,M>* #a#h1 #a#h#g#a3 ,! ,BIR? ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,! YE> IS #a#h#g#a4 ,REVOLUTION HAS JU/ E/ABLI%$ A DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T 9 ,FRANCE1 FOLL[+ ! DEFEAT ( EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON 9 ! W> ) ,G]MANY4 ,BUT ! NEW ,REPUBLIC SATISFIES NO ONE4 ,! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T IS COMPRIS$ ( POLITICIANS :O S]V$ UND] ! ,EMP]OR2 !Y HAVE DONE NO?+ TO ADDRESS ! REVOLUTION>IES' DEM&S = SOCIAL *ANGE1 & !Y DON'T 9T5D TO4 ,RI<T-W+ REACTION>IES >E CONSPIR+ TO RE9/ATE ! ,EMP]OR OR1 FAIL+ ?AT1 SOME O!R MON>*4 ,ONLY REBEL ,P>IS /&S BETWE5 ,FRANCE & C\NT]REVOLUTION4 

,! P>TISANS ( ORD] HAVE !IR WORK CUT \T = !M4 ,FIR/1 !Y HAVE TO GET ! ,FR5* PEOPLE TO ACCEPT ! UNPOPUL> T]MS ( SURR5D] DICTAT$ BY ,G]MANY4 ,TO =CE ! >MI/ICE ON ITS CITIZ5S1 ! NEW ,REPUBLIC BANS ! RADICAL ,CLUBS & %UTS D[N ! NEWSPAP]S1 ?REAT5+ ,P>IS ) ! COMB9$ >MIES ( TWO NATIONS4 ,ONLY !N1 AFT] W>RANTS HAVE BE5 ISSU$ TO >RE/ ! 9SURG5TS :O OV]?REW ! EMP]OR1 DO ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE4 

,) ! RADICALS 9 PRISON OR 9 HID+1 ! CONS]VATIVES W9 ! ELECTIONS4 ,! *IEF VICTOR IS ! BANK] ,ADOLPHE ,?I]S1 ,PR\DHON'S OLD NEMESIS1 :O HELP$ TO SELL \T ! REVOLUTION ( #a#h#d#h--IF NOT = HIM1 ! EMP]OR MI<T NOT HAVE BE5 ABLE TO SEIZE P[] 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,PROPELL$ 9TO (FICE BY VOT]S FROM ! PROV9CIAL C\NTRYSIDE1 ,?I]S' FIR/ ACT IS TO NEGOTIATE PEACE ) ,G]MANY AT A CO/ ( FIVE BILLION FRANCS4 

,?IS /RIKES ,?I]S AS A *EAP PRICE TO PAY TO TAKE ! RE9S ( ! /ATE--ESPECIALLY S9CE ! ,FR5* PEOPLE WILL BE PAY+ IT1 NOT HIM P]SONALLY4 ,& %\LD !Y REFUSE8 ,HE W\LD /ILL RA!R FI<T ,FRANCE ?AN ,G]MANY4 

,ONE ( ! T]MS ( ,?I]S' SURR5D] IS ?AT ,G]MAN TROOPS >E P]MITT$ A VICTORY M>* ?R\< ! CAPITAL4 ,AFT] />V+ ?R\< MON?S ( SIEGE1 ?IS IS ! LA/ ?+ ! ,P>ISIANS WANT4 ,RUMORS SPREAD ?AT ! ,G]MANS >E COM+ TO LOOT ! CITY4 ,! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMITTEES ?AT SPRUNG UP AFT] ! REVOLUTION CONT9UE MEET+1 DESPITE ! BAN4 

,ON ! NI<T ( ,FEBRU>Y #b#f1 T5S ( ?\S&S ( REBELLI\S MEMB]S ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D GA!R D[NT[N ON ! ,*AMPS-,ELYSEES 9 DEFIANCE ( GOV]NM5T ORD]S4 ,ALONGSIDE !M >E /ONE-FAC$ REVOLUTION>IES LIKE ,L\ISE ,MI*EL1 A =TY-YE>-OLD S*OOLTEA*] FROM ! SUBURB ( ,MONTM>TRE4 ,TOGE!R1 !Y BREAK OP5 ! PRISON 9 :I* ! LATE/ R\ND ( POLITICAL PRISON]S >E HELD & SET !M FREE4 ,!N !Y WAIT 9 ! FRIGID D>KNESS = ! ,G]MANS TO COME1 PREP>+ TO DIE = ,P>IS4 

,:5 DAWN /ILL %[S NO SIGN ( ! 9VAD]S1 ! REBELS SEIZE ! CANNONS ?AT REMA9 9 ,P>IS FROM ! W>4 ,!SE CANNONS W]E PAID = BY DONATIONS COLLECT$ FROM ! POOR DUR+ ! SIEGE2 ! REBELS BELIEVE !Y RI<TFULLY BELONG TO ?OSE :O >E PREP>$ TO USE !M TO DEF5D ! CITY1 NOT TO ! POLITICIANS :O HAVE BETRAY$ IT OR ! ,G]MANS :O >E COM+ TO DIS>M & HUMILIATE IT4 ,!Y DRAG ! HEAVY GUNS FROM ! WEAL?Y DI/RICT BACK ?R\< ! HOVELS & TRA%-HEAPS ( !IR [N NEI<BORHOODS TO P>K !M ON ! HILLTOP ( ,MONTM>TRE4 

,ON ,M>* #a1 #a#h#g#a1 ! ,G]MAN TROOPS F9ALLY 5T] ,P>IS4 ,!Y /ICK TO D[NT[N1 AVOID+ ! RE/LESS SLUMS4 ,! %OPS >E ALL CLOS$2 ! /ATUES ALONG ! P>ADE R\TE WE> BLACK HOODS & BLACK FLAGS FLY FROM ! BUILD+S4 ,RAGG$ HORDES WAT* FROM A DI/ANCE ?R\< N>R[$ EYES2 !IR COLD />ES MAKE ! WELL-F$ ,G]MANS %IV]4 ,! OCCUPI]S )DRAW TO CAMP \TSIDE ! CITY TO ! EA/4 

,DAYS LAT]1 ,?I]S' GOV]NM5T ANN\NCES ?AT L&LORDS CAN IMM$IATELY CLAIM R5T PAYM5TS ?AT W]E SUSP5D$ DUR+ ! SIEGE4 ,ALL DEBTS >E DUE ) 9T]E/ )9 F\R MON?S1 & ! MORATORIUM ON ! SALE ( PAWN$ GOODS IS CANCEL$4 ,! SAL>IES ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D >E ALSO CANCEL$1 EXCEPT = ?OSE :O CAN DEMON/RATE SPECIAL NE$4 ,IT WILL TAKE ALL ?IS & MORE TO PAY ! T]MS ( ! PEACE ,?I]S HAS SIGN$4 

,ON ! MORN+ ( ,M>* #a#h1 ,MONTM>TRE WAKES TO F9D ! WALLS PLA/]$ ) A PROCLAMATION4 ,9 PATRONIZ+ TONES1 ,ADOLPHE ,?I]S EXPLA9S ?AT--= ! SAKE ( PUBLIC ORD]1 DEMOCRACY1 ! ,REPUBLIC1 ! ECONOMY1 & !IR [N SK9S--! HONE/ PEOPLE ( ,P>IS MU/ TURN OV] ! CANNONS1 ALONG ) ! CRIM9ALS BY :OM !Y HAVE BE5 L$ A/RAY3  
  

,TO C>RY \T ?IS ACT ( JU/ICE & REASON1 ! GOV]NM5T C\NTS ON Y\R ASSI/ANCE4 ,IT BELIEVES ?AT ! GOOD CITIZ5S WILL SEP>ATE FROM ! BAD1 & WILL SUPPORT1 9/EAD ( RESI/+1 PUBLIC OP9ION444 ,HAV+ RECEIV$ ?IS NOTICE1 Y\ WILL N[ APPROVE \R REC\RSE TO =CE1 BECAUSE !RE MU/ BE PEACE1 )\T A DAY'S DELAY4  
  

,ON ! PREVI\S EV5+1 ,L\ISE ,MI*EL HAD CLIMB$ TO ! CRE/ ( ,MONTM>TRE TO BE> A MESSAGE TO ! REBEL ,GU>DSM5 WAT*+ ! CANNONS4 ,IT WAS LATE1 SO %E /AY$ OV]NI<T AT !IR HEADQU>T]S4 ,ALL NI<T1 SUSPICI\S *>ACT]S KEPT TURN+ UP ) /ORIES ?AT DIDN'T MAKE S5SE1 PRET5D+ TO BE DRUNK1 TRY+ TO GET A LOOK AT ! HILLTOP4 

,%E AWAK5S TO GUNFIRE4 ,IT IS /ILL D>K4 ,BY ! TIME %E IS ON H] FEET1 ,FR5* TROOPS LOYAL TO ,?I]S >E ALREADY 9 CONTROL ( ! BUILD+4 ,!Y >RE/ ! M5 & RANSACK ! H\SE1 BUT TAKE LITTLE NOTICE ( H]--%E IS A WOMAN1 AFT] ALL4 ,AFT] ! TROOPS HAVE SECUR$ ! >EA1 !Y BR+ 9 A CAPTUR$ ,GU>DSMAN :O HAS BE5 %OT4 ,MI*EL TE>S /RIPS FROM H] DRESS TO /AUN* HIS BLE$+4 

,MONTM>TRE'S LIB]AL MAYOR >RIVES4 ,MI*EL CAN ONLY %AKE H] HEAD AT HIS DISMAY3 HE IS CONC]N$ AB\T ! 9JUR$ ,GU>DSMAN1 BUT ABOVE ALL HE HOPES ! TROOPS WILL TAKE ! CANNONS AWAY SWIFTLY BE=E HIS CON/ITU5TS GET UNRULY4 ,NOT KN[+ ?AT ,MI*EL HAS ALREADY DRESS$ ! ,GU>DSMAN'S W\ND1 HE ASKS = CLEAN B&AGES4 ,MI*EL (F]S TO GO \T = !M4 

0,Y\'RE C]TA9 Y\'LL RETURN80 ,HE GIVES H] A SIDELONG GLANCE4 

0,I GIVE MY WORD10 ANSW]S ,MI*EL1 DEADPAN4 

,AS SOON AS %E PASSES \T ( VIEW1 %E IS SPR9T+ D[N ! HILL ?R\< ! DIM /REETS1 PA/ SMALL KNOTS ( E>LY RIS]S READ+ ,?I]S' PROCLAMATION PO/$ ON ! WALLS4 ,%E IS YELL+ \T 0,TREASON60 AT ! TOP ( H] LUNGS :5 %E TURNS ONTO ! /REET :]E ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! LOCAL ,VIGILANCE ,COMMITTEE >E4 ,H] FRI5DS >E ALREADY !RE2 !Y GRAB !IR GUNS & RU% BACK UP ! HILL ) H]4 ,9 ! DI/ANCE1 ! DRUMS ( ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D CAN BE HE>D1 BEAT+ \T ! CALL TO >MS4 

,N[ ! /REETS >E ?RONG$3 BE>D$ ,GU>DSM51 Y\NG M5 9 %IRTSLEEVES FUMBL+ ) !IR RIFLES1 WOM5 9 TWOS & ?REES4 ,!Y ?ICK5 9TO A HUMAN SEA1 RU%+ UPW>DS4 ,AHEAD ( !M1 ,MI*EL SEES ! HILL1 CR[N$ 9 ! FIR/ S(T LI<T ( DAY4 ,AT ! TOP1 AN >MY WAITS 9 FULL BATTLE >RAY4 ,%E & H] FRI5DS >E GO+ TO DIE4 ,! EFFECT ( ?IS REVELATION IS ALMO/ EXHIL>AT+4 

,SUDD5LY1 ,MI*EL'S MO!R IS BESIDE H] 9 ! CR[D4 0,L\ISE1 ,I HAV5'T SE5 Y\ 9 DAYS6 ,:]E HAVE Y\ BE58 ,Y\'RE NOT GO+ TO GET MIX$ UP 9 ALL ?IS1 >E Y\80 

,:5 %E REA*ES ! CRE/ ( ! HILL1 ! CR[D HAS ALREADY BREA*$ ! 9FANTRY CORDON4 ,! SOLDI]S >E SURR\ND$4 ,WOM5 >E HECKL+ ,?I]S' TROOPS3 

0,:]E >E Y\ TAK+ ?OSE CANNONS8 ,B]L980 

0,NO--!Y'RE TAK+ !M BACK TO ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON60 

0,Y\ CAN FIRE ON US1 BUT NOT ON ! ,PRUSSIANS1 EH80 

,A %AME-FAC$ (FIC] PLEADS ) A MATRON :O HAS PLANT$ H]SELF BETWE5 A CANNON & ! HORSES PULL+ IT4 0,COME1 MY GOOD WOMAN1 GET \T ( ! WAY40 

0,GO ON1 Y\ C[>D10 %E YELLS BACK1 0,%OOT ME 9 FRONT ( MY *ILDR560 

0,CUT ! CABLES60 SOMEONE %\TS FROM ! BACK ( ! CR[D4 ,A KNIFE PASSES FROM H& TO H& UNTIL IT REA*ES ! WOMAN BLOCK+ ! CANNON4 ,%E CUTS ! /RAPS ATTA*+ IT TO ! HORSES4 ,! CR[D *E]S4 

,G5]AL ,LECOMTE HIMSELF RIDES UP1 HI< & HAU<TY4 ,HE ASSUMES COMM& 9 A VOICE ?AT RES\NDS ABOVE ! TUMULT3 0,SOLDI]S6 ,PREP>E >MS60 

,A HU% FALLS4 ,! SOLDI]S READY !IR WEAPONS4 ,!Y LOOK PALE4 ,SOMEONE CRIES1 0,DON'T %OOT60 BUT ! CR[D DOES NOT FALL BACK4 

0,AIM60 

,A L9E ( MAT*+ RIFLES GOES UP4 ,A WOMAN IS TREMBL+2 ANO!R GRIPS H] >M1 SNE]+ AT ! Y\NG M5 9 !IR >MY UNI=MS4 ,BEH9D !M1 ,MI*EL & H] FRI5DS RAISE !IR RIFLES AS WELL4 ,!Y SEE ?AT SOME ( ! SOLDI]S >E %AK+ TOO4 

0,FIRE60 ,!RE IS AN 9/ANT'S PAUSE4 

,AN (FIC] ?R[S D[N HIS WEAPON & /EPS \T ( ! RANKS4 0,FUCK ?IS60 

0,TURN Y\R RIFLES >\ND60 SOMEONE ELSE %\TS4 ,?IS IS ! MOM5T ,MI*EL WILL ALWAYS REMEMB]4 

,! NEXT DAY1 ! R$ FLAG FLIES OV] ! ,T[N ,HALL--! FLAG ( ! PEOPLE1 ! FLAG !Y %\LD HAVE RAIS$ 9 #a#h#d#h4 ,! ,VIGILANCE ,COMMITTEES OCCUPY ! NEI<BORHOOD ADM9I/RATIVE BUILD+S4 ,LECOMTE HAS BE5 %OT4 ,?I]S & HIS H5*M5 HAVE FL$ TO ! NE>BY T[N ( ,V]SAILLES ) ! REMA9S ( ! MILIT>Y4 ,! F9ANCI]S HAVE RETREAT$ TO !IR C\NTRY E/ATES4 ,VICTOR ,HUGO HAS RUN AWAY TO ,BELGIUM4 ,FROM ! ,EA/1 ! ,G]MAN TROOPS >E WAIT+ TO SEE :E!R ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T CAN SUBDUE ?IS NEW REVOLUTION1 FE>FUL IT MI<T SPREAD ACROSS ,EUROPE4 

,P>IS IS 9 ! H&S ( COMMON]S KN[N ONLY TO EA* O!R4 ,MY/]I\SLY1 ! CITY HAS NEV] BE5 SO PEACEFUL4 

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