"..an independent and strong-minded man, stood with the presidium. Aware of all the falsity and all the impossibility of the situation, he still kept on applauding! 9 minutes! 10! In anguish he watched the secretary of the District Party Committee, but he dared not stop. Insanity! To the last man! With make-believe enthusiasm on their faces, looking at each other with faint hope, (they) were just going to go on and on applauding till they fell.."

My reward for getting two assignments in on time :-D Students have to earn their leisure reading privileges and from this first issue, I can say the series is well worth it..