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Be Prepared

Wake up early, be sure to wear clean underwear. Get dressed. Go sit down and breathe quietly, be prepared in that hour before dawn, for it is then that they will come for you. Never write down your thoughts or express an opinion, whatever is said or mistakenly implied can be twisted to seem controversial or inflammatory. Turn in your friends, neighbors, wife, children, or parents for they may testify against you first - it's the loving thing to do. Pack a small nondescript suitcase, burn all documents and letters carry no ID, don't use a credit card, be prepared to take a slow train into anonymity. Know this, hope is futile - they will find you anyway.

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