\n\u041f\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u044c\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c: \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u2013 \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u043e\u0435\u0434.
\n\u0418 \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u043e \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434 \u2013 \u043d\u0435\u0442!
\n\u0418 \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u043e \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u043d\u043e\u0447\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u0439\u043a\u043e\u043c,
\n\u041f\u043e\u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043a\u043e\u043c, \u043f\u043e\u0442\u044e\u043a\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043b\u044e\u043a\u043e\u0439, \u043f\u043e\u0446\u044b\u043a\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043b\u044b\u043a\u043e\u043c \u2013
\n\u0412\u043e\u0442 \u043e\u043f\u044f\u0442\u044c-\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0442! \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043a:
\n\u0415\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440 \u2013 \u043a\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a,
\n\u0415\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0434\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u2013 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434. \u0418, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u0435\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e,
\n\u0412 \u044d\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044b \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u0442 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e. <\/p>\n
\u041d\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a \u2013 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u043e, \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a \u043b\u0438 \u043e\u043d, \u043c\u0430\u043b \u2013
\n\u0420\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043e \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0435 \u0438 \u0441\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0435, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0433\u043d\u0430\u043b,
\n\u041d\u0435\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a \u2013 \u0442\u043e \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0437.
\n\u0418 \u0442\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043b\u0435\u0447\u0438, \u0437\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437,
\n\u041e\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0440\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043e\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0447\u0443\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e, \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0434\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447\u044c\u044f \u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u2013
\n\u0418 \u043e\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0431\u044b \u0441\u044a\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c.
\n\u041e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0435\u0431\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u0437\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434, \u044f\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a, \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u044f\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0441,
\n\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0448\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0441,
\n\u0418\u0437\u043e\u0449\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u044e
\n\u041f\u043e\u0434 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u00ab\u041d\u0430\u0438\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439
\n………………………..\u043f\u043e \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0434\u0435\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438
\n………………………..\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432,
\n………………………..\u043c\u0435\u0448\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d \u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0440\u0430\u044e\u00bb.
\n\u0410 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0430\u044f-\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0430\u044f \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0437\u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0442,
\n\u0418 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0438\u044e, \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0443, \u0441\u0443\u0434 \u2013
\n\u0422\u0430\u043c \u0438 \u043c\u044f\u0441\u043e \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0436\u0435\u0439, \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0435\u0439, \u0438 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0443\u043c\u0443;
\n\u0418 \u0432\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435, \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0435 \u043f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0435\u0439, \u0447\u0435\u043c \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443, \u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443
\n\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0432 \u2013 \u0432 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435 \u0438 \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u043a\u0430.
\n\u0410 \u0443\u0436 \u0441\u043e\u0443\u0441, \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u043c \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0438\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0430,
\n\u0412\u044b\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0438 \u0441 \u044d\u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0439, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f
\n\u041d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u044b \u0438 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0440\u044b \u0437\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043a \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043c\u044f\u0441\u0446\u0430. <\/p>\n
\u041d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0438\u0433\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442 \u043e\u0442\u0431\u043e\u0439.
\n\u0422\u0443\u0442 \u0436\u0435 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043b\u0435\u0447\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u043e\u0439
\n\u0418\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0439; \u0447\u0443\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430, \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u043c\u0435\u0440\u044f\u044e\u0442 \u043f\u044b\u043b \u2013
\n\u0427\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0443 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0436\u0435, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0431\u044b\u043b.
\n\u0418 \u043c\u044b \u0435\u0434\u0435\u043c \u0441 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0441\u0435, \u043e\u0431\u0441\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u2013
\n\u0427\u0442\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0432 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0443 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0430, \u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0448\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0448\u043b\u0430,
\n\u0427\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044c \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0449\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0439. \u0418 \u0442\u0443\u0442 \u044f \u0432\u0438\u0436\u0443, \u0447\u0442\u043e
\n\u041e\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u043a-\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0442, \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0442\u043e \u043f\u044b\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043a\u0432\u043e\u0437\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0442\u043e
\n\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0435\u0442\u044c, \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u2013 \u043d\u0430 \u0436\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0435, \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0443\u044e \u2013 \u0432 \u0449\u0438\u2026
\n\u2013 \u0414\u0430 \u0438 \u0441 \u043c\u044f\u0441\u043e\u043c \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e, \u2013 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442, \u2013 \u0438\u0449\u0438-\u0441\u0432\u0438\u0449\u0438 \u2013
\n\u0414\u043d\u0435\u043c \u0441 \u043e\u0433\u043d\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0448\u044c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e.
\n…………………………………………………………….
\n\u041e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e \u0440\u043e\u0442.
\n\u0427\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u2013 \u043d\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u044e, \u043a\u0443\u0434\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u2013 \u043d\u0435\u0432\u0434\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043a.
\n\u0410 \u043c\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440 \u0443\u0440\u0447\u0438\u0442, \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442, \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0437\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434
\n\u0418 \u0432 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437\u0443 \u0443 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u044b \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044b \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442 \u043e\u0433\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043a.
\n <\/p>\n
~ ~ ~
\n <\/p>\n
Meet Vera Petrovna! She is a cannibal.
\nNo, it\u2019s not like she boils folks for dinner. She isn\u2019t an animal.
\nIt\u2019s not like she prowls under the cloak of the night, hiding beneath,
\nFlashing her blade, rattling her cane, sucking her teeth \u2014
\nNo, nay, never! Vera Petrovna grows just like a plant.
\nUnder westerly winds, she assumes an eastward slant.
\nUnder easterly winds, she leans west, and, I\u2019ll have you know,
\nAt those times, Vera doesn\u2019t eat anyone. No.<\/p>\n
But whenever a boss, any big or small boss, any boss of any kind,
\nSpeechifying about peace and joy, makes his special sign,
\nGives a certain signal, then Vera Petrovna makes sure the sign has been read.
\nHer shoulders grow wide and her eyes glow a special red.
\nHer religious feelings, class hatred and virginal honor grow so big, in a beat,
\nThat she begins searching for someone to eat.
\nHaving detected an ugly look, an unpleasant nose, an unwholesome conversation,
\nA simple Vera Petrovna will write a denunciation.
\nA sophisticated Vera Petrovna will write an article or a manual,
\nTitled \u201cThe Comprehensive List of Recommendations
\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 For the Identification and Disabling
\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Of the Politically Undesirable Elements,
\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Which Interfere with Russia\u2019s Ability to Rise From Her Knees and Live in Bliss Perennial.\u201d
\nBut the truest Vera Petrovna knows the best places where they serve human flesh raw,
\nSo she goes to work for the prosecution, for the police, for the law,
\nWhere the meat is fresh, the supply chain is great, and everything works without a hitch.
\nPlus, eating together is healthier than eating alone, which
\nHas been proven time and again, no matter the age or the nation in which you eat.
\nAs to the gravy which makes human flesh taste especially sweet,
\nIt should be picked with respect to the era in which you eat it,
\nBased on the extant norms of how human flesh should be procured and treated.<\/p>\n
But then, times change, and the boss gives a sign that active feeding is through.
\nAt once, Vera Petrovna\u2019s back goes slack and she switches her red eyes to blue,
\nOr brown; her feelings, her hatred, her honor cool down from hot to warm.
\nOnce again, she assumes a regular person\u2019s form.
\nThen, Vera Petrovna and I have a neighborly chat at the bus stop,
\nLike, radishes were crappy this year, but potatoes gave us a nice crop,
\nLike, they said we won\u2019t get any snow in December \u2014 but then I see
\nShe is staring intently, strangely, right through my coat, at me,
\nAs though deciding which part of me would be roast and which would be stew.
\n\u201cMeat\u2019s hard to come by, these days,\u201d she says. \u201cThe options are few.
\nGotta kill for a decent cut.\u201d
\n**************************
\nI open my mouth. I can\u2019t speak at all.
\nI don\u2019t know what to say, I don\u2019t know where to flee; if I\u2019d known, I\u2019d have fled.
\nThe motor is running, my heart is drumming, the bus goes forth at a crawl,
\nAnd Vera Petrovna\u2019s eye is glowing blood-red.
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