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,SIMONSON 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA'S 9FLU5CE WAS ONE ?AT ,MASLOVA SUBMITT$ TO BECAUSE %E LOV$ ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA4 ,SIMONSON 9FLU5C$ H] BECAUSE HE LOV$ H]4 

,EV]YBODY LIVES & ACTS P>TLY ACCORD+ TO HIS [N1 P>TLY ACCORD+ TO O!R PEOPLE'S1 IDEAS4 ,?IS IS :AT CON/ITUTES ONE ( ! GREAT DIFF]5CES AMONG M54 ,TO SOME1 ?9K+ IS A K9D ( M5TAL GAME2 !Y TREAT !IR REASON AS IF IT W]E A FLY-:EEL )\T A CONNECT+ /RAP1 & >E GUID$ 9 !IR ACTIONS BY O!R PEOPLE'S IDEAS1 BY CU/OM OR LAWS2 :ILE O!RS LOOK UPON !IR [N IDEAS AS ! *IEF MOTIVE P[] ( ALL !IR ACTIONS1 & ALWAYS LI/5 TO ! DICTATES ( !IR [N REASON & SUBMIT TO IT1 ACCEPT+ O!R PEOPLE'S OP9IONS ONLY ON R>E OCCASIONS & AFT] WEI<+ !M CRITICALLY4 ,SIMONSON WAS A MAN ( ! LATT] SORT2 HE SETTL$ & V]IFI$ EV]Y?+ ACCORD+ TO HIS [N REASON & ACT$ ON ! DECISIONS HE >RIV$ AT4 ,:5 A S*OOLBOY HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HIS FA!R'S 9COME1 MADE AS A PAYMA/] 9 GOV]NM5T (FICE WAS DI%ONE/LY GA9$1 & HE TOLD HIS FA!R ?AT IT \<T TO BE GIV5 TO ! PEOPLE4 ,:5 HIS FA!R1 9/EAD ( LI/5+ TO HIM1 GAVE HIM A SCOLD+1 HE LEFT HIS FA!R'S H\SE & W\LD NOT MAKE USE ( HIS FA!R'S MEANS4 ,HAV+ COME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ALL ! EXI/+ MIS]Y WAS A RESULT ( ! PEOPLE'S IGNORANCE1 HE JO9$ ! SOCIALI/S1 :O C>RI$ ON PROPAG&A AMONG ! PEOPLE1 AS SOON AS HE LEFT ! UNIV]SITY & GOT A PLACE AS A VILLAGE S*OOLMA/]4 ,HE TAU<T & EXPLA9$ TO HIS PUPILS & TO ! PEASANTS :AT HE CONSID]$ TO BE JU/1 & OP5LY BLAM$ :AT HE ?\<T UNJU/4 ,HE WAS >RE/$ & TRI$4 ,DUR+ HIS TRIAL HE DET]M9$ TO TELL HIS JUDGES ?AT HIS WAS A JU/ CAUSE1 = :I* HE \<T NOT TO BE TRI$ OR PUNI%$4 ,:5 ! JUDGES PAID NO HE$ TO HIS WORDS1 BUT W5T ON ) ! TRIAL1 HE DECID$ NOT TO ANSW] !M & KEPT RESOLUTELY SIL5T :5 !Y QUE/ION$ HIM4 ,HE WAS EXIL$ TO ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ,>*ANGEL4 ,!RE HE =MULAT$ A RELIGI\S TEA*+ :I* WAS F\ND$ ON ! !ORY ?AT EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD WAS ALIVE1 ?AT NO?+ IS LIFELESS1 & ?AT ALL ! OBJECTS WE CONSID] TO BE )\T LIFE OR 9ORGANIC >E ONLY P>TS ( AN 5ORM\S ORGANIC BODY :I* WE CANNOT COMPASS4 ,A MAN'S TASK IS TO SU/A9 ! LIFE ( ?AT HUGE ORGANISM & ALL ITS ANIMATE P>TS4 ,!RE=E HE WAS AGA9/ W>1 CAPITAL PUNI%M5T & EV]Y K9D ( KILL+1 NOT ONLY ( HUMAN BE+S1 BUT ALSO ( ANIMALS4 ,CONC]N+ M>RIAGE1 TOO1 HE HAD A PECULI> IDEA ( HIS [N2 HE ?\<T ?AT 9CREASE WAS A L[] FUNCTION ( MAN1 ! HI<E/ FUNCTION BE+ TO S]VE ! ALREADY EXI/+ LIVES4 ,HE F\ND A CONFIRMATION ( HIS !ORY 9 ! FACT ?AT !RE W]E PHACOCYTES 9 ! BLOOD4 ,CELIBATES1 ACCORD+ TO HIS OP9ION1 W]E ! SAME AS PHACOCYTES1 !IR FUNCTION BE+ TO HELP ! WEAK & ! SICKLY P>TICLES ( ! ORGANISM4 ,FROM ! MOM5T HE CAME TO ?IS CONCLUSION HE BEGAN TO CONSID] HIMSELF AS WELL AS ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA AS PHACOCYTES1 & TO LIVE ACCORD+LY1 ?\< AS A Y\? HE HAD BE5 ADDICT$ TO VICE4 ,HIS LOVE = ,KATU%A DID NOT 9FR+E ?IS CONCEPTION1 BECAUSE HE LOV$ H] PLATONICALLY1 & SU* LOVE HE CONSID]$ C\LD NOT H9D] HIS ACTIVITY AS A PHACOCYTES1 BUT ACT$1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 AS AN 9SPIRATION4 

,NOT ONLY MORAL1 BUT ALSO MO/ PRACTICAL QUE/IONS HE DECID$ 9 HIS [N WAY4 ,HE APPLI$ A !ORY ( HIS [N TO ALL PRACTICAL BUS9ESS1 HAD RULES RELAT+ TO ! NUMB] ( H\RS = RE/ & = WORK1 TO ! K9D ( FOOD TO EAT1 ! WAY TO DRESS1 TO HEAT & LI<T UP ! ROOMS4 ,) ALL ?IS ,SIMONSON WAS V]Y %Y & MODE/2 & YET :5 HE HAD ONCE MADE UP HIS M9D NO?+ C\LD MAKE HIM WAV]4 ,& ?IS MAN HAD A DECID$ 9FLU5CE ON ,MASLOVA ?R\< HIS LOVE = H]4 ,) A WOMAN'S 9/9CT ,MASLOVA V]Y SOON F\ND \T ?AT HE LOV$ H]4 ,& ! FACT ?AT %E C\LD AWAK5 LOVE 9 A MAN ( ?AT K9D RAIS$ H] 9 H] [N E/IMATION4 ,IT WAS ,NEKHLUD(F'S MAGNANIMITY & :AT HAD BE5 9 ! PA/ ?AT MADE HIM (F] TO M>RY H]1 BUT ,SIMONSON LOV$ H] SU* AS %E WAS N[1 LOV$ H] SIMPLY BECAUSE ( ! LOVE HE BORE H]4 ,& %E FELT ?AT ,SIMONSON CONSID]$ H] TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN1 HAV+ PECULI>LY HI< MORAL QUALITIES4 ,%E DID NOT QUITE KN[ :AT ! QUALITIES HE ATTRIBUT$ TO H] W]E1 BUT 9 ORD] TO BE ON ! SAFE SIDE & ?AT HE %\LD NOT BE DISAPPO9T$ 9 H]1 %E TRI$ ) ALL H] MI<T TO AWAK5 9 H]SELF ALL ! HI<E/ QUALITIES %E C\LD CONCEIVE1 & %E TRI$ TO BE AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE4 ,?IS HAD BEGUN :ILE !Y W]E /ILL 9 PRISON1 :5 ON A COMMON VISIT+ DAY %E HAD NOTIC$ HIS K9DLY D>K BLUE EYES GAZ+ FIX$LY AT H] FROM UND] HIS PROJECT+ BR[4 ,EV5 !N %E HAD NOTIC$ ?AT ?IS WAS A PECULI> MAN1 & ?AT HE WAS LOOK+ AT H] 9 A PECULI> MANN]1 & HAD ALSO NOTIC$ ! /RIK+ COMB9ATION ( /]NNESS--! UNRULY HAIR & ! FR[N+ =EHEAD GAVE HIM ?IS APPE>ANCE--) ! *ILD-LIKE K9DNESS & 9NOC5CE ( HIS LOOK4 ,%E SAW HIM AGA9 9 ,TOMSK1 :]E %E JO9$ ! POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,?\< !Y HAD NOT UTT]$ A WORD1 !IR LOOKS TOLD PLA9LY ?AT !Y HAD UND]/OOD ONE ANO!R4 ,EV5 AFT] ?AT !Y HAD HAD NO S]I\S CONV]SATION ) EA* O!R1 BUT ,MASLOVA FELT ?AT :5 HE SPOKE 9 H] PRES5CE HIS WORDS W]E ADDRESS$ TO H]1 & ?AT HE SPOKE = H] SAKE1 TRY+ TO EXPRESS HIMSELF AS PLA9LY AS HE C\LD2 BUT IT WAS :5 HE />T$ WALK+ ) ! CRIM9AL PRISON]S ?AT !Y GREW SPECIALLY NE> TO ONE ANO!R4 

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