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“До 12 октября 1961 года он больше уже никогда не имел ясного представления о времени, в котором находился, но зато прикоснулся к таинственной вечности, ранее никогда его не интересовавшей. В проблески ясности, приключавшиеся, чтобы напомнить ему, что он еще жив и что это еще не кончилось, он терзал себя одним и тем же вопросом: почему, заведомо зная, что его ожидало это, он не действовал так, как должен был действовать? Этот вопрос мучил его больше, чем пытки, которые он переносил с большим мужеством, возможно, потому, что желал доказать самому себе, что вовсе не из трусости вел себя так нерешительно в ту нескончаемую ночь 31 мая 1961 года.”

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