,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #a ,MAK> ,DEVK9 #ahiiahii ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE ,TEXT 3 ,:5 !Y HAD PASS$ ! BA*ELORS' ROOM ! S]GEANT :O ACCOMPANI$ ,NEKHLUD(F LEFT HIM1 PROMIS+ TO COME = HIM BE=E ! 9SPECTION W\LD TAKE PLACE4 ,AS SOON AS ! S]GEANT WAS GONE A PRISON]1 QUICKLY /EPP+ ) HIS B>E FEET & HOLD+ UP ! *A9S1 CAME CLOSE UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 5VELOP+ HIM 9 ! /RONG1 ACID SMELL ( P]SPIRATION1 & SAID 9 A MY/]I\S :ISP]3 0,HELP ! LAD1 SIR2 HE'S GOT 9TO AN AWFUL MESS4 ,BE5 DR9K+4 ,TO-DAY HE'S GIV5 HIS NAME AS ,K>MAN(F AT ! 9SPECTION4 ,TAKE HIS P>T1 SIR4 ,WE D>E NOT1 OR !Y'LL KILL US10 & LOOK+ UNEASILY R\ND HE TURN$ AWAY4 ,?IS IS :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,! CRIM9AL ,KALMAN(F HAD P]SUAD$ A Y\NG FELL[ :O RESEMBL$ HIM 9 APPE>ANCE & WAS S5T5C$ TO EXILE TO *ANGE NAMES ) HIM & GO TO ! M9ES 9/EAD ( HIM1 :ILE HE ONLY W5T TO EXILE4 ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW ALL ?IS4 ,SOME CONVICT HAD TOLD HIM AB\T ?IS EX*ANGE ! WEEK BE=E4 ,HE NODD$ AS A SIGN ?AT HE UND]/OOD & W\LD DO :AT WAS 9 HIS P[]1 & CONT9U$ HIS WAY )\T LOOK+ R\ND4 ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW ?IS CONVICT1 & WAS SURPRIS$ BY HIS ACTION4 ,:5 9 ,EKAT]9BURG ! CONVICT HAD ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO GET A P]MISSION = HIS WIFE TO FOLL[ HIM4 ,! CONVICT WAS A MAN ( M$IUM SIZE & ( ! MO/ ORD9>Y PEASANT TYPE1 AB\T ?IRTY YE>S OLD4 ,HE WAS CONDEMN$ TO H>D LABOR = AN ATTEMPT TO MURD] & ROB4 ,HIS NAME WAS ,MAK> ,DEVK94 ,HIS CRIME WAS A V]Y CURI\S ONE4 ,9 ! ACC\NT HE GAVE ( IT TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 HE SAID IT WAS NOT HIS BUT HIS DEVIL'S DO+4 ,HE SAID ?AT A TRAVEL] HAD COME TO HIS FA!R'S H\SE & HIR$ HIS SL$GE TO DRIVE HIM TO A VILLAGE ?IRTY MILES (F = TWO RUBLES4 ,MAK>'S FA!R TOLD HIM TO DRIVE ! /RANG]4 ,MAK> H>NESS$ ! HORSE1 DRESS$1 & SAT D[N TO DR9K TEA ) ! /RANG]4 ,! /RANG] RELAT$ AT ! TEA-TABLE ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO BE M>RI$ & HAD FIVE HUNDR$ RUBLES1 :I* HE HAD E>N$ 9 ,MOSC[1 ) HIM4 ,:5 HE HAD HE>D ?IS1 ,MAK> W5T \T 9TO ! Y>D & PUT AN AX 9TO ! SL$GE UND] ! /RAW4 0,& ,I DID NOT MYSELF KN[ :Y ,I WAS TAK+ ! AX10 HE SAID4 0',TAKE ! AX1' SAYS HE1 & ,I TOOK IT4 ,WE GOT 9 & />T$4 ,WE DROVE ALONG ALL RI ! VILLAGE2 ONLY AB\T F\R MILES MORE TO GO4 ,! WAY FROM ! CROSS-ROAD TO ! HI< ROAD WAS UP HILL1 & ,I GOT \T4 ,I WALK$ BEH9D ! SL$GE & HE :ISP]S TO ME1 ',:AT >E Y\ ?9K+ AB\T8 ,:5 Y\ GET TO ! TOP ( ! HILL Y\ WILL MEET PEOPLE ALONG ! HIRY ! MONEY AWAY4 ,IF Y\ MEAN TO DO IT1 N['S ! TIME4' ,I /OOP$ OV] ! SL$GE AS IF TO >RANGE ! /RAW1 & ! AX SEEM$ TO JUMP 9TO MY H& ( ITSELF4 ,! MAN TURN$ R\ND4 ',:AT >E Y\ DO+8' ,I LIFT$ ! AX & TRI$ TO KNOCK HIM D[N1 BUT HE WAS QUICK1 JUMP$ \T1 & TOOK HOLD ( MY H&S4 ',:AT >E Y\ DO+1 Y\ VILLA98' ,HE ?REW ME D[N 9TO ! SN[1 & ,I DID NOT EV5 /RUGGLE1 BUT GAVE 9 AT ONCE4 ,HE B\ND MY >MS ) HIS GIRDLE1 & ?REW ME 9TO ! SL$GE1 & TOOK ME /RAIACT]1 SAID ?AT ,I WAS A GOOD MAN1 & ?AT NO?+ WRONG HAD BE5 NOTIC$ AB\T ME4 ,! MA/]S = :OM ,I WORK$ ALSO SPOKE WELL ( ME1 BUT WE HAD NO MONEY TO 5GAGE A LAWY]1 & SO ,I WAS CONDEMN$ TO F\R YE>S' H>D LABOR40 ,IT WAS ?IS MAN :O1 WI%+ TO SAVE A FELL[-VILLAG]1 KN[+ ?AT HE WAS RISK+ HIS LIFE !REBY1 TOLD ,NEKHLUD(F ! PRISON]'S SECRET1 = DO+ :I* 7IF F\ND \T7 HE %\LD C]TA9LY BE ?ROTTL$4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahih 3 ,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #a -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #a#c1 #bba 3 ,P>T #c1 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/