Suddenlysomeonesaidwiththesubduedassuranceofapersonreadingaloudfromawrittendocument:
“UnlessthepeasantsofKubarovokeepawatchupontheirtimberlands，thesunwillfirethemtomorrow，andthentheBirkins’
forestalsowillcatchalight。“
Foramomentthedisputedieddown。Then，asitwerecleavingthesilence，avoicesaidstutteringly:
“Whocaresaboutthesignificanceoftheword’truth’？“