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,:5 0,! ,WEAV]S0 FIR/ SAW ! LI<T1 P&EMONIUM BROKE \T 9 ! 0 L& ( ?9K]S & POETS40 0,:AT60 CRI$ ,PHILI/IA1 0WORK+M51 DIRTY1 EMACIAT$ & />V$1 TO BE PLAC$ ON ! /AGE6 ,POV]TY1 9 ALL ITS UGL9ESS1 TO BE PRES5T$ AS AN AFT]-D9N] AMUSEM5T8 ,?AT IS TOO MU*6 0 

,9DE$ IT IS TOO MU* = ! SELF-SATISFI$ B\RGEOISIE TO BE BR\<T FACE TO FACE ) ! HORRORS ( ! WEAV]'S EXI/5CE4 ,IT IS TOO MU*1 BECAUSE ( ! TRU? & REALITY ?AT ?UND]S 9 ! PLACID E>S ( SOCIETY A T]RIFIC ,J'ACCUSE6 

,G]H>T ,HAUPTMANN IS A *ILD ( ! PEOPLE2 HIS GR&FA!R WAS A WEAV]1 & ! ONLY WAY HIS FA!R C\LD ESCAPE ! FATE ( HIS P>5TS WAS BY LEAV+ HIS TRADE & OP5+ AN 9N4 ,LITTLE ,G]H>TIS VIVID & IMPRESSIONABLE M9D MU/ HAVE RECEIV$ MANY PICTURES FROM ! /ORIES TOLD AB\T ! LIFE ( ! WEAV]S4 ,:O KN[S BUT ?AT ! SOCIAL PANORAMA :I* ,HAUPTMANN SUBSEQU5TLY GAVE TO ! WORLD1 HAD NOT SLUMB]$ 9 ! S\L ( ! *ILD1 GA9+ =M & SUB/ANCE AS HE GREW TO MANHOOD4 ,AT ANY RATE I,! ,WEAV]S1I LIKE ! CANVASES ( ,MILLET & ! H]OIC FIGURES ( ,MEUNI]1 REPRES5T ! EPIC ( ! AGE-LONG MIS]Y ( LABOR1 A PR(\NDLY /IRR+ PICTURE4 

,! BACKGR\ND ( 0,! ,WEAV]S0 IS ! WEAV+ DI/RICT 9 ,SILESIA1 DUR+ ! P]IOD ( HOME 9DU/RY - A GRUESOME SI<T ( HUMAN PHANTOMS1 DRAGG+ ON !IR EMACIAT$ EXI/5CE ALMO/ BY SUP]HUMAN EF=T4 ,LIFE IS A T5ACI\S =CE ?AT CL+S DESP]ATELY EV5 TO ! MO/ MEAG] *ANCE 9 AN 5DEAVOR TO ASS]T ITSELF4 ,BUT :AT IS MIRROR$ 9 0 ,! ,WEAV]S 0 IS SO APPALL+1 SO DISMALLY HOPELESS ?AT IT /AMPS ! DAMN+ BR& UPON \R CIVILIZATION4 

,ONE MAN & HIS HIREL+S ?RIVE ON ! S9EW & BONE1 ON ! V]Y BLOOD1 ( AN 5TIRE COMMUNITY4 ,! MANUFACTUR] ,DREISSIG] SP5DS MORE = CIG>S 9 A DAY ?AN AN 5TIRE FAMILY E>NS 9 A WEEK4 ,YET SO BRUTALIZ+1 SO T]RIBLE IS ! EFFECT ( WEAL? ?AT NEI!R PALE HUNG] NOR BLACK DESPAIR CAN MOVE ! MA/]4 

,!RE IS NO?+ 9 LIT]ATURE TO EQUAL ! CRUEL REALITY ( ! SC5E 9 ! (FICE ( ,DREISSIG]1 :5 ! WEAV]S BR+ ! F9I%$ CLO?4 ,= H\RS !Y >E KEPT WAIT+ 9 ! /UFFY PLACE1 WAIT+ ! PLEASURE ( ! RI* EMPLOY] AFT] !Y HAD WALK$ MILES ON AN EMPTY /OMA* & LITTLE SLEEP4 ,= AS ONE ( ! M5 SAYS1 0 ,:AT'S TO H9D] A WEAV] WAIT+' = AN H\R1 OR = A DAY8 ,:AT ELSE IS HE !RE =8 0 

,9DE$ :AT ELSE1 EXCEPT TO BE ALWAYS WAIT+ 9 HUMILITY1 TO BE EXPLOIT$ & DEGRAD$1 ALWAYS AT ! M]CY ( ! FEW P5CE ?R[N TO !M AFT] AN 5DLESS WAIT4 

,NECESSITY KN[S NO LAW4 ,NEI!R DOES IT KN[ PRIDE4 ,! WEAV]S1 DRIV5 BY ! :IP ( HUNG]1 B5D !IR BACKS1 BEG & CR+E BE=E !IR 0 SUP]IOR40 

,WEAV]'S WIFE4 ,NO ONE CAN'T CALL ME IDLE1 BUT ,I AM NOT FIT N[ = :AT ,I ONCE WAS4 ,I'VE TWICE HAD A MISC>RIAGE4 ,AS TO ,JOHN1 HE'S BUT A POOR CREATURE4 ,HE'S BE5 TO ! %EPH]D AT ,Z]LAU1 BUT HE C\LDN'T DO HIM NO GOOD1 & 4 4 4 Y\ CAN'T DO MORE ?AN Y\'VE /R5G? =4444 ,WE WORKS AS H>D AS EV] WE CAN4 ,?IS MANY A WEEK ,I'VE BE5 AT IT TILL F> 9TO ! NI<T4 ,ANI WEILL KEEP \R HEADS ABOVE WAT] RI<T 5\< IF ,I CAN JU/ GET A BIT OI /R5G? 9TO ME4 ,BUT Y\ MU/ HAVE PITY ON US1 ,MR4 ,PFEIF]1 SIR4 ,Y\ILL PLEASE BE SO V]Y K9D AS TO LET ME HAVE A FEW P5CE ON ! NEXT JOB1 SIR8 ,ONLY A FEW P5CE1 TO BUY BREAD )4 ,WE CANIT GET NO MORE CR$IT4 ,WEIVE MADE A LOT OI LITTLE ONES4  

0 ,SUFF] LITTLE *ILDR5 TO COME UNTO ME40 ,*RI/ LOVES ! *ILDR5 ( ! POOR4 ,! MORE ! BETT]4 ,:Y1 !N1 C>E IF !Y />VE 8 ,:Y C>E IF !Y FA9T AWAY ) HUNG]1 LIKE ! LITTLE BOY 9 ,DREISSIG]'S (FICE8 ,= 0 LITTLE ,PHILIP IS ONE ( N9E & ! T5?'S COM+1 & ! RA9 COMES ?R\< !IR RO( & ! MO!R HASN'T TWO %IRTS AMONG ! N9E40 

,:O IS TO BLAME 8 ,ASK ! ,DREISSIG]S4 ,!Y WILL TELL Y\1 0 ,! POOR HAVE TOO MANY *ILDR540 ,BESIDES- 

,DREISSIG]4 ,IT WAS NO?+ S]I\S4 ,! BOY IS ALL RI<T AGA94 ,BUT ALL ! SAME IT'S A DISGRACE4 ,! *ILD'S SO WEAK ?AT A PUFF ( W9D W\LD BL[ HIM OV]4 ,H[ PEOPLE1 H[ ANY P>5TS CAN BE SO ?\<TLESS IS :AT PASSES MY COMPREH5SION4 ,LOAD+ HIM ) TWO HEAVY PIECES ( FU/IAN TO C>RY SIX GOOD MILES6 ,NO ONE W\LD BELIEVE IT ?AT HADN'T SE5 IT4 ,IT SIMPLY MEANS ?AT ,I %ALL HAVE TO MAKE A RULE ?AT NO GOODS BR\<T BY *ILDR5 WILL BE TAK5 OV]4 ,I S9C]ELY TRU/ ?AT SU* ?+S WILL NOT OCCUR AGA94-,:O GETS ALL ! BLAME = IT8 ,:Y1 ( C\RSE ! MANUFACTUR]4 ,IT'S 5TIRELY \R FAULT4 ,IF SOME POOR LITTLE FELL[ /ICKS 9 ! SN[ 9 W9T] & GOES TO SLEEP1 A SPECIAL CORRESPOND5T >RIVES PO/HA/E1 & 9 TWO DAYS WE HAVE A BLOODCURDL+ /ORY S]V$ UP 9 ALL ! PAP]S4 ,IS ANY BLAME LAID ON ! FA!R1 ! P>5TS1 ?AT S5D SU* A *ILD8 ,NOT A BIT ( IT4 ,H[ %\LD !Y BE TO BLAME8 ,IT'S ALL ! MANUFACTUR]'S FAULT - HE'S MADE ! SCAPEGOAT4 ,!Y FLATT] ! WEAV]1 & GIVE ! MANUFACTUR] NO?+ BUT ABUSE - HE'S A CRUEL MAN1 ) A HE>T LIKE A /ONE1 A DANG]\S FELL[1 AT :OSE CALVES EV]Y CUR ( A J\RNALI/ MAY TAKE A BITE4 ,HE LIVES ON ! FAT ( ! L&1 & PAYS ! POOR WEAV]S />VATION WAGES4 ,9 ! FL[ ( HIS ELOQU5CE ! WRIT] =GETS TO M5TION ?AT SU* A MAN HAS HIS C>ES TOO & HIS SLEEPLESS NI<TS2 ?AT HE RUNS RISKS ( :I* ! WORKMAN NEV] DREAMS2 ?AT HE IS (T5 DRIV5 DI/RACT$ BY ALL ! CALCULATIONS HE HAS TO MAKE1 & ALL ! DIFF]5T ?+S HE HAS TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT2 ?AT HE HAS TO /RUGGLE = HIS V]Y LIFE AGA9/ COMPETITION2 & ?AT NO DAY PASSES )\T SOME ANNOYANCE OR SOME LOSS4 ,& ?9K ( ! MANUFACTUR]'S RESPONSIBILITIES1 ?9K ( ! NUMB]S ?AT DEP5D ON HIM1 ?AT LOOK TO HIM = !IR DAILY BREAD4 ,NO1 ,NO6 NONE ( Y\ NE$ WI% Y\RSELVES 9 MY %OES - Y\ W\LD SOON HAVE 5\< ( IT4 ,Y\ ALL SAW H[ ?AT FELL[1 ?AT SC\NDREL ,BECK]1 BEHAV$4 ,N[ HE'LL GO & SPREAD AB\T ALL SORTS ( TALES ( MY H>DHE>T$NESS1 ( H[ MY WEAV]S >E TURN$ (F = A M]E TRIFLE1 )\T A MOM5T'S NOTICE4 ,IS ?AT TRUE8 ,AM ,I SO V]Y UNM]CIFUL8  

,! WEAV]S >E TOO />V$1 TOO SUBDU$1 TOO T]ROR-/RICK5 NOT TO ACCEPT ,DREISSIG]'S PLEA 9 HIS [N BEHALF4 ,:AT W\LD BECOME ( !SE LIV+ CORPSES W]E IT NOT = ! REBELS LIKE ,BECK]1 TO PUT FIRE1 SPIRIT1 & HOPE 9 !M 8 ,V]ILY ! ,BECK]S >E DANG]\S4 

,APPALL+ AS ! SC5E 9 ! (FICE ( ,DREISSIG] IS1 ! LIFE 9 ! HOME ( ! OLD WEAV] ,BAUM]T IS EV5 MORE T]RIBLE4 ,HIS DECREPIT OLD WIFE1 HIS IDIOTIC SON ,AUGU/1 :O /ILL HAS TO W9D SPOOLS1 HIS TWO DAU<T]S WEAV+ !IR Y\? & BLOOM 9TO ! CLO?1 & ,ANSORGE1 ! BROK5 REMNANT ( A H]OIC TYPE ( MAN1 B5T OV] HIS BASKETS1 ALL LIVE 9 CRAMP$ QU>T]S LIT UP ONLY BY TWO SMALL W9D[S4 ,!Y >E WAIT+ ANXI\SLY = ! FEW P5CE OLD ,BAUM]T IS TO BR+1 ?AT !Y MAY 9DULGE 9 A LONG-MISS$ MEAL4 0 ,:AT 4 4 4 :AT 4 4 4 :AT IS TO BECOME ( US IF HE DON'T COME HOME8 0 LAM5TS ,MO!R ,BAUM]T4 0 ,!RE IS NOT SO MU* AS A H&FUL O' SALT 9 ! H\SE - NOT A BITE O' BREAD1 NOR A BIT O' WOOD = ! FIRE40 

,BUT OLD ,BAUM]T HAS NOT =GOTT5 HIS FAMILY4 ,HE BR+S !M A REPA/1 ! FIR/ 0 GOOD MEAL 0 !Y HAVE HAD 9 TWO YE>S4 ,IT IS ! MEAT ( !IR FAI?FUL LITTLE DOG1 :OM ,BAUM]T C\LD NOT KILL HIMSELF BECAUSE HE LOV$ HIM SO4 ,BUT HUNG] KN[S NO *OICE2 ,BAUM]T HAD HIS BELOV$ DOG KILL$1 BECAUSE 0 A NICE LITTLE BIT O' MEAT LIKE ?AT DOES Y\ A LOT O' GOOD40 

,IT DID NOT DO OLD ,BAUM]T MU* GOOD4 ,HIS /OMA*1 TORTUR$ & ABUS$ SO LONG1 REBELL$1 & ! OLD MAN HAD TO 0 GIVE UP ! PRECI\S DOG40 ,& ALL ?IS WRET*$NESS1 ALL ?IS HORROR ALMO/ )9 SI<T ( ! PALATIAL HOME ( ,DREISSIG]1 :OSE DOGS >E BETT] F$ ?AN HIS HUMAN SLAVES4 

,MAN'S 5DURANCE IS ALMO/ LIMITLESS4 ,ALMO/1 YET NOT QUITE4 ,= !RE COMES A TIME :5 ! ,BAUM]TS1 EV5 LIKE !IR /OMA*S1 RISE 9 REBELLION1 :5 !Y HURL !MSELVES1 EV5 ?\< 9 BL9D FURY1 AGA9/ ! PILL>S ( !IR PRISON H\SE4 ,SU* A MOM5T COMES TO ! WEAV]S1 ! MO/ PATI5T1 DOCILE & SUBDU$ ( HUMANITY1 :5 /IRR$ TO ACTION BY ! P[]FUL POEM READ TO !M BY ! ,JAEG]4 

,! JU/ICE TO US WEAV]S DEALT ,IS BLOODY1 CRUEL1 & HATEFUL2 ,\R LIFE'S ONE TORTURE1 LONG DRAWN \T3 ,= ,LYN* LAW WE'D BE GRATEFUL4 

,/RET*$ ON ! RACK DAY AFT] DAY1 ,HE>T SICK & BODIES A*+1 ,\R HEAVY SI<S !IR WITNESS BE> ,TO SPIRIT SL[LY BREAK+4 

,! ,DREISSIG]S TRUE HANGM5 >E1 ,S]VANTS NO :IT BEH9D !M2 ,MA/]S & M5 ) ONE ACCORD ,SET ON ! POOR TO GR9D !M4 

,Y\ VILLA9S ALL1 Y\ BROOD ( HELL 4 ,Y\ FI5DS 9 FA%ION HUMAN1 ,A CURSE WILL FALL ON ALL LIKE Y\1 ,:O PREY ON MAN & WOMAN4 

,! SUPPLIANT KN[S HE ASKS 9 VA91 ,VA9 EV]Y WORD ?AT'S SPOK54 0 ,IF NOT CONT5T1 !N GO & />VE - ,\R RULES CANNOT BE BROK540 

,!N ?9K ( ALL \R WOE & WANT1 ,O YE1 :O HE> ?IS DITTY6 ,\R /RUGGLE VA9 = DAILY BREAD ,H>D HE>TS W\LD MOVE TO PITY4 

,BUT PITY'S :AT Y\'VE NEV] KN[N1 - ,Y\'D TAKE BO? SK9 & CLO?+1 ,Y\ CANNIBALS1 :OSE CRUEL DE$S ,FILL ALL GOOD M5 ) LOA?+4 

,! ,DREISSIG]S1 H[EV]1 WILL TAKE NO HE$4 ,>ROGANT & SECURE 9 ! POSSESSION ( !IR /OL5 WEAL?1 SUPPORT$ BY ! M\?PIECES ( ! ,*UR* & ! ,/ATE1 !Y FEEL SAFE FROM ! WRA? ( ! PEOPLE - TILL IT IS TOO LATE4 ,BUT :5 ! /ORM BREAKS1 !Y %[ ! YELL[ /REAK & CRAV5LY RUN TO COV]4 

,! WEAV]S1 R\S$ AT LA/ BY ! POET'S DESCRIPTION ( !IR CONDITION1 URG$ ON BY ! 9SPIR+ 5?USIASM ( ! ,BECK]S & ! ,JAEG]S1 BECOME 9DIFF]5T TO ! ?REATS ( ! LAW & IGNORE ! S(T TONGUE ( ! DISP5S] ( ! PURE WORD ( ,GOD1 - 0 ! ,GOD :O PROVIDES %ELT] & FOOD = ! BIRDS & CLO!S ! LILIES ( ! FIELD40 ,TOO LONG !Y HAD BELIEV$ 9 ,HIM4 ,NO WOND] ,PA/OR ,KITTELHAUS IS N[ AT A LOSS TO UND]/& ! WEAV]S1 H]ET(ORE 0 SO PATI5T1 SO HUMBLE1 SO EASILY L$40 ,! ,PA/OR HAS TO PAY ! PRICE = HIS /UPIDITY3 ! WEAV]S HAVE \TGR[N EV5 HIM4 

,! SPIRIT ( REVOLT SWEEPS !IR S\LS4 ,IT GIVES !M C\RAGE & /R5G? TO ATTACK ! ROTT5 /RUCTURE1 TO DRIVE ! ?IEVES \T ( ! TEMPLE1 AYE1 EV5 TO R\T ! SOLDI]S :O COME TO ,I SAVE ! SACR$ 9/ITUTION ( CAPITALISM4 ,! WOM51 TOO1 >E IMBU$ ) ! SPIRIT ( REVOLT & BECOME AN AV5G+ =CE4 ,NOT EV5 ! DEV\T FAI? ( ,OLD ,HILSE1 :O ATTEMPTS TO /EM ! TIDE ) HIS BL9D BELIEF 9 HIS ,SAVIOR1 CAN /AY !M4 

,OLD ,HILSE4 ,O ,LORD1 WE KN[ NOT H[ TO BE ?ANKFUL 5\< TO ,!E1 = ?AT ,?\ HA/ SP>$ US ?IS NI<T AGA9 9 ,?Y GOODNESS 4 4 4 AN' HA/ HAD PITY ON US 4 4 4 AN' HA/ SUFF]$ US TO TAKE NO H>M4 ,?\ >T ! ,ALL M]CIFUL1 AN' WE >E POOR1 S9FUL *ILDR5 ( M5 - ?AT BAD ?AT WE >E NOT WOR?Y TO BE TRAMPL$ UND] ,?Y FEET4 ,YET ,?\ >T \R LOV+ ,FA!R1 AN' ,?\ WILT LOOK UPON US AN' ACCEPT US = ! SAKE ( ,?Y DE> ,SON1 \R ,LORD & ,SAVIOR ,JESUS ,*RI/4 0 ,JESUS' BLOOD & RI<TE\SNESS1 ,\R COV]+ IS & GLORI\S DRESS40 ,AN' IF WE'RE SOMETIMES TOO SORE CA/ D[N UND] ,?Y *A/5+ - :5 ! FIRE ( ,?Y PURIFICATION BURNS TOO RAG9' HOT - OH1 LAY IT NOT TO \R *>GE2 =GIVE US \R S94 ,GIVE US PATI5CE1 HEAV5LY ,FA!R1 ?AT AFT] ALL !SE SUFF]9'S WE MAY BE MADE P>TAK]S ( ,?Y ET]NAL BLESS$NESS4 ,AM54  

,! TIDE IS RU%+ ON4 ,LUISE1 ,OLD ,HILSE'S [N DAU<T]-9-LAW1 IS P>T ( ! TIDE4 

,LUISE4 ,Y\ AN' Y\R PIETY AN' RELIGION - DID !Y S]VE TO KEEP ! LIFE 9 MY POOR *ILDR58 ,9 RAGS AN' DIRT !Y LAY1 ALL ! F\R - IT DIDN'T AS MU* AS KEEP 'EM DRY4 ,YES6 ,I SETS UP TO BE A MO!R1 ?AT'S :AT ,I DO - AN' IF Y\'D LIKE TO KN[ IT1 ?AT'S :Y ,I'D S5D ALL ! MANUFACTUR]S TO HELL - BECAUSE ,I AM A MO!R6 -,NOT ONE ( ! F\R C\LD ,I KEEP 9 LIFE6 ,IT WAS CRY9' MORE ?AN BREA?9' ) ME FROM ! TIME EA* POOR LITTLE ?+ CAME 9TO ! WORLD TILL DEA? TOOK PITY ON IT4 ,! DEVIL A BIT Y\ C>$6 ,Y\ SAT !RE PRAY9' & S+9'1 & LET ME RUN AB\T TILL MY FEET BL$1 TRY9' TO GET ONE LITTLE DROP O' SKIM MILK4 ,H[ MANY HUNDR$ NI<TS HAS ,I LA9 AN' RACK$ MY HEAD TO ?9K :AT ,I C\LD DO TO *EAT ! *UR*Y>D ( MY LITTLE ONE 8 ,:AT H>M HAS A BABY LIKE ?AT DONE ?AT IT MU/ COME TO SU* A MIS]ABLE 5D - EH 8 ,AN' OV] !RE AT ,DITTRI*'S !Y'RE BA!D 9 W9E AN' WA%$ 9 MILK4 ,NO6 Y\ MAY TALK AS Y\ LIKE1 BUT IF !Y BEG9S H]E1 T5 HORSES WON'T HOLD ME BACK4 ,AN' :AT'S MORE - IF !RE'S A RU% ON ,DITTRI*'S1 Y\ WILL SEE ME 9 ! =EFRONT ( IT - AN' PITY ! MAN AS TRIES TO PREV5T ME - ,I'VE /OOD IT LONG 5\<1 SO N[ Y\ KN[ IT4  

,?US ! TIDE SWEEPS OV] ,OLD ,HILSE1 AS IT MU/ SWEEP OV] EV]Y OB/ACLE1 EV]Y H9DRANCE1 ONCE LABOR AWAK5S TO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ITS SOLID>IC P[]4 

,AN EPIC ( MIS]Y & REVOLT NEV] BE=E PA9T$ ) SU* T]RIFIC =CE1 SU* 9CLUSIVE >TI/RY4 ,H5CE ITS WIDE HUMAN APPEAL1 ITS 9CONTROV]TIBLE 9DICTM5T & ITS ULTRA-REVOLUTION>Y SIGNIFICANCE1 NOT M]ELY TO ,SILESIA OR ,G]MANY1 BUT TO \R :OLE PSEUDO-CIVILIZATION BUILT ON ! MIS]Y & EXPLOITATION ( ! WEAL? PRODUC]S1 ( ,LABOR4 ,NONE GREAT]1 NONE MORE UNIV]SAL ?AN ?IS /IRR+1 ALL-EMBRAC+ MESSAGE ( ! MO/ HUMANLY CREATIVE G5IUS ( \R TIME - ,G]H>T ,HAUPTMANN4 

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