,*APT] #bf ,PRISON & ,CONC5TRATION ,CAMP #aibeaibe ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN ,TEXT 3 ,A NAUSEAT+ /5* ASSAILS US AS WE 5T] ! COMPULSORY LABOR CAMP AT ,KH>KOV4 ,! C\RTY>D IS FILL$ ) M5 & BOYS1 9CR$IBLY EMACIAT$1 M]E %AD[S ( HUMANS4 ,!IR FACES YELL[ & EYES DI/5D$1 BODIES RAGG$1 & B>EFOOT1 !Y =CIBLY REM9D ME ( />V+ P>IAHS 9 FAM9E-/RICK5 ,9DIA4 0,! SEW] IS BE+ REPAIR$10 ! (FICIAL ACCOMPANY+ US EXPLA9S4 ,ONLY A FEW PRISON]S >E AT WORK2 ! O!RS /& AB\T APA!TICALLY1 OR SPRAWL ON ! GR\ND AS IF TOO WEAK = EX]TION4 0,\R WOR/ SC\RGE IS DISEASE10 ! GUIDE REM>KS4 0,! M5 >E UND]N\RI%$ & LACK RESI/ANCE4 ,WE HAVE NO M$IC9E & WE >E %ORT ( PHYSICIANS40 ,SOME ( ! PRISON]S SURR\ND \R P>TY1 APP>5TLY TAK+ US = (FICIALS4 0,TOV>I%T*I10 A Y\NG MAN APPEALS TO US1 0:5 WILL ! ,COMMISSION DECIDE UPON MY CASE80 0,VISITORS10 ! GUIDE 9=MS HIM LACONICALLY4 0,WE CAN'T LIVE ON ! PYOCK4 ,! BREAD RATION HAS BE5 CUT AGA94 ,NO M$IC9E IS GIV5 \T10 SEV]AL COMPLA94 ,! GU>DS MOTION !M ASIDE4 ,! L>GE MALE DORMITORY IS APPALL+LY CR[D$4 ,! :OLE FLOOR SPACE IS TAK5 UP BY COTS & B5*ES1 SET SO CLOSELY TOGE!R IT IS DIFFICULT = US TO PASS4 ,! PRISON]S CLU/] 9 ! CORN]S2 SOME1 NAK$ TO ! HIPS1 >E 5GAG$ 9 PICK+ LICE (F !IR G>M5TS2 O!RS SIT LI/LESSLY1 GAZ+ VACANTLY AB\T !M4 ,! AIR IS F\L1 SUFFOCAT+4 ,FROM ! ADJO9+ FEMALE W>D COME QU>REL+ VOICES4 ,AS WE 5T] A GIRL CRIES HY/]ICALLY3 0,DON'T D>E CALL ME A SPECULATOR6 ,IT'S MY LA/ ?+S ,I WAS SELL+40 ,%E IS Y\NG & /ILL BEAUTIFUL1 H] TORN BL\SE EXPOS+ DELICATE1 WELL-=M$ %\LD]S4 ,H] EYES BURN FEV]I%LY1 & %E BREAKS 9TO A HACK+ C\<4 0,GOD MAY KN[ :O Y\ BE10 A PEASANT WOMAN RETORTS4 0,BUT JU/ ?9K ( ME1 ) ?REE LITTLE ONES AT HOME40 ,CAT*+ SI ONES1 LET ME GO HOME4 ,MY POOR *ILDR5 WILL DIE )\T ME40 ,! WOM5 BESET US4 ,! RATIONS >E BAD & 9SUFFICI5T1 !Y DECL>E4 ,ONLY A QU>T] ( A P\ND ( BREAD IS GIV5 !M & A PLATE ( ?9 S\P ONCE A DAY4 ,! DOCTOR DOES NOT ATT5D ! SICK2 !IR COMPLA9TS >E IGNOR$1 & ! PRISON COMMISSION DOES NOT PAY ANY ATT5TION TO !IR PROTE/S4 ,A KEEP] APPE>S 9 ! DOOR4 0,TO Y\R PLACES60 HE %\TS ANGRILY4 0,DON'T Y\ KN[ ! REGULATIONS8 ,S5D Y\R PETITIONS 9 WRIT+ TO ! ,COMMISSION40 0,WE'VE DONE IT1 BUT WE GET NO REPLY10 SEV]AL WOM5 CRY4 0,SIL5CE60 ! OV]SE] COMM&S4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,AT ! GATE ( ! ,COLD ,HILL ,PRISON 7,KHOLODNAYA ,GORKA7 WE MEET AN EXCIT$ CR[D1 MO/LY WOM5 & GIRLS1 EA* ) A LITTLE BUNDLE 9 H&4 ,!Y >E WILDLY GE/ICULAT+ & >GU+ ) ! GU>DS4 ,!Y HAVE BR\RE/$ RELATIVES --- ! CU/OM1 KN[N AS P]$AT*A1 PREVAIL+ ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY [+ TO ! 9ABILITY ( ! GOV]NM5T TO SUPPLY ITS PRISON]S ) SUFFICI5T FOOD4 ,BUT ! GU>D DECL9ES TO ACCEPT ! (F]+S4 0,NEW ORD]S10 HE EXPLA9S3 0NO MORE P]$AT*A40 0,= H[ LONG80 0,= SEV]AL WEEKS40 ,CON/]NATION & RES5TM5T BREAK FROM ! PEOPLE4 ,! PRISON]S CANNOT EXI/ )\T P]$AT*A4 ,:Y %\LD IT BE REFUS$8 ,MANY ( ! WOM5 HAVE COME LONG DI/ANCES1 EV5 FROM NEIIES TO PROCURE A LITTLE DELICACY = A SICK FRI5D4 ,& N[ ?IS T]RIBLE ORD]6 ,! CR[D BESIEGES US ) PLEAS4 ,WE >E ACCOMPANI$ BY ! WOMAN SECRET>Y ( A HI< COMMISS>1 H]SELF AN (FICIAL ( ! ,RABKR91 ! P[]FUL ,DEP>TM5T ( ,9SPECTION1 ORGANIZ$ TO 9VE/IGATE & CORRECT ABUSES 9 ! O!R ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS4 ,%E IS PA/ MIDDLE AGE1 LEAN & SEV]E LOOK+1 ) ! REPUTATION ( BE+ EFFICI5T1 /RICT1 & HE>TLESS4 ,I HAVE HE>D ?AT %E WAS =M]LY 9 ! ,T*EKA1 ONE ( ITS ,COMM&ANTS1 AS ! EXECUTION]S >E CALL$4 ,SOME ( ! WOM5 RECOGNIZE \R GUIDE4 ,FROM ALL SIDES COME APPEALS TO 9T]C$E1 9 TONES ( FE> MIX$ ) HOPE4 0,I DON'T KN[ :Y P]$AT*A IS REFUS$10 %E 9=MS !M1 0BUT ,I %ALL 9QUIRE AT ONCE40 ,WE 5T] ! PRISON1 & \R GUIDE S5DS = ! COMMISS> 9 *>GE4 ,A Y\NGI% MAN1 GAUNT & CONSUMPTIVE-LOOK+1 APPE>S4 0,WE HAVE SUSP5D$ ! P]$AT*A10 HE EXPLA9S1 0BECAUSE WE >E %ORT ( HELP4 ,WE HAVE MORE WORK JU/ N[ ?AN WE CAN H&LE40 0,IT IS A GREAT H>D%IP = ! PRISON]S4 ,P]HAPS ! MATT] CAN BE MANAG$10 ! ,SECRET>Y SUGGE/S4 0,UN=TUNATELY IT CAN'T10 ! MAN RETORTS COLDLY4 0,WE WORK BEYOND \R /R5G?4 ,AS = ! RATIONS10 HE CONT9UES1 0! HONE/ WORK]S \TSIDE >E NO BETT] (F40 ,NOTIC+ \R LOOK ( DISAPPROVAL1 HE ADDS3 0,AS SOON AS WE HAVE CAUTY 9QUIRES4 0,9 TWO OR ?REE WEEKS1 P]HAPS40 0,A LONG TIME TO />VE40 ,! ,COMMISS> DOES NOT REPLY4 0,WE ALL WORK H>D )\T COMPLA9+1 TOV>I%T*10 ! GUIDE REPROVES HIM SEV]ELY4 0,I REGRET ,I %ALL HAVE TO REPORT ! MATT]40 ,! PRISON HAS REMA9$ AS IT WAS 9 ! DAYS ( ! ,ROMANOVS2 EV5 MO/ ( ! OLD KEEP]S /ILL HOLD !IR POSITIONS4 ,BUT IT IS MU* MORE CR[D$ N[2 SANIT>Y >RANGEM5TS >E NEGLECT$ & M$ICAL TREATM5T IS ALMO/ 5TIRELY ABS5T4 ,YET A C]TA9 9DEF9ABLE NEW SPIRIT IS FELT 9 ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,! COMMISS> & KEEP]S >E 9=MALLY ADDRESS$ AS TOV>I%T*1 & ! PRISON]S1 EV5 ! NON-POLITICALS1 HAVE ACQUIR$ A FRE]1 MORE 9DEP5D5T MANN]4 ,BUT ! DISCIPL9E IS SEV]E3 ! OLD CU/OM ( COLLECTIVE PROTE/ IS /]NLY SUPPRESS$1 & REPEAT$LY ! POLITICALS HAVE BE5 DRIV5 TO ! EXTREME ME?OD ( SELF-DEF5SE --- A HUNG] /RIKE4 ,9 ! CORRIDORS ! 9MATES WALK AB\T )\T GU>DS1 BUT \R GUIDE FR[NS D[N !IR ATTEMPTS TO APPROA* US BY A CURT1 0,NOT (FICIALS1 TOV>I%T*I40 ,%E SEEMS NOT QUITE AT EASE1 & DISC\RAGES CONV]SATION4 ,SOME PRISON]S TRAIL BEH9D US2 OCCASIONALLY A MORE D>+ ONE APPEALS TO HAVE HIS CASE LOOK$ 9TO4 0,S5D 9 Y\R PETITION 9 WRIT+10 ! WOMAN ADMONI%ES HIM1 :]EUPON !RE COMES ! RETORT1 0,I DID1 LONG AGO1 BUT NO?+ HAS BE5 DONE40 ,! L>GE CELLS >E CR[D$1 BUT ! DOORS >E OP51 & ! M5 PASS FREELY 9 & \T4 ,A D>K-HAIR$ Y\?1 ) %>P BLACK EYES1 UNOBS]V$LY JO9S \R P>TY4 0,I'M 9 = FIVE YE>S10 HE :ISP]S TO ME4 0,I'M A ,COMMUNI/1 & IT WAS REV5GE ON ! P>T ( A CROOK$ COMMISS> :OM ,I ?REAT5$ TO EXPOSE40 ,WALK+ ?R\< ! CORRIDORS ,I RECOGNIZE ,T*]N5KO1 :OSE DESCRIPTION WAS GIV5 ME BY ,KH>KOV FRI5DS4 ,HE WAS >RE/$ BY ! ,T*EKA TO PREV5T BE+ SEAT$ 9 ! ,SOVIET1 TO :I* HE WAS ELECT$ BY HIS FELL[ WORK]S 9 ! FACTORY4 ,BY ! HELP ( A FRI5DLY SOLDI] HE SUCCE$$ 9 ESCAP+ FROM ! CONC5TRATION CAMP1 BUT WAS RE>RE/$ & S5T TO ! ,COLD ,HILL ,PRISON4 ,I SL[ D[N MY PACE1 & ,T*]N5KO1 FALLS 9TO ! RE> ( \R P>TY4 0,MORE POLITICALS ?AN COMMON CRIM9ALS H]E10 HE SAYS1 PRET5D+ TO SPEAK TO ! PRISON] AT HIS SIDE4 0,AN>*I/S1 ,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S1 & ,M5%EVIKI4 ,TREAT$ WORSE ?AN ! O!RS4 ,ONLY A FEW ,:ITES & ONE ,AM]ICAN FROM ! ,KOLT*AK FRONT4 ,SPECULATORS & C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/S CAN BUY !IR WAY \T4 ,PROLET>IANS & REVOLUTIONI/S REMA940 0,! REVISION COMMISSION80 ,I :ISP] 9 AN ASIDE4 0,A FAKE4 ,!Y PAY NO ATT5TION TO \R PETITIONS40 0,:AT *>GE AGA9/ Y\80 0,NONE4 ,NEI!R *>GE NOR TRIAL4 ,! USUAL S5T5CE --- TILL ! 5D ( CIVIL W>40 ,! GUIDE TURNS 9TO A LONG1 D>K PASSAGE1 & ! PRISON]S FALL BACK4 ,WE 5T] ! WOM5'S DEP>TM5T4 ,TWO R[S ( CELLS1 ONE ABOVE ! O!R1 CLEAN] & LIT4 ,! DOORS /& AJ>1 ! 9MATES FREE TO WALK AB\T4 ,ONE ( \R P>TY --- ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN --- ASKS P]MISSION TO SEE A POLITICAL :OSE NAME %E HAD SECUR$ FROM FRI5DS 9 ! CITY4 ,! GUIDE HESITATES1 !N CONS5TS1 & PRES5TLY A Y\NG GIRL APPE>S4 ,%E IS NEAT & COMELY1 ) AN E>NE/1 SAD FACE4 0,\R TREATM5T80 %E REPEATS ! QUE/ION ADDRESS$ TO H]4 0,:Y1 AT FIR/ !Y KEPT US 9 SOLIT>Y4 ,!Y W\LD NOT LET US COMMUNICATE ) \R MALE COMRADES1 & ALL \R PROTE/S W]E IGNOR$4 ,WE HAD TO RESORT TO ! ME?ODS WE US$ UND] ! OLD REGIME40 0,BE C>EFUL :AT Y\ SAY10 ! GUIDE ADMONI%ES H]4 0,I'M SPEAK+ ! TRU?10 ! PRISON] RETORTS UNABA%$4 0,WE EMPLOY$ OB/RUCTION TACTICS3 WE SMA%$ EV]Y?+ 9 \R CELLS & WE DEFI$ ! KEEP]S4 ,!Y ?REAT5$ US ) VIOL5CE1 & WE ALL DECL>$ A HUNG] /RIKE4 ,ON ! SEV5? DAY !Y CONS5T$ TO LEAVE \R DOORS OP54 ,N[ WE CAN BREA! ! CORRIDOR AIR AT LEA/40 0,?AT IS 5\<10 ! GUIDE 9T]RUPTS4 0,IF WE >E DEPRIV$ ( ! P]$AT*A WE'LL />T A HUNG] /RIKE AGA910 ! GIRL DECL>ES AS %E IS L$ AWAY4 ,9 ! DEA? H\SE ! CELL DOORS >E CLOS$ & LOCK$4 ,! OCCUPANTS >E 9VISIBLE1 & AN OPPRESSIVE SIL5CE IS FELT 9 ! LIV+ TOMB4 ,FROM SOME:]E A %ORT1 HACK+ C\< /RIKES UPON ! E> LIKE OM9\S CROAK+4 ,SL[1 MEASUR$ /EPS RES\ND PA9FULLY ?R\< ! N>R[ CORRIDOR4 ,A =EBOD+ ( EVIL HANGS 9 ! AIR4 ,MY M9D REV]TS TO A SIMIL> EXP]I5CE LONG BURI$ 9 ! RECESSES ( MY MEMORY --- ! 0CONDEMN$0 GALL]Y ( ! ,PITTSBURG JAIL RISES BE=E ME4 4 4 4 ,! GU>D ACCOMPANY+ US LIFTS ! LID ( ! OBS]VATION 0EYE0 \T 9TO ! DOOR1 & ,I LOOK 9TO ! DEA?-CELL4 ,A TALL MAN /&S MOTIONLESS 9 ! CORN]4 ,HIS FACE1 FRAM$ 9 A ?ICK BLACK BE>D1 IS A%5 GRAY4 ,HIS EYES >E FA/5$ ON ! CIRCUL> OP5+1 ! EXPRESSION ( T]ROR 9 !M SO OV]:ELM+ ?AT ,I 9VOLUNT>ILY /EP BACK4 0,HAVE M]CY1 TOV>I%T*10 HIS VOICE COMES AS FROM A GRAVE1 0OH1 LET ME LIVE60 0,HE APPROPRIAT$ ,SOVIET FUNDS10 ! WOMAN GUIDE COMM5TS UNEMOTIONALLY4 0,IT WAS ONLY A SMALL SUM10 ! MAN PLEADS4 0,I'LL MAKE IT GOOD1 ,I SWE> IT4 ,I AM Y\NG1 LET ME LIVE60 ,! GUIDE %UTS ! OP5+4 ,= DAYS HIS FACE HAUNTS ME4 ,NEV] HAD ,I SE5 SU* A LOOK 9 A HUMAN BE=E4 ,PRIMITIVE FE> /AMP$ UPON IT 9 SU* RELIEF1 IT COMMUNICAT$ ITSELF L+]+LY TO ME4 ,T]ROR SO ABSOLUTE1 IT TURN$ ! BIG1 P[]FUL MAN 9TO A S+LE1 ALL-ABSORB+ EMOTION --- ! MORTAL DREAD ( ! SUDD5 CALL TO FACE HIS EXECUTION]4 ,AS ,I NOTE D[N !SE EXP]I5CES 9 MY ,DI>Y1 !RE COME TO ME ! WORDS ( ,ZOR94 0,! DEA? P5ALTY IS ABOLI%$1 \R PRISONS EMPTY10 HE HAD SAID TO ME SOON AFT] MY >RIVAL 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,IT SEEM$ NATURAL1 SELF-EVID5T4 ,HAVE NOT REVOLUTIONI/S ALWAYS OPPOS$ SU* B>B>\S ME?ODS8 ,WAS NOT MU* ( ,BOL%EVIK POPUL>ITY DUE TO !IR CONDEMNATION ( ,K]5SKY = RE/OR+ CAPITAL PUNI%M5T AT ! FRONT1 9 #a#i#a#g8 ,MY FIR/ IMPRESSIONS 9 ,PETROGRAD SEEM$ TO BE> \T ,ZOR9'S /ATEM5T4 ,ONCE1 /ROLL+ ALONG ! RIV] ,MOIKA1 !RE CAME TO MY VIEW ! BIG PRISON DEMOLI%$ AT ! \TBREAK ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,H>DLY A /ONE WAS LEFT 9 PLACE --- CELLS1 FLOORS1 CEIL+S1 ALL W]E A MASS ( DEBRIS1 ! IRON DOORS & /EEL W9D[ B>S A HEAP ( TWI/$ JUNK4 ,!RE LAY :AT HAD ONCE BE5 A DREAD$ DUNGEON1 N[ ELOQU5T ( ! PEOPLE'S WRA?1 BL9DLY DE/RUCTIVE1 YET WISE 9 ITS 9/9CTIVE DISCRIM9ATION4 ,ONLY P>T ( ! \T] WALLS ( ! BUILD+ REMA9$2 9SIDE EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 UTT]LY WRECK$ BY ! FURY ( AGE-LONG SUFF]+ & ! LEVEL+ H& ( DYNAMITE4 ,! SI*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aibd 3 ,*APT] #bf -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #bf -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/