As the first bus approached, the police major waved it to a halt, and Protsenko climbed aboard. She showed the driver the map and gave him his instructions: the buses were to proceed in groups of five; she told him which microdistrict they should go to, how to get there, the building they should stop at, and the route they should take out of the city. Then she climbed down, the policeman waved forward another group of buses, and Protsenko showed the next driver her map. Gradually, five by five, hour by hour, she watched as each of the one thousand vehicles drew away down the scenic incline of
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