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By Raman Abramchuk
Translation: Hanna Komar, Valzhyna Mort
Those left in the basement
of the Savetski District Police Department
unreachable by Mother of God’s prayer
as well as your mobile signal
on the third day are visited by a local fairy
wearing diamonds of rubber truncheons
who hands out rations
calls your family
and tells them where you are
brushes away a tear and promises
a maximum
15-day
sentence
14.10.2020