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• Now I can lie down in peace and quiet at least for a little while, Rubashov thought, but the idea had lost its appeal. The stale warmth of the blanket began to annoy him and he tossed it aside.
• Our principles were all correct, but our results were all wrong. This is a sick century. We identified the disease and analyzed its structure with microscopic acuity, but wherever we applied the scalpel as a cure, nothing but new ulcers arose. Our desire was pure, our will was firm; people ought to love us. But they hate us. Why do we deserve this ...