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,PHOTO BY ,BORKUR ,SIGURBJORNSSON1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,SO ,I C\LD WORK6 

,I C\LD H>DLY EXPRESS N[ ! IMM5SITY ( RELIEF ,I !N FELT 
AT BE+ 5ABL$ TO RESUME WRIT+4 ,I W\LD HAVE CONS5T$ TO LIVE ON NO?+ 
BUT BREAD & WAT]1 9 ! DAMPE/ ( CELL>S1 IF ONLY P]MITT$ TO WORK4 

,I WAS1 H[EV]1 ! ONLY PRISON] TO :OM WRIT+ MAT]IALS W]E ALL[$4 ,SEV]AL ( 
MY COMRADES SP5T ?REE YE>S & MORE 9 CONF9EM5T BE=E ! FAM\S TRIAL ( 
0! HUNDR$ & N9ETY-?REE 0 TOOK PLACE1 & ALL !Y HAD WAS A SLATE4 ,( 
C\RSE1 EV5 ! SLATE WAS WELCOME 9 ?AT DRE>Y LONEL9ESS1 & !Y US$ IT TO 
WRITE EX]CISES 9 ! LANGUAGES !Y W]E LE>N+1 OR TO WORK \T MA!MATICAL 
PROBLEMS2 BUT :AT WAS JOTT$ D[N ON ! SLATE C\LD LA/ ONLY A FEW H\RS4 

,MY PRISON LIFE N[ TOOK ON A MORE REGUL> *>ACT]4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ IMM$IATE 
TO LIVE =4 ,AT N9E 9 ! MORN+ ,I HAD ALREADY MADE ! FIR/ ?REE HUNDR$ 
PAC+S ACROSS MY CELL1 & WAS WAIT+ = MY P5CILS & P5S TO BE DELIV]$ 
TO ME4 ,! WORK :I* ,I HAD PREP>$ = ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY CONTA9$1 
BESIDE A REPORT ( MY EXPLORATIONS 9 ,F9L&1 A DISCUSSION ( ! BASES UPON 
:I* ! GLACIAL HYPO!SIS \<T TO RE/4 ,N[1 KN[+ ?AT ,I HAD PL5TY ( 
TIME BE=E ME1 ,I DECID$ TO REWRITE & 5L>GE ?AT P>T ( MY WORK4 ,! 
,ACADEMY ( ,SCI5CES PUT ITS ADMIRABLE LIBR>Y AT MY S]VICE1 & A CORN] ( MY 
CELL SOON FILL$ UP ) BOOKS & MAPS1 9CLUD+ ! :OLE ( ! ,SW$I% 
,GEOLOGICAL ,SURVEY PUBLICATIONS1 A NE>LY COMPLETE COLLECTION ( REPORTS ( ALL 
>CTIC TRAVELS1 & :OLE SETS ( ! ,QU>T]LY ,J\RNAL ( ! 
,LONDON ,GEOLOGICAL ,SOCIETY4 ,MY BOOK GREW 9 ! =TRESS TO ! SIZE ( TWO 
L>GE VOLUMES4 ,! FIR/ ( !M WAS PR9T$ BY MY BRO!R & ,POLAK(F 79 ! 
,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY'S ,MEMOIRS72 :ILE ! SECOND1 NOT QUITE F9I%$1 REMA9$ 
9 ! H&S ( ! ,?IRD ,SECTION :5 ,I RAN AWAY4 ,! MANUSCRIPT WAS F\ND ONLY 
9 #a#h#i#e1 & GIV5 TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY1 BY :OM IT WAS =W>D$ 
TO ME 9 ,LONDON4 

,AT FIVE 9 ! AFT]NOON1 --- AT ?REE 9 ! W9T]1 --- AS SOON AS 
! T9Y LAMP WAS BR\<T 91 MY P5CILS & P5S W]E TAK5 AWAY1 & ,I HAD TO 
/OP WORK4 ,!N ,I US$ TO READ1 MO/LY BOOKS ( HI/ORY4 ,QUITE A LIBR>Y HAD 
BE5 =M$ 9 ! =TRESS BY ! G5]ATIONS ( POLITICAL PRISON]S :O HAD 
BE5 CONF9$ !RE4 ,I WAS ALL[$ TO ADD TO ! LIBR>Y A NUMB] ( /APLE 
WORKS ON ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY1 & ) ! BOOKS :I* W]E BR\<T TO ME BY MY 
RELATIVES ,I WAS 5ABL$ TO READ ALMO/ EV]Y WORK & COLLECTION ( ACTS & 
DOCUM5TS BE>+ ON ! ,MOSC[ P]IOD ( ! HI/ORY ( ,RUSSIA4 ,I RELI%$1 9 
READ+1 NOT ONLY ! ,RUSSIAN ANNALS1 ESPECIALLY ! ADMIRABLE ANNALS ( ! 
DEMOCRATIC M$IAEVAL REPUBLIC ( ,PSKOV1 --- ! BE/1 P]HAPS1 9 ,EUROPE = ! 
HI/ORY ( ?AT TYPE ( M$IAEVAL CITIES1 --- BUT ALL SORTS ( DRY DOCUM5TS1 & 
EV5 ! ,LIVES ( ! ,SA9TS1 :I* OCCASIONALLY CONTA9 FACTS ( ! REAL LIFE 
( ! MASSES :I* CANNOT BE F\ND ELSE:]E4 ,I ALSO READ DUR+ ?IS TIME A 
GREAT NUMB] ( NOVELS1 & EV5 >RANG$ = MYSELF A TREAT ON ,*RI/MAS ,EVE4  
,MY RELATIVES MANAG$ TO S5D ME !N ! ,*RI/MAS /ORIES ( ,DICK5S1 & ,I 
SP5T ! FE/IVAL LAU<+ & CRY+ OV] ?OSE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS ( ! 
GREAT NOVELI/4 

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