The Man Who Loved Dogs

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London, August 22, 1940 (TASS) — London radio has today announced: “In a Mexico City hospital, Leon Trotsky died as a result of a fractured skull sustained in an attack perpetrated the previous day by a person in his innermost circle.”

LEANDRO SÁNCHEZ SALAZAR: Wasn’t he suspicious?

DETAINEE: No.

L.S.S.: Didn’t you think that he was a defenseless old man and that you were acting with cowardice?

D: I wasn’t thinking anything.

L.S.S.: You were walking over from where he fed the rabbits, what were you talking about?

D: I don’t remember if I was talking or not.

L.S.S.: He didn’t see when you took out the ice axe?

D: No.

L.S.S.: Immediately after you stabbed him, what did the gentleman do?

D: He jumped as if he had gone mad, he screamed like a madman, the sound of that scream is something I will remember for the rest of my life.

L.S.S.: Tell me what he did, let’s see.

D: A. . a. . a. . ah. .! But he was very loud.

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