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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,JANU>Y #b1 #a#i#b4---,LATE 9 ! AFT]NOON YE/]DAY WE T\*$ ! SOIL ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA4 

,DRIV5 \T FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES LIKE CRIM9ALS1 WE W]E RECEIV$ AT ,BELO-,O/ROV ) OP5 >MS4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y HYMN1 PLAY$ BY ! MILIT>Y ,R$ ,B&1 GREET$ US AS WE CROSS$ ! FRONTI]4 ,! HURRAHS ( ! R$-CAPP$ SOLDI]S1 MIX$ ) ! *E]S ( ! DEPORTEES1 E*O$ ?R\< ! WOODS1 ROLL+ 9TO ! DI/ANCE LIKE A *ALL5GE ( JOY & DEFIANCE4 ,) B>$ HEAD ,I /OOD 9 ! PRES5CE ( ! VISIBLE SYMBOLS ( ! ,REVOLUTION ,TRIUMPHANT4 

,A FEEL+ ( SOLEMNITY1 ( AWE OV]:ELM$ ME4 ,?US MY PI\S OLD =EFA!RS MU/ HAVE FELT ON FIR/ 5T]+ ! ,HOLY ( ,HOLIES4 ,A /RONG DESIRE WAS UPON ME TO KNEEL D[N & KISS ! GR\ND --- ! GR\ND CONSECRAT$ BY ! LIFE-BLOOD ( G5]ATIONS ( SUFF]+ & M>TYRDOM1 CONSECRAT$ ANEW BY ! REVOLUTIONI/S ( MY [N DAY4 ,NEV] BE=E1 NOT EV5 AT ! FIR/ C>ESS ( FRE$OM ON ?AT GLORI\S ,MAY DAY1 #aif --- AFT] F\RTE5 YE>S 9 ! ,P5NSYLVANIA PRISON --- HAD ,I BE5 /IRR$ SO PR(\NDLY4 ,I LONG$ TO EMBRACE HUMANITY1 TO LAY MY HE>T AT ITS FEET1 TO GIVE MY LIFE A ?\S& TIMES TO ! S]VICE ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION4 

,IT WAS ! MO/ SUBLIME DAY ( MY LIFE4 

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,AT ,BELO-,O/ROV A MASS MEET+ WAS HELD TO WELCOME US4 ,! L>GE HALL WAS FILL$ ) SOLDI]S & PEASANTS COME TO GREET !IR COMRADES FROM ,AM]ICA4 ,!Y LOOK$ AT US ) L>GE1 WOND]+ EYES1 & ASK$ MANY /RANGE QUE/IONS4 0,>E ! WORK]S />V+ 9 ,AM]ICA8 --- ,IS ! REVOLUTION AB\T TO BREAK \T8 ,H[ SOON %ALL WE GET HELP = ,RUSSIA80 

,! CR[D$ PLACE WAS HEAVY ) ! HUMAN SMELL & ! FUMES ( TOBACCO4 ,!RE WAS MU* PU%+ & JO/L+1 & L\D %\T+ 9 R\< BORD] SPEE*4 ,D>KNESS HAD FALL51 BUT ! HALL REMA9$ UNLIT4 ,I FELT A PECULI> S5SATION 9 BE+ SWAY$ H]E & !RE BY ! NOISY HUMAN BILL[S1 )\T BE+ ABLE TO DI/+UI% ANY FACES4 ,!N ! VOICES & ! MOTION CEAS$4 ,MY EYES TURN$ T[>D ! PLAT=M4 ,IT WAS LIT BY A FEW TALL[ C&LES1 & 9 !IR DIM LI<T ,I C\LD MAKE \T ! FIGURES ( SEV]AL WOM5 CLAD 9 BLACK4 ,!Y LOOK$ LIKE NUNS JU/ \T ( ! CLOI/]1 !IR C\NT5ANCES SEV]E1 =BIDD+4 ,!N ONE ( !M /EPP$ TO ! $GE ( ! PLAT=M4 

0,TOV>I%T*I10 %E BEGAN1 & ! SIGNIFICANT WORD VIBRAT$ ?R\< MY :OLE BE+ ) ! 9T5SITY ( ! SPEAK]'S >DOR4 ,%E SPOKE PASSIONATELY1 VEHEM5TLY1 ) A NOTE ( BITT] DEFIANCE AT ! ANTAGONI/IC WORLD AT L>GE4 ,%E TOLD ( ! HI< H]OISM ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PEOPLE1 ( !IR SACRIFICES & /RUGGLES1 ( ! GREAT WORK /ILL TO BE DONE 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,%E CA/IGAT$ ! CRIMES ( C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/S1 ! ,ALLI$ 9VASION & MURD]\S BLOCKADE4 ,9 FI]Y WORDS %E =ECA/ ! APPROA* ( ! GREAT WORLD REVOLUTION1 :I* IS TO DE/ROY CAPITALISM & ! B\RGEOISIE ?R\<\T ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA1 AS ,RUSSIA HAS DONE1 & GIVE ! E>? & ! FULLNESS !RE( 9TO ! H&S ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT4 

,TUMULTU\SLY ! AUDI5CE APPLAUD$4 ,I FELT ! ATMOSPH]E *>G$ ) ! SPIRIT ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE1 SYMBOLIC ( ! TITANIC W> ( TWO WORLDS --- ! NEW BREAK+ VIOL5T PA? = ITSELF AMID ! CONFUSION & *AOS ( CONFLICT+ PASSIONS4 ,I WAS CONSCI\S ( A WORLD 9 ! MAK+1 ( ! ALL-UPROOT+ ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 9 ACTION1 & MYSELF 9 ! MID/ ( IT4 

,ZOR9 FOLL[$ ! WOMAN 9 BLACK1 WELCOM+ ! >RIVALS 9 ! NAME ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 & BESPEAK+ !IR COOP]ATION 9 ! WORK ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,!N SEV]AL ( ! DEPORTEES APPE>$ ON ! RO/RUM4 ,!Y W]E DEEPLY MOV$ BY ! WOND]FUL RECEPTION1 !Y SAID1 & FILL$ ) ADMIRATION = ! GREAT ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 ! FIR/ TO ?R[ (F ! YOKE ( CAPITALISM & E/ABLI% LIB]TY & BRO!RHOOD UPON ! E>?4 

,I WAS /IRR$ TO ! DEP?S ( MY BE+1 TOO PR(\NDLY = WORDS4 ,PRES5TLY ,I BECAME AW>E ( PEOPLE NUDG+ ME & :ISP]+1 0,SPEAK1 ,B]KMAN1 SPEAK6 ,ANSW] HIM60 ,I HAD BECOME ABSORB$ 9 MY EMOTION & DID NOT LI/5 TO ! MAN ON ! PLAT=M4 ,I LOOK$ UP4 ,BIANKI WAS SPEAK+1 ! Y\NG ,RUSSIAN ( ,ITALIAN DESC5T4 ,I /OOD A<A/ AS HIS WORDS SL[LY C>RI$ COMPREH5SION TO MY M9D4 0,WE ,AN>*I/S10 HE WAS SAY+1 0>E WILL+ TO WORK ) ! ,BOL%EVIKI IF !Y WILL TREAT US RI<T4 ,BUT ,I W>N Y\ ?AT WE WON'T /& = SUPPRESSION4 ,IF Y\ ATTEMPT IT1 IT WILL MEAN W> BETWE5 US40 

,I JUMP$ ON ! PLAT=M4 0,LET NOT ?IS GREAT H\R BE DEBAS$ BY UNWOR?Y ?\<TS10 ,I CRI$4 0,FROM N[ ON WE >E ALL ONE --- ONE 9 ! SACR$ WORK ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 ONE 9 ITS DEF5SE1 ONE 9 \R COMMON AIM = ! FRE$OM & WELF>E ( ! PEOPLE4 ,SOCIALI/S OR ,AN>*I/S --- \R !ORETICAL DIFF]5CES >E LEFT BEH9D4 ,WE >E ALL REVOLUTIONI/S N[1 & %\LD] TO %\LD] WE'LL /&1 TOGE!R TO FI<T & TO WORK = ! LIB]AT+ ,REVOLUTION4 ,COMRADES1 H]OES ( ! GREAT REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLES ( ,RUSSIA1 9 ! NAME ( ! ,AM]ICAN DEPORTEES ,I GREET Y\4 ,9 !IR NAME ,I SAY TO Y\3 ,WE'VE COME TO LE>N1 NOT TO TEA*4 ,TO LE>N & TO HELP60 

,! DEPORTEES APPLAUD$1 O!R SPEE*ES FOLL[$1 & SOON ! UNPLEASANT ,BIANKI 9CID5T WAS =GOTT54 ,AMID GREAT 5?USIASM ! MEET+ CLOS$ LATE 9 ! EV5+1 ! :OLE AUDI5CE JO9+ 9 ! S++ ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,ON ! WAY TO ! /ATION1 :]E A TRA9 WAS WAIT+ TO TAKE US TO ,PETROGRAD1 A L>GE BOX ( ,AM]ICAN CRACK]S FELL (F ! SLEI<4 ,! ACCOMPANY+ SOLDI]S HUNGRILY P\NC$ UPON IT1 BUT :5 TOLD ?AT ! PROVISIONS W]E = ! *ILDR5 ( ,PETROGRAD1 !Y IMM$IATELY RETURN$ ! BOX TO US4 0,QUITE RI<T10 !Y SAID1 0! LITTLE ONES NE$ IT MO/40 

,ANO!R OVATION AWAIT$ US 9 ,PETROGRAD1 FOLL[$ BY A DEMON/RATION TO ! ,TAURIDE ,PALACE & A L>GE MEET+4 ,!N WE M>*$ TO ! ,SMOLNY1 :]E ! DEPORTEES W]E QU>T]$ = ! NI<T4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?1 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BONI & ,LIV]I<T1 #a#i#b#e47 

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