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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! HEAT 9 ! L>GE ?IRD-CLASS C>RIAGE1 :I* HAD BE5 /&+ 9 ! BURN+ SUN ALL DAY1 WAS SO GREAT ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT GO 91 BUT /OPP$ ON ! LITTLE PLAT=M BEH9D ! C>RIAGE :I* =M$ A PASSAGE TO ! NEXT ONE4 ,BUT !RE WAS NOT A BREA? ( FRE% AIR H]E EI!R1 & ,NEKHLUD(F BREA!D FREELY ONLY :5 ! TRA9 HAD PASS$ ! BUILD+S & ! DRAFT BLEW ACROSS ! PLAT=M4 

0,YES1 KILL$10 HE REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF1 ! WORDS HE HAD US$ TO HIS SI/]4 ,& 9 HIS IMAG9ATION 9 ! MID/ ( ALL O!R IMPRESSIONS !RE >OSE ) WOND]FUL CLE>NESS ! BEAUTIFUL FACE ( ! SECOND DEAD CONVICT1 ) ! SMILE ( ! LIPS1 ! SEV]E EXPRESSION ( ! BR[S1 & ! SMALL1 FIRM E> BEL[ ! %AV$ BLUI% SKULL4 

,& :AT SEEM$ T]RIBLE WAS ?AT HE HAD BE5 MURD]$1 & NO ONE KNEW :O HAD MURD]$ HIM4 ,YET HE HAD BE5 MURD]$4 ,HE WAS L$ \T LIKE ALL ! RE/ ( ! PRISON]S BY ,MASL5NIK(F'S ORD]S4 ,MASL5NIK(F HAD PROBABLY GIV5 ! ORD] 9 ! USUAL MANN]1 HAD SIGN$ ) HIS /UPID FL\RI% ! PAP] ) ! PR9T$ HEAD+1 & MO/ C]TA9LY W\LD NOT CONSID] HIMSELF GUILTY4 ,/ILL LESS W\LD ! C>EFUL DOCTOR :O EXAM9$ ! CONVICTS CONSID] HIMSELF GUILTY4 ,HE HAD P]=M$ HIS DUTY ACCURATELY1 & HAD SEP>AT$ ! WEAK4 ,H[ C\LD HE HAVE =ESE5 ?IS T]RIBLE HEAT1 OR ! FACT ?AT !Y W\LD />T SO LATE 9 ! DAY & 9 SU* CR[DS8 ,! PRISON 9SPECTOR8 ,BUT ! 9SPECTOR HAD ONLY C>RI$ 9TO EXECUTION ! ORD] ?AT ON A GIV5 DAY A C]TA9 NUMB] ( EXILES & CONVICTS--M5 & WOM5--HAD TO BE S5T (F4 ,! CONVOY (FIC] C\LD NOT BE GUILTY EI!R1 = HIS BUS9ESS WAS TO RECEIVE A C]TA9 NUMB] ( P]SONS 9 A C]TA9 PLACE1 & TO DELIV] UP ! SAME NUMB]4 ,HE CONDUCT$ !M 9 ! USUAL MANN]1 & C\LD NOT =ESEE ?AT TWO SU* /RONG M5 AS ?OSE ,NEKHLUD(F SAW W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO /& IT & W\LD DIE4 ,NO ONE IS GUILTY1 & YET ! M5 HAVE BE5 MURD]$ BY !SE PEOPLE :O >E NOT GUILTY ( !IR MURD]4 

0,ALL ?IS COMES10 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 0FROM ! FACT ?AT ALL !SE PEOPLE1 GOV]NORS1 9SPECTORS1 POLICE (FIC]S1 & M51 CONSID] ?AT !RE >E CIRCUM/ANCES 9 :I* HUMAN RELATIONS >E NOT NECESS>Y BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S4 ,ALL !SE M51 ,MASL5NIK(F1 & ! 9SPECTOR1 & ! CONVOY (FIC]1 IF !Y W]E NOT GOV]NOR1 9SPECTOR1 (FIC]1 W\LD HAVE CONSID]$ TW5TY TIMES BE=E S5D+ PEOPLE 9 SU* HEAT 9 SU* A MASS--W\LD HAVE /OPP$ TW5TY TIMES ON ! WAY1 &1 SEE+ ?AT A MAN WAS GR[+ WEAK1 GASP+ = BREA?1 W\LD HAVE L$ HIM 9TO ! %ADE1 W\LD HAVE GIV5 HIM WAT] & LET HIM RE/1 & IF AN ACCID5T HAD /ILL OCCURR$ !Y W\LD HAVE EXPRESS$ PITY4 ,BUT !Y NOT ONLY DID NOT DO IT1 BUT H9D]$ O!RS FROM DO+ IT1 BECAUSE !Y CONSID]$ NOT M5 & !IR DUTY T[>DS !M BUT ONLY ! (FICE !Y !MSELVES FILL$1 & HELD :AT ?AT (FICE DEM&$ ( !M TO BE ABOVE HUMAN RELATIONS4 ,?AT'S :AT IT IS10 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T ON 9 HIS ?\<TS4 0,IF ONE ACKN[L$GES BUT = A S+LE H\R ?AT ANY?+ CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT ?AN LOVE = ONE'S FELL[M51 EV5 9 SOME ONE EXCEPTIONAL CASE1 ANY CRIME CAN BE COMMITT$ )\T A FEEL+ ( GUILT40 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS SO 5GROSS$ BY HIS ?\<TS ?AT HE DID NOT NOTICE H[ ! WEA!R *ANG$4 ,! SUN WAS COV]$ OV] BY A L[-HANG+1 RAGG$ CL\D4 ,A COMPACT1 LI<T GRAY CL\D WAS RAPIDLY COM+ FROM ! WE/1 & WAS ALREADY FALL+ 9 HEAVY1 DRIV+ RA9 ON ! FIELDS & WOODS F> 9 ! DI/ANCE4 ,MOI/URE1 COM+ FROM ! CL\D1 MIX$ ) ! AIR4 ,N[ & !N ! CL\D WAS R5T BY FLA%ES ( LI<TN+1 & PEALS ( ?UND] M+L$ MORE & MORE (T5 ) ! RATTL+ ( ! TRA94 ,! CL\D CAME NE>] & NE>]1 ! RA9-DROPS DRIV5 BY ! W9D BEGAN TO SPOT ! PLAT=M & ,NEKHLUD(F'S COAT2 & HE /EPP$ TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! LITTLE PLAT=M1 &1 9HAL+ ! FRE%1 MOI/ AIR--FILL$ ) ! SMELL ( CORN & WET E>? ?AT HAD LONG BE5 WAIT+ = RA9--HE /OOD LOOK+ AT ! G>D5S1 ! WOODS1 ! YELL[ RYE FIELDS1 ! GRE5 OATFIELDS1 ! D>K-GRE5 /RIPS ( POTATOES 9 BLOOM1 ?AT GLID$ PA/4 ,EV]Y?+ LOOK$ AS IF COV]$ OV] ) V>NI%--! GRE5 TURN$ GRE5]1 ! YELL[ YELL[]1 ! BLACK BLACK]4 

0,MORE6 MORE60 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 GLADD5$ BY ! SI<T ( G>D5S & FIELDS REVIV$ BY ! B5EFIC5T %[]4 ,! %[] DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,P>T ( ! CL\D HAD COME D[N 9 RA91 P>T PASS$ OV]1 & ! LA/ F9E DROPS FELL /RAI<T ON TO ! E>?4 ,! SUN REAPPE>$1 EV]Y?+ BEGAN TO GLI/51 & 9 ! EA/--NOT V]Y HI< ABOVE ! HORIZON--APPE>$ A BRI<T RA9B[1 ) ! VIOLET T9T V]Y DI/9CT & BROK5 ONLY AT ONE 5D4 

0,:Y1 :AT WAS ,I ?9K+ AB\T80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ HIMSELF :5 ALL !SE *ANGES 9 NATURE W]E OV]1 & ! TRA9 RAN 9TO A CUTT+ BETWE5 TWO HI< BANKS4 

0,OH6 ,I WAS ?9K+ ?AT ALL ?OSE PEOPLE 79SPECTOR1 CONVOY M5--ALL ?OSE 9 ! S]VICE7 >E = ! GREAT] P>T K9D PEOPLE--CRUEL ONLY BECAUSE !Y >E S]V+40 ,HE RECALL$ ,MASL5NIK(F'S 9DIFF]5CE :5 HE TOLD HIM AB\T :AT WAS BE+ DONE 9 ! PRISON1 ! 9SPECTOR'S SEV]ITY1 ! CRUELTY ( ! CONVOY (FIC] :5 HE REFUS$ PLACES ON ! C>TS TO ?OSE :O ASK$ = !M1 & PAID NO ATT5TION TO ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS A WOMAN 9 TRAVAIL 9 ! TRA94 ,ALL !SE PEOPLE W]E EVID5TLY 9VULN]ABLE & IMPREGNABLE TO ! SIMPLE/ FEEL+S ( COMPASSION ONLY BECAUSE !Y HELD (FICES4 0,AS (FICIALS !Y W]E IMP]MEABLE TO ! FEEL+S ( HUMANITY1 AS ?IS PAV$ GR\ND IS IMP]MEABLE TO ! RA940 ,?US ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F AS HE LOOK$ AT ! RAILWAY EMBANKM5T PAV$ ) /ONES ( DIFF]5T COLORS1 D[N :I* ! WAT] WAS RUNN+ 9 /REAMS 9/EAD ( SOAK+ 9TO ! E>?4 0,P]HAPS IT IS NECESS>Y TO PAVE ! BANKS ) /ONES1 BUT IT IS SAD TO LOOK AT ! GR\ND1 :I* MI<T BE YIELD+ CORN1 GRASS1 BU%ES1 OR TREES 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! GR\ND VISIBLE UP !RE IS DO+--DEPRIV$ ( VEGETATION1 & SO IT IS ) M510 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,P]HAPS !SE GOV]NORS1 9SPECTORS1 POLICEM51 >E NE$$1 BUT IT IS T]RIBLE TO SEE M5 DEPRIV$ ( ! *IEF HUMAN ATTRIBUTE1 ?AT ( LOVE & SYMPA?Y = ONE ANO!R4 ,! ?+ IS10 HE CONT9U$1 0?AT !SE PEOPLE CONSID] LAWFUL :AT IS NOT LAWFUL1 & DO NOT CONSID] ! ET]NAL1 IMMUTABLE LAW1 WRITT5 9 ! HE>TS ( M5 BY ,GOD1 AS LAW4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I FEEL SO DEPRESS$ :5 ,I AM ) !SE PEOPLE4 ,I AM SIMPLY AFRAID ( !M1 & REALLY !Y >E T]RIBLE1 MORE T]RIBLE ?AN ROBB]S4 ,A ROBB] MI<T1 AFT] ALL1 FEEL PITY1 BUT !Y CAN FEEL NO PITY1 !Y >E 9UR$ AGA9/ PITY AS !SE /ONES >E AGA9/ VEGETATION4 ,?AT IS :AT MAKES !M T]RIBLE4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT ! ,P\GAT*EFFS1 ! ,RAZ9S .<LEAD]S ( REBELLIONS 9 ,RUSSIA3 ,/ONKA ,RAZ9 9 ! #a#g? & ,P\GAT*EFF 9 ! #a#h? C5TURY.> >E T]RIBLE4 ,!SE >E A ?\S& TIMES MORE T]RIBLE10 HE CONT9U$1 9 HIS ?\<TS4 0,IF A PSY*OLOGICAL PROBLEM W]E SET TO F9D MEANS ( MAK+ M5 ( \R TIME--,*RI/IAN1 HUMANE1 SIMPLE1 K9D PEOPLE--P]=M ! MO/ HORRIBLE CRIMES )\T FEEL+ GUILTY1 ONLY ONE SOLUTION C\LD BE DEVIS$3 TO GO ON DO+ :AT IS BE+ DONE4 ,IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y ?AT !SE PEOPLE %\LD HE GOV]NORS1 9SPECTORS1 POLICEM52 ?AT !Y %\LD BE FULLY CONV9C$ ?AT !RE IS A K9D ( BUS9ESS1 CALL$ GOV]NM5T S]VICE1 :I* ALL[S M5 TO TREAT O!R M5 AS ?+S1 )\T HUMAN BRO!RLY RELATIONS ) !M1 & ALSO ?AT !SE PEOPLE %\LD BE SO L9K$ TOGE!R BY ?IS GOV]NM5T S]VICE ?AT ! RESPONSIBILITY = ! RESULTS ( !IR ACTIONS %\LD NOT FALL ON ANY ONE ( !M SEP>ATELY4 ,)\T !SE CONDITIONS1 ! T]RIBLE ACTS ,I WITNESS$ TO-DAY W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE 9 \R TIMES4 ,IT ALL LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT M5 ?9K !RE >E CIRCUM/ANCES 9 :I* ONE MAY DEAL ) HUMAN BE+S )\T LOVE2 & !RE >E NO SU* CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,ONE MAY DEAL ) ?+S )\T LOVE4 ,ONE MAY CUT D[N TREES1 MAKE BRICKS1 HAMM] IRON )\T LOVE2 BUT Y\ CANNOT DEAL ) M5 )\T IT1 JU/ AS ONE CANNOT DEAL ) BEES )\T BE+ C>EFUL4 ,IF Y\ DEAL C>ELESSLY ) BEES Y\ WILL 9JURE !M1 & WILL Y\RSELF BE 9JUR$4 ,& SO ) M54 ,IT CANNOT BE O!RWISE1 BECAUSE NATURAL LOVE IS ! FUNDAM5TAL LAW ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT A MAN CANNOT =CE ANO!R TO LOVE HIM1 AS HE CAN =CE HIM TO WORK = HIM2 BUT IT DOES NOT FOLL[ ?AT A MAN MAY DEAL ) M5 )\T LOVE1 ESPECIALLY TO DEM& ANY?+ FROM !M4 ,IF Y\ FEEL NO LOVE1 SIT /ILL10 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T2 0OCCUPY Y\RSELF ) ?+S1 ) Y\RSELF1 ) ANY?+ Y\ LIKE1 ONLY NOT ) M54 ,Y\ CAN ONLY EAT )\T 9JUR+ Y\RSELF :5 Y\ FEEL 9CL9$ TO EAT1 SO Y\ CAN ONLY DEAL ) M5 USEFULLY :5 Y\ LOVE4 ,ONLY LET Y\RSELF DEAL ) A MAN )\T LOVE1 AS ,I DID YE/]DAY ) MY BRO!R-9-LAW1 & !RE >E NO LIMITS TO ! SUFF]+ Y\ WILL BR+ ON Y\RSELF1 AS ALL MY LIFE PROVES4 ,YES1 YES1 IT IS SO10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F2 0IT IS GOOD2 YES1 IT IS GOOD10 HE REPEAT$1 5JOY+ ! FRE%NESS AFT] ! TORTUR+ HEAT1 & CONSCI\S ( HAV+ ATTA9$ TO ! FULLE/ CLE>NESS ON A QUE/ION ?AT HAD LONG OCCUPI$ HIM4 

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