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Saturday, November 13, 2021

Two released gulag prisoners read the news

 Two released gulag prisoners are on the train away from the camp, poring over recent newspapers.

"It's amazing how much we've been out of touch with in there," says one. "For example, I never learned how the Fisher-Spassky chess match ended!"

The other prisoner replies, "Oh, I lost that one."

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