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. But whoever sees you, reaches for his knife. Bertolt Brecht Prvo izdan e !"#$. %he contents of the original edition of this &ook, in slightly a&&reviated and otherwise slightly different form, originally appeared as a series of articles in %he 'ew (orker. 'ote to the )eader %his is a revised and enlarged edition of the &ook which first appeared in *ay, !"#$. + covered the ,ichmann trial at -erusalem in !"#! for %he 'ew (orker, where this account, slightly a&&reviated, was originally pu&lished in .e&ruary and *arch, !"#$. %he &ook was written in the summer and fall of !"#/, and finished in 'ovem&er of that year during my stay as a .ellow of the 0enter for 1dvanced 2tudies at 3esleyan 4niversity.