In_PRP his_DPS fitful_AJ0 dreams_NN2 that_DT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 was_VBD twenty-one_CRD again_AV0 and_CJC wandering_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 misty_AJ0 streets_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 small_AJ0 city_NN1 northwest_NN1 of_PRF Friedenstal_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP weighed_VVD less_AV0 than_CJS fifty-five_CRD kilos_NN2 by_PRP then_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 an_AT0 ounce_NN1 of_PRF fat_NN1 left_VVN on_PRP his_DPS frame_NN1 ._SENT Though_CJS the_AT0 sensation_NN1 of_PRF hunger_NN1 came_VVD and_CJC went_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP ached_VVD constantly_AV0 and_CJC everywhere_AV0 ,_PUN joints_NN2 ,_PUN muscles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC bones_NN2 ._SENT Deprived_AJ0 of_PRF fat_AJ0 reserves_NN2 ,_PUN his_DPS body_NN1 was_VBD beginning_VVG to_TO0 eat_VVI him_PNP from_PRP the_AT0 inside_NN1 out_AVP ._SENT 
Apathy_NN1 had_VHD begun_VVN to_TO0 set_VVI in_AVP as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT A_AT0 fog_NN1 seemed_VVD to_TO0 shroud_VVI Emil_NP0 's_POS mind_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP roamed_VVD far_AV0 and_CJC wide_AV0 in_PRP yet_AV0 another_DT0 desperate_AJ0 hunt_NN1 for_PRP food_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS most_DT0 recent_AJ0 meal_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN three_CRD days_NN2 before_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD gone_VVN out_AVP beyond_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 limits_NN2 and_CJC into_PRP the_AT0 farm_NN1 fields_NN2 where_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD found_VVN a_AT0 shriveled_AJ0 ,_PUN soil-caked_AJ0 pumpkin_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD survived_VVN the_AT0 winter_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 scavengers_NN2 ._SENT After_PRP washing_VVG it_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 stream_NN1 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 had_VHD eaten_VVN pumpkin_NN1 until_CJS he_PNP was_VBD beyond_AV0 full_AJ0 ,_PUN sat_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 sunshine_NN1 feeling_VVG fat_AJ0 and_CJC happy_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 promptly_AV0 slept_VVN right_AV0 there_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 bank_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP awoke_VVD ,_PUN he_PNP ate_VVD the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pumpkin_NN1 and_CJC smiled_VVD at_PRP how_AVQ his_DPS belly_NN1 had_VHD distended_VVN again_AV0 ._SENT 
But_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD days_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 thought_VVD as_CJS he_PNP searched_VVD the_AT0 streets_NN2 for_PRP something_PNI new_AJ0 to_TO0 eat_VVI ._SENT How_AVQ much_DT0 longer_AV0 can_VM0 this_DT0 go_VVI on_AVP ?_SENT How_AVQ much_DT0 longer_AV0 can_VM0 I_PNP survive_VVI ?_SENT 
Emil_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN fending_VVG for_PRP himself_PNX since_PRP his_DPS family_NN1 was_VBD thrown_VVN off_AVP its_DPS land_NN1 in_PRP Friedenstal_NP0 ,_PUN more_AV0 than_CJS three_CRD years_NN2 earlier_AV0 ._SENT 
His_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN mother_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS sister_NN1 ,_PUN eight-year-old_AJ0 Rese_NN1 ,_PUN had_VHD gone_VVN to_TO0 live_VVI in_PRP Pervomaisk_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 city_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 east_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Bug_NN1 River_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP first_ORD ,_PUN Emil_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN lucky_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD farming_AJ0 skills_NN2 and_CJC had_VHD little_DT0 problem_NN1 finding_VVG work_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 collective_AJ0 farm_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 field_NN1 laborer_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP was_VBD quiet_AJ0 by_PRP nature_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 miss_VVI much_DT0 ._SENT As_CJS a_AT0 boy_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP 'd_VHD learned_VVN that_CJT the_AT0 key_NN1 to_PRP survival_NN1 under_PRP Communism_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 be_VBI silent_AJ0 ,_PUN do_VDB your_DPS job_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC not_XX0 aspire_VVB to_PRP leadership_NN1 of_PRF any_DT0 kind_NN1 ._SENT Within_PRP three_CRD months_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS parents_NN2 '_POS leaving_VVG him_PNP to_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 wits_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD learned_VVN that_CJT people_NN0 who_PNQ spoke_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN people_NN0 who_PNQ tried_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI things_NN2 better_AV0 or_CJC tried_VVD to_TO0 teach_VVI others_NN2 a_AT0 better_AJC way_NN1 ,_PUN tended_VVD to_TO0 vanish_VVI or_CJC to_TO0 die_VVI young_AJ0 ._SENT 
Emil_NP0 slept_VVD where_AVQ he_PNP could_VM0 that_DT0 first_ORD year_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP made_VVD enough_AV0 to_TO0 keep_VVI food_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS belly_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 second_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN 1931_CRD ,_PUN was_VBD even_AV0 better_AJC when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD given_VVN a_AT0 tractor_NN1 to_TO0 drive_VVI ._SENT 
But_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 fall_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 following_AJ0 year_NN1 ,_PUN Joseph_NP0 Stalin_NP0 decided_VVD to_TO0 quash_VVI all_DT0 opposition_NN1 to_PRP Soviet_AJ0 rule_NN1 in_PRP Ukraine_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP withheld_VVD almost_AV0 all_DT0 food_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 region_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS goal_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 starve_VVI its_DPS entire_AJ0 population_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS Emil_NP0 trudged_VVD through_PRP Birsula_NP0 six_CRD months_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 Holodomor_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD the_AT0 wind_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD lost_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 series_NN0 of_PRF dull_AJ0 ,_PUN repetitive_AJ0 thoughts_NN2 of_PRF fear_NN1 and_CJC want_VVB ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 realize_VVI that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VHD wandered_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 road_NN1 that_CJT ran_VVD along_AVP the_AT0 rear_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rail_NN1 yard_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 train_NN1 station_NN1 ._SENT 
Emil_NP0 had_VHD not_XX0 wanted_VVN to_TO0 come_VVI to_PRP this_DT0 place_NN1 ever_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC there_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP looked_VVD all_DT0 around_AVP now_AV0 ,_PUN seeing_VVG newly_AV0 starved_AJ0 corpses_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 near_AV0 dead_AJ0 sprawled_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 fence_NN1 that_CJT surrounded_VVD the_AT0 rail_NN1 yard_NN1 ._SENT Scattered_VVN among_PRP them_PNP and_CJC still_AV0 standing_VVG ,_PUN the_AT0 merely_AV0 starving_AJ0 and_CJC desperate_AJ0 clung_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 chain-link_AJ0 fence_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG at_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 mountain_NN1 of_PRF wheat_NN1 not_XX0 eighty_CRD meters_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT 
Four_CRD armed_AJ0 soldiers_NN2 stood_VVD around_AVP the_AT0 huge_AJ0 wheat_NN1 pile_NN1 while_CJS others_NN2 worked_VVD at_PRP it_PNP with_PRP shovels_NN2 ,_PUN turning_VVG the_AT0 grain_NN1 over_AVP ,_PUN exposing_VVG the_AT0 kernels_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 mist_NN1 so_AV0 when_CJS the_AT0 sun_NN1 returned_VVD and_CJC beat_VVD down_AVP on_PRP enough_DT0 food_NN1 to_TO0 feed_VVI the_AT0 city_NN1 for_PRP weeks_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP all_AV0 would_VM0 simply_AV0 rot_VVI ._SENT Emil_NP0 did_VDD not_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 wheat_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 help_VVI himself_PNX ._SENT He_PNP went_VVD around_AVP a_AT0 weeping_AJ0 woman_NN1 holding_VVG her_DPS dying_AJ0 child_NN1 and_CJC to_PRP the_AT0 fence_NN1 where_AVQ he_PNP gazed_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 grain_NN1 as_CJS if_CJS it_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 mirage_NN1 or_CJC dream_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP fantasized_VVD what_DTQ he_PNP might_VM0 do_VDI with_PRP his_DPS pockets_NN2 and_CJC hands_NN2 full_AJ0 of_PRF that_DT0 wheat_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 almost_AV0 smell_VVI the_AT0 bread_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 oven_NN1 ._SENT 
One_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 soldiers_NN2 laughed_VVD ._SENT Emil_NP0 heard_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN shook_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 fantasy_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 saw_VVD him_PNP ._SENT Cigarette_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT Hacking_VVG laugh_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 starving_AJ0 ,_PUN is_VBZ he_PNP ?_SENT 
The_AT0 more_DT0 Emil_NP0 thought_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 well-fed_AJ0 Russian_AJ0 soldiers_NN2 deliberately_AV0 destroying_VVG food_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF starving_AJ0 people_NN0 ,_PUN the_AT0 more_AV0 a_AT0 primal_AJ0 anger_NN1 flared_VVD in_PRP him_PNP ._SENT What_DTQ had_VHD he_PNP ever_AV0 done_VDN to_PRP Joseph_NP0 Stalin_NP0 ?_SENT What_DTQ had_VHD any_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS family_NN1 done_VDN to_PRP Joseph_NP0 Stalin_NP0 ?_SENT Why_AVQ would_VM0 you_PNP kick_VVI good_AJ0 farmers_NN2 off_PRP their_DPS land_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 deny_VVB food_NN1 to_PRP innocent_AJ0 people_NN0 ?_SENT 
Why_AVQ would_VM0 a_AT0 just_AV0 ,_PUN kind_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC benevolent_AJ0 God_NP0 let_VVB this_DT0 happen_VVI ?_SENT 
Since_CJS the_AT0 Horror_NN1 began_VVD ,_PUN Emil_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN to_PRP the_AT0 rail_NN1 station_NN1 twice_AV0 before_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC each_DT0 time_NN1 he_PNP 'd_VHD left_VVN feeling_VVG helpless_AJ0 and_CJC doubting_VVG the_AT0 existence_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 power_NN1 beyond_PRP himself_PNX ._SENT Before_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 sink_VVI into_PRP those_DT0 dark_AJ0 feelings_NN2 this_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP remembered_VVD his_DPS father_NN1 telling_VVG him_PNP that_CJT God_NP0 helps_VVZ those_DT0 who_PNQ help_VVB themselves_PNX ._SENT 
But_CJC then_AV0 a_AT0 weaselly_AJ0 voice_NN1 inside_AV0 him_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN Trust_NN1 in_PRP no_AT0 power_NN1 but_CJC your_DPS own_DT0 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 be_VBI saved_VVN ,_PUN save_VVB yourself_PNX ._SENT 
At_PRP once_AV0 unnerved_VVN and_CJC emboldened_VVN by_PRP that_DT0 voice_NN1 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 decided_VVD he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 venture_VVI outside_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 walk_VVI and_CJC search_VVI until_CJS he_PNP found_VVD food_NN1 or_CJC dropped_VVD dead_AJ0 in_PRP his_DPS tracks_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP pondered_VVD which_DTQ direction_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI in_PRP ._SENT To_PRP the_AT0 east_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP might_VM0 find_VVI an_AT0 unharvested_AJ0 beet_NN1 or_CJC turnip_NN1 patch_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP decided_VVD instead_AV0 to_TO0 head_VVI west_NN1 toward_PRP farmland_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD creek_NN1 bottoms_NN2 running_VVG through_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
From_PRP his_DPS days_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 farm_NN1 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 knew_VVD that_CJT by_PRP early_AJ0 March_NP0 ,_PUN creek_NN1 bottoms_NN2 that_CJT had_VHD not_XX0 flooded_VVN were_VBD often_AV0 green_AJ0 and_CJC lush_AJ0 with_PRP edibles_NN2 if_CJS you_PNP knew_VVD what_DTQ you_PNP were_VBD looking_VVG for_PRP ._SENT He_PNP might_VM0 find_VVI the_AT0 baby_NN1 ferns_NN2 his_DPS mother_NN1 used_VVD to_TO0 pick_VVI and_CJC cook_VVI or_CJC pickle_VVI in_PRP brine_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC baby_NN1 asparagus_NN1 shoots_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC mushrooms_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC freshly_AV0 laid_VVN duck_NN0 eggs_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC the_AT0 carcass_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 winter-kill_NN1 rabbit_NN1 ,_PUN still_AV0 frozen_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 snow_NN1 ._SENT 
Or_CJC he_PNP might_VM0 walk_VVI until_PRP his_DPS legs_NN2 would_VM0 not_XX0 work_VVI anymore_AV0 ._SENT 
Emil_NP0 had_VHD seen_VVN the_AT0 way_NN1 starving_AJ0 people_NN0 went_VVD from_PRP walking_VVG and_CJC talking_VVG to_PRP suddenly_AV0 tipping_VVG over_AVP on_PRP legs_NN2 that_CJT would_VM0 no_AV0 longer_AV0 support_VVI them_PNP ._SENT Then_AV0 they_PNP just_AV0 lay_VVD there_AV0 ,_PUN some_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP mewing_VVG like_PRP newborn_AJ0 kittens_NN2 ,_PUN begging_VVG their_DPS mothers_NN2 for_PRP milk_NN1 ._SENT 
Go_VVB west_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP thought_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC tore_VVD himself_PNX away_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 fence_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 rail_NN1 yard_NN1 ._SENT Those_DT0 creek_NN1 bottoms_NN2 ._SENT 
But_CJC within_PRP blocks_NN2 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 knew_VVD he_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 make_VVI it_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 creeks_NN2 nearly_AV0 five_CRD kilometers_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT Or_CJC if_CJS he_PNP did_VDD make_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN unless_CJS he_PNP was_VBD lucky_AJ0 and_CJC found_VVD food_NN1 immediately_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP 'd_VM0 probably_AV0 die_VVI there_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD simply_AV0 too_AV0 weak_AJ0 to_TO0 walk_VVI all_DT0 that_DT0 way_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 forage_VVB ._SENT 
All_AV0 he_PNP really_AV0 needed_VVD was_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 little_AJ0 food_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 little_AJ0 food_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI the_AT0 walk_NN1 with_PRP enough_DT0 energy_NN1 left_VVD to_TO0 find_VVI his_DPS next_ORD meal_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 one_PNI after_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT 
It_PNP began_VVD to_PRP snow_NN1 ._SENT Emil_NP0 sat_VVD down_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 road_NN1 to_TO0 conserve_VVI his_DPS energy_NN1 and_CJC to_TO0 decide_VVI whether_CJS to_TO0 seek_VVI shelter_NN1 or_CJC food_NN1 ._SENT Across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 park_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP noticed_VVD a_AT0 starving_AJ0 woman_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ stumbled_VVD ,_PUN sprawled_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC did_VDD not_XX0 move_VVI ._SENT He_PNP felt_VVD sorry_AJ0 for_PRP her_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC if_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI helped_VVN her_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP 'd_VHD had_VHN food_NN1 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 would_VM0 have_VHI given_VVN her_DPS some_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP was_VBD beyond_AV0 being_VBG shocked_VVN at_PRP people_NN0 suddenly_AV0 collapsing_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP saw_VVD it_PNP happen_VVI nearly_AV0 every_AT0 day_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 image_NN1 and_CJC voice_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cackling_AJ0 ,_PUN well-fed_AJ0 soldier_NN1 from_PRP behind_PRP the_AT0 train_NN1 station_NN1 filled_VVN Emil_NP0 's_POS mind_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVD him_PNP angry_AJ0 all_DT0 over_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 Russian_AJ0 soldier_NN1 would_VM0 smoke_VVI cigarettes_NN2 today_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 Russian_AJ0 soldier_NN1 would_VM0 destroy_VVI food_NN1 and_CJC eat_VVB well_AV0 today_AV0 while_CJS he_PNP ,_PUN Emil_NP0 ,_PUN had_VHD nothing_PNI ._SENT 
Nothing_PNI ._SENT 
He_PNP fumed_VVD on_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN understanding_VVG that_CJT other_AJ0 people_NN0 in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 were_VBD not_XX0 starving_AJ0 and_CJC that_CJT even_AV0 some_DT0 local_AJ0 people_NN0 in_PRP Birsula_NP0 were_VBD getting_VVG more_AV0 than_CJS enough_DT0 food_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 regular_AJ0 basis_NN1 ,_PUN local_AJ0 people_NN0 allied_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 party_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP Joseph_NP0 Stalin_NP0 ._SENT 
Oddly_AV0 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 did_VDD not_XX0 feel_VVI more_DT0 resentment_NN1 ,_PUN more_DT0 helplessness_NN1 ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN that_DT0 weaselly_AJ0 voice_NN1 deep_AV0 inside_AV0 him_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN Go_VVB ,_PUN steal_VVB from_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN Emil_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 party_NN1 men_NN2 ._SENT Steal_VVB from_PRP them_PNP and_CJC save_VVB yourself_PNX ._SENT 
The_AT0 thought_NN1 at_PRP once_AV0 terrified_AJ0 and_CJC thrilled_VVD him_PNP ._SENT Emil_NP0 knew_VVD if_CJS he_PNP were_VBD caught_VVN ,_PUN he_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI sent_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 work_NN1 camp_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC shot_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 dwell_VVI long_AV0 on_PRP those_DT0 options_NN2 or_CJC the_AT0 fear_NN1 of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN because_CJS he_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP would_VM0 soon_AV0 die_VVI if_CJS he_PNP did_VDD nothing_PNI ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP rather_AV0 liked_VVD the_AT0 idea_NN1 of_PRF stealing_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 bastards_NN2 watching_VVG him_PNP starve_VVI to_PRP death_NN1 ._SENT 
There_EX0 was_VBD an_AT0 inch_NN1 of_PRF wet_AJ0 snow_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 Emil_NP0 had_VHD walked_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 and_CJC found_VVD a_AT0 large_AJ0 dacha_NN1 behind_PRP a_AT0 high_AJ0 wall_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ lived_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 often_AV0 out_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 collective_AJ0 farm_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD day_NN1 the_AT0 prior_AJ0 December_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP 'd_VHD seen_VVN the_AT0 same_DT0 man_NN1 enter_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 gates_NN2 of_PRF this_DT0 dacha_NN1 ._SENT 
Emil_NP0 knew_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 high-ranking_AJ0 party_NN1 member_NN1 overseeing_VVG grain_NN1 production_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 region_NN1 ._SENT Everyone_PNI in_PRP agriculture_NN1 within_PRP fifty_CRD kilometers_NN2 of_PRF Birsula_NP0 worked_VVD for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT Emil_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI the_AT0 party_NN1 leader_NN1 's_POS name_NN1 and_CJC did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_PRP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 cold_AJ0 bastard_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VHD driven_VVN them_PNP mercilessly_AV0 to_TO0 bring_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 big_AJ0 harvest_NN1 the_AT0 year_NN1 before_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 same_DT0 cold_AJ0 bastard_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VHD given_VVN it_PNP all_DT0 to_PRP Stalin_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC Emil_NP0 was_VBD betting_VVG that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF cold_AJ0 bastard_NN1 who_PNQ could_VM0 feast_VVI while_CJS his_DPS neighbors_NN2 were_VBD starving_AJ0 to_PRP death_NN1 ._SENT 
For_PRP a_AT0 fleeting_AJ0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP remembered_VVD the_AT0 commandment_NN1 "_PUQ Thou_PNP shall_VM0 not_XX0 steal_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ then_AV0 dismissed_VVN it_PNP ._SENT This_DT0 was_VBD different_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG it_PNP to_TO0 survive_VVI ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP knew_VVD for_PRP a_AT0 fact_NN1 that_CJT others_NN2 had_VHD done_VDN much_AV0 worse_AJC to_TO0 survive_VVI the_AT0 Horror_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD heard_VVN of_PRF children_NN2 disappearing_VVG all_AV0 over_PRP Ukraine_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD heard_VVN of_PRF people_NN0 eating_VVG their_DPS young_AJ0 ._SENT 
All_AV0 Emil_NP0 was_VBD doing_VDG was_VBD stealing_VVG from_PRP someone_PNI who_PNQ had_VHD too_AV0 much_AV0 ._SENT 
He_PNP went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 alley_NN1 that_CJT ran_VVD behind_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS house_NN1 and_CJC others_NN2 on_PRP that_DT0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN meaning_VVG to_TO0 look_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 home_NN1 ,_PUN close_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 kitchen_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 would_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 pantry_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 larder_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 would_VM0 be_VBI food_NN1 there_AV0 he_PNP could_VM0 steal_VVI ._SENT 
Emil_NP0 entered_VVD the_AT0 alley_NN1 at_PRP dusk_NN1 ,_PUN no_AT0 longer_AJC thinking_NN1 about_PRP how_AVQ hungry_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD or_CJC how_AVQ tired_AJ0 he_PNP was_VBD ._SENT His_DPS heart_NN1 raced_VVD as_CJS he_PNP anticipated_VVD figuring_VVG out_AVP how_AVQ best_AV0 to_TO0 break_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 kitchen_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS family_NN1 and_CJC servants_NN2 had_VHD gone_VVN to_TO0 sleep_VVI ._SENT When_AVQ would_VM0 that_DT0 be_VBI ?_SENT Four_CRD ,_PUN five_CRD hours_NN2 ?_SENT 
He_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI smart_AJ0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VM0 wait_VVI five_CRD hours_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 check_VVB the_AT0 doors_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 windows_NN2 ._SENT Surely_AV0 one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI left_VVN unlocked_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 spring_NN1 after_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 ,_PUN cold_AJ0 winter_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 ,_PUN he_PNP 'd_VM0 break_VVI a_AT0 pane_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 basement_NN1 window_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VM0 get_VVI inside_AV0 and_CJC —_PUN 
Ahead_AV0 of_PRF Emil_NP0 ,_PUN well_AV0 down_PRP the_AT0 alley_NN1 in_PRP back_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 party_NN1 leader_NN1 's_POS house_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 gate_NN1 opened_VVD ._SENT A_AT0 woman_NN1 wearing_VVG an_AT0 apron_NN1 brought_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 garbage_NN1 can_VM0 ,_PUN set_VVB it_PNP by_PRP the_AT0 gate_NN1 with_PRP others_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 returned_VVD inside_AV0 ._SENT 
At_PRP once_AV0 all_DT0 thoughts_NN2 of_PRF burglary_NN1 left_VVD him_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 scraps_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ ate_VVD well_AV0 could_VM0 not_XX0 compare_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 contents_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS pantry_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP twenty-one_CRD ,_PUN Emil_NP0 had_VHD already_AV0 been_VBN so_AV0 badly_AV0 beaten_VVN down_AVP by_PRP history_NN1 and_CJC circumstance_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD past_AV0 begging_VVG for_PRP better_AJC fortune_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP waiting_VVG a_AT0 few_DT0 anxious_AJ0 moments_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 cook_NN1 to_TO0 return_VVI inside_AV0 and_CJC giving_VVG in_AVP to_PRP fantasies_NN2 of_PRF pork_NN1 gristle_NN1 or_CJC an_AT0 old_AJ0 ham_NN1 rind_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 soup_NN1 bone_NN1 he_PNP could_VM0 gnaw_VVI and_CJC crack_VVI for_PRP marrow_NN1 ,_PUN Emil_NP0 stole_VVD toward_PRP the_AT0 garbage_NN1 can_VM0 ,_PUN so_AV0 focused_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 object_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS desire_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 see_VVI the_AT0 other_AJ0 man_NN1 emerge_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 alley_NN1 's_POS deeper_AJC shadows_NN2 ,_PUN moving_VVG fast_AV0 toward_PRP that_DT0 same_DT0 desire_NN1 ._SENT 
