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Prologue HOW THE BOOK CAME TO BE WRITTEN......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 3 One THE RETURN OF A NATIVE, 1951-52......Page 5 Two A HIDDEN COUNTEREVOLUTIONARY, 1953-55......Page 21 Three A HUNDRED FLOWERS AND A POISONOUS WEED, 1956-58......Page 37 Four THE HALF-STEP BRIDGE, 1958......Page 55 Five A CHILD BORN IN SORROW, 1958 (Narrated by Li Yikai)......Page 59 Six LABOR REFORM IN THE WILDERNESS, 1958-60......Page 67 Seven GUILT BY ASSOCIATION, 1958-60 (Narrated by Li Yikai)......Page 81 Eight DEATH BY STARVATION, 1960-61......Page 93 Nine PRISON VISITS, 1961 (Narrated by Li Yikai)......Page 101 Ten RETURN FROM THE DEAD, 1961-66......Page 127 Eleven SWEPT INTO A COW SHED, 1966-68......Page 139 Twelve AMONG RED GUARDS AND MASTER WORKERS, 1968-70......Page 161 Thirteen REEDUCATION BY PEASANTS, 1969-70 (Narrated by Li Yikai)......Page 185 Fourteen A COW DEMON AT LARGE, 1970-73......Page 207 Fifteen A PRECARIOUS REPRIEVE, 1974-78......Page 227 Sixteen REHABILITATION TWENTY-TWO YEARS AFTER, 1979-80......Page 241 Epilogue AMONG THE DEAD AND THE LIVING......Page 251