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

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,MY ,DE> ,GIRL3 

,I HAVE CRAV$ = A LONG1 LONG TIME TO HAVE A FREE TALK ) Y\1 BUT ?IS IS ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY4 ,A GOOD FRI5D1 A 0LOV] ( HORSEFLE%10 PROMIS$ TO SEE ?IS 0BIRDIE0 4?R\<4 ,I HOPE IT WILL REA* Y\ SAFELY4 

,9 MY LOCAL CORRESPOND5CE Y\ HAVE BE5 *RI/5$ ! 0,IMMUTABLE40 ,I REALIZE H[ DIFFICULT IT IS TO KEEP UP LETT]-WRIT+ ?R\< ! 5DLESS YE>S1 ! PO9TS ( MUTUAL 9T]E/ GRADUALLY WAN+4 ,IT IS ONE ( ! TRAG$IES 9 ! EXI/5CE ( A PRISON]4 0,K0 & 0,G0 HAVE ALMO/ CEAS$ TO EXPECT MAIL4 ,BUT ,I AM MORE =TUNATE4 ,! WRITES V]Y SELDOM N[ADAYS2 ! CORRESPOND5CE ( O!R FRI5DS IS FITFUL4 ,BUT Y\ >E NEV] DISAPPO9T+4 ,IT IS NOT SO MU* ! CONT5TS ?AT MATT]3 !SE 9CREAS+LY S\ND LIKE ! LANGUAGE ( A /RANGE WORLD1 ITS BEWILD]+ & F]M5T1 DI/URB+ ! CALM ( CELL-LIFE4 ,BUT ! V]Y >RIVAL ( A LETT] IS MOM5T\S4 ,IT BR+S A GL[ 9TO ! PRISON]'S HE>T TO FEEL ?AT HE IS REMEMB]$1 ACTIVELY1 ) ?AT 9TIMATE 9T]E/ :I* ALONE CAN SUPPORT A REGUL> CORRESPOND5CE4 ,& !N Y\R LETT]S >E SO VITAL1 SO PALPITAT+ ) ! ?ROB ( \R COMMON CAUSE4 ,I HAVE GREATLY 5JOY$ Y\R COMMUNICATIONS FROM ,P>IS & ,VI5NA1 ! ACC\NTS ( ! MOVEM5T & ( \R ,EUROPEAN COMRADES4 ,Y\R LETT]S >E SO MU* P>T ( Y\RSELF1 !Y BR+ ME NE>] TO Y\ & TO LIFE4 

,! NEWSPAP] CLIPP+S Y\ HAVE REF]R$ TO ON V>I\S OCCASIONS1 HAVE BE5 )HELD FROM ME4 ,NOR >E ANY RADICAL PUBLICATIONS P]MITT$4 ,I ESPECIALLY REGRET TO MISS ,SOLID>ITY4 ,I HAVE NOT SE5 A COPY S9CE ITS RESURRECTION TWO YE>S AGO4 ,I HAVE FOLL[$ ! ACTIVITIES ( ,*AS4 & ! REC5T T\R ( ,JOHN ,TURN]1 SO F> AS ! PRESS ACC\NTS >E CONC]N$4 ,I HOPE Y\'LL WRITE MORE AB\T \R ,5GLI% COMRADES4 

,I NE$ NOT SAY MU* ( ! LOCAL LIFE1 DE>4 ,?AT Y\ KN[ FROM MY (FICIAL MAIL1 & Y\ CAN READ BETWE5 ! L9ES4 ,! ACTION ( ! ,P>DON ,BO>D WAS A BITT] DISAPPO9TM5T TO ME4 ,NO LESS TO Y\ ALSO1 ,I SUPPOSE4 ,NOT ?AT ,I WAS V]Y 5?USIA/IC AS TO A FAVORABLE DECISION4 ,BUT ?AT !Y %\LD SO CYNICALLY EVADE ! ISSUE1 -- ,I WAS H>DLY PREP>$ = ?AT4 ,I HAD HOP$ !Y W\LD AT LEA/ CONSID] ! CASE4 ,BUT EVID5TLY !Y W]E AV]SE TO GO+ ON RECORD1 ONE WAY OR ANO!R4 ,! LAWY]S 9=M$ ME ?AT !Y W]E NOT EV5 ALL[$ AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRES5T !IR >GUM5TS4 ,! ,BO>D RUL$ ?AT 0! WRONG COMPLA9$ ( IS NOT ACTUAL02 ?AT IS1 ?AT ,I AM NOT YET S]V+ ! S5T5CE WE WANT REMITT$4 ,A LAWY]'S QUIBBLE4 ,IT MEANS ?AT ,I MU/ S]VE ! FIR/ S5T5CE ( SEV5 YE>S1 BE=E APPLY+ = ! REMISSION ( ! O!R 9DICTM5TS4 ,DISC\NT+ COMMUTATION TIME1 ,I /ILL HAVE AB\T A YE> TO COMPLETE ! FIR/ S5T5CE4 ,I D\BT :E!R IT IS ADVISABLE TO TRY AGA94 ,LITTLE JU/ICE CAN BE EXPECT$ FROM ?OSE QU>T]S4 ,BUT ,I WANT TO SUBMIT ANO!R PROPOSITION TO Y\2 CONSULT ) \R FRI5DS REG>D+ IT4 ,IT IS ?IS3 !RE IS A PRISON] H]E :O HAS JU/ BE5 P>DON$ BY ! ,BO>D1 :OSE PRESID5T1 ! ,LIEUT5ANT-,GOV]NOR1 IS 9DEBT$ TO ! PRISON]'S LAWY] = C]TA9 POLITICAL S]VICES4 ,! ATTORNEY'S NAME IS ,K -- ,D -- ( ,PITTSBUR<4 ,HE HAS 9TIMAT$ TO HIS CLI5T ?AT HE WILL GU>ANTEE MY RELEASE = @s#a141 ! SUM TO BE DEPOSIT$ 9 SAFE H&S & TO BE PAID ONLY 9 CASE ( SUCCESS4 ,( C\RSE1 WE CANNOT AF=D SU* A L>GE FEE4 ,& ,I CANNOT SAY :E!R ! (F] IS WOR? CONSID]+2 /ILL1 Y\ KN[ ?AT ALMO/ ANY?+ CAN BE B\<T FROM POLITICIANS4 ,I LEAVE ! MATT] 9 Y\R H&S4 

,! QUE/ION ( MY VISITS SEEMS TACITLY SETTL$2 ,I CAN PROCURE NO P]MIT = MY FRI5DS TO SEE ME4 ,= SOME OBSCURE REASON1 ! ,W>D5 HAS CONCEIV$ A GREAT FE> ( AN ,AN>*I/ PLOT AGA9/ ! PRISON4 ,! LOCAL 0TRIO0 IS UND] SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE & CON/ANTLY DISCRIM9AT$ AGA9/1 ?\< 0,K0 & 0,G0 >E P]MITT$ TO RECEIVE VISITS4 ,Y\ WILL SMILE AT ! 9FANTILE T]ROR ( ! AU?ORITIES3 IT IS BRUIT$ AB\T ?AT A 0C]TA9 ,AN>*I/ LADY0 7MEAN+ Y\1 ,I PRESUME2 9 REALITY IT WAS ,H5RY'S SWEE!>T1 A DEVIL-MAY-C>E GIRL7 MADE A ?REAT AGA9/ ! PRISON4 ,! GOSSIPS HAVE IT ?AT %E VISIT$ ,9SPECTOR ,RE$ AT HIS BUS9ESS PLACE1 & REQUE/$ TO SEE ME4 ,! ,9SPECTOR REFUS+1 %E BUR/ \T3 0,WE'LL BL[ Y\R DIRTY WALLS D[N40 ,I C\LD NOT DET]M9E :E!R !RE IS ANY F\NDATION = ! /ORY1 BUT IT IS CIRCULAT$ H]E1 & ! PRISON]S FIRMLY BELIEVE IT EXPLA9S MY DEPRIVATION ( VISITS4 

,?AT IS A *>ACT]I/IC 9/ANCE ( LOCAL CONDITIONS4 ,9VOLUNT>ILY ,I SMILE AT ,K5NAN'S NAIVE 9DIGNATION ) ! BRUTALITIES HE ?9KS POSSIBLE ONLY 9 ,RUSSIAN & ,SIB]IAN PRISONS4 ,HE W\LD F9D IT ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO LE>N ! TRUE CONDITIONS 9 ! ,AM]ICAN PRISONS3 HE W\LD BE CONDUCT$ ! R\NDS ( ! 0%[0 CELLS1 ALWAYS NEAT & CLEAN = ! PURPOSE2 HE W\LD NOT SEE ! BASKET CELL1 NOR ! BULL R+S 9 ! DUNGEON1 :]E M5 >E *A9$ = DAYS2 NOR W\LD HE BE P]MITT$ TO CONV]SE = H\RS1 OR :OLE EV5+S1 ) ! PRISON]S1 AS HE DID ) ! EXILES 9 ,SIB]IA4 ,YET IF HE SUCCE$$ 9 LE>N+ EV5 HALF ! TRU?1 HE W\LD BE =C$ TO REVISE HIS VIEWS ( ,AM]ICAN P5AL 9/ITUTIONS1 AS HE DID 9 REG>D TO ,RUSSIAN POLITICALS4 ,HE W\LD BE HORRIFI$ TO WITNESS ! BRUTALITY ?AT IS PRACTIC$ H]E AS A MATT] ( R\T9E1 ! ABUSE ( ! 9SANE1 ! PETTY P]SECUTION4 ,9HUMANITY IS ! KEYNOTE ( /UPIDITY 9 P[]4 

,Y\R S\L MU/ HAVE BE5 H>R[$ BY ! REPORTS ( ! T]RIBLE TORTURES 9 ,MONTJUI*4 ,:AT IS ALL 9DIGNATION & LAM5T+1 9 ! FACE ( ! REVIVAL ( ! ,9QUISITION8 ,IS !RE NO ,NEMESIS 9 ,SPA98 

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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