"Once Orlov overate on mashed peas and died. And Krylov, having found out
about it, died too. And Spiridonov died on his own accord. And Spiridonov's
wife fell off the cupboard and died too. And Spiridonov's children drowned
in the pond. And Spiridonov's grandmother took to drink and went off
panhandling. And Mikhailov stopped combing and got sick with dandruff. And
Kruglov drew a lady with a whip and lost his mind. And Perehrestov was wired
400 roubles and therefore acted with such self-importance that he got fired
from his job.
These are all decent people, but they just can't get on in life on a firm
footing."
Daniil Harms (Insidences #2)
Transl: RT, 5/24/2006