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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,A PALL HANGS OV] ! HOME ( MY FRI5D ,KOLYA1 ! TAILOR4 ,HIS WIFE IS ILL1 ! *ILDR5 NEGLECT$1 DIRTY1 & HUNGRY4 ,! PLUMB+ IS \T ( ORD]1 & WAT] MU/ BE C>RI$ FROM ! NEXT /REET1 F\R FLI<TS UP4 ,KOLYA ALWAYS P]=M$ ! HEAVY WORK2 HIS ABS5CE FALLS HEAVILY UPON ! LITTLE FAMILY4 

,FROM TIME TO TIME ! NEI<BORS LOOK 9 ON ! SICK WOMAN4 0,Y\R HUSB& WILL SOON RETURN10 !Y ASSURE H] *E]FULLY1 BUT ,I KN[ ?AT ALL !IR EF=TS TO F9D HIM HAVE PROV$ FRUITLESS4 ,KOLYA IS 9 ! ,T*EKA4 

,! WORK]S ( ! CLO?+ FACTORY :]E MY FRI5D IS EMPLOY$ HAVE ( LATE BE5 V]Y DISCONT5T$4 ,!IR MA9 COMPLA9T CONC]NS ! >BITR>Y ME?ODS ( ! YAT*EIKA1 ! LITTLE GR\P ( ,COMMUNI/S )9 EV]Y ,SOVIET 9/ITUTION4 ,FRICTION BETWE5 !M & ! %OP COMMITTEE RESULT$ 9 ! >RE/ ( ! LATT]4 ,9 PROTE/ ! WORK]S DECL>$ A /RIKE4 ,?REE DELEGATES W]E S5T TO ! ,T*EKA ) ! REQUE/ TO RELEASE ! PRISON]S1 BUT ! M5 DISAPPE>$1 & ,KOLYA WAS AMONG !M4 

0,!Y CALL ! /RIK]S C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/S1 ,KOLYA'S SI/] SAID4 0,!Y HAVE MADE A LI/ ( ! 'OPPPSITION' 9 ! %OP1 & EV]Y DAY SOMEONE IS MISS+40 

0,IT'S ! OLD ,PIRRO ME?ODS10 REM>K$ A NEI<BOR1 A Y\NG WOMAN 9 *>GE ( A *ILDR5'S D9+ ROOM4 

0,PIRRO ME?ODS80 ,I ASK$ 9 SURPRISE4 

0,DON'T Y\ KN[ ! ,PIRRO AFFAIR8 ,IT WAS ( A PIECE ) ! USUAL ME?ODS ( ,LATSIS1 !N HEAD ( ! ,ALL-,UKRA9IAN ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION4 ,IT WAS 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#a#i1 & ! ,KIEV ,T*EKA WAS WORK+---0 

0,WORK+ --- ?AT'S RI<T1 JU/ ! PROP] WORD10 9T]RUPT$ H] BRO!R4 

0,YES1 'WORK+' UND] HI< PRESSURE10 %E CONT9U$1 0UND] 9/RUCTIONS ( ,PET]S1 :O CAME FROM ,MOSC[ N[ & !N4 ,HIS PRES5CE 9 ! CITY WAS ALWAYS ! SIGNAL = R5EW$ >RE/S & %OOT+4 ,WELL1 ONE DAY ! ,SOVIET PAP]S ANN\NC$ ! >RIVAL ( ,C\NT ,PIRRO1 ,BRAZILIAN ,AMBASSADOR4 ,I WAS AT ! TIME EMPLOY$ 9 ! ,*9ESE ,CONSULATE1 :I* GAVE A GALA D9N] 9 HONOR ( ! ,C\NT1 ON :I* OCCASION ,I MADE HIS ACQUA9TANCE4 ,I WAS SURPRIS$ TO F9D ! ,BRAZILIAN SPEAK+ EXCELL5T ,RUSSIAN1 BUT HE EXPLA9$ ?AT HE HAD SP5T MANY YE>S 9 \R C\NTRY BE=E ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,HE SI<$ OV] ! OLD DAYS1 & DID NOT 9 ! LEA/ DISGUISE HIS UNFRI5DL9ESS TO ,BOL%EVISM & ITS ME?ODS4 

0,)9 A FEW DAYS HE BEGAN TO ORGANIZE HIS /AFF ON A L>GE SCALE4 ,HE ASK$ ME & MY FRI5DS TO RECOMM5D PEOPLE = WORK 9 HIS CONSULATE4 ',EXCEPT ,BOL%EVIKI1' HE SAID4 ',I WANT ONLY B\RGEOIS & 9TELLECTUALS :O HAVE NO SYMPA?Y ) ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,!Y'LL BE SAFE ) ME1' HE TOLD US 9 CONFID5CE1 H9T+ AT ! :OLESALE DE/RUCTION ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA BY ! ,T*EKA4 ,MANY HA/5$ TO (F] !IR S]VICES TO ! ,C\NT1 EAG] = ! PROTECTION (F]$4 ,PIRRO ACCEPT$ !M ALL1 PLAC+ SOME 9 HIS (FICES1 :ILE O!RS W]E PUT ON ! WAIT+ LI/1 & !IR NAMES & ADDRESSES1 RECORD$4 ,TO BE BRIEF1 )9 A %ORT TIME !Y W]E ALL >RE/$ & MO/ ( !M %OT1 AMONG !M ,MME4 ,POPLADSKAYA1 ,PIRRO'S P]SONAL SECRET>Y1 :OM HE WAS PRET5D+ TO HELP JO9 H] HUSB& 9 ,P>IS4 ,PIRRO1 DISAPPE>$1 BUT HE WAS SE5 TO LEAVE T[N 9 ,PET]S' AUTOMOBILE4 ,IT SOON BECAME KN[N ?AT ! ALLEG$ ,BRAZILIAN ,C\NT WAS AN AG5T ( ! ,T*EKA1 A PROVOCATEUR4 ,MANY PEOPLE 9 ,KIEV >E POSITIVE ?AT IT WAS ,PET]S HIMSELF40 

,I RELAT$ TO MY FRI5D AN 9CID5T :I* OCCURR$ SOON AFT] \R ,EXP$ITION >RIV$ 9 ! CITY4 ,E>LY ONE MORN+ A VISITOR CALL$ AT \R C>1 REQUE/+ TO SEE ! PR$S$ATEL4 ,( COMM&+ /ATURE1 WELL PROPORTION$1 & /RAI<T AS A Y\NG P9E1 HE WAS A F9E SPECIM5 ( PHYSICAL MANHOOD4 ,HE HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ! FRONT1 HE SAID1 AS IF 9 EXPLANATION ( HIS RIDICUL\SLY BELLIG]5T APPE>ANCE3 TWO HEAVY GUNS HUNG FROM HIS BELT1 A ,T*]KASSIAN DAGG] BETWE5 !M2 AT HIS SIDE HE C>RI$ A LONG SWORD1 & A HUGE AL>M :I/LE1 SET 9 SILV]1 WAS SUSP5D$ FROM HIS NECK4 ,HIS FEATURES W]E CLEAN CUT1 NOSE AQUIL9E1 ! S5SU\S LIPS SOME:AT %AD$ BY A FULL BE>D4 ,BUT ! MO/ /RIK+ FEATURE W]E HIS EYES1 ! COLOR ( /EEL1 COLD1 %>P1 & PI]C+4 

,HE 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF AS AN >MY MAN :O HAD F\<T ON EV]Y BATTLEFIELD 9 ! ,UKRA9A4 ,BUT HE WAS TIR$ ( W> & BLOOD%$1 HE SAID2 HE WANT$ A RE/ OR AT LEA/ A MORE PEACEFUL OCCUPATION4 ,! WORK ( \R ,EXP$ITION APPEAL$ TO HIM4 ,C\LD HE NOT BE ( S]VICE TO US8 ,SURELY A L>GE CITY LIKE ,KIEV C\LD NOT BE ?OR\<LY CANVAS$ DUR+ \R %ORT /AY4 ,HE W\LD !RE=E SUGGE/ ?AT WE APPO9T A LOCAL MAN AS \R REPRES5TATIVE TO CONT9UE ! WORK AFT] \R ,EXP$ITION %\LD LEAVE4 ,HE W\LD CONSID] HIMSELF HONOR$ TO AID \R IMPORTANT MISSION4 

,!RE WAS NO?+ UNUSUAL 9 HIS PROPOSAL1 S9CE IT IS \R PRACTICE TO LEAVE AN AU?ORIZ$ P]SON 9 ! L>G] CITIES TO SUPPLY ! ,MUSEUM ) DOCUM5TS ( CURR5T HI/ORY4 ,WE PROMIS$ TO CONSID] HIS APPLICATION1 & )9 A FEW DAYS HE CALL$ AGA94 ,I ?\<T HE LOOK$ /RANGELY ANIMAT$1 P]HAPS EV5 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( DR9K4 ,HE IMM$IATELY LAUN*$ 9TO EXAGG]AT$ ASSURANCES ( HIS FITNESS AS \R COLLABORATOR4 ,HE KNEW EV]Y IMPORTANT ,COMMUNI/ 9 ! CITY1 HE ASS]T$2 HE WAS EV5 ON T]MS ( 9TIMACY ) MO/ ( !M4 ,! PREVI\S NI<T1 HE DECL>$1 HE HAD SP5T 9 ! COMPANY ( HI<-PLAC$ COMMISS>S1 AMONG :OM WAS ALSO ! *IEF ( ! ,T*EKA4 ,) ?AT HE BEGAN A RECITAL ( ITS ACTIVITIES1 RELAT+ REVOLT+ DETAILS ( TORTURE & EXECUTION4 ,HE SPOKE ) 9CREAS+ F]VOR1 & GR[+ EXCITEM5T4 ,AT LA/ HE ANN\NC$ HIMSELF A COMM&ANT4 ,HE HAD %OT MANY C\NT]-REVOLUTIONI/S1 HE BOA/$1 & HE HAD NEV] FELT ANY QUALMS AB\T HIS WORK4 ,HIS EYES GLEAM$ ) A FI]CE1 SAVAGE FIRE1 & SUDD5LY HE DREW ! DAGG] FROM HIS BELT4 ,LEAN+ OV] CLOSE TO ME & WILDLY WAV+ ! WEAPON1 HE CRI$1 0,LOOK AT IT --- IT'S BLOODY TO ! HILT40 ,!N HE FELL BACK 9TO A *AIR1 EXHAU/$1 & ) A T\* ( S5TIM5TALITY HE MUTT]$3 0,I'VE HAD 5\< --- ,I'M TIR$ --- ,I WANT A RE/40 

0,TO JUDGE FROM Y\R DESCRIPTION10 REM>K$ ! Y\NG WOMAN1 0IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ,X---1 ONE ( ! MO/ NOTORI\S EXECUTION]S ( ! PROV9CIAL ,T*EKA4 ,HE IS GIV5 TO SU* ESCAPADES1 ESPECIALLY :5 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( DRUGS1 = HE IS ADDICT$ TO COCA9E4 ,ONE1 ( HIS HOBBIES IS TO GET HIMSELF PHOTOGRAPH$ --- LIKE ?IS40 

,%E ROSE1 SE>*$ A MOM5T AMONG H] EFFECTS1 & H&$ ME A SMALL PICTURE4 ,IT REPRES5T$ A MAN 5TIRELY NUDE1 GUN 9 H&1 9 ! PO/URE ( TAK+ DELIB]ATE AIM4 ,I RECOGNIZ$ \R VISITOR4 

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,AUGU/ #b#g1 #a#i#b4---,RUMORS ( ,BOL%EVIK REV]SES >E DELAY+ \R DEP>TURE4 ,!RE >E P]SI/5T REPORTS ( ,R$ ,>MY DEFEATS3 ,ODESSA IS SAID TO BE EVACUAT+1 AN 5EMY FLEET 9 ! ,BLACK ,SEA ATTACK+ ! CITY1 & ,WRANGEL M>*+ AGA9/ IT FROM ! ,CRIMEA4 

,NO?+ DEF9ITE IS TO BE ASC]TA9$ 9 ! G5]AL CONFUSION1 BUT FROM AU?ORITATIVE CIRCLES WE HAVE LE>N$ ?AT ,R$ =CES >E BE+ CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! VIC9ITY4 ,! NEW DEVELOPM5TS1 ,YOSSIF HAS 9=M$ ME1 COMPELL$ ,MAKHNO TO RETIRE FROM ! PROV9CE4 ,TO MY GREAT REGRET \R PLAN ( MEET+ ! POV/ANTSI LEAD] BECOMES IMPRACTICABLE = ! PRES5T4 ,) MU* ANXIETY ,I ?9K ( ,GALL9A & H] SAFETY 9 ! NEW TURN ( AFFAIRS4 

,\R ,EXP$ITION FACES ! ALT]NATIVE ( RETURN+ TO ,MOSC[ OR PROCE$+ FUR!R ,S\?4 ,9 SPITE ( 9SI/5T ADVICE TO ! CONTR>Y1 WE DECIDE TO CONT9UE ACCORD+ TO \R S*$ULE1 :I* 9CLUDES ,ODESSA & ! ,CAUCASUS4 

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

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