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Chapter 3

           

           “IfIunderstandyouaright,”saidtheColonel,“youwishtopresentaStatementofPlea?”

           “Yes,thatisso.”

           “Thenkindlyputitintowriting,anditshallbeforwardedtotheOfficefortheReceptionofReportsandReturns.ThereafterthatOfficewillconsiderit,andreturnittome,whowill,inturn,dispatchittotheEstateWorksCommittee,whowill,inturn,reviseit,andpresentittotheAdministrator,who,jointlywiththeSecretary,will

           “Pardonme,”expostulatedChichikov,“butthatprocedurewilltakeupagreatdealoftime.WhyneedIputthematterintowritingatall?Itissimplythis.Iwantafewsoulswhicharewell,whichare,sotospeak,dead.”

           “Verygood,”commentedtheColonel.“DoyouwritedowninyourStatementofPleathatthesoulswhichyoudesireare,‘sotospeak,dead.’”

           “Butwhatwouldbetheuseofmydoingso?Thoughthesoulsaredead,mypurposerequiresthattheyshouldberepresentedasalive.”

           “Verygood,”againcommentedtheColonel.“DoyouwritedowninyourStatementthat‘itisnecessary’(or,shouldyoupreferanalternativephrase,‘itisrequested,’or‘itisdesiderated,’or‘itisprayed,’)‘thatthesoulsberepresentedasalive.’Atallevents,WITHOUTdocumentaryprocessofthatkind,themattercannotpossiblybecarriedthrough.Also,IwillappointaCommissionertoguideyouroundthevariousOffices.”

           Andhesoundedabell;whereupontherepresentedhimselfamanwhom,addressingas“Secretary,”theColonelinstructedtosummonthe“Commissioner.

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