如果我们没来得及离开，那么或者官方代表看到我们就拂袖而去以示抗议，或者我们狼狈逃窜、或者我们都装着看不见对方，再或者¾虽然这种情况非常罕见¾我们开始相互交谈，这经常是除去我们双方法庭相遇的情况下，政府和反对派之间唯一的对话机会。
When it didn’t, either the official representatives left in protest at our presence, or we left hurriedly, or we all pretended not to notice each other, or – albeit on rare occasions – we started to converse with each other, which frequently were the only moments of dialogue between the regime and the opposition (not counting our courthouse encounters).