,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ea 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS D9N] TIME :5 ,NEKHLUD(F RETRAC$ HIS /EPS 
?R\< ! WIDE CORRIDOR1 & ! CELLS W]E OP54 ,! 
PRISON]S1 9 LI<T YELL[ COATS1 %ORT1 WIDE TR\S]S & 
PRISON %OES1 EY$ HIM GRE$ILY4 ,NEKHLUD(F EXP]I5C$ 
/RANGE FEEL+S & COMMIS]ATION = ! PRISON]S1 &1 
= SOME REASON1 %AME ?AT HE %\LD SO CALMLY VIEW IT4 

,9 ONE ( ! CORRIDORS A MAN1 CLATT]+ ) HIS PRISON 
%OES1 RAN 9TO ONE ( ! CELLS1 & IMM$IATELY A CR[D 
( PEOPLE CAME \T1 PLAC$ !MSELVES 9 HIS WAY1 & 
B[$4 

0,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY--,I DON'T KN[ :AT TO CALL Y\--PLEASE 
ORD] ?AT \R CASE BE DECID$40 

0,I AM NOT ! COMM&]4 ,I DO NOT KN[ ANY?+40 

0,NO MATT]4 ,TELL !M1 ! AU?ORITIES1 OR SOMEBODY10 
SAID AN 9DIGNANT VOICE1 0TO LOOK 9TO \R CASE4 ,WE >E 
GUILTY ( NO (F5SE1 & HAVE BE5 9 PRISON ! SECOND 
MON? N[40 

0,H[ SO8 ,:Y80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,WE DON'T KN[ \RSELVES :Y1 BUT WE HAVE BE5 H]E 
! SECOND MON?40 

0,?AT IS TRUE10 SAID ! ASSI/ANT 9SPECTOR4 0,!Y 
W]E TAK5 BECAUSE !Y HAD NO PASSPORTS1 & !Y W]E 
TO BE TRANSPORT$ TO !IR DI/RICT1 BUT ! PRISON HAD 
BURN$ D[N !RE1 & ! AU?ORITIES ASK$ US TO KEEP 
!M H]E4 ,?OSE BELONG+ TO O!R DI/RICTS W]E TRANSPORT$1 
BUT !SE WE KEEP H]E40 

0,IS ?AT ! ONLY REASON80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 /OPP+ 
9 ! DOORWAY4 

,! CR[D1 CONSI/+ ( AB\T =TY M51 ALL 9 PRISON 
G>B1 SURR\ND$ ,NEKHLUD(F & ! ASSI/ANT4 ,SEV]AL 
VOICES BEGAN TALK+ AT ONCE4 ,! ASSI/ANT /OPP$ !M4 

0,LET ONE ( Y\ SPEAK40 

,A TALL OLD MAN ( GOOD MI5 CAME =W>D4 ,HE TOLD 
,NEKHLUD(F ?AT !Y W]E ALL IMPRISON$ ON ! GR\ND 
?AT !Y HAD NO PASSPORTS1 BUT ?AT1 AS A MATT] ( FACT1 
!Y HAD PASSPORTS :I* HAD EXPIR$ & W]E NOT R5EW$ 
= AB\T TWO WEEKS4 ,IT HAPP5$ EV]Y YE>1 BUT 
!Y W]E NEV] EV5 F9$4 ,& N[ !Y W]E IMPRISON$ 
LIKE CRIM9ALS4 

0,WE >E ALL MASONS & BELONG TO ! SAME ASSOCIATION4 
,!Y SAY ?AT ! PRISON HAS BURN$ D[N1 BUT ?AT ISN'T 
\R FAULT4 ,= ,GOD'S SAKE1 HELP US60 

,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$1 BUT SC>CELY UND]/OOD :AT ! 
OLD MAN WAS SAY+4 

0,H[ IS ?AT8 ,CAN IT BE POSSIBLE ?AT !Y >E KEPT 
9 PRISON = ?AT SOLE REASON80 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 TURN+ 
TO ! ASSI/ANT4 

0,YES1 !Y \<T TO BE S5T TO !IR HOMES10 SAID ! 
ASSI/ANT4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T A SMALL-SIZ$ MAN1 ALSO 9 PRISON ATTIRE1 
PU%$ HIS WAY ?R\< ! CR[D & BEGAN TO COMPLA9 
EXCIT$LY ?AT !Y W]E BE+ TORTUR$ )\T ANY CAUSE4 

0,WORSE ?AN DOGS----0 HE BEGAN4 

0,TUT1 TUT6 DO NOT TALK TOO MU*1 OR ELSE Y\ KN[----0 

0,KN[ :AT80 SAID ! LITTLE MAN DESP]ATELY4 0,>E 
WE GUILTY ( ANY?+80 

0,SIL5CE60 %\T$ ! ASSI/ANT1 & ! LITTLE MAN 
SUBSID$4 

0,:AT A PECULI> /ATE ( ?+S60 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID TO 
HIMSELF AS HE RAN ! GANTLET1 AS IT W]E1 ( A HUNDR$ 
EYES ?AT FOLL[$ HIM ?R\< ! CORRIDOR4 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT 9NOC5T PEOPLE >E HELD 9 DURANCE 
H]E80 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID1 :5 !Y EM]G$ FROM ! 
CORRIDOR4 

0,:AT CAN WE DO8 ,H[EV]1 MANY ( !M >E LY+4 
,IF Y\ ASK !M1 !Y ALL CLAIM TO BE 9NOC5T10 SAID ! 
ASSI/ANT 9SPECTOR2 0AL?\< SOME >E !RE REALLY )\T 
ANY CAUSE :ATEV]40 

0,BUT !SE MASONS DON'T SEEM TO BE GUILTY ( ANY (F5SE40 

0,?AT IS TRUE SO F> AS ! MASONS >E CONC]N$4 ,BUT 
?OSE PEOPLE >E SPOIL$4 ,SOME MEASURE ( SEV]ITY IS 
NECESS>Y4 ,!Y >E NOT ALL AS 9NOC5T AS !Y LOOK4 
,ONLY YE/]DAY WE W]E OBLIG$ TO PUNI% TWO ( !M40 

0,PUNI%1 H[80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,BY FLOGG+4 ,IT WAS ORD]$----0 

0,BUT CORPORAL PUNI%M5T HAS BE5 ABOLI%$40 

0,NOT = ?OSE ?AT HAVE BE5 DEPRIV$ ( CIVIL RI<TS40 

,NEKHLUD(F RECALL$ :AT HE HAD SE5 ! O!R DAY 
:ILE WAIT+ 9 ! VE/IBULE1 & UND]/OOD ?AT ! 
PUNI%M5T HAD !N BE5 TAK+ PLACE1 & ) PECULI> 
=CE CAME UPON HIM ?AT M+L$ FEEL+ ( CURIOSITY1 
SADNESS1 D\BT1 & MORAL1 ALMO/ PASS+ OV] 9TO PHYSICAL1 
NAUSEA :I* HE HAD FELT BE=E1 BUT NEV] ) SU* 
=CE4 

,)\T LI/5+ TO ! ASSI/ANT OR LOOK+ >\ND 
HIM1 HE HA/ILY PASS$ ?R\< ! CORRIDOR & ASC5D$ 
TO ! (FICE4 ,! 9SPECTOR WAS 9 ! CORRIDOR1 &1 
BUSY+ HIMSELF ) SOME AFFAIR1 HAD =GOT TO S5D = 
,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA4 ,HE ONLY CALL$ IT TO M9D :5 ,NEKHLUD(F 
5T]$ ! (FICE4 

0,I WILL S5D = H] IMM$IATELY4 ,TAKE A SEAT10 HE 
SAID4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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