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,MASLOVA ,9 ,PRISON 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,?\< HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S HAD DONE !IR V]Y BE/ TO DISFIGURE ! SMALL PIECE ( L& ON :I* !Y W]E CR[D$ TOGE!R1 BY PAV+ ! GR\ND ) /ONES1 SCRAP+ AWAY EV]Y VE/IGE ( VEGETATION1 CUTT+ D[N ! TREES1 TURN+ AWAY BIRDS & BEA/S1 & FILL+ ! AIR ) ! SMOKE ( NAPH?A & COAL1 /ILL SPR+ WAS SPR+1 EV5 9 ! T[N4 

,! SUN %ONE W>M1 ! AIR WAS BALMY2 EV]Y:]E1 :]E IT DID NOT GET SCRAP$ AWAY1 ! GRASS REVIV$ & SPRANG UP BETWE5 ! PAV+-/ONES AS WELL AS ON ! N>R[ /RIPS ( LAWN ON ! B\LEV>DS4 ,! BIR*ES1 ! POPL>S1 & ! WILD *]RY UNFOLD$ !IR GUMMY & FRAGRANT LEAVES1 ! LIMES W]E EXP&+ !IR OP5+ BUDS2 CR[S1 SP>R[S1 & PIGEONS1 FILL$ ) ! JOY ( SPR+1 W]E GETT+ !IR NE/S READY2 ! FLIES W]E BUZZ+ ALONG ! WALLS1 W>M$ BY ! SUN%9E4 ,ALL W]E GLAD1 ! PLANTS1 ! BIRDS1 ! 9SECTS1 & ! *ILDR54 ,BUT M51 GR[N-UP M5 & WOM51 DID NOT LEAVE (F *EAT+ & TORM5T+ !MSELVES & EA* O!R4 ,IT WAS NOT ?IS SPR+ MORN+ M5 ?\<T SACR$ & WOR?Y ( CONSID]ATION NOT ! BEAUTY ( ,GOD'S WORLD1 GIV5 = A JOY TO ALL CREATURES1 ?IS BEAUTY :I* 9CL9ES ! HE>T TO PEACE1 TO H>MONY1 & TO LOVE1 BUT ONLY !IR [N DEVICES = 5SLAV+ ONE ANO!R4 

,?US1 9 ! PRISON (FICE ( ! ,GOV]NM5T T[N1 IT WAS NOT ! FACT ?AT M5 & ANIMALS HAD RECEIV$ ! GRACE & GLADNESS ( SPR+ ?AT WAS CONSID]$ SACR$ & IMPORTANT1 BUT ?AT A NOTICE1 NUMB]$ & ) A SUP]SCRIPTION1 HAD COME ! DAY BE=E1 ORD]+ ?AT ON ?IS #b#h? DAY ( ,APRIL1 AT #i A4M41 ?REE PRISON]S AT PRES5T DETA9$ 9 ! PRISON1 A MAN & TWO WOM5 7ONE ( !SE WOM51 AS ! *IEF CRIM9AL1 TO BE CONDUCT$ SEP>ATELY71 HAD TO APPE> AT ,C\RT4 ,SO N[1 ON ! #b#h? ( ,APRIL1 AT #h O'CLOCK1 A JAIL] & SOON AFT] HIM A WOMAN W>D] ) CURLY GRAY HAIR1 DRESS$ 9 A JACKET ) SLEEVES TRIMM$ ) GOLD1 ) A BLUE-$G$ BELT R\ND H] WAI/1 & HAV+ A LOOK ( SUFF]+ ON H] FACE1 CAME 9TO ! CORRIDOR4 

0,Y\ WANT ,MASLOVA80 %E ASK$1 COM+ UP TO ! CELL ) ! JAIL] :O WAS ON DUTY4 

,! JAIL]1 RATTL+ ! IRON PADLOCK1 OP5$ ! DOOR ( ! CELL1 FROM :I* !RE CAME A :IFF ( AIR F\L] EV5 ?AN ?AT 9 ! CORRIDOR1 & CALL$ \T1 0,MASLOVA6 TO ! ,C\RT10 & CLOS$ ! DOOR AGA94 

,EV5 9TO ! PRISON Y>D ! BREEZE HAD BR\<T ! FRE% VIVIFY+ AIR FROM ! FIELDS4 ,BUT 9 ! CORRIDOR ! AIR WAS LAD5 ) ! G]MS ( TYPHOID1 ! SMELL ( SEWAGE1 PUTREFACTION1 & T>2 EV]Y NEWCOM] FELT SAD & DEJECT$ 9 IT4 ,! WOMAN W>D] FELT ?IS1 ?\< %E WAS US$ TO BAD AIR4 ,%E HAD JU/ COME 9 FROM \TSIDE1 & 5T]+ ! CORRIDOR1 %E AT ONCE BECAME SLEEPY4 

,FROM 9SIDE ! CELL CAME ! S\ND ( BU/LE & WOM5'S VOICES1 & ! PATT] ( B>E FEET ON ! FLOOR4 

0,N[1 !N1 HURRY UP1 ,MASLOVA1 ,I SAY60 CALL$ \T ! JAIL]1 & 9 A M9UTE OR TWO A SMALL Y\NG WOMAN ) A V]Y FULL BU/ CAME BRISKLY \T ( ! DOOR & W5T UP TO ! JAIL]4 ,%E HAD ON A GRAY CLOAK OV] A :ITE JACKET & PETTICOAT4 ,ON H] FEET %E WORE L95 /OCK+S & PRISON %OES1 & R\ND H] HEAD WAS TI$ A :ITE K]*IEF1 FROM UND] :I* A FEW LOCKS ( BLACK HAIR W]E BRU%$ OV] ! =EHEAD ) EVID5T 9T5T4 ,! FACE ( ! WOMAN WAS ( ?AT :IT5ESS PECULI> TO PEOPLE :O HAVE LIV$ LONG 9 CONF9EM5T1 & :I* PUTS ONE 9 M9D ( %OOTS ( POTATOES ?AT SPR+ UP 9 A CELL>4 ,H] SMALL BROAD H&S & FULL NECK1 :I* %[$ FROM UND] ! BROAD COLL> ( H] CLOAK1 W]E ( ! SAME HUE4 ,H] BLACK1 SP>KL+ EYES1 ONE ) A SLI<T SQU9T1 APPE>$ 9 /RIK+ CONTRA/ TO ! DULL PALLOR ( H] FACE4 

,%E C>RI$ H]SELF V]Y /RAI<T1 EXP&+ H] FULL BOSOM4 

,) H] HEAD SLI<TLY ?R[N BACK1 %E /OOD 9 ! CORRIDOR1 LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO ! EYES ( ! JAIL]1 READY TO COMPLY ) ANY ORD]4 

,! JAIL] WAS AB\T TO LOCK ! DOOR :5 A WR9KL$ & SEV]E-LOOK+ OLD WOMAN PUT \T H] GRAY HEAD & BEGAN SPEAK+ TO ,MASLOVA4 ,BUT ! JAIL] CLOS$ ! DOOR1 PU%+ ! OLD WOMAN'S HEAD ) IT4 ,A WOMAN'S LAU<T] WAS HE>D FROM ! CELL1 & ,MASLOVA SMIL$1 TURN+ TO ! LITTLE GRAT$ OP5+ 9 ! CELL DOOR4 ,! OLD WOMAN PRESS$ H] FACE TO ! GRAT+ FROM ! O!R SIDE1 & SAID1 9 A HO>SE VOICE3 

0,N[ M9D1 & :5 !Y BEG9 QUE/ION+ Y\1 JU/ REPEAT OV] ! SAME ?+1 & /ICK TO IT2 TELL NO?+ ?AT IS NOT WANT$40 

0,WELL1 IT C\LD NOT BE WORSE ?AN IT IS N[1 ANYH[2 ,I ONLY WI% IT WAS SETTL$ ONE WAY OR ANO!R40 

0,( C\RSE1 IT WILL BE SETTL$ ONE WAY OR ANO!R10 SAID ! JAIL]1 ) A SUP]IOR'S SELF-ASSUR$ WITTICISM4 0,N[1 !N1 GET ALONG6 ,TAKE Y\R PLACES60 

,! OLD WOMAN'S EYES VANI%$ FROM ! GRAT+1 & ,MASLOVA /EPP$ \T 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! CORRIDOR4 ,! W>D] 9 FRONT1 !Y DESC5D$ ! /ONE /AIRS1 PA/ ! /ILL F\L]1 NOISY CELLS ( ! M5'S W>D1 :]E !Y W]E FOLL[$ BY EYES LOOK+ \T ( EV]Y ONE ( ! GRAT+S 9 ! DOORS1 & 5T]$ ! (FICE1 :]E TWO SOLDI]S W]E WAIT+ TO ESCORT H]4 ,A CL]K :O WAS SITT+ !RE GAVE ONE ( ! SOLDI]S A PAP] REEK+ ( TOBACCO1 & PO9T+ TO ! PRISON]1 REM>K$1 0,TAKE H]40 

,! SOLDI]1 A PEASANT FROM ,NIJNI ,NOVGOROD1 ) A R$1 POCK-M>K$ FACE1 PUT ! PAP] 9TO ! SLEEVE ( HIS COAT1 W9K$ TO HIS COMPANION1 A BROAD-%\LD]$ ,T*\VA%1 & !N ! PRISON] & ! SOLDI]S W5T TO ! FRONT 5TRANCE1 \T ( ! PRISON Y>D1 & ?R\< ! T[N UP ! MIDDLE ( ! R\<LY-PAV$ /REET4 

,ISVO/*IKS .<CABM5.>1 TRADESPEOPLE1 COOKS1 WORKM51 & GOV]NM5T CL]KS1 /OPP$ & LOOK$ CURI\SLY AT ! PRISON]2 SOME %OOK !IR HEADS & ?\<T1 0,?IS IS :AT EVIL CONDUCT1 CONDUCT UNLIKE \RS1 LEADS TO40 ,! *ILDR5 /OPP$ & GAZ$ AT ! ROBB] ) FRI<T5$ LOOKS2 BUT ! ?\<T ?AT ! SOLDI]S W]E PREV5T+ H] FROM DO+ MORE H>M QUIET$ !IR FE>S4 ,A PEASANT1 :O HAD SOLD HIS *>COAL1 & HAD HAD SOME TEA 9 ! T[N1 CAME UP1 &1 AFT] CROSS+ HIMSELF1 GAVE H] A KOPECK4 ,! PRISON] BLU%$ & MUTT]$ SOME?+2 %E NOTIC$ ?AT %E WAS ATTRACT+ EV]YBODY'S ATT5TION1 & ?AT PLEAS$ H]4 ,! COMP>ATIVELY FRE% AIR ALSO GLADD5$ H]1 BUT IT WAS PA9FUL TO /EP ON ! R\< /ONES ) ! ILL-MADE PRISON %OES ON H] FEET1 :I* HAD BECOME UNUS$ TO WALK+4 ,PASS+ BY A CORN-DEAL]'S %OP1 9 FRONT ( :I* A FEW PIGEONS W]E /RUTT+ AB\T1 UNMOLE/$ BY ANY ONE1 ! PRISON] ALMO/ T\*$ A GRAY-BLUE BIRD ) H] FOOT2 IT FLUTT]$ UP & FLEW CLOSE TO H] E>1 FANN+ H] ) ITS W+S4 ,%E SMIL$1 !N SI<$ DEEPLY AS %E REMEMB]$ H] PRES5T POSITION4 

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