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UNIT1THEPERMIT1因生活困苦,我不得不离开家乡去外国打工。我把大部分钱都寄给了妻子和父母。然而不久,政府要求我们必须有工作许可证才能继续打工。后来,我们就遭遇到种种无理待遇ITHINKTHEBUILDINGMUSTHAVEBEENUSEDASAFARMERSWINTERSTORE,FORIFOUNDPILESOFFORGOTTENDRIEDCHESTNUTSANDGRAININROTTINGBARRELSITRIEDTHECHESTNUTSBUTTHEYTASTEDSOUR,PAULOSAIDHEWOULDBRINGMEFOOD,BUTTHATWASTHREEDAYSAGOYESTERDAY,IHEARDACARENGINEGETTINGCLOSER,ANDCLIMBEDUPTOHIDEINTHEBEAMSOFTHEPATCHEDROOFBUTTHEMENJUSTLOOKEDINQUICKLYTHROUGHTHEWORNOUTWINDOWSANDBROKENDOORSBEFORETHEYLEFTICLUNGTOTHEDUSTYWOODENBEAM,FEELINGITWOULDBENDUNDERMYWEIGHT,ANDTRIEDTOMAKENONOISEMYARMSANDLEGSGREWNUMB,THENBEGANTOTREMBLEILONGEDTOMOVE,BUTIWAITEDUNTILIHEARDTHEPOLICEMENDRIVEOFFIKNOWTHATTHEYWILLRETURNWHENWEBEGANTHEFINALPARTOFOURJOURNEY,WEWEREWARNEDTHATTHEPOLICEPATROLLEDTHELANDAROUNDHEREREGULARLYTHEYAREALWAYSSEARCHINGFORUS,OROTHERSLIKEUSTHECOASTOFMOROCCO摩洛哥ANDTHEPRESIDIO要塞OFCEUTA休达,摩洛哥北部港市AREONLYTENMILESAWAYACROSSTHESTRAITSTHATISHOWIGOTHERESQUEEZEDINWITHFIFTEENOTHERMENINASHALLOWBOATMEANTFOREIGHT,WITHTHECOLDWAVESREACHINGOVERTHESIDESANDTHENIGHTDEEPANDBLACKASATOMBIHAVENEVERBEENMORESCAREDIPRAYEDALLTHEWAYACROSS,ANDTHOUGHTABOUTMYFAMILYITOLDMYSELF,OVERANDOVER,THATIWASDOINGITFORTHEMTHATTRIPTOOKALMOSTALLOFMYMONEYALLOFTHEMONEYIHADSAVEDINECUADOR厄瓜多尔THEBOATMENLEFTUSONABEACHINTHEMIDDLEOFTHENIGHTWELOSTSIGHTOFTHEMBUTWECOULDSTILLHEARTHEIRSMALLENGINEACROSSTHEWAVESSIXOFUSSTARTEDWALKINGINLANDBUTTHEOTHERSWAITEDFORTHECONTACTS,THEFRIENDSOFTHEBOATMEN,ASTHEYHADBEENTOLDWEWERELUCKYWEMETPAULOWEFOUNDTHETOWNANDWAITEDUNTILTHEFIRSTBAROPENEDIWENTINALONEWHILETHEOTHERSHIDINTHEORCHARDNEARBYWHENIASKEDFORACUPOFCOFFEE,THEYOUNGBARMAN侍者LOOKEDATMEANDNODDEDHEMADETHECOFFEE,THENDISAPPEAREDINTOTHEBACKROOMCOLDANDWITHOUTSTRENGTH,IWRAPPEDMYHANDSAROUNDTHEWARMCUP,NOTCARINGWHETHERTHEBARMANHADCALLEDTHEPOLICE,NOTCARINGABOUTTHENEXTMOMENT,JUSTABOUTTHEPRESENTBUTTHEMANHADCALLEDPAULO,WHOCAMEANDHELPEDUSPAULOWASALWAYSSMILING,ALWAYSHAPPYHEWASFROMSEVILLE塞维利亚,ABUSYCITYOFMANYPEOPLE,ANDHEKNEWMANYPEOPLEPAULOFOUNDWORKFORUSIMADEGOODMONEYONTHEFARMSIPICKEDCABBAGES,BEANS,CUCUMBERSANDPEASIPICKEDGREATROUNDYELLOWSQUASHES南瓜THATSMELLEDOFRICHPERFUMEWHENYOUBROKETHEMTHEFARMERSHIREDUSBYTHEDAY,ANDWERECONTENTTHELOCALPEOPLEWOULDNEVERWORKFORTHEWAGESWEAREPAIDBUTTHEREWEREMANYFARMS,ANDMANYCROPSTOBEPICKEDWEWEREWELCOMEDISHAREDASMALLCLEANHOUSEINTHETOWNWITHSEVENOTHERWORKERSWEHADJOURNEYEDFROMECUADOR,COLOMBIA哥伦比亚,VENEZUELA委内瑞拉,EVENARGENTINA阿根廷PAULOFOUNDTHEHOUSEFORUSHEKNEWTHELANDLORDANDARRANGEDAGOODPRICEWELIVEDWELL,WITHENOUGHFOODANDSOMETIMESWINEIEARNEDMOREINAWEEKTHANICOULDINTHREEMONTHSBACKHOMEIFTHEREHADBEENWORKTODOTHEREISENTMOSTOFTHEMONEYTHATWASLEFTTOMYWIFEANDPARENTS,ANDWROTEMANYLETTERSTOTHEMTHENTHEGOVERNMENTCHANGEDTHERULESSOTHATWENEEDEDWORKPERMITSIQUEUEDWITHHUNDREDSOFOTHERWORKERS,WAITINGFORTHEAPPLICATIONFORMSWESATONTHESTONEBENCHESBENEATHTHETREESANDREADTHEFORMSSOMEOFTHEOTHERWORKERSAREFROMSMALLVILLAGESANDTOWNS,ANDCANNOTREADASWELLASICAN,SOIEXPLAINEDTOTHEMTHATTHEGOVERNMENTWANTEDOURBIRTHCERTIFICATES,DRIVINGLICENSES,PASSPORTSANDMANYOTHERDOCUMENTSMANYOFTHEWORKERSHADPERHAPSONEORTWOOFTHESEDOCUMENTS,BUTMOSTHADNONEIHELPEDTHEOTHERSCOMPLETETHEFORMSANDWEGAVETHEMTOTHECLERKHELOOKEDATOURDOCUMENTS,STAMPEDTHEFORMSMANYTIMESANDTOLDUSTHATTHEYWOULDBESENTTOMADRID马德里,ANDOURPERMITSWOULDBERETURNEDINTWOORTHREEMONTHSIFTHEFORMSWEREAPPROVEDWEHADTOWAITEVENPAULOANDHISFRIENDSCOULDNOTHELPUSTHEFIRSTMONTHWASNOTTOOBADASMOSTOFTHEFARMERSCONTINUEDTOUSEUSTHEIRCROPSWERERICH,WAITINGTOBEPICKEDTHENSOMEMENFROMMADRIDVISITEDALLOFTHEFARMS,ANDMAYBEHALFOFTHEFARMERSSTOPPEDUSINGUSTHEFARMERSTOLDUSTHATTHEYWERESORRY,ANDWEUNDERSTOODTHEMSOTHESECONDMONTHWASWORSEONLYAFEWOFTHEFARMERSWOULDUSEUS,ANDTHOSETHATDIDPAYVERYPOORWAGESWESHAREDWHATWEHAD,ANDATEONCEADAYRICE,PORRIDGE粥,BREAD,CHEAPFOODTHATWOULDFILLOURSTOMACHSWEBEGANTOSTAREATEACHOTHER,ANDWONDERWHICHOFUSWOULDFINDWORKTHEREWEREFIGHTSINTHEMORNING,BETWEENDIFFERENTGROUPSOFWORKERS,WHENTHEFARMSSUPERVISORS管理人,监工CAMETOCHOOSEWHOWOULDWORKTHATDAYBUTSTILLWEHADSOMEHOPEWELOSTTHEHOUSEINTHETHIRDMONTH,ASWEHADNOMONEYFORRENTWEWEREABLETOGETSOMEFOODFROMTHECHARITYKITCHENSAROUNDTHETOWN,ANDTHECHURCH,BUTWEFOUNDALWAYSALONGQUEUEANDVERYLITTLEFOODWETOOKOURBAGSANDBLANKETSANDSLEPTINTHEFIELDSTHENTHEWEATHERBECAMECOLDANDWESLEPTWHEREWECOULD,HUDDLEDTOGETHER,INOLDFORGOTTENBUILDINGSANDALLEYS小巷SOMETIMESIDREAMEDOFMYFAMILY,ANDWHENIAWOKE,IWISHEDTHEDREAMCOULDCONTINUETHEPEOPLEOFTHETOWNSTAREDATUSFROMTHESIDESOFTHEIREYESASTHEYPASSEDUSTHEYCLENCHED握紧THEIRHANDSANDMUTTERED,ANDSOMEOFTHEMSPATONTHEPAVEMENTAFEWOFUSWEREATTACKEDANDBEATENINTHEDARK,ANDDRIVENFROMTHEPARKSANDSTREETSALLOFTHETIME,THEPOLICETOLDUSTOMOVEON,MOVEONITISTHEENDOFTHETHIRDMONTHWHENITHAPPENSTHEFARMERSHIREDCOACHESANDSENDTHEMINTOTHETOWNFROMFOUROCLOCKINTHEMORNINGWEWAITEDINAGITATINGSILENCE,HANDSPUSHEDDEEPINTOPOCKETS,OURHATSPULLEDDOWNTIGHTAGAINSTTHECOLDANDTHEWATCHINGPOLICEMENBYTHETIMETHECOACHESARRIVED,THEREAREHUNDREDSOFWORKERSWAITINGINTHEDARKNESSWEPRESSEDFORWARDASTHEDOORSOPENEDTHESUPERVISORSSTOODONTHEBOTTOMSTEPSOFTHECOACHESANDASKED,“WHOHASTHEPERMIT“THEMENWITHPERMITSHOLDTHEMUPANDWEREALLOWEDONTOTHECOACHESSOMEOFTHEWORKERSWEREFROMTHECOUNTRIESINEUROPEANDDIDNOTNEED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