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oneday—but“oneday”wasnottherightexpression；justasprobablyitwasinthemiddleofthenight：once—hefellintoastrange，blissfulreverie。***hewaswalkingdownthecorridor，waitingforthebullet。heknewthatitwascominginanothermoment。everythingwassettled，smoothedout，reconciled。therewerenomoredoubts，nomorearguments，nomorepain，nomorefear。hisbodywashealthyandstrong。hewalkedeasily，withajoyofmovementandwithafeelingofwalkinginsunlight。hewasnotanylongerinthenarrowwhitecorridorsintheministryoflove，hewasintheenormoussunlitpassage，akilometrewide，downwhichhehadseemedtowalkinthedeliriuminducedbydrugs。hewasinthegoldencountry，followingthefoot-trackacrosstheoldrabbit-croppedpasture。hecouldfeeltheshortspringyturfunderhisfeetandthegentlesunshineonhisface。attheedgeofthefieldweretheelmtrees，faintlystirring，andsomewherebeyondthatwasthestreamwherethedacelayinthegreenpoolsunderthewillows。

suddenlyhestartedupwithashockofhorror。thesweatbrokeoutonhisbackbone。hehadheardhimselfcryaloud：

“julia！julia！julia，mylove！julia！”

foramomenthehadhadanoverwhelminghallucinationofherpresence。shehadseemedtobenotmerelywithhim，butinsidehim。itwasasthoughshehadgotintothetextureofhisskin。inthatmomenthehadlovedherfarmorethanhehadeverdonewhentheyweretogetherandfree。alsoheknewthatsomewhereorothershewasstillaliveandneededhishelp。helaybackonthebedandtriedtocomposehimself。whathadhedone？howmanyyearshadheaddedtohisservitudebythatmomentofweakness？