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Chapter 26

           Ibelieveinthepeopleandtheirrighttogovernthemselvesastheywish.Butyoumustn’tbelieveinkilling,hetoldhimself.Youmustdoitasanecessitybutyoumustnotbelieveinit.Ifyoubelieveinitthewholethingiswrong.

           Buthowmanydoyousupposeyouhavekilled?Idon’tknowbecauseIwon’tkeeptrack.Butdoyouknow?Yes.Howmany?Youcan’tbesurehowmany.Blowingthetrainsyoukillmany.Verymany.Butyoucan’tbesure.Butofthoseyouaresureof?Morethantwenty.Andofthosehowmanywererealfascists?TwothatIamsureof.BecauseIhadtoshootthemwhenwetookthemprisonersatUsera.Andyoudidnotmindthat?No.Nordidyoulikeit?No.Idecidednevertodoitagain.Ihaveavoidedit.Ihaveavoidedkillingthosewhoareunarmed.

           Listen,hetoldhimself.Youbettercutthisout.Thisisverybadforyouandforyourwork.Thenhimselfsaidbacktohim,Youlisten,see?BecauseyouaredoingsomethingveryseriousandIhavetoseeyouunderstanditallthetime.Ihavetokeepyoustraightinyourhead.Becauseifyouarenotabsolutelystraightinyourheadyouhavenorighttodothethingsyoudoforallofthemarecrimesandnomanhasarighttotakeanotherman’slifeunlessitistopreventsomethingworsehappeningtootherpeople.Sogetitstraightanddonotlietoyourself.

           ButIwon’tkeepacountofpeopleIhavekilledasthoughitwereatrophyrecordoradisgustingbusinesslikenotchesinagun,hetoldhimself.IhavearighttonotkeepcountandIhavearighttoforgetthem.

           No,himselfsaid.

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