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As soon as I registered at a hotel in Moscow the landlord had to have my passport in his possession. All things considered it is not at all surprising that when the restraint was removed the people went to the greatest possible extreme. AS SOON AS I REGISTERED AT A HOTEL IN MOSCOW THE LANDLORD HAD TO HAVE MY PASSPORT IN HIS POSSESSION ALL THINGS CONSIDERED IT IS NOT AT ALL SURPRISING THAT WHEN THE RESTRAINT WAS REMOVED THE PEOPLE WENT TO THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXTREME
 the night in their glacial palace." For centuries the common people of Russia were afraid to open their mouths. Detectives were everywhere and half of the people exiled to Siberia had no idea what they had committed. One of the secret service men might visit a peasant home disguised as a tramp or agent. Allowed into the humble home he would examine the books on the table if any were there, and should he find a sentence tabooed by the government, the farmer who gave the stranger a place to eat and sleep would likely be exiled, although he had never read a line in the book. I have seen these detectives on trains, at depots, in hotels, always watching everybody. No proprietor of a hotel would keep a stranger over night without the guest's passport in his possession. One of these secret service men might come in at midnight and if he found a stranger or even a name on the register without an accompanying passport, the landlord might have to go to prison and of course they took no chances. ROOM HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN THEIR GLACIAL PALACE FOR CENTURIES THE COMMON PEOPLE OF RUSSIA WERE AFRAID TO OPEN THEIR MOUTHS DETECTIVES WERE EVERYWHERE AND HALF OF THE PEOPLE EXILED TO SIBERIA HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY HAD COMMITTED ONE OF THE SECRET SERVICE MEN MIGHT VISIT A PEASANT HOME DISGUISED AS A TRAMP OR AGENT ALLOWED INTO THE HUMBLE HOME HE WOULD EXAMINE THE BOOKS ON THE TABLE IF ANY WERE THERE AND SHOULD HE FIND A SENTENCE TABOOED BY THE GOVERNMENT THE FARMER WHO GAVE THE STRANGER A PLACE TO EAT AND SLEEP WOULD LIKELY BE EXILED ALTHOUGH HE HAD NEVER READ A LINE IN THE BOOK I HAVE SEEN THESE DETECTIVES ON TRAINS AT DEPOTS IN HOTELS ALWAYS WATCHING EVERYBODY NO PROPRIETOR OF A HOTEL WOULD KEEP A STRANGER OVERNIGHT WITHOUT THE GUEST'S PASSPORT IN HIS POSSESSION ONE OF THESE SECRET SERVICE MEN MIGHT COME IN AT MIDNIGHT AND IF HE FOUND A STRANGER OR EVEN A NAME ON THE REGISTER WITHOUT AN ACCOMPANYING PASSPORT THE LANDLORD MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO PRISON AND OF COURSE THEY TOOK NO CHANCES
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