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,MASLOVA'S ,DECISION 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! DISMAL PRISON H\SE1 ) ITS S5T9EL & LAMP BURN+ UND] ! GATEWAY1 PRODUC$ AN EV5 MORE DISMAL IMPRESSION1 ) ITS LONG R[ ( LI<T$ W9D[S1 ?AN IT HAD DONE 9 ! MORN+1 9 SPITE ( ! :ITE COV]+ ?AT N[ LAY OV] EV]Y?+--! POR*1 ! RO( & ! WALLS4 

,! IMPOS+ 9SPECTOR CAME UP TO ! GATE & READ ! PASS ?AT HAD BE5 GIV5 TO ,NEKHLUD(F & ! ,5GLI%MAN BY ! LI<T ( ! LAMP1 %RUGG$ HIS F9E %\LD]S 9 SURPRISE1 BUT1 9 OB$I5CE TO ! ORD]1 ASK$ ! VISITORS TO FOLL[ HIM 94 ,HE L$ !M ?R\< ! C\RTY>D & !N 9 AT A DOOR TO ! RI<T & UP A /AIRCASE 9TO ! (FICE4 ,HE (F]$ !M A SEAT & ASK$ :AT HE C\LD DO = !M1 & :5 HE HE>D ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F W\LD LIKE TO SEE ,MASLOVA AT ONCE1 HE S5T A JAIL] TO FET* H]4 ,!N HE PREP>$ HIMSELF TO ANSW] ! QUE/IONS :I* ! ,5GLI%MAN BEGAN TO PUT TO HIM1 ,NEKHLUD(F ACT+ AS 9T]PRET]4 

0,H[ MANY P]SONS IS ! PRISON BUILT TO HOLD80 ! ,5GLI%MAN ASK$4 0,H[ MANY >E CONF9$ 9 IT8 ,H[ MANY M58 ,H[ MANY WOM58 ,*ILDR58 ,H[ MANY S5T5C$ TO ! M9ES8 ,H[ MANY EXILES8 ,H[ MANY SICK P]SONS80 

,NEKHLUD(F TRANSLAT$ ! ,5GLI%MAN'S & ! 9SPECTOR'S WORDS )\T PAY+ ANY ATT5TION TO !IR MEAN+1 & FELT AN AWKW>DNESS HE HAD NOT 9 ! LEA/ EXPECT$ AT ! ?\<T ( ! IMP5D+ 9T]VIEW4 ,:51 9 ! MID/ ( A S5T5CE HE WAS TRANSLAT+ = ! ,5GLI%MAN1 HE HE>D ! S\ND ( APPROA*+ FOOT/EPS1 & ! (FICE DOOR OP5$1 &1 AS HAD HAPP5$ MANY TIMES BE=E1 A JAIL] CAME 91 FOLL[$ BY ,KATU%A1 & HE SAW H] ) A K]*IEF TI$ R\ND H] HEAD1 & 9 A PRISON JACKET A HEAVY S5SATION CAME OV] HIM4 0,I WI% TO LIVE1 ,I WANT A FAMILY1 *ILDR51 ,I WANT A HUMAN LIFE40 ,!SE ?\<TS FLA%$ ?R\< HIS M9D AS %E 5T]$ ! ROOM ) RAPID /EPS & BL9K+ H] EYES4 

,HE ROSE & MADE A FEW /EPS TO MEET H]1 & H] FACE APPE>$ H>D & UNPLEASANT TO HIM4 ,IT WAS AGA9 AS IT HAD BE5 AT ! TIME :5 %E REPROA*$ HIM4 ,%E FLU%$ & TURN$ PALE1 H] F+]S N]V\SLY TWI/+ A CORN] ( H] JACKET4 ,%E LOOK$ UP AT HIM1 !N CA/ D[N H] EYES4 

0,Y\ KN[ ?AT A MITIGATION HAS COME80 

0,YES1 ! JAIL] TOLD ME40 

0,SO ?AT AS SOON AS ! ORIG9AL DOCUM5T >RIVES Y\ MAY COME AWAY & SETTLE :]E Y\ LIKE4 ,WE %ALL CONSID]--0 

,%E 9T]RUPT$ HIM HURRI$LY4 0,:AT HAVE ,I TO CONSID]8 ,:]E ,VALDEM> ,SIMONSON GOES1 !RE ,I %ALL FOLL[40 ,9 SPITE ( ! EXCITEM5T %E WAS 9 %E RAIS$ H] EYES TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S & PRON\NC$ !SE WORDS QUICKLY & DI/9CTLY1 AS IF %E HAD PREP>$ :AT %E HAD TO SAY4 

0,9DE$60 

0,WELL1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*1 Y\ SEE HE WI%ES ME TO LIVE ) HIM--0 & %E /OPP$1 QUITE FRI<T5$1 & CORRECT$ H]SELF4 0,HE WI%ES ME TO BE NE> HIM4 ,:AT MORE CAN ,I DESIRE8 ,I MU/ LOOK UPON IT AS HAPP9ESS4 ,:AT ELSE IS !RE = ME--0 

0,ONE ( TWO ?+S10 ?\<T HE4 0,EI!R %E LOVES ,SIMONSON & DOES NOT 9 ! LEA/ REQUIRE ! SACRIFICE ,I IMAG9$ ,I WAS BR++ H]1 OR %E /ILL LOVES ME & REFUSES ME = MY [N SAKE1 & IS BURN+ H] %IPS BY UNIT+ H] FATE ) ,SIMONSON40 ,& ,NEKHLUD(F FELT A%AM$ & KNEW ?AT HE WAS BLU%+4 

0,& Y\ Y\RSELF1 DO Y\ LOVE HIM80 HE ASK$4 

0,LOV+ OR NOT LOV+1 :AT DOES IT MATT]8 ,I HAVE GIV5 UP ALL ?AT4 ,& !N ,VALDEM> ,SIMONSON IS QUITE AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN40 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE10 ,NEKHLUD(F BEGAN4 0,HE IS A SPL5DID MAN1 & ,I ?9K--0 

,BUT %E AGA9 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 AS IF AFRAID ?AT HE MI<T SAY TOO MU* OR ?AT %E %\LD NOT SAY ALL4 0,NO1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*1 Y\ MU/ =GIVE ME IF ,I AM NOT DO+ :AT Y\ WI%10 & %E LOOK$ AT HIM ) ?OSE UNFA?OMABLE1 SQU9T+ EYES ( H]S4 0,YES1 IT EVID5TLY MU/ BE SO4 ,Y\ MU/ LIVE1 TOO40 

,%E SAID JU/ :AT HE HAD BE5 TELL+ HIMSELF A FEW MOM5TS BE=E1 BUT HE NO LONG] ?\<T SO N[ & FELT V]Y DIFF]5TLY4 ,HE WAS NOT ONLY A%AM$1 BUT FELT SORRY TO LOSE ALL HE WAS LOS+ ) H]4 0,I DID NOT EXPECT ?IS10 HE SAID4 

0,:Y %\LD Y\ LIVE H]E & SUFF]8 ,Y\ HAVE SUFF]$ 5\<40 

0,I HAVE NOT SUFF]$4 ,IT WAS GOOD = ME1 & ,I %\LD LIKE TO GO ON S]V+ Y\ IF ,I C\LD40 

0,WE DO NOT WANT ANY?+10 %E SAID1 & LOOK$ AT HIM4 

0,Y\ HAVE DONE SO MU* = ME AS IT IS4 ,IF IT HAD NOT BE5 = Y\--0 ,%E WI%$ TO SAY MORE1 BUT H] VOICE TREMBL$4 

0,Y\ C]TA9LY HAVE NO REASON TO ?ANK ME10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID4 

0,:]E IS ! USE ( \R RECKON+8 ,GOD WILL MAKE UP \R ACC\NTS10 %E SAID1 & H] BLACK EYES BEGAN TO GLI/5 ) ! TE>S ?AT FILL$ !M4 

0,:AT A GOOD WOMAN Y\ >E10 HE SAID4 

0,I GOOD80 %E SAID ?R\< H] TE>S1 & A PA!TIC SMILE LIT UP H] FACE4 

0,>E Y\ READY80 ! ,5GLI%MAN ASK$4 

0,DIRECTLY10 REPLI$ ,NEKHLUD(F & ASK$ H] AB\T ,KRYLTZ(F4 

,%E GOT OV] H] EMOTION & QUIETLY TOLD HIM ALL %E KNEW4 ,KRYLTZ(F WAS V]Y WEAK & HAD BE5 S5T 9TO ! 9FIRM>Y4 ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA WAS V]Y ANXI\S1 & HAD ASK$ TO BE ALL[$ TO GO TO ! 9FIRM>Y AS A NURSE1 BUT C\LD NOT GET ! P]MISSION4 

0,AM ,I TO GO80 %E ASK$1 NOTIC+ ?AT ! ,5GLI%MAN WAS WAIT+4 

0,I WILL NOT SAY GOOD-BYE2 ,I %ALL SEE Y\ AGA910 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 HOLD+ \T HIS H&4 

0,=GIVE ME10 %E SAID SO L[ ?AT HE C\LD H>DLY HE> H]4 ,!IR EYES MET1 & ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW BY ! /RANGE LOOK ( H] SQU9T+ EYES & ! PA!TIC SMILE ) :I* %E SAID NOT 0,GOOD-BYE0 BUT 0,=GIVE ME10 ?AT ( ! TWO REASONS ?AT MI<T HAVE L$ TO H] RESOLUTION1 ! SECOND WAS ! REAL ONE4 ,%E LOV$ HIM1 & ?\<T ?AT BY UNIT+ H]SELF TO HIM %E W\LD BE SPOIL+ HIS LIFE4 ,BY GO+ ) ,SIMONSON %E ?\<T %E W\LD BE SETT+ ,NEKHLUD(F FREE1 & FELT GLAD ?AT %E HAD DONE :AT %E MEANT TO DO1 & YET %E SUFF]$ AT P>T+ FROM HIM4 

,%E PRESS$ HIS H&1 TURN$ QUICKLY & LEFT ! ROOM4 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS READY TO GO1 BUT SAW ?AT ! ,5GLI%MAN WAS NOT+ SOME?+ D[N1 & DID NOT DI/URB HIM1 BUT SAT D[N ON A WOOD5 SEAT BY ! WALL1 & SUDD5LY A FEEL+ ( T]RIBLE WE>9ESS CAME OV] HIM4 ,IT WAS NOT A SLEEPLESS NI<T ?AT HAD TIR$ HIM1 NOT ! J\RNEY1 NOT ! EXCITEM5T1 BUT HE FELT T]RIBLY TIR$ ( LIV+4 ,HE LEAN$ AGA9/ ! BACK ( ! B5*1 %UT HIS EYES & 9 A MOM5T FELL 9TO A DEEP1 HEAVY SLEEP4 

0,WELL1 W\LD Y\ LIKE TO LOOK R\ND ! CELLS N[80 ! 9SPECTOR ASK$4 

,NEKHLUD(F LOOK$ UP & WAS SURPRIS$ TO F9D HIMSELF :]E HE WAS4 ,! ,5GLI%MAN HAD F9I%$ HIS NOTES & EXPRESS$ A WI% TO SEE ! CELLS4 

,NEKHLUD(F1 TIR$ & 9DIFF]5T1 FOLL[$ HIM4 

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