(ha),
      walking
      openly
      up
      the
      street
      after
     
     
      the
      protesters
      had
      been
      dispersed,
      blocks
     
     
      away
      from
      anything
      except
      for
      the
      wash-
     
     
      room
      -
      but
      after
      this
      our
      group
      decided
      to
     
     
      hide
      in
      the
      park,
      where
      we
      were
      forced
      to
     
     
      run
      into
      the
      woods
      at
      the
      top,
      scale
      a
     
     
      fence,
      and
      continue
      crossing
      roads
      and
     
     
      running
      through
      forest.
      We
      sat
      for
      a
      while
     
     
      to
      catch
      ourselves
      and
      relax,
      and
      to
      decide
     
     
      what
      to
      do.
      However,
      there
      were
      paths
     
     
      running
      all
      over,
      and
      like
      any
      normal
      day
     
     
      there
      were
      people
      walking
      them;
      hiding
     
     
      places
      were
      not
      abundant,
      but
      we
      did
      end
     
     
      up
      finding
      a
      spot
      after
      a
      quiet
      little
      creep-
     
     
      ing
      in
      the
      woods.
     
    

    
     
      Later
      on,
      once
      we
      got
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      woods,
      we
      broke
      up
      into
      groups
      of
      two
      or
     
     
      went
      off
      alone,
      so
      as
      not
      to
      attract
      special
     
     
      attention.
      A
      friend
      and
      myself
      went
      to
      the
     
     
      look-out
      platform
      giving
      us
      a
      view
      of
      the
     
     
      whole
      city,
      and
      posed
      as
      tourists,
      where
      a
     
     
      nice
      lady
      from
      France
      gave
      us
      chocolate.
     
     
      There
      was
      also
      an
      attractive
      young
      female
     
     
      with
      an
      almost
      even
      more
      attractive
      cam-
     
     
      era
      -
      telescopic
      lens
      attached!
      -
      who
      was
     
     
      wearing
      a
      t-shirt
      with
      an
      eye
      symbol
      on
      it
     
     
      reminding
      us
      of
      George
     
     
      Orwell's
      1984,
      which
      I
     
     
      believe
      to
      be
      more
      than
      quite
     
     
      very
      likely
      a
      lot
      relevant
      at
     
     
      this
      time
      in
      our
      society.
      This
     
     
      t-shirt
      matter
      would
      sim-
     
     
      ply
      have
      to
      be
      looked
     
     
      into
      -
      but
      it
      turned
      out
     
     
      that
      it
      was
      a
      Duran-
     
     
      Duran
      t-shirt,
      having
     
     
      nothing
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      George
      Orwell,
      and
     
     
      after
      a
      nice
      con-
     
     
      versation,
      it
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      police.
      The
      total
      number
      of
      arrests,
      if
      you
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      know,
      amounted
      to
      236
     
     
      human
      people.
     
    

    
     
      The
      third
      day
      was
      feeling
     
     
      sketchy.
      After
      what
      had
      happened
      the
      day
     
     
      before
      we
      were
      worried
      it
      was
      sim-
     
     
      ply
      a
      mouse-trap
      of
      arrests
      for
      us,
     
     
      and
      it
      felt
      like
      the
      group
      con-
     
     
      sisting
      of
      four
      of
      us
      were
      walk-
     
     
      ing
      into
      a
      trap
      as
      we
     
     
      :
      crossed
      the
      lines
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ;
      squads
      to
      reach
      the
     
     
      gathering
      of
      protest-
     
     
      ers.
      We
      went
      this
     
    
   
   
    
     
      observers,
      wearing
     
     
      shirts
      and
      ties
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oe
      to
      looking
      serious
     
     
      pcr
      again,
      and
      important,
     
     
      Duran-
      :
      shooting
      at
     
     
      Duran
      we
      did
      the
      police
     
     
      -
      down
      around
      with
      a
      digi-
     
     
      the
      outer
      streets
      of
      tal
      cam-
     
     
      downtown
      Montreal,
      era
      and
     
     
      steering
      clear
      and
      video
     
    
   
   
    
     
      being
      cautious
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      era,
      and
      marking
      down
      such
      information
     
     
      as
      where
      the
      police
      sat
      waiting,
      surround-
     
     
      ing,
      how
      many
      there
      were,
      whether
      or
      not
     
     
      they
      wore
      visible
      badge
      numbers,
      judging
     
     
      the
      mood
      of
      the
      police,
      the
      protesters,
      and
     
     
      the
      whole
      atmosphere
      in
      general
      -
      paying
     
     
      attention
      to
      detail
      and
      recording
      and
     
     
      reporting
      anything
      that
      was
      happening
      at
     
     
      the
      time.
      It
      was
      nice
      to
      let
      the
      police
     
     
      know
      we
      weren't
      afraid
      of
      them
      like
      that,
     
     
      and
      possibly
      make
      them
      nervous?
     
    

    
     
      But
      we
      expected
      the
      worst,
      but
     
     
      the
      protest
      turned
      out
      very
      well
      indeed,
     
     
      and
      without
      much
      worry
      -
      except
      when
      a
     
     
      man
      in
      a
      suit
      came
      into
      the
      street
      and
     
     
      stopped
      the
      crowd
      with
      a
      loudspeaker.
     
     
      Shockingly
      enough
      he
      began
      shouting
      at
     
     
      the
      protesters,
      demanding
      to
      know
      what
     
     
      their
      problem
      was
      with
      big
      business
      and
     
     
      large
      corporations.
      Was
      he
      mad?
      This
      was
     
     
      a
      bold
      and
      dangerous
      move,
      and
      he
      did
     
     
      slow
      the
      march,
      stopped
      it
      to
      a
      halt
      actu-
     
     
      ally
      -
      quite
      impressive.
      But
      before
      any-
     
     
      thing
      could
      happen
      the
      group
      began
      to
     
     
      move
      again,
      realizing
      that
      he
      was
      proba-
     
     
      bly
      simply
      trying
      to
      slow
      the
      march,
      and
     
     
      possibly
      helping
      police
      surround.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      protest
      ended
      shortly
      after-
     
     
      wards
      and
      the
      protesters
      dispersed
      shortly
     
     
      afterwards,
      some
      deciding
      to
      go
      to
      the
     
     
      hotel
      where
      the
      leaders
      were
      staying,
      and
     
     
      others
      deciding
      to
      leave
      in
      case
      it
      got
     
     
      dirty.
      Myself
      and
      two
      friends
      decided
      to
     
     
      go
      up
      to
      the
      legal
      center,
      where
      there
      was
     
     
      a
      mad
      rush
      of
      activity
      centered
      around
     
     
      finding
      the
      names
      of
      the
      arrested
      and
     
     
      when
      their
      hearings
      would
      be,
      how
      their
     
     
      bail
      could
      be
      paid,
      and
      it
      went
      on
      and
      on
     
     
      and
      on.
      We
      took
      off
      from
      there
      and
      hit
      the
     
     
      subway
      cars
      to
      deliver
      bail
      money
      which
     
     
      was
      handed
      over
      by
      fellow
      protesters,
     
     
      some
      of
      whom
      were
      glad
      to
      hand
      over
      all
     
     
      of
      their
      cash.
      One
      individual
      I
      met
      gave
     
     
      thirteen
      hundred
      of
      his
      own
      money,
      not
     
     
      expecting
      it
      back,
      to
      get
      complete
     
     
      strangers
      out
      of
      cells.
     
    

    
     
      After
      this
      some
      of
      us
      went
      to
     
     
      wait
      outside
      of
      the
      court
      to
      greet
      those
     
     
      getting
      out
      of
      cells.
      I
      left
      to
      get
      the
      last
      of
     
     
      my
      summer
      money,
      and
      when
      I
      returned
      |
     
     
      had
      to
      rush
      through
      the
      subway
      to
      make
     
     
      my
      way
      across
      town
      to
      catch
      the
      bus
     
     
      home,
      which
      was
      loaded
      and
      ready,
      and
     
     
      about
      to
      leave,
      and
      the
      collective
      of
     
     
      Maritimers
      left
      Montreal
      -
      and
      quite
     
     
      happy
      leaving-
      to
      make
      our
      ways
      back
     
     
      home.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EERE
      EEE
      ERA
      E
      EERE
      EEE
      EES
     
     
      REAR
      AAEEARERAEEA
      EE
      AE
      EEE
      KEKE
      EEE
      EE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      thank
      you
      to
      Aaron
     
     
      Koleszar,
      who
      could
      not
      be
      at
      the
      protests
     
     
      due
      to
      what
      the
      police
      like
      to
      call
      "condi-
     
     
      tions"
      thrown
      upon
      him
      after
      the
      Seatle
     
     
      protests,
      and
      also
      Daren
      Letts
      for
      further
     
     
      contact
      and
      numerical
      information.
      And,
     
     
      thank
      you
      to
      all
      the
      protesters,
      and
      every-
     
     
      one
      else
      who
      was
      a
      part
      of
      it,
      actually
      -
     
     
      which,
      by
      the
      way,
      includes
      protest
     
     
      lawyers,
      independent
      media,
      or
      anyone
     
     
      else
      who
      worked
      (many
      of
      whom
      are
     
     
      probably
      still
      working)
      to
      be
      an
      aid.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      15
      2003:.