,LETT]S FROM ! ,TIME ( ,! ,SIEGE & ! ,COMMUNE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,TEXT 3 

,LETT] TO ,NAD>1 F\ND] ( ! A]O/ATIC OBS]VATORY 

,NO DATE 7#a#h#g7 

,MONSIEUR3 

,I HAD ! HONOR ( BE+ REGI/]$ ON ,M4 ,RAMPONT'S LI/ AS AN ASPIRANT A]ONAUT4 ,I REQUE/ ?AT Y\ LET ME KN[ :5 & :]E ,I CAN MEET Y\ & RECEIVE Y\R 9/RUCTIONS & BEG9 MY /UDIES4 ,I BELIEVE ,I CAN BE USEFUL TO Y\4 ,I ADD TO ! ADVANTAGE ( BE+ 0HEAVI] ?AN AIR0 ?AT ( BE+ A GEOGRAPH] & SOME?+ ( A METEOROLOGI/4 ,ASIDE FROM ?IS1 ,I HAVE DET]M9ATION4 

,Y\RS1 

,TO HIS SI/] ,L\ISE 

,FEBRU>Y #i1 #ahga 

,MY DE> SI/]2 

,AMID ?IS IMM5SE MIS=TUNE IT IS PA9FUL TO SPEAK ( ONESELF & ONE'S FAMILY4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ?\< WE MI<T BE MADE NAUSE\S :5 WE ?9K AB\T EXI/5CE1 WE CAN'T ALL[ \RSELVES TO FEEL DEFEAT$ & MU/ MA9TA91 IF NOT 9CREASE1 ! /R5G? NE$$ TO CONT9UE ! FI<T4 

,I LEFT ,P>IS LA/ ,FRIDAY ) A LAISSEZ-PASS]1 ?ANKS TO :I* ,I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL 9 MY QUALITY AS A C&IDATE4 ,KN[+ ?AT ! PO/ ( REPRES5TATIVE IS MORALLY AMONG ! MO/ P]IL\S1 ,I ?\<T IT MY DUTY TO (F] MYSELF TO ! PEOPLE ( ! ,BASSES-,PYR5EES AS C&IDATE4 ,MY LETT]S DIDN'T >RIVE 9 TIME1 ?\<1 & !SE G5TLEM5 MADE !IR *OICE4 ,IT'S PROBABLY ! CASE ?AT ! POSITION ( W> TO ! BITT] 5D1 :I* ,I W\LD HAVE DEF5D$1 WAS NOT TO !IR TA/E4 ,!Y'D MU* PREF] A SO-CALL$ 0HONORABLE0 DEFEAT4 

,:5 ,I LEFT ,P>IS ,ELIE & HIS WIFE W]E 9 GOOD HEAL?1 AS W]E ,GRIM>D & HIS Y\NG SON1 BORN TO ! S\ND ( CANNONBALLS FALL+ ON ,P>IS4 

,MY SI/]S & !IR HUSB&S >E F9E4 ,PAUL'S LA/ LETT] WAS DAT$ ,JANU>Y #c#a4 ,HE WAS 9 GOOD HEAL?1 BUT HIS ?\<TS >E BITT]4 

,>RIV$ 9 ,LIB\RNE ON ,SUNDAY AFT] ?REE DAYS ( PA9FUL VOYAGE ,I SAW ?AT ,I W\LDN'T HAVE ! TIME TO GO TO ,BE>N1 SO ,I /AY$ 9 ! REGION TO MAKE PROPAG&A 9 ,LIB\RNE1 ,CA/ILLON1 & ,SA9TE-,FOY AGA9/ ! CAPITULATIONI/S4 ,!RE IS MU* TO BE DONE4 ,?OSE :O >E GOOD & BRAVE >E MAK+ !MSELVES KN[N2 ! C[>DLY & ! BASE APPE> A HUNDR$ TIMES MORE IGNOBLE4 ,! LANGUAGE ( ! RI* F>M]S ( ! CANTON FILLS US ) DISGU/4 ,!Y 5?USIA/ICALLY VOT$ = ! LEGITIMI/-,BONAP>TI/-,ORLEANI/ LI/1 KN[+ FULL WELL ?AT 9 VOT+ = IT !Y W]E VOT+ = !IR [N DEGRADATION4 

,Y\RS1 

,TO ,MME ,ELIE ,RECLUS 

.<,NO DATE1 #a#h#g#a.> 

,MY ,DE> ,NOEMI1 

,MY TRIP WAS LONG & TIR+1 ?\< )\T MI%AP4 ,UPON >RIV+ 9 ,P>IS WE WITNESS$ ! PA9FUL SPECTACLE ( ! IMM5SE CONVOYS ( \R >TILL]Y C>RI$ (F BY ! ,PRUSSIANS4 ,& FROM ! TRA9 SOME ( \R SOLDI]S LAU<$ ) FRI5DS1 \R 5EMIES1 ?R\< ! DOORS4 ,:AT NAIVETE TO BELIEVE 9 ?AT IDEAL ?+ CALL$ A PEOPLE4 

,T5D]LY Y\RS1 

,LETT] TO ,P4 ,CATTEL9 ON ! ,DEA? ( ,COMMUN>D ,G5]AL ,EMILE-,VICTOR ,DUVAL 

.<,NO DATE1 AFT] ,APRIL #d1 #a#h#g#a.> 

,WE W]E GO+ ALONG ! ,V]SAILLES ROAD FIVE BY FIVE1 GU>D$ ON EA* SIDE BY TWO CADRES ( 9FANTRYM5 & HUSS>S4 ,BE=E US WE SAW A GR\P ( GLIMM]+ CAVALRYM54 ,IT WAS ,V9OY & HIS G5]AL /AFF4 

,! COLUMN /OPP$4 ,WE HE>D VIOL5T WORDS4 ,?REE ( \R M51 SURR\ND$ BY A TROOP ( SOLDI]S SL[LY CROSS$ A CULV]T ?AT CONNECT$ A MEAD[ TO ! ROAD SURR\ND$ BY H$GES & BORD]$ ON ! EA/ BY A HUT BE>+ A SIGN SAY+ 0,DUVAL - ,HORTICULTURALI/40 

,\R ?REE FRI5DS L9$ UP #b /EPS FROM ! H\SE4 ,!Y B>$ !IR BREA/S & RAIS$ !IR HEADS3 0,VIVE LA ,COMMUNE40 ,! EXECUTION]S W]E 9 FRONT ( !M4 ,= A MOM5T !Y W]E HIDD5 BY SMOKE1 & TWO ( \R COMRADES FELL FACE D[N4 ,! ?IRD WAV]$ AS IF HE WAS GO+ TO FALL ! SAME WAY1 BUT /RAI<T5$ HIMSELF1 SWAY$1 & FELL FACE UP4 

,IT WAS ,DUVAL4 ,ONE ( ! EXECUTION]S FELL ON HIM & TORE ! BOOTS FROM ! /ILL-TREMBL+ MAN4 

,TWO H\RS LAT]1 9 ! TRIUMPHAL DU/ ( ! /REETS ( ,V]SAILLES1 ! SOLDI] P>AD$ HIS LOOT4 

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