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‘‘Sit down, Smirnov,” Vasily says, nodding to the chair in front of his table.

I don’t sit. There is no love lost between us. He considers me a trouble maker and I despise him. As the second in command he looks the other way while the Director presides over an institution run on brutality and cruelty.

Right now, though, I feel nothing except pure fear. I watch him as he leans his heavy frame on the table and feigns emotion.

‘ I’m afraid I have some bad news. Your brother died this morning.’

In my soul, I already knew what he was going to say, but it doesn’t lessen the impact of his words. I feel as if I am falling into a black bottomless hole. I try to grab hold of anything I can. My head feels light. I clutch onto the table edge in front of me.

‘ I’m sorry, Nikolai. He fell over the banister.”

“No,” I gasp. “That’s impossible. Someone must have pushed him.” He shakes his head slowly. “He didn’t just fall. He jumped.” “That’s a fucking lie,” I snarl.

“We do not condone the use of such
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