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# Thereupon the Town Governor took off his own head and handed it to me
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- Published: 2025-07-18T08:49:31.000Z
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- Author: Alexandr Radayev
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> Thereupon the Town Governor took off his own head and handed it to me. Examining the box lying before me more closely, I found that it contained, in one corner, a small barrel organ, capable of playing certain simple pieces of music. There were two such pieces: “I'll ruin you!” and “I won't stand for it!”.

**Saltykov-Shchedrin, *The History of a Town***

*Illustration by Samokhvalov*