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,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

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,I AM WRIT+ ) DESPAIR 9 MY HE>T4 ,I WAS TAK5 TO ,PITTSBUR< AS A WITNESS 9 ! TRIAL ( ,NOLD & ,BAU]4 ,I HAD HOP$ = AN OPPORTUNITY-Y\ UND]/&1 FRI5DS4 ,IT WAS A SL5D] ?READ1 BUT ,I CLUNG TO IT DESP]ATELY1 PREP>$ TO /AKE EV]Y?+ ON IT4 ,IT PROV$ A BROK5 /RAW4 ,N[ ,I AM BACK1 & ,I MAY NEV] LEAVE ?IS PLACE ALIVE4 

,I WAS BITT]LY DISAPPO9T$ NOT TO F9D Y\ 9 ! C\RTROOM4 ,I YE>N$ = ! SI<T ( Y\R FACES4 ,BUT Y\ W]E NOT !RE1 NOR ANY ONE ELSE ( \R ,NEW ,YORK COMRADES4 ,I KNEW :AT IT MEANT3 Y\ >E HAV+ A H>D /RUGGLE TO EXI/4 ,O!RWISE P]HAPS SOME?+ C\LD BE DONE TO E/ABLI% FRI5DLY RELATIONS BETWE5 ,RAKHMETOV & ,MR4 ,GEBOP4 ,IT W\LD REQUIRE AN \TLAY BEYOND !  RES\RCES ( \R [N CIRCLE2 O!RS CANNOT BE APPROA*$ 9 ?IS MATT]4 ,NO?+ REMA9S BUT ! 09SIDE0 DEVELOPM5TS1-A T]RIBLY SL[ PROCESS4 

,?IS IS ALL ! HOPE ,I CAN HOLD \T TO Y\1 DE> FRI5DS4 ,Y\ WILL ?9K IT QUITE NEGLIGIBLE2 YET IT IS ! SOLE RAY ?AT HAS AGA9 & AGA9 K9DL$ LIFE 9 MOM5TS ( UTMO/ D>KNESS4444 ,I DID NOT REALIZE ! PHYSICAL EFFECTS ( MY /AY H]E 7IT IS FIVE MON?S N[7 TILL MY RETURN FROM C\RT4 ,I SUPPOSE ! EXCITEM5T ( BE+ ON ! \TSIDE GALVANIZ$ ME = ! NONCE4444 ,MY HEAD WAS A:IRL2 ,I C\LD NOT COLLECT MY ?\<TS4 ,! WILD HOPE POSSESS$ ME1-POBEG6 ,! CLICK ( ! /EEL1 AS ,I WAS H&CUFF$ TO ! ,DEPUTY1 /RUCK MY DEA?-KNELL4444 ,! UNACCU/OM$ NOISE ( ! /REETS1 ! PEOPLE & L\D VOICES 9 ! C\RTROOM1 ! SC5ES ( ! TRIAL1 ALL ABSORB$ ME 9 ! MOM5T4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME AS IF ,I W]E A SPECTATOR1 9T]E/$1 BUT P]SONALLY UNCONC]N$1 9 ! SURR\ND+S2 & !SE1 TOO1 W]E F> AWAY1 ( A /RANGE WORLD 9 :I* ,I HAD NO P>T4 ,ONLY :5 ,I F\ND MYSELF ALONE 9 ! CELL1 ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! LO/ OCCASION WAS BORNE 9 UPON ME ) CRU%+ =CE4 

,BUT :Y SADD5 Y\8 ,!RE IS P]HAPS A *E]I] SIDE1 N[ ?AT ,NOLD & ,BAU] >E H]E4 ,I HAVE NOT SE5 !M YET1 BUT !IR V]Y PRES5CE1 ! CIRCUM/ANCE ?AT SOME:]E )9 !SE WALLS !RE >E COMRADES1 M5 :O1 LIKE MYSELF1 SUFF] = AN IDEAL ! ?\<T HOLDS A DEEP SATISFACTION = ME4 IT BR+S E CLOS]1 9 A MEASURE1 TO ! 5VIRONM5T ( POLITICAL PRISON]S 9 ,EUROPE4 ,:ATEV] ! MIS]Y & TORTURE ( !IR DAILY EXI/5CE1 ! POLITICALS-EV5 9 ,SIB]IA-BREA! ! ATMOSPH]E ( SOLID>ITY1 ( APPRECIATION4 ,:AT C\RAGE & /R5G? !RE MU/ BE = !M 9 ! 9SPIRATION RADIAT$ BY A COMMON CAUSE6 ,CONDITIONS H]E >E 5TIRELY DIFF]5T4 ,BO? 9MATES & (FIC]S >E AT LOSS TO 0CLASS0 ME4 ,!Y  HAVE NEV] KN[N POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,?AT ONE %\LD SACRIFICE OR RISK HIS LIFE ) NO APP>5T P]SONAL MOTIVES1 IS BEYOND !IR COMPREH5SION1 ALMO/ BEYOND !IR BELIEF4 ,IT IS A DES]T ( SORDIDNESS ?AT CON/ANTLY ?REAT5S TO 5GULF ONE4 ,I W\LD GLADLY EX*ANGE PLACES ) \R COMRADES 9 ,SIB]IA4 

,! =M] PODPOILNAYA WAS SUSP5D$1 BECAUSE ( ! GREAT MIS=TUNE ?AT BEFELL MY FRI5D ,W+IE1 ( :OM ,I WROTE TO Y\ BE=E4 ,?IS DOVE WILL BE FL[N BY ,MR4 ,TIUREM%*ICK1 AN OLD SOLDI] :O REALLY SYMPA?IZES ) ,W+IE4 ,I BELIEVE !Y S]V$ 9 ! SAME REGIM5T4 ,HE IS A K9DLY MAN1 :O HATES HIS DESPICABLE WORK4 ,BUT !RE IS A FAMILY AT HOME1 A SICK WIFE-Y\ KN[ ! OLD1 WEAK-KNE$ TALE4 ,I HAD A H9T FROM HIM ! O!R DAY3 HE IS BE+ SPI$ UPON2 IT IS DANG]\S = HIM TO BE SE5 AT MY CELL1 & SO =?4 IT IS ALL QUITE TRUE2 BUT :AT HE MEANS IS1 ?AT A LITTLE MONEY W\LD BE WELCOME4 ,Y\ KN[ H[ TO MANAGE ! MATT]4 ,LEAVE NO TRACES4 

,I HE> ! FELT-SOL$ /EP4 ,IT'S ! SOLDI]4 ,I BID MY BIRDIE A HA/Y GOOD-BYE4  

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7,S\RCE3 ,B]KMAN1 ,ALEX&] 7#a#i#a#b7 ,PRISON ,MEMOIRS ( AN ,AN>*I/1 ,MO!R ,E>? ,PRESS47 

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