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,SUNDAY 9 ,PRISON--,PREP>+ = ,MASS 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,SUNDAY MORN+ AT FIVE O'CLOCK1 :5 A :I/LE S\ND$ 9 ! CORRIDOR ( ! WOM5'S W>D ( ! PRISON1 ,KORABLEVA1 :O WAS ALREADY AWAKE1 CALL$ ,MASLOVA4 

0,OH1 DE>6 LIFE AGA910 ?\<T ,MASLOVA1 ) HORROR1 9VOLUNT>ILY BREA?+ 9 ! AIR ?AT HAD BECOME T]RIBLY NOISOME T[>DS ! MORN+4 ,%E WI%$ TO FALL ASLEEP AGA91 TO 5T] 9TO ! REGION ( OBLIVION1 BUT ! HABIT ( FE> OV]CAME SLEEP9ESS1 & %E SAT UP & LOOK$ R\ND1 DRAW+ H] FEET UND] H]4 ,! WOM5 HAD ALL GOT UP2 ONLY ! ELD] *ILDR5 W]E /ILL ASLEEP4 ,! SPIRIT-TRAD] WAS C>EFULLY DRAW+ A CLOAK FROM UND] ! *ILDR51 SO AS NOT TO WAKE !M4 ,! WAT*MAN'S WIFE WAS HANG+ UP ! RAGS TO DRY ?AT S]V$ ! BABY AS SWADDL+ CLO!S1 :ILE ! BABY WAS SCREAM+ DESP]ATELY 9 ,!ODOSIA'S >MS1 :O WAS TRY+ TO QUIET IT4 ,! CONSUMPTIVE WOMAN WAS C\<+ ) H] H&S PRESS$ TO H] *E/1 :ILE ! BLOOD RU%$ TO H] FACE1 & %E SI<$ L\DLY1 ALMO/ SCREAM+1 9 ! 9T]VALS ( C\<+4 ,! FAT1 R$-HAIR$ WOMAN WAS LY+ ON H] BACK1 ) KNEES DRAWN UP1 & L\DLY RELAT+ A DREAM4 ,! OLD WOMAN ACCUS$ ( 9C5DI>ISM WAS /&+ 9 FRONT ( ! IMAGE1 CROSS+ H]SELF & B[+1 & REPEAT+ ! SAME WORDS OV] & OV] AGA94 ,! DEACON'S DAU<T] SAT ON ! B$/EAD1 LOOK+ BE=E H]1 ) A DULL1 SLEEPY FACE4 ,KHORO%AVKA WAS TWI/+ H] BLACK1 OILY1 CO>SE HAIR R\ND H] F+]S4 ,! S\ND ( SLIP%OD FEET WAS HE>D 9 ! PASSAGE1 & ! DOOR OP5$ TO LET 9 TWO CONVICTS1 DRESS$ 9 JACKETS & GRAY TR\S]S ?AT DID NOT REA* TO !IR ANKLES4 ,) S]I\S1 CROSS FACES !Y LIFT$ ! /9K+ TUB & C>RI$ IT \T ( ! CELL4 ,! WOM5 W5T \T TO ! TAPS 9 ! CORRIDOR TO WA%4 ,!RE ! R$-HAIR$ WOMAN AGA9 BEGAN A QU>REL ) A WOMAN FROM ANO!R CELL4 

0,IS IT ! SOLIT>Y CELL Y\ WANT80 %\T$ AN OLD JAIL]1 SLAPP+ ! R$-HAIR$ WOMAN ON H] B>E1 FAT BACK1 SO ?AT IT S\ND$ ?R\< ! CORRIDOR4 0,Y\ BE QUIET40 

0,LAWKS6 ! OLD ONE'S PLAYFUL10 SAID ! WOMAN1 TAK+ HIS ACTION = A C>ESS4 

0,N[1 !N1 BE QUICK2 GET READY = ! MASS40 ,MASLOVA HAD H>DLY TIME TO DO H] HAIR & DRESS :5 ! 9SPECTOR CAME ) HIS ASSI/ANTS4 

0,COME \T = 9SPECTION10 CRI$ A JAIL]4 

,SOME MORE PRISON]S CAME \T ( O!R CELLS & /OOD 9 TWO R[S ALONG ! CORRIDOR2 EA* WOMAN HAD TO PLACE H] H& ON ! %\LD] ( ! WOMAN 9 FRONT ( H]4 ,!Y W]E ALL C\NT$4 

,AFT] ! 9SPECTION ! WOMAN W>D] L$ ! PRISON]S TO *UR*4 ,MASLOVA & ,!ODOSIA W]E 9 ! MIDDLE ( A COLUMN ( OV] A HUNDR$ WOM51 :O HAD COME \T ( DIFF]5T CELLS4 ,ALL W]E DRESS$ 9 :ITE SKIRTS1 :ITE JACKETS1 & WORE :ITE K]*IEFS ON !IR HEADS1 EXCEPT A FEW :O HAD !IR [N COLOR$ CLO!S ON4 ,!SE W]E WIVES :O1 ) !IR *ILDR51 W]E FOLL[+ !IR CONVICT HUSB&S TO ,SIB]IA4 ,! :OLE FLI<T ( /AIRS WAS FILL$ BY ! PROCESSION4 ,! PATT] ( S(TLY-%OD FEET M+L$ ) ! VOICES & N[ & !N A LAU<4 ,:5 TURN+1 ON ! L&+1 ,MASLOVA SAW H] 5EMY1 ,BOT*KOVA1 9 FRONT1 & PO9T$ \T H] ANGRY FACE TO ,!ODOSIA4 ,AT ! BOTTOM ( ! /AIRS ! WOM5 /OPP$ TALK+4 ,B[+ & CROSS+ !MSELVES1 !Y 5T]$ ! EMPTY *UR*1 :I* GLI/5$ ) GILD+4 ,CR[D+ & PU%+ ONE ANO!R1 !Y TOOK !IR PLACES ON ! RI<T4 

,AFT] ! WOM5 CAME ! M5 CONDEMN$ TO BANI%M5T1 ?OSE S]V+ !IR T]M 9 ! PRISON1 & ?OSE EXIL$ BY !IR ,COMMUNES2 &1 C\<+ L\DLY1 !Y TOOK !IR /&1 CR[D+ ! LEFT SIDE & ! MIDDLE ( ! *UR*4 

,ON ONE SIDE ( ! GALL]Y ABOVE /OOD ! M5 S5T5C$ TO P5AL S]VITUDE 9 ,SIB]IA1 :O HAD BE5 LET 9TO ! *UR* BE=E ! O!RS4 ,EA* ( !M HAD HALF HIS HEAD %AV$1 & !IR PRES5CE WAS 9DICAT$ BY ! CLANK+ ( ! *A9S ON !IR FEET4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! GALL]Y /OOD ?OSE 9 PRELIM9>Y CONF9EM5T1 )\T *A9S1 !IR HEADS NOT %AV$4 

,! PRISON *UR* HAD BE5 REBUILT & ORNAM5T$ BY A RI* M]*ANT1 :O SP5T SEV]AL T5S ( ?\S&S ( RUBLES ON IT1 & IT GLITT]$ ) GAY COLORS & GOLD4 ,= A TIME !RE WAS SIL5CE 9 ! *UR*1 & ONLY C\<+1 BL[+ ( NOSES1 ! CRY+ ( BABIES1 & N[ & !N ! RATTL+ ( *A9S1 WAS HE>D4 ,BUT AT LA/ ! CONVICTS ?AT /OOD 9 ! MIDDLE MOV$1 PRESS$ AGA9/ EA* O!R1 LEAV+ A PASSAGE 9 ! C5T] ( ! *UR*1 D[N :I* ! PRISON 9SPECTOR PASS$ TO TAKE HIS PLACE 9 FRONT ( EV]Y ONE 9 ! NAVE4 

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