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Red Square was, somehow, disappointing. It was crowded with men and women, all looking very Russian in an undefined sort of way, and the big glass windows sparkled from every side. "I know it's silly," Luba said in a baffled voice, "but, somehow, I always expected Red Square to be red."
"And why should that be? " the MVD man next to her said. He was a burly man with a sour expression, as if he had eaten too many onions the day before.