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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,UNTIL !Y LEFT ,P]M ,NEKHLUD(F ONLY TWICE MANAG$ TO SEE ,KATU%A1 ONCE 9 ,NIJNI1 BE=E ! PRISON]S W]E EMB>K$ ON A B>GE SURR\ND$ ) A WIRE NETT+1 & AGA9 9 ,P]M 9 ! PRISON (FICE4 ,AT BO? !SE 9T]VIEWS HE F\ND H] RES]V$ & UNK9D4 ,%E ANSW]$ HIS QUE/IONS AS TO :E!R %E WAS 9 WANT ( ANY?+1 & :E!R %E WAS COM=TABLE1 EVASIVELY & BA%FULLY1 &1 AS HE ?\<T1 ) ! SAME FEEL+ ( HO/ILE REPROA* :I* %E HAD %[N SEV]AL TIMES BE=E4 ,H] DEPRESS$ /ATE ( M9D1 :I* WAS ONLY ! RESULT ( ! MOLE/ATIONS FROM ! M5 ?AT %E WAS UND]GO+ AT ! TIME1 TORM5T$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,HE FE>$ LE/1 9FLU5C$ BY ! H>D & DEGRAD+ CIRCUM/ANCES 9 :I* %E WAS PLAC$ ON ! J\RNEY1 %E %\LD AGA9 GET 9TO ?AT /ATE ( DESPAIR & DISCORD ) H] [N SELF :I* =M]LY MADE H] IRRITABLE ) HIM1 & :I* HAD CAUS$ H] TO DR9K & SMOKE EXCESSIVELY TO GA9 OBLIVION4 ,BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO HELP H] 9 ANY WAY DUR+ ?IS P>T ( ! J\RNEY1 AS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = HIM TO BE ) H]4 ,IT WAS ONLY :5 %E JO9$ ! POLITICAL PRISON]S ?AT HE SAW H[ UNF\ND$ HIS FE>S W]E1 & AT EA* 9T]VIEW HE NOTIC$ ?AT 9N] *ANGE HE SO /RONGLY DESIR$ TO SEE 9 H] BECOM+ MORE & MORE M>K$4 ,! FIR/ TIME !Y MET 9 ,TOMSK %E WAS AGA9 JU/ AS %E HAD BE5 :5 LEAV+ ,MOSC[4 ,%E DID NOT FR[N OR BECOME CONFUS$ :5 %E SAW HIM1 BUT MET HIM JOYFULLY & SIMPLY1 ?ANK+ HIM = :AT HE HAD DONE = H]1 ESPECIALLY = BR++ H] AMONG ! PEOPLE ) :OM %E N[ WAS4 

,AFT] TWO MON?S' M>*+ ) ! GANG1 ! *ANGE ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE )9 H] BECAME NOTICEABLE 9 H] APPE>ANCE4 ,%E GREW SUNBURN$ & ?9N]1 & SEEM$ OLD]2 WR9KLES APPE>$ ON H] TEMPLES & R\ND H] M\?4 ,%E HAD NO R+LETS ON H] =EHEAD N[1 & H] HAIR WAS COV]$ ) ! K]*IEF2 9 ! WAY IT WAS >RANG$1 AS WELL AS 9 H] DRESS & H] MANN]S1 !RE WAS NO TRACE ( COQUETRY LEFT4 ,& ?IS *ANGE1 :I* HAD TAK5 PLACE & WAS /ILL PROGRESS+ 9 H]1 MADE ,NEKHLUD(F V]Y HAPPY4 

,HE FELT = H] SOME?+ HE HAD NEV] EXP]I5C$ BE=E4 ,?IS FEEL+ HAD NO?+ 9 COMMON ) HIS FIR/ POETIC LOVE = H]1 & EV5 LESS ) ! S5SUAL LOVE ?AT HAD FOLL[$1 NOR EV5 ) ! SATISFACTION ( A DUTY FULFILL$1 NOT UNMIX$ ) SELF-ADMIRATION1 ) :I* HE DECID$ TO M>RY H] AFT] ! TRIAL4 ,! PRES5T FEEL+ WAS SIMPLY ONE ( PITY & T5D]NESS4 ,HE HAD FELT IT :5 HE MET H] 9 PRISON = ! FIR/ TIME1 & !N AGA9 :51 AFT] CONQU]+ HIS REPUGNANCE1 HE =GAVE H] ! IMAG9$ 9TRIGUE ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT 9 ! HOSPITAL 7! 9JU/ICE DONE H] HAD S9CE BE5 DISCOV]$72 IT WAS ! SAME FEEL+ HE N[ HAD1 ONLY ) ?IS DIFF]5CE1 ?AT =M]LY IT WAS MOM5T>Y1 & ?AT N[ IT HAD BECOME P]MAN5T4 ,:ATEV] HE WAS DO+1 :ATEV] HE WAS ?9K+ N[1 A FEEL+ ( PITY & T5D]NESS DWELT ) HIM1 & NOT ONLY PITY & T5D]NESS = H]1 BUT = EV]YBODY4 ,?IS FEEL+ SEEM$ TO HAVE OP5$ ! FLOODGATES ( LOVE1 :I* HAD F\ND NO \TLET 9 ,NEKHLUD(F'S S\L1 & ! LOVE N[ FL[$ \T TO EV]Y ONE HE MET4 

,DUR+ ?IS J\RNEY ,NEKHLUD(F'S FEEL+S W]E SO /IMULAT$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT HELP BE+ ATT5TIVE & CONSID]ATE TO EV]YBODY1 FROM ! COA*MAN & ! CONVOY SOLDI]S TO ! PRISON 9SPECTORS & GOV]NORS :OM HE HAD TO DEAL )4 ,N[ ?AT ,MASLOVA WAS AMONG ! POLITICAL PRISON]S1 ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT HELP BECOM+ ACQUA9T$ ) MANY ( !M1 FIR/ 9 ,EKAT]9BURG1 :]E !Y HAD A GOOD DEAL ( FRE$OM & W]E KEPT ALTOGE!R 9 A L>GE CELL1 & !N ON ! ROAD :5 ,MASLOVA WAS M>*+ ) ?REE ( ! M5 & F\R ( ! WOM54 ,COM+ 9 CONTACT ) POLITICAL EXILES 9 ?IS WAY MADE ,NEKHLUD(F COMPLETELY *ANGE HIS M9D CONC]N+ !M4 

,FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ,RUSSIA1 BUT ESPECIALLY S9CE ?AT FIR/ ( ,M>*1 :5 ,ALEX&] ,I,I WAS MURD]$1 ,NEKHLUD(F REG>D$ ! REVOLUTIONI/S ) DISLIKE & CONTEMPT4 ,HE WAS REPULS$ BY ! CRUELTY & SECRECY ( ! ME?ODS !Y EMPLOY$ 9 !IR /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T1 ESPECIALLY ! CRUEL MURD]S !Y COMMITT$1 & !IR >ROGANCE ALSO DISGU/$ HIM4 ,BUT HAV+ LE>N$ MORE 9TIMATELY TO KN[ !M & ALL !Y HAD SUFF]$ AT ! H&S ( ! GOV]NM5T1 HE SAW ?AT !Y C\LD NOT BE O!R ?AN !Y W]E4 

,T]RIBLE & 5DLESS AS W]E ! TORM5TS :I* W]E 9FLICT$ ON ! CRIM9ALS1 !RE WAS AT LEA/ SOME SEMBLANCE ( JU/ICE %[N !M BE=E & AFT] !Y W]E S5T5C$1 BUT 9 ! CASE ( ! POLITICAL PRISON]S !RE WAS NOT EV5 ?AT SEMBLANCE1 AS ,NEKHLUD(F SAW 9 ! CASE ( ,%OLO/OVA & ?AT ( MANY & MANY ( HIS NEW ACQUA9TANCES4 ,!SE PEOPLE W]E DEALT ) LIKE FI% CAU<T ) A NET2 EV]Y?+ ?AT GETS 9TO ! NETS IS PULL$ A%ORE1 & !N ! BIG FI% :I* >E REQUIR$ >E SORT$ \T & ! LITTLE ONES >E LEFT TO P]I% UNHE$$ ON ! %ORE4 ,HAV+ CAPTUR$ HUNDR$S ?AT W]E EVID5TLY GUILTLESS1 & ?AT C\LD NOT BE DANG]\S TO ! GOV]NM5T1 !Y LEFT !M IMPRISON$ = YE>S1 :]E !Y BECAME CONSUMPTIVE1 W5T \T ( !IR M9DS OR COMMITT$ SUICIDE1 & KEPT !M ONLY BECAUSE !Y HAD NO 9DUCEM5T TO SET !M FREE1 :ILE !Y MI<T BE ( USE TO ELUCIDATE SOME QUE/ION AT A JUDICIAL 9QUIRY1 SAFE 9 PRISON4 ,! FATE ( !SE P]SONS1 (T5 9NOC5T EV5 FROM ! GOV]NM5T PO9T ( VIEW1 DEP5D$ ON ! :IM1 ! HUMOR (1 OR ! AM\NT ( LEISURE AT ! DISPOSAL ( SOME POLICE (FIC] OR SPY1 OR PUBLIC PROSECUTOR1 OR MAGI/RATE1 OR GOV]NOR1 OR M9I/]4 ,SOME ONE ( !SE (FICIALS FEELS DULL1 OR 9CL9$ TO DI/+UI% HIMSELF1 & MAKES A NUMB] ( >RE/S1 & IMPRISONS OR SETS FREE1 ACCORD+ TO HIS [N FANCY OR ?AT ( ! HI<] AU?ORITIES4 ,& ! HI<] (FICIAL1 ACTUAT$ BY LIKE MOTIVES1 ACCORD+ TO :E!R HE IS 9CL9$ TO DI/+UI% HIMSELF1 OR TO :AT HIS RELATIONS TO ! M9I/] >E1 EXILES M5 TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! WORLD OR KEEPS !M 9 SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T1 CONDEMNS !M TO ,SIB]IA1 TO H>D LABOR1 TO DEA?1 OR SETS !M FREE AT ! REQUE/ ( SOME LADY4 

,!Y W]E DEALT ) AS 9 W>1 & !Y NATURALLY EMPLOY$ ! MEANS ?AT W]E US$ AGA9/ !M4 ,& AS ! MILIT>Y M5 LIVE 9 AN ATMOSPH]E ( PUBLIC OP9ION ?AT NOT ONLY CONCEALS FROM !M ! GUILT ( !IR ACTIONS1 BUT SETS !SE ACTIONS UP AS FEATS ( H]OISM1 SO !SE POLITICAL (F5D]S W]E ALSO CON/ANTLY SURR\ND$ BY AN ATMOSPH]E ( PUBLIC OP9ION :I* MADE ! CRUEL ACTIONS !Y COMMITT$1 9 ! FACE ( DANG] & AT ! RISK ( LIB]TY & LIFE1 & ALL ?AT IS DE> TO M51 SEEM NOT WICK$ BUT GLORI\S ACTIONS4 ,NEKHLUD(F F\ND 9 ?IS ! EXPLANATION ( ! SURPRIS+ PH5OM5ON ?AT M51 ) ! MILDE/ *>ACT]S1 :O SEEM$ 9CAPABLE ( WITNESS+ ! SUFF]+S ( ANY LIV+ CREATURE1 MU* LESS ( 9FLICT+ PA91 QUIETLY PREP>$ TO MURD] M51 NE>LY ALL ( !M CONSID]+ MURD] LAWFUL & JU/ ON C]TA9 OCCASIONS AS A MEANS = SELF-DEF5SE1 = ! ATTA9M5T ( HI<] AIMS OR = ! G5]AL WELF>E4 

,! IMPORTANCE !Y ATTRIBUTE TO !IR CAUSE1 & CONSEQU5TLY TO !MSELVES1 FL[$ NATURALLY FROM ! IMPORTANCE ! GOV]NM5T ATTA*$ TO !IR ACTIONS1 & ! CRUELTY ( ! PUNI%M5TS IT 9FLICT$ ON !M4 ,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F CAME TO KN[ !M BETT] HE BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT !Y W]E NOT ! RI<T-D[N VILLA9S ?AT SOME IMAG9$ !M TO BE1 NOR ! COMPLETE H]OES ?AT O!RS ?\<T !M1 BUT ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 JU/ ! SAME AS O!RS1 AMONG :OM !RE W]E SOME GOOD & SOME BAD1 & SOME M$IOCRE1 AS !RE >E EV]Y:]E4 

,!RE W]E SOME AMONG !M :O HAD TURN$ REVOLUTIONI/S BECAUSE !Y HONE/LY CONSID]$ IT !IR DUTY TO FI<T ! EXI/+ EVILS1 BUT !RE W]E ALSO ?OSE :O *OSE ?IS WORK = SELFI%1 AMBITI\S MOTIVES2 ! MAJORITY1 H[EV]1 WAS ATTRACT$ TO ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEA BY ! DESIRE = DANG]1 = RISKS1 ! 5JOYM5T ( PLAY+ ) ONE'S LIFE1 :I*1 AS ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW FROM HIS MILIT>Y EXP]I5CES1 IS QUITE COMMON TO ! MO/ ORD9>Y PEOPLE :ILE !Y >E Y\NG & FULL ( 5]GY4 ,BUT :]E9 !Y DIFF]$ FROM ORD9>Y PEOPLE WAS ?AT !IR MORAL /&>D WAS A HI<] ONE ?AN ?AT ( ORD9>Y M54 ,!Y CONSID]$ NOT ONLY SELF-CONTROL1 H>D LIV+1 TRU?FULNESS1 BUT ALSO ! READ9ESS TO SACRIFICE EV]Y?+1 EV5 LIFE1 = ! COMMON WELF>E AS !IR DUTY4 ,!RE=E ! BE/ AMONG !M /OOD ON A MORAL LEVEL ?AT IS NOT (T5 REA*$1 :ILE ! WOR/ W]E F> BEL[ ! ORD9>Y LEVEL1 MANY ( !M BE+ UNTRU?FUL1 HYPOCRITICAL & AT ! SAME TIME SELF-SATISFI$ & PR\D4 ,SO ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F LE>N$ NOT ONLY TO RESPECT BUT TO LOVE SOME ( HIS NEW ACQUA9TANCES1 :ILE HE REMA9$ MORE ?AN 9DIFF]5T TO O!RS4 

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