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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM AN UNF9I%$ H\SE ON ! ,V>V>KA1 ! GR\ND FLOOR ( :I* WAS A 
 DRAM%OP1 CAME DRUNK5 %\TS & SONGS4 ,ON B5*ES R\ND ! TABLES 9 A 
 DIRTY LITTLE ROOM SAT SOME T5 FACTORY H&S4 ,TIPSY & P]SPIR+1 ) 
 DIM EYES & WIDE-OP5 M\?S1 !Y W]E ALL LABORI\SLY S++ SOME SONG 
 OR O!R4 ,!Y W]E S++ DISCORDANTLY1 >DU\SLY1 & ) GREAT 
 EF=T1 EVID5TLY NOT BECAUSE !Y WI%$ TO S+1 BUT BECAUSE !Y WANT$ 
 TO %[ !Y W]E DRUNK & ON A SPREE4 ,ONE1 A TALL1 FAIR-HAIR$ LAD 9 A 
 CLEAN BLUE COAT1 WAS /&+ OV] ! O!RS4 ,HIS FACE ) ITS F9E 
 /RAI<T NOSE W\LD HAVE BE5 H&SOME HAD IT NOT BE5 = HIS ?91 
 COMPRESS$1 TWIT*+ LIPS & DULL1 GLOOMY1 FIX$ EYES4 ,EVID5TLY 
 POSSESS$ BY SOME IDEA1 HE /OOD OV] ?OSE :O W]E S++1 & SOLEMNLY 
 & J]KILY FL\RI%$ ABOVE !IR HEADS HIS :ITE >M ) ! SLEEVE 
 TURN$ UP TO ! ELB[1 TRY+ UNNATURALLY TO SPREAD \T HIS DIRTY 
 F+]S4 ,! SLEEVE ( HIS COAT KEPT SLIPP+ D[N & HE ALWAYS C>EFULLY 
 ROLL$ IT UP AGA9 ) HIS LEFT H&1 AS IF IT W]E MO/ IMPORTANT ?AT 
 ! S9EWY :ITE >M HE WAS FL\RI%+ %\LD BE B>E4 ,9 ! MID/ ( 
 ! SONG CRIES W]E HE>D1 & FI<T+ & BL[S 9 ! PASSAGE & 
 POR*4 ,! TALL LAD WAV$ HIS >M4 

0,/OP IT60 HE EXCLAIM$ P]EMPTORILY4 0,!RE'S A FI<T1 LADS60 ,&1 /ILL 
 ROLL+ UP HIS SLEEVE1 HE W5T \T TO ! POR*4 

,! FACTORY H&S FOLL[$ HIM4 ,!SE M51 :O UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ! 
 TALL LAD W]E DR9K+ 9 ! DRAM%OP ?AT MORN+1 HAD BR\<T ! 
 PUBLICAN SOME SK9S FROM ! FACTORY & = ?IS HAD HAD DR9K S]V$ 
 !M4 ,! BLACKSMI?S FROM A NEI<BOR+ SMI?Y1 HE>+ ! S\NDS ( 
 REVELRY 9 ! TAV]N & SUPPOS+ IT TO HAVE BE5 BROK5 9TO1 WI%$ TO 
 =CE !IR WAY 9 TOO & A FI<T 9 ! POR* HAD RESULT$4 

,! PUBLICAN WAS FI<T+ ONE ( ! SMI?S AT ! DOOR1 & :5 ! 
 WORKM5 CAME \T ! SMI?1 WR5*+ HIMSELF FREE FROM ! TAV]N KEEP]1 
 FELL FACE D[NW>D ON ! PAVEM5T4 

,ANO!R SMI? TRI$ TO 5T] ! DOORWAY1 PRESS+ AGA9/ ! PUBLICAN 
 ) HIS *E/4 

,! LAD ) ! TURN$-UP SLEEVE GAVE ! SMI? A BL[ 9 ! FACE & 
 CRI$ WILDLY3 0,!Y'RE FI<T+ US1 LADS60 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ! FIR/ SMI? GOT UP &1 SCRAT*+ HIS BRUIS$ FACE TO 
 MAKE IT BLE$1 %\T$ 9 A TE>FUL VOICE3 0,POLICE6 ,MURD]6444 ,!Y'VE 
 KILL$ A MAN1 LADS60 

0,OH1 GRACI\S ME1 A MAN BEAT5 TO DEA?--KILL$64440 SCREAM$ A WOMAN 
 COM+ \T ( A GATE CLOSE BY4 

,A CR[D GA!R$ R\ND ! BLOOD/A9$ SMI?4 

0,HAV5'T Y\ ROBB$ PEOPLE 5\<--TAK+ !IR LA/ %IRTS80 SAID A 
 VOICE ADDRESS+ ! PUBLICAN4 0,:AT HAVE Y\ KILL$ A MAN =1 Y\ 
 ?IEF80 

,! TALL LAD1 /&+ 9 ! POR*1 TURN$ HIS BLE>$ EYES FROM ! 
 PUBLICAN TO ! SMI? & BACK AGA9 AS IF CONSID]+ :OM HE \<T TO 
 FI<T N[4 

0,MURD]]60 HE %\T$ SUDD5LY TO ! PUBLICAN4 0,B9D HIM1 LADS60 

0,I D>ESAY Y\ W\LD LIKE TO B9D ME60 %\T$ ! PUBLICAN1 PU%+ AWAY 
 ! M5 ADVANC+ ON HIM1 & SNAT*+ HIS CAP FROM HIS HEAD HE FLUNG IT 
 ON ! GR\ND4 

,AS IF ?IS ACTION HAD SOME MY/]I\S & M5AC+ SIGNIFICANCE1 ! 
 WORKM5 SURR\ND+ ! PUBLICAN PAUS$ 9 9DECISION4 

0,I KN[ ! LAW V]Y WELL1 MATES6 ,I'LL TAKE ! MATT] TO ! CAPTA9 ( 
 POLICE4 ,Y\ ?9K ,I WON'T GET TO HIM8 ,ROBB]Y IS NOT P]MITT$ TO ANYBODY 
 N[ADAYS60 %\T$ ! PUBLICAN1 PICK+ UP HIS CAP4 

0,COME ALONG !N6 ,COME ALONG !N60 ! PUBLICAN & ! TALL Y\NG FELL[ 
 REPEAT$ ONE AFT] ! O!R1 & !Y MOV$ UP ! /REET TOGE!R4 

,! BLOOD/A9$ SMI? W5T BESIDE !M4 ,! FACTORY H&S & O!RS 
 FOLL[$ BEH9D1 TALK+ & %\T+4 

,AT ! CORN] ( ! ,MOROSEYKA1 OPPOSITE A L>GE H\SE ) CLOS$ 
 %UTT]S & BE>+ A BOOTMAK]'S SIGNBO>D1 /OOD A SCORE ( ?91 
 WORN-\T1 GLOOMY-FAC$ BOOTMAK]S1 WE>+ OV]ALLS & LONG TATT]$ 
 COATS4 

0,HE %\LD PAY FOLKS (F PROP]LY10 A ?9 WORK+MAN1 ) FR[N+ BR[S 
 & A /RAGGLY BE>D1 WAS SAY+4 

0,BUT HE'S SUCK$ \R BLOOD & N[ HE ?9KS HE'S QUIT ( US4 ,HE'S BE5 
 MISLEAD+ US ALL ! WEEK & N[ ?AT HE'S BR\<T US TO ?IS PASS HE'S 
 MADE (F40 

,ON SEE+ ! CR[D & ! BLOOD/A9$ MAN ! WORKMAN CEAS$ SPEAK+1 
 & ) EAG] CURIOSITY ALL ! BOOTMAK]S JO9$ ! MOV+ CR[D4 

0,:]E >E ALL ! FOLKS GO+80 

0,:Y1 TO ! POLICE1 ( C\RSE60 

0,I SAY1 IS IT TRUE ?AT WE HAVE BE5 BEAT580 0,& :AT DID Y\ ?9K8 
 ,LOOK :AT FOLKS >E SAY+40 

,QUE/IONS & ANSW]S W]E HE>D4 ,! PUBLICAN1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! 
 9CREAS$ CR[D1 DROPP$ BEH9D & RETURN$ TO HIS TAV]N4 

,! TALL Y\?1 NOT NOTIC+ ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( HIS FOE1 WAV$ HIS B>E 
 >M & W5T ON TALK+ 9CESSANTLY1 ATTRACT+ G5]AL ATT5TION TO 
 HIMSELF4 ,IT WAS >\ND HIM ?AT ! PEOPLE *IEFLY CR[D$1 EXPECT+ 
 ANSW]S FROM HIM TO ! QUE/IONS ?AT OCCUPI$ ALL !IR M9DS4 

0,HE MU/ KEEP ORD]1 KEEP ! LAW1 ?AT'S :AT ! GOV]NM5T IS !RE 
 =4 ,AM ,I NOT RI<T1 GOOD ,*RI/IANS80 SAID ! TALL Y\?1 ) A 
 SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE4 0,HE ?9KS !RE'S NO GOV]NM5T6 ,H[ CAN ONE 
 DO )\T GOV]NM5T8 ,OR ELSE !RE W\LD BE PL5TY :O'D ROB US40 

0,:Y TALK NONS5SE80 REJO9$ VOICES 9 ! CR[D4 0,WILL !Y GIVE UP 
 ,MOSC[ LIKE ?IS8 ,!Y TOLD Y\ ?AT = FUN1 & Y\ BELIEV$ IT6 ,>5'T 
 !RE PL5TY ( TROOPS ON ! M>*8 ,LET HIM 91 9DE$6 ,?AT'S :AT ! 
 GOV]NM5T IS =4 ,Y\'D BETT] LI/5 TO :AT PEOPLE >E SAY+10 SAID 
 SOME ( ! MOB PO9T+ TO ! TALL Y\?4 

,BY ! WALL ( ,*9A-,T[N A SMALL] GR\P ( PEOPLE W]E GA!R$ R\ND A 
 MAN 9 A FRIEZE COAT :O HELD A PAP] 9 HIS H&4 

0,AN UKASE1 !Y >E READ+ AN UKASE6 ,READ+ AN UKASE60 CRI$ VOICES 9 
 ! CR[D1 & ! PEOPLE RU%$ T[>D ! READ]4 

,! MAN 9 ! FRIEZE COAT WAS READ+ ! BROAD%EET ( ,AUGU/ #c#a4 ,:5 
 ! CR[D COLLECT$ R\ND HIM HE SEEM$ CONFUS$1 BUT AT ! DEM& ( ! 
 TALL LAD :O HAD PU%$ HIS WAY UP TO HIM1 HE BEGAN 9 A RA!R TREMUL\S 
 VOICE TO READ ! %EET FROM ! BEG9N+4 

0,E>LY TOMORR[ ,I %ALL GO TO HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS10 HE READ 70,SIR9 
 ,HI<NESS10 SAID ! TALL FELL[ ) A TRIUMPHANT SMILE ON HIS LIPS & A 
 FR[N ON HIS BR[71 0TO CONSULT ) HIM TO ACT1 & TO AID ! >MY TO 
 EXT]M9ATE !SE SC\NDRELS4 ,WE TOO WILL TAKE P>T4440 ! READ] W5T 
 ON1 & !N PAUS$ 70,DO Y\ SEE10 %\T$ ! Y\? VICTORI\SLY1 0HE'S 
 GO+ TO CLE> UP ! :OLE AFFAIR = Y\4444071 09 DE/ROY+ !M1 & 
 WILL S5D !SE VISITORS TO ! DEVIL4 ,I WILL COME BACK TO D9N]1 & 
 WE'LL SET TO WORK4 ,WE WILL DO1 COMPLETELY DO1 & UNDO !SE SC\NDRELS40 

,! LA/ WORDS W]E READ \T 9 ! MID/ ( COMPLETE SIL5CE4 ,! TALL 
 LAD HUNG HIS HEAD GLOOMILY4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT NO ONE HAD UND]/OOD ! 
 LA/ P>T4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 ! WORDS 0,I WILL COME BACK TO D9N]10 
 EVID5TLY DISPLEAS$ BO? READ] & AUDI5CE4 ,! PEOPLE'S M9DS W]E 
 TUN$ TO A HI< PIT* & ?IS WAS TOO SIMPLE & NE$LESSLY 
 COMPREH5SIBLE--IT WAS :AT ANYONE ( !M MI<T HAVE SAID & 
 !RE=E WAS :AT AN UKASE EMANAT+ FROM ! HI<E/ AU?ORITY %\LD 
 NOT SAY4 

,!Y ALL /OOD DESPOND5T & SIL5T4 ,! TALL Y\? MOV$ HIS LIPS & 
 SWAY$ FROM SIDE TO SIDE4 

0,WE %\LD ASK HIM444 ?AT'S HE HIMSELF80444 0,YES1 ASK HIM 9DE$6444 ,:Y 
 NOT8 ,HE'LL EXPLA90444 VOICES 9 ! RE> ( ! CR[D W]E SUDD5LY HE>D 
 SAY+1 & ! G5]AL ATT5TION TURN$ TO ! POLICE SUP]9T5D5T'S 
 TRAP :I* DROVE 9TO ! SQU>E ATT5D$ BY TWO M\NT$ DRAGOONS4 

,! SUP]9T5D5T ( POLICE1 :O HAD GONE ?AT MORN+ BY ,C\NT 
 ,RO/OP*9'S ORD]S TO BURN ! B>GES & HAD 9 CONNECTION ) ?AT 
 MATT] ACQUIR$ A L>GE SUM ( MONEY :I* WAS AT ?AT MOM5T 9 HIS 
 POCKET1 ON SEE+ A CR[D BE>+ D[N UPON HIM TOLD HIS COA*MAN TO /OP4 

0,:AT PEOPLE >E !SE80 HE %\T$ TO ! M51 :O W]E MOV+ S+LY & 
 TIMIDLY 9 ! DIRECTION ( HIS TRAP4 

0,:AT PEOPLE >E !SE80 HE %\T$ AGA91 RECEIV+ NO ANSW]4 

0,Y\R HONOR4440 REPLI$ ! %OPMAN 9 ! FRIEZE COAT1 0Y\R HONOR1 9 
 ACCORD ) ! PROCLAMATION ( HIS HI<E/ EXCELL5CY ! C\NT1 !Y 
 DESIRE TO S]VE1 NOT SP>+ !IR LIVES1 & IT IS NOT ANY K9D ( RIOT1 
 BUT AS HIS HI<E/ EXCELL5CE SAID4440 

0,! C\NT HAS NOT LEFT1 HE IS H]E1 & AN ORD] WILL BE ISSU$ 
 CONC]N+ Y\10 SAID ! SUP]9T5D5T ( POLICE4 0,GO ON60 HE ORD]$ 
 HIS COA*MAN4 

,! CR[D HALT$1 PRESS+ >\ND ?OSE :O HAD HE>D :AT ! 
 SUP]9T5D5T HAD SAID1 & LOOK+ AT ! DEP>T+ TRAP4 

,! SUP]9T5D5T ( POLICE TURN$ R\ND AT ?AT MOM5T ) A SC>$ 
 LOOK1 SAID SOME?+ TO HIS COA*MAN1 & HIS HORSES 9CREAS$ !IR 
 SPE$4 

0,IT'S A FRAUD1 LADS6 ,LEAD ! WAY TO HIM1 HIMSELF60 %\T$ ! TALL 
 Y\?4 0,DON'T LET HIM GO1 LADS6 ,LET HIM ANSW] US6 ,KEEP HIM60 %\T$ 
 DIFF]5T PEOPLE & ! PEOPLE DA%$ 9 PURSUIT ( ! TRAP4 

,FOLL[+ ! SUP]9T5D5T ( POLICE & TALK+ L\DLY ! CR[D W5T 
 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! ,LUBYANKA ,/REET4 

0,!RE N[1 ! G5TRY & M]*ANTS HAVE GONE AWAY & LEFT US TO P]I%4 
 ,DO !Y ?9K WE'RE DOGS80 VOICES 9 ! CR[D W]E HE>D SAY+ MORE & 
 MORE FREQU5TLY4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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