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We were defeated by the greed, the selfishness and the base, animal nature of men. It was the animal conflict between spirit and matter, between soul and body. They would not renounce their bodies, which was all we asked of them. I do not remember any of those men. I do not care to remember. The engineers? I believe it was they who started hemophilia... Yes, that is what I said: the hemophilia- the slow leak- the loss of blood that cannot be stopped. They ran first.
They deserted us, one after another... Our plan? We put into practice that noble historical precept: from each according to his ability, to each according to his need. Everybody in the factory, from charwomen to president, received the same salary-the barest minimum necessary.
