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Dołączył: 26 Sty 2011
Posty: 1715
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away;therewassimplynosuchthingaskeepingdecent
themostcare-
fulmangaveitupintheend
andwallowedinuncleanness.Therewas
notevenaplacewhereamancouldwashhishands
andthemenateas
muchrawbloodasfoodatdinnertime.Whentheywereatworkthey
couldnotevenwipeofftheirfaces—theywereashelplessasnewlyborn
babesinthatrespect;anditmayseemlikeasmallmatter
butwhenthe
sweatbegantorundowntheirnecksandticklethem
oraflytobother
them
itwasatorturelikebeingburnedalive.Whetheritwasthe
slaughterhousesorthedumpsthatwereresponsible
onecouldnotsay
butwiththehotweathertheredescendeduponPackingtownaveritable
Egyptianplagueofflies;therecouldbenodescribingthis—thehouses
wouldbeblackwiththem.Therewasnoescaping;youmightprovideall
yourdoorsandwindowswithscreens
buttheirbuzzingoutsidewould
beliketheswarmingofbees
andwheneveryouopenedthedoorthey
would rush in as if a storm of wind were driving them.
Perhapsthesummertimesuggeststoyouthoughtsofthecountry
vis-
ionsofgreenfieldsandmountainsandsparklinglakes.Ithadnosuch
suggestionforthepeopleintheyards.Thegreatpackingmachine
groundonremorselessly
withoutthinkingofgreenfields;an [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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