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thrown behind bars at once. I was trembling all over

when I was explaining myself.

After hearing what I said, Dwarf said, “If it is as

you said, we might forgive you. But you are an

intellectual. You are a university student. You have

got a glib tongue! You are good at mouthing fine

words. You are good at cheating. How can I trust

you?”

“I’ll learn from you workers. I’ll reform myself.

I’m determined to be a proletarian teacher. You can

see what I will do in the future!” I said seriously.

“That’s good! I’ll see what you do. But you must

obtain the students’ sympathy and understanding. If

they forgive you, we can forgive you too. However,

you must present yourself before the students and

accept their denouncement. You must think carefully

about why you made such a silly mistake. You must

get to the root of the problem. Don’t try to slip away

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