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    eandifortheisebetandtheliesheeaverysilentn,speakingverylittleandslingveryseldoitseedthatnotterhopletely,thepartyseandeyofanythisoffice.youaresubvertiyifyougooninglikethis.”

    paignstartedin1957,thepartyseuinister.heanygruelinghoursleetings,isolatedinhisoffionths,notalloe,aioinuouslybyathrongofpartyaakinghi“rightist,”inlybeabrokehisface,hishairtuedgray,andheacquire**rahenonlythirtyseven.

    realizingthatheybrotheraskedtobetransferredtoanotherjob.ahisfailuretobrandbrhtist,thepartyseybrothereprovehissoonth.butheenjoyedbeingathepartybureauentforvariousexperintstoirovehiss.thissituationoffehepartybossofthevillage.heurgedthenistryntradetosendbrotherelsewhere.

    atthetitheoistspaignandtheensuingaesofrealdiffiinistrytooktheunpreybrotherentofthefntradeinstituteasaprofessavehisneeseriousattentionhegaveeverythingelsehehaduaken.atthetioftheculturalrevolutionhehadalreadybeeareghorityonenglishlanguageteagandingtrainingclassesforyoungteachers.hehadalsopublishedbooksandarticlesonthesubject.

    later,afterreleasefrorison,itriedtogetintouyforrovisithinbeijing.ifoundhiletelyshatteredbytheadehiaythatorialtohaveourphotographtakeninfrontofakuontangflag.ididnottothinkibladhiorsuuchfortoolong.

    afterbeienttobedoingsothingallapartntingtotalktohiididnotindhiftheentiohesubjecthielf.

    hesaid,“youdidseographtoin1962,didntyou”

    “isentyouaphotographoftherthatihadenlargedat.“thatheonlyphotographisentyouin1962.”

    “plyaphotographoftherireeredreyou.therevolutionariesinsisteditorialinfrontofakuontangflag.theyseedverysureandeexaynd.finally,itseedtothattheydescribeddidhappen.”

    “no,”isaidangrily,“itdidnothappen.all.therevolutionariesiheyintangsothattheyuldpunishus.”

    helaidahandonarndsaidpersonalexperienprisonnt.”

    “notatall.ihaventleaedathing.ore,idonotiolea.”

    “youany.andithappeo.itoyoutoo.”

    “ie.”

    “iorrytohearyousaythat.deeplysorry.youllgethurt,badlyhurt,ifraid.”

    sisteriotheroohehattaxitotheairportybrother,ibling.i

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