT]S :I* B\ND ,FRANCE D[N TO ! GR\ND1 LIKE ,GULLIV] A PREY TO ANTS2 RE/OR$ ! CIRCULATION TO H] P>ALYZ$ LIMBS2 SAID1 @&_?#a#d#e2,! LIFE ( ! :OLE NATION EXI/S 9 EA* ( H] SMALLE/ ORGANISMS2 ! UNITY ( ! HIVE1 & NOT ?AT ( ! B>RACKS4 ,! ORGANIC CELL ( ! ,FR5* ,REPUBLIC IS ! MUNICIPALITY1 ! COMMUNE4@&_?#a#d#f2 

,! ,LAZ>US ( ! ,EMPIRE & ( ! SIEGE RESUSCITAT$1 HAV+ TORN ! NAPK9 FROM HIS BR[ & %AK5 (F ! GRAVE-CLO!S1 WAS AB\T TO BEG9 A NEW EXI/5CE ) ! REG5]AT$ ,COMMUNES ( ,FRANCE 9 HIS TRA94 ,?IS NEW LIFE GAVE TO ALL ,P>IS A Y\?FUL ASPECT4 ,?OSE :O HAD DESPAIR$ A MON? BE=E W]E N[ FULL ( 5?USIASM4 ,/RANG]S ADDRESS$ EA* O!R & %OOK H&S4 ,= 9DE$ WE W]E NOT /RANG]S1 BUT B\ND TOGE!R BY ! SAME4 FAI? & ! SAME ASPIRATIONS4 

,SUNDAY ! #b#f? WAS A DAY ( JOY & SUN%9E4 ,P>IS BREA!D AGA91 HAPPY LIKE ONE JU/ ESCAP$ FROM DEA? OR GREAT P]IL4 ,AT ,V]SAILLES ! /REETS LOOK$ GLOOMY1 G5D>MES OCCUPI$ ! /ATION1 BRUTALLY DEM&$ PASSPORTS1 CONFISCAT$ ALL ! J\RNALS ( ,P>IS1 & AT ! SLI<TE/ EXPRESSION ( SYMPA?Y = ! T[N >RE/$ Y\4 ,AT ,P>IS EV]YBODY C\LD 5T] FREELY4 ,! /REETS SW>M$ ) PEOPLE1 ! CAFES W]E NOISY2 ! SAME LAD CRI$ \T ! ,P>IS ,J\RNAL & ! ,COMMUNE2 ! ATTACKS AGA9/ ! ,HOTEL-DE-,VILLE1 ! PROTE/ATION ( A FEW MALCONT5TS1 W]E PO/$ ON ! WALLS BY ! SIDE ( ! PO/]S ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,! PEOPLE W]E )\T ANG] BECAUSE )\T FE>4 ,! VOT+ PAP] HAD REPLAC$ ! *ASSEPOT4 

,PIC>D@&_?#a#d#f2S BILL ONLY GAVE ,P>IS SIXTY MUNICIPAL C\NCILORS1 ?REE = EA* >RONDISSEM5T1 :ATEV] MI<T BE ITS POPULATION4 ,?US ! #a#e1 9HABITANTS ( ! ELEV5? >RONDISSEM5T HAD ! SAME NUMB] ( REPRES5TATIVES AS ! #d#e1 ( ! SIXTE5?4 ,! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE HAD DECRE$ ?AT !RE WAS TO BE A C\NCILOR = EV]Y #b1 9HABITANTS1 & = EA* FRACTION ( #a12 N9ETY 9 ALL4 ,! ELECTIONS W]E TO BE CONDUCT$ ) ! LI/S ( ,FEBRU>Y & 9 ! USUAL MANN]2 ONLY ! ,COMMITTEE HAD EXPRESS$ ! WI% ?AT = ! FUTURE OP5 VOT+ %\LD BE CONSID]$ ! ONLY MODE WOR?Y ( DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES4 ,ALL ! FAUB\RGS OBEY$1 & GAVE AN OP5 VOTE4 ,! ELECTORS ( ! ,/4 ,ANTO9E QU>T] =M$ 9 LONG COLUMNS1 &1 HEAD$ BY A R$ FLAG1 !IR VOT+ PAP]S /UCK 9 !IR HATS1 FIL$ BE=E ! COLUMN ( ! ,BA/ILLE1 & 9 ! SAME ORD] M>*$ TO !IR SECTIONS4 

,! ADHESION & CONVOCATION ( ! MAYORS DISSIPAT+ ALL SCRUPLE1 ALSO MADE ! B\RGEOIS QU>T]S VOTE4 ,! ELECTIONS BECAME LEGAL S9CE PL5IPOT5TI>IES ( ! ,GOV]NM5T HAD GIV5 !IR CONS5T4 ,TWO HUNDR$ & EI<TY-SEV5 ?\S& M5 VOT$1 RELATIVELY A F> GREAT] NUMB] ?AN 9 ! ELECTIONS ( ,FEBRU>Y2 = S9CE ! OP5+ ( ! GATES AFT] ! SIEGE1 A GREAT P>T ( ! LEISUR$ CLASSES HAD RU%$ TO ! PROV9CES1 !RE TO RECOV] !IR HEAL?4 

,! ELECTIONS W]E CONDUCT$ 9 A WAY BECOM+ A FREE PEOPLE4 ,AT ! APPROA* TO ! HALLS1 NO POLICE1 NO 9TRIGUES4 ,& YET ,M4 ,?I]S D>$ TELEGRAPH TO ! PROV9CES3 @&_?#a#d#e2,! ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE TO-DAY )\T LIB]TY & )\T MORAL AU?ORITY4@&_?#a#d#f2 ,! LIB]TY WAS SO ABSOLUTE ?AT 9 ALL ,P>IS NOT ONE S+LE PROTE/ATION OCCURR$4 

  

,! MOD]ATE PAP]S EV5 COMM5D$ ! >TICLES ( ! ,(FICIEL1 9 :I* ! DELEGATE ,LONGUET SET =? ! ROLE ( ! FUTURE ,COMMUNAL ,ASSEMBLY3 @&_?#a#d#e2,ABOVE ALL1 IT MU/ DEF9E ITS M&ATE1 FIX ! B\ND>IES ( ITS ATTRIBUTES4 ,ITS FIR/ WORK MU/ BE ! DISCUSSION & ! DRAW+ UP ( ITS *>T]4 ,?IS DONE1 IT MU/ CONSID] ! MEANS ( HAV+ ?AT /ATUTE ( ! MUNICIPAL AUTONOMY RECOGNIZ$ & GU>ANTE$ BY ! C5TRAL P[]4@&_?#a#d#f2 ,! PLA9NESS1 ! PRUD5CE1 ! MOD]ATION :I* M>K$ ALL (FICIAL ACTS WAS BEG9N+ TO MOVE ! MO/ OBDURATE4 ,ONLY ! HATR$ ( ! ,V]SAILLESE DID NOT ABATE4 ,?AT SAME DAY ,M4 ,?I]S CRI$ FROM ! TRIBUNE1 @&_?#a#d#e2,NO1 ,FRANCE WILL NOT LET ?OSE WRET*ES TRIUMPH :O W\LD DR[N H] 9 BLOOD4@&_?#a#d#f2 

,! NEXT DAY #b1 @&_?#a#d#e2WRET*ES@&_?#a#d#f2 CAME TO ! ,HOTEL-DE-,VILLE !RE TO 9/ALL !IR *OS5 REPRES5TATIVES1 ! BATTALION DRUMS BEAT+1 ! BANN]S SURM\NT$ BY ! ,PHRYGIAN CAP & ) R$ FR+E R\ND ! MUSKETS2 !IR RANKS1 SWELL$ BY SOLDI]S ( ! L9E1 >TILL]YM51 & M>9ES FAI?FUL TO ,P>IS1 CAME D[N FROM ALL ! /REETS TO ! ,PLACE DE ,GREVE LIKE ! ?\S& /REAMS ( A GREAT RIV]4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ,HOTEL-DE-,VILLE1 AGA9/ ! C5TRAL DOOR1 A L>GE PLAT=M WAS RAIS$4 ,ABOVE IT T[]$ ! BU/ ( ! ,REPUBLIC1 A R$ SC>F SLUNG R\ND IT4 ,IMM5SE R$ /REAM]S BEAT AGA9/ ! FRONTAL & ! BELFRY1 LIKE TONGUES ( FIRE ANN\NC+ ! GOOD NEWS TO ,FRANCE4 ,A HUNDR$ BATTALIONS ?RONG$ ! SQU>E1 & PIL$ !IR BAYONETS1 LIT UP BY ! SUN1 9 FRONT ( ! ,HOTEL-DE-,VILLE4 ,! O!R BATTALIONS ?AT C\LD NOT GET 9TO ! PLACE L9$ ! /REETS UP TO ! ,B\LEV>D DE ,SEBA/OPOL & TO ! QUAYS4 ,! BANN]S W]E GR\P$ 9 FRONT ( ! PLAT=M1 SOME TRICOLOR1 ALL ) R$ TASSELS1 SYMBOLIZ+ ! ADV5T ( ! PEOPLE4 ,:ILE ! SQU>E WAS FILL+1 SONGS BUR/ =?1 ! B&S PLAY$ ! ,M>SEILLAISE & ! ,*ANT DU ,DEP>T1 TRUMPETS S\ND$ ! *>GE1 & ! CANNON ( ! OLD ,COMMUNE ?UND]$ ON ! QUAY4 

,SUDD5LY ! NOISE SUBSID$4 ,! MEMB]S ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE & ( ! ,COMMUNE1 !IR R$ SC>FS OV] !IR %\LD]S1 APPE>$ ON ! PLAT=M4 ,RANVI] SAID1 @&_?#a#d#e2,CITIZ5S1 MY HE>T IS TOO FULL ( JOY TO MAKE A SPEE*4 ,P]MIT ME ONLY TO ?ANK ! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS = ! GREAT EXAMPLE !Y HAVE GIV5 ! WORLD4@&_?#a#d#f2 ,A MEMB] ( ! ,COMMITTEE ANN\NC$ ! NAMES ( ?OSE ELECT$4 ,! DRUMS BEAT A SALUTE1 ! B&S & TWO HUNDR$ ?\S& VOICES *IM$ 9 ) ! ,M>SEILLAISE4 ,RANVI]1 9 AN 9T]VAL ( SIL5CE1 CRI$ \T1 @&_?#a#d#e2,9 ! NAME ( ! ,PEOPLE ! ,COMMUNE IS PROCLAIM$4@&_?#a#d#f2 

,A ?\S&FOLD E*O ANSW]$1 @&_?#a#d#g2,VIVE LA ,COMMUNE6@&_?#a#d#f2 ,CAPS W]E FLUNG UP ON ! 5DS ( BAYONETS1 FLAGS FLUTT]$ 9 ! AIR4 ,FROM ! W9D[S1 ON ! RO(S1 ?\S&S ( H&S WAV$ H&K]*IEFS44 ,! QUICK REPORTS ( ! CANNON1 ! B&S1 ! DRUMS1 BL5D$ 9 ONE =MIDABLE VIBRATION4 ,ALL HE>TS LEAP$ ) JOY1 ALL EYES FILL$ ) TE>S4 ,NEV] S9CE ! GREAT ,F$]ATION HAD ,P>IS BE5 ?US MOV$4 

,! FIL+ (F WAS V]Y CLEV]LY MANAG$ BY ,BRUNEL1 :O1 :ILE HAV+ ! SQU>E EVACUAT$ ON ! ONE H&1 BR\<T 9 ?OSE BATTALIONS ?AT W]E \TSIDE1 ALL EQUALLY ANXI\S TO ACCLAIM ! ,COMMUNE4 ,BE=E ! BU/ ( ! ,REPUBLIC ! FLAGS W]E L[]$1 ! (FIC]S SALUT$ ) !IR SAB]S1 ! M5 RAIS$ !IR MUSKETS4 ,NOT UNTIL SEV5 O'CLOCK DID ! LA/ PROCESSION PASS BY4 

,! AG5TS ( ,M4 ,?I]S RETURN$ 9 DISMAY TO TELL HIM1 @&_?#a#d#e2,IT WAS REALLY ! :OLE ( ,P>IS ?AT TOOK P>T 9 ! DEMON/RATION4@&_?#a#d#f2 ,& ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE MI<T WELL EXCLAIM 9 ITS 5?USIASM1 @&_?#a#d#e2,TO-DAY ,P>IS OP5$ A FRE% PAGE 9 ! BOOK ( HI/ORY1 & !RE 9SCRIB$ H] P[]FUL NAME4 ,LET ! SPIES ( ,V]SAILLES1 :O >E PR[L+ >\ND US1 GO & TELL !IR MA/]S :AT ! COMMON MOVEM5T ( AN 5TIRE POPULATION MEANS4 ,LET !SE SPIES C>RY BACK TO !M ! IMAGE ( ! MAGNIFIC5T SPECTACLE ( A PEOPLE RECOV]+ !IR SOV]EIGNTY4@&_?#a#d#f2 

,?IS LI<TN+ W\LD HAVE MADE ! BL9D SEE4 #a#h#g1 VOT]S4 #b1 M5 ) ! SAME WAT*WORD4 ,?IS WAS NOT A SECRET COMMITTEE1 A H&FUL ( FACTI\S RIOT]S & B&ITS1 AS HAD BE5 SAID = T5 DAYS4 ,H]E WAS AN IMM5SE =CE AT ! S]VICE ( A DEF9ITE IDEA COMMUNAL 9DEP5D5CE1 ! 9TELLECTUAL LIFE ( ,FRANCE -- AN 9VALUABLE =CE 9 ?IS TIME ( UNIV]SAL ANEMIA4 A GODS5D AS PRECI\S AS ! COMPASS SAV$ FROM ! WRECK & SAV+ ! SURVIVORS4 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ?OSE GREAT HI/ORICAL TURN+-PO9TS :5 A PEOPLE MAY BE REMOLD$4 

,LIB]ALS1 IF IT WAS 9 GOOD FAI? ?AT Y\ CALL$ = DEC5TRALIZATION UND] ! ,EMPIRE2 ,REPUBLICANS1 IF Y\ HAVE UND]/OOD ,JUNE1 #a#h#d#h1 & ,DECEMB]1 #a#h#e#a2 ,RADICALS1 IF Y\ REALLY WANT ! SELF-GOV]NM5T ( ! PEOPLE -- LI/5 TO ?IS NEW VOICE1 AVAIL Y\RSELVES ( ?IS M>VEL\S OPPORTUNITY4 

,BUT ! ,PRUSSIAN6 ,:AT DOES IT MATT]8 ,:Y NOT =GE >MS UND] ! EYE ( ! 5EMY8 ,B\RGEOIS1 WAS IT NOT 9 SI<T ( ! =EIGN] ?AT Y\R ANCE/OR ,ETI5NE ,M>CEL TRI$ TO REMAKE ,FRANCE8 ,& Y\R ,CONV5TION1 DID NOT IT FA/ ACT 9 ! V]Y MID/ ( ! HURRICANE8 

,:AT DID !Y ANSW]8 ,DEA? TO ,P>IS6 

,! R$ SUN ( CIVIL DISCORD MELTS V5E] & ALL MASKS4 ,!RE !Y >E SIDE BY SIDE AS 9 #a#g#i#a1 #a#g#i#d1 & #a#h#d#h1 ,MON>*I/S1 ,CL]ICALS1 ,LIB]ALS1 ,RADICALS1 ALL ( !M1 !IR H&S RAIS$ AGA9/ ! PEOPLE -- ONE >MY 9 DIFF]5T UNI=MS4 ,!IR DEC5TRALIZATION IS RURAL & CAPITALI/ F$]ALISM2 !IR SELF-GOV]NM5T1 ! EXPLOITATION ( ! BUDGET BY !MSELVES1 JU/ AS ! :OLE POLITICAL SCI5CE ( !IR /ATESM5 CONSI/S ONLY 9 MASSACRE & ! /ATE ( SIEGE4 

,:AT B\RGEOISIE 9 ! WORLD AFT] SU* IMM5SE DISA/]S W\LD NOT ) C>EFUL HE$ HAVE T5D$ SU* A RES]VOIR ( LIV+ =CE8 

,!Y1 SEE+ ?IS ,P>IS CAPABLE ( 5G5D]+ A NEW WORLD1 H] HE>T SWELL$ ) ! BE/ BLOOD ( ,FRANCE1 HAD BUT ONE ?\<T -- TO BLE$ ,P>IS4 

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