You can say that you will read the short story "Condensed Milk," by Varlam Shalamov, which is about a political prisoner at a Gulag, as explained below.
The short story "Condensed Milk" by Varlam Shalamov is about a political prisoner who is sent to a Gulag, a Russian concentration camp. As a matter of fact, the story is based on the author's experience at a Gulag when he was himself arrested.
The main character, who remains unnamed throughout the story, is given a chance to escape by another prisoner, Shestakov. However, he knows that the plan is fake. Shestakov is deceiving others, pretending that he will help the run away, but only to tell on them to the guards.
The main character pretends to agree with the plan, and he asks for a couple of condensed milk cans from Shestakov. As he is constantly starving, condensed milk is a luxury for him. After drinking the milk, he finally tells Shestakov he has no intention of escaping with the others.
In the end, we are told the main character was right. Shestakov indeed tells on the others and they end up killed or sentenced to something worse.
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