6,347.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;But there is one number not registered,&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;...perhaps because such a figure hurts even the bureaucrats: suicides.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;If you called the Beimler St. office and asked,&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;"How many people between the Elbe and Oder rivers,"&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;"...between the Baltic Sea and Ore Mnts. were driven to death from desperation?"&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;Then our oracle of numbers remains silent,&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;...and probably writes down your full name&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;...for the State Security,&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;...those grey men who take care of our country's security and happiness.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;Since 1977 our country has ceased counting cases of suicide.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;"Murdering oneself".