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,DREAMS ( ,FRE$OM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

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,LIKE AN 5DLESS MIS]]E >E ! DAYS 9 ! SOLIT>Y4 ,NO GLIMM] ( LI<T *E]S ! TO-MORR[S4 ,9 ! DEP?S ( SUFF]+1 EXI/5CE BECOMES 9TOL]ABLE2 & AS ( OLD1 ,I SEEK REFUGE 9 ! PA/4 ,! /AGES ( MY LIFE REAPPE> AS ! ACTS ( A DRAMA :I* ,I CANNOT BR+ MYSELF TO CUT %ORT4 ,! POSSIBILITIES ( ! D>K MOTIVE COMPEL ! IMAG9ATION1 & HALT ! ?\<T ( DE/RUCTION4 ,MIS]Y MAGNIFIES ! E/IMATE ( SELF2 ! VEHEM5CE ( REVOLT /R5G!NS TO 5DURE4 ,DESPAIR 5G5D]S OB/9ATE RESI/ANCE2 9 ITS SPIRIT HOPE IS TREMBL+4 ,SL[LY IT ASSUMES MORE DEF9ITE %APE3 ESCAPE IS ! SOLE SALVATION4 ,! WORLD ( ! LIV+ IS DIM & UNREAL ) DI/ANCE2 ITS VOICE REA*ES ME LIKE ! PALE E*O ( FANTASY2 ! ?\<T ( ITS TURBUL5T VITALITY IS /RANGE ) APPREH5SION4 ,BUT ! PRES5T IS BITT] ) WRET*$NESS1 & GASPS DESP]ATELY = RELIEF4 

,! EF=TS ( MY FRI5DS BR+ A GL[ ( W>M? 9TO MY LIFE4 ,! 9DEFATIGABLE ,GIRL HAS SUCCE$$ 9 9T]E/+ V>I\S CIRCLES3 %E IS GA!R+ FUNDS = MY APPLICATION = A REHE>+ BE=E ! ,P>DON ,BO>D 9 ! SPR+ ( '#i#h1 :5 MY FIR/ S5T5CE ( SEV5 YE>S WILL HAVE EXPIR$4 ,) A T\* ( OLD-TIME T5D]NESS1 ,I ?9K ( H] LOYALTY1 H] 9DOMITABLE P]SEV]ANCE 9 MY BEHALF4 ,IT IS %E1 ALMO/ %E ALONE1 :O HAS KEPT MY MEMORY GRE5 ?R\<\T ! LONG YE>S4 ,EV5 ,F$YA1 MY CON/ANT *UM1 HAS BE5 SWIRL$ 9TO ! VORTEX ( N>R[ AMBITION & SELF-9DULG5CE1 ! PLAY?+ ( COMMONPLACE FATE4 

,RES5TM5T AT BE+ ?US LI<TLY =GOTT5 T+ES MY ?\<TS ( ! ]/:ILE TW9 BRO!R ( \R IDEAL-KISS$ Y\?4 ,BY CONTRA/1 ! ,GIRL IS SILH\ETT$ ON MY HORIZON AS ! SOLE P]SONIFICATION ( REVOLUTION>Y P]SI/5CE1 ! E>NE/ ( ITS REALIZATION4 ,BEYOND1 ALL IS D>KNESS -- ! MY/IC WORLD ( FALSEHOOD & %AM1 ?AT WILL HATE & P]SECUTE ME EV5 AS ITS BRUTAL HI< PRIE/S 9 ! PRISON4 ,H]E & !RE ! GLOOM IS R5T3 AN UNKN[N SYMPA?IZ]1 OR COMRADE1 S5DS A GREET+2 ,I PORE EAG]LY OV] ! *IROGRAPHY1 & FROM ! CLE>1 DECISIVE SIGNATURE1 0,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE10 /RIVE TO MOLD ! *>ACT] & %APE ! FEATURES ( ! WRIT]4 ,TO ! ,GIRL ,I APPLY TO V]IFY MY 0READ+10 & REJOICE 9 ! W>M 9T]E/ ( ! CONV5T-$UCAT$ ,AM]ICAN1 A FRI5D ( MY MU*-ADMIR$ ,COMRADE ,DY] ,D4 ,LUM1 :O IS AID+ ! ,GIRL 9 MY BEHALF4 

,BUT ! EF=TS = A REHE>+ WAKE NO HOPE 9 MY HE>T4 ,MY COMRADES1 F> FROM ! PRISON WORLD1 DO NOT COMPREH5D ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! SITUATION RESULT+ FROM ! 9VE/IGATION4 ,MY UND]GR\ND CONNECTIONS >E P>ALYZ$2 ,I CANNOT 5LI<T5 ! ,GIRL4 ,BUT ,NOLD & ,BAU] >E ON ! ?RE%OLD ( LIB]TY4 ,)9 TWO MON?S ,C>L WILL C>RY MY MESSAGE TO ,NEW ,YORK4 ,I CAN FULLY RELY ON HIS DISCRETION & DEVOTION2 WE HAVE GR[N V]Y 9TIMATE ?R\< COMMON SUFF]+4 ,HE WILL 9=M ! ,GIRL ?AT NO?+ IS TO BE EXPECT$ FROM LEGAL PROC$URE2 9/EAD1 HE WILL EXPLA9 TO H] ! PLAN ,I HAVE EVOLV$4 

,MY POSITION AS RANGEMAN HAS S]V$ ME TO GOOD ADVANTAGE4 ,I HAVE ?OR\<LY FAMILI>IZ$ MYSELF ) ! 9/ITUTION2 ,I HAVE GA!R$ 9=MATION & EXPLOR$ EV]Y P>T ( ! CELL-H\SE (F]+ ! LEA/ LIKELIHOOD ( AN ESCAPE4 ,! PRISON IS ALMO/ IMPREGNABLE2 ,TOM'S ATTEMPT TO SCALE ! WALL PROV$ DISA/R\S1 9 SPITE ( HIS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS KIT*5 EMPLOYEE1 & ! ?ICK FOG ( ! E>LY MORN+4 ,SEV]AL O!R ATTEMPTS ALSO W]E DOOM$ TO FAILURE1 ! GREAT NUMB] ( GU>DS & !IR VIGILANCE PRECLUD+ SUCCESS4 ,NO ESCAPE HAS TAK5 PLACE S9CE ! DAYS ( ,PADDY ,MC,GRAW1 BE=E ! COMPLETION ( ! PRISON4 ,5TIRELY NEW ME?ODS MU/ BE TRI$3 ! ROAD TO FRE$OM LEADS UND]GR\ND6 ,BUT DIGG+ \T ( ! PRISON IS IMPRACTICABLE 9 ! MODEM /RUCTURE ( /EEL & ROCK4 ,WE MU/ =CE A PASSAGE 9TO ! PRISON3 ! TUNNEL IS TO BE DUG FROM ! \TSIDE6 ,A H\SE IS TO BE R5T$ 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ! P5IT5TI>Y1 & ! UND]GR\ND PASSAGE EXCAVAT$ B5EA? ! EA/]N WALL1 T[>D ! ADJAC5T BA?-H\SE4 ,NO (FIC]S FREQU5T ! PLACE SAVE AT C]TA9 H\RS1 & ,I %ALL F9D AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISAPPE> 9TO ! HIDD5 OP5+ ON ! REGUL> BIWEEKLY OCCASIONS :5 ! SOLIT>IES >E P]MITT$ TO BA!4 

,! PROJECT WILL REQUIRE C>EFUL PREP>ATION & CONSID]ABLE EXP5SE4 ,SKILL$ COMRADES WILL HAVE TO BE 5TRU/$ ) ! SECRET WORK1 ! GREAT] P>T ( :I* MU/ BE C>RI$ ON AT NI<T4 ,DET]M9ATION & C\RAGE WILL MAKE ! PLAN FEASIBLE1 SUCCESSFUL4 ,SU* ?+S HAVE BE5 DONE BE=E4 ,NOT 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 IT IS TRUE4 ,BUT ! ACT WILL RECEIVE ADD$ SIGNIFICANCE FROM ! CIRCUM/ANCE ?AT ! LIB]ATION ( ! FIR/ ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL PRISON] HAS BE5 ACCOMPLI%$ BY MEANS SIMIL> TO ?OSE PRACTIC$ BY \R COMRADES 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,:O KN[S8 ,IT MAY PROVE ! SYMBOL & PRECURSOR ( ,RUSSIAN IDEALISM ON ,AM]ICAN SOIL4 ,& :AT TREM5D\S IMPRESSION ! CONSUMMATION ( ! BOLD PLAN WILL MAKE6 ,:AT A /IMULUS TO \R PROPAG&A1 AS A DEMON/RATION ( ,AN>*I/ 9ITIATIVE & ABILITY6 ,I GL[ ) ! EXCITEM5T ( ITS GREAT POSSIBILITIES1 & 5?USE ,C>L ) MY HOPES4 ,IF ! PREP>ATORY WORK IS HA/5$1 ! EXECUTION ( ! PLAN WILL BE FACILITAT$ BY ! R5EW$ AGITATION )9 ! PRISON4 ,RUMORS ( A LEGISLATIVE 9VE/IGATION >E AFLOAT1 DIV]T+ ! ?\<TS ( ! ADM9I/RATION 9TO DIFF]5T *ANNELS4 ,I %ALL FO/] ! F]M5T TO AF=D MY COMRADES GREAT] SAFETY 9 ! WORK4 

,DUR+ ! LONG YE>S ( MY P5IT5TI>Y LIFE ,I HAVE =M$ MANY FRI5D%IPS4 ,I HAVE E>N$ ! REPUTATION ( A 0SQU>E MAN0 & A 0GOOD FELL[10 HAVE RECEIV$ MANY PRO(S ( CONFID5CE1 & APPRECIATION ( MY UNCOMPROMIS+ ATTITUDE T[>D ! G5]ALLY EXECRAT$ MANAGEM5T4 ,MO/ ( MY FRI5DS OBS]VE ! UNWRITT5 E?ICS ( 9=M+ ME ( !IR APPROA*+ RELEASE1 & (F] TO SMUGGLE \T MESSAGES OR TO PROVIDE ME ) LITTLE COM=TS4 ,I 9V>IABLY REQUE/ !M TO VISIT ! NEWSPAP]S & TO RELATE !IR EXP]I5CES 9 ,RIV]SIDE4 ,SOME EXPRESS FE> ( ! ,W>D5'S 5MITY1 ( ! FATAL CONSEQU5CES 9 CASE ( !IR RETURN TO ! P5IT5TI>Y4 ,BUT ! BOLD] SPIRITS & ! ACCID5TAL (F5D]S1 :O CONFID5TLY BID ME A F9AL GOOD-BYE1 UNAFRAID ( RETURN1 CALL DIRECTLY FROM ! PRISON ON ! ,PITTSBUR< $ITORS4 

,PRES5TLY ! ,LEAD] & ! ,DISPAT* BEG9 TO VOICE !IR C5SURE ( ! HURRI$ :ITEWA% BY ! ,/ATE ,BO>D ( ,*>ITIES4 ,! ATTITUDE ( ! PRESS 5C\RAGES ! GU>DS TO MANIFE/ !IR DISCONT5T ) ! HUMILIAT+ ECC5TRICITIES ( ! S5ILE ,W>D54 ,!Y PROTE/ AGA9/ ! :IM SUBJECT+ !M TO MILIT>Y DRILL TO IMPROVE !IR APPE>ANCE1 & RES5T ,CAPTA9 ,WRI<T'S 9SI/5CE ?AT !Y PATRONIZE HIS PRIVATE TAILOR1 HI<-PRIC$ & 9COMPET5T4 ,S]I\S FRICTION HAS ALSO >IS5 BETWE5 ! MANAGEM5T & ,MR4 ,SA:ILL1 ,SUP]9T5D5T ( LOCAL 9DU/RIES4 ,! PRISON]S REJOICE AT ! GR[+ IRASCIBILITY ( ! ,W>D51 & ! DEEP] L9ES ON HIS FACE1 9T]PRET+ !M AS SIGNS ( WORRY & FE>4 ,EXPECTATION ( A NEW 9VE/IGATION IS AT HI< PIT* AS ,JUDGE ,GORDON1 ( ,PHILADELPHIA1 SEV]ELY C5SURES ! ADM9I/RATION ( ! ,EA/]N ,P5IT5TI>Y1 *>G+ 9HUMAN TREATM5T1 ABUSE ( ! 9SANE1 & GRAFT4 ,! LABOR BODIES ( ! ,/ATE DEM& ! ABOLITION ( CONVICT COMPETITION1 & ! PRESS BECOMES MORE ASS]TIVE 9 URG+ AN 9VE/IGATION ( BO? P5IT5TI>IES4 ,! AIR IS *>G$ ) RUMORS ( LEGISLATIVE ACTION4 

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,! BREA? ( SPR+ IS 9 ! CELL-H\SE4 ,MY TWO COMRADES >E JUBILANT4 ,! SWEET ODOR ( ,MAY WAFTS RESURRECTION6 ,BUT ! ?RE%OLD ( LIFE IS GU>D$ BY ! ?ROES ( NEW BIR?4 ,A TONE ( N]V\S EXCITEM5T P]MEATES !IR CORRESPOND5CE4 ,ANXIETY TORTURES ! SLEEPLESS NI<TS2 APPROA*+ RETURN TO ! LIV+ IS T+$ ) ! DISQUIETUDE ( ! UNKN[N1 ! DREAD ( ! R5EW$ /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE4 ,BUT ! JOY ( COM+ EMANCIPATION1 ! W9E ( SUN%9E & LIB]TY T+LES 9 EV]Y FIB]1 & HOPE FLUTT]S ITS DISGUIS$ W+S4 

,\R PLANS >E COMPLETE4 ,C>L IS TO VISIT ! ,GIRL1 EXPLA9 MY PROJECT1 & S]VE AS ! M$IUM ( COMMUNICATION BY MEANS ( \R PRE>RANG$ SY/EM1 9VE/+ APP>5TLY 9NOC5T (FICIAL LETT]S ) SUB ROSA MEAN+4 ,! 9ITIAL /EP WILL REQUIRE TIME4 ,MEAN:ILE 0,K0 & 0,G0 >E TO MAKE ! NECESS>Y >RANGEM5TS = ! PUBLICATION ( \R BOOK4 ,! SECURITY ( \R MANUSCRIPTS IS A S\RCE ( DEEP SATISFACTION & MU* M]RIM5T AT ! EXP5SE ( ! ADM9I/RATION4 ,! REPEAT$ SE>*ES HAVE FAIL$ TO UNE>? !M4 ,) *>ACT]I/IC D>+1 ! FAI?FUL ,BOB HAD SECRET$ !M 9 A HOLE 9 ! FLOOR ( HIS %OP1 ALMO/ UND] ! V]Y SEAT ( ! GU>D4 ,ONE BY ONE !Y HAVE BE5 SMUGGL$ \TSIDE BY A FRI5DLY (FIC]1 :OM LAVE *RI/5$ 0,S*RAUHE40#a ,BY DEGREES ,NOLD HAS GA9$ ! CONFID5CE ( ! =M] MILL-WORK]1 ) ! RESULT ?AT SIXTY PRECI\S BOOKLETS N[ REPOSE SAFELY ) A COMRADE 9 ,ALLE<5Y4 ,I AM TO SUPPLY ! F9AL *APT]S ( ! BOOK ?R\< ,MR4 ,S*RAUBE1 :OSE FRI5D%IP ,C>L IS AB\T TO BEQUEA? TO ME4 

,! MON? ( ,MAY IS ON ! WANE4 ,! LA/ NOTE IS EX*ANG$ ) MY COMRADES4 ,DE> ,BOB WAS NOT ABLE TO REA* ME 9 ! MORN+1 & N[ ,I READ ! L9ES QUIV]+ ) ! LA/ PANGS ( RELEASE1 :ILE ,NOLD & ,BAU] >E ALREADY BEYOND ! WALLS4 ,H[ ,I YE>N$ = A GLANCE AT ,C>L1 TO T\* H&S1 EV5 9 SIL5CE6 ,BUT ! CU/OM>Y PRIVILEGE WAS REFUS$ US4 ,ONLY ONCE 9 ! LONG YE>S ( \R COMMON SUFF]+ HAVE ,I LOOK$ 9TO ! EYES ( MY DEVOT$ FRI5D1 & /EAL?ILY PRESS$ HIS H&1 LIKE A ?IEF 9 ! NI<T4 ,NO LA/ GREET+ WAS V\*SAF$ ME TODAY4 ,! LONEL9ESS SEEMS HEAVI]1 ! VOID MORE PA9FUL4 

,! R\T9E IS VIOL5TLY DI/URB$4 ,READ+ & /UDY >E BURD5SOME3 MY ?\<TS WILL NOT BE COMPELL$4 ,!Y REV]T OB/9ATELY TO MY COMRADES1 & /ORM AGA9/ MY /EEL CAGE1 TRY+ TO PI]CE ! DI/ANCE1 TO COMMUNE ) ! ABS5T3 ,I SEEK DIV]SION 9 ! MANUFACTURE ( PRISON 0FANCY WORK10 ORNAM5TAL LITTLE FRUIT BASKETS1 DIM9UTIVE >TICLES ( FURNITURE1 PICTURE FRAMES1 & ! LIKE4 ,! LITTLE MEM5TOS1 CON/RUCT$ ( TISSUE-PAP] ROLLS ( V>I\S DESIGNS1 ,I S5D TO ! ,GIRL1 & AM ELAT$ AT H] ADMIRATION ( ! BEAUTIFUL WORKMAN%IP & ATTRACTIVE COLOR EFFECTS4 ,BUT PRES5TLY %E LAM5TS ! WRECK$ CONDITION ( ! GOODS1 & UPON 9VE/IGATION ,I LE>N FROM ! RUNN] ?AT ! MO/ DILAPIDAT$ C>DBO>D BOXES >E SELECT$ = MY PRODUCT4 ,! ROTUNDA TURNKEY1 9 *>GE ( ! %IPM5TS1 IS HO/ILE1 & ,I APPEAL TO ! ,*APLA94 ,BUT HIS WELL MEANT 9T]CESSION RESULTS 9 AN ORD] FROM ! ,W>D51 9T]DICT+ ! EXPRESSAGE ( MY WORK1 ON ! GR\ND ( PROBABLE NOTES BE+ SECRET$ !RE94 ,I PROTE/ AGA9/ ! DISCRIM9ATION1 SUGGE/+ ! DISMEMB]+ ( EV]Y PIECE TO DISPROVE ! *>GE4 ,BUT ! ,CAPTA9 D]ISIVELY REM>KS ?AT HE IS 9DISPOS$ TO 0TAKE *ANCES10 & ,I TO RESORT TO ! SUBT]FUGE ( HAV+ MY >TICLES TRANSF]R$ TO A FRI5DLY PRISON] & ADDRESS$ BY HIM TO HIS MO!R 9 ,BEAV]1 ,PA41 !NCE TO HE =W>D$ TO ,NEW ,YORK4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! ROTUNDA KEEP] DETA9S A VALUABLE PIECE ( IVORY S5T TO ME BY ! ,GIRL = ! MANUFACTURE ( ORNAM5TAL TOO?PICKS4 ,! LOCAL W>E1 MADE ( KIT*5 BONES BLEA*$ 9 LIME1 TURNS YELL[ 9 A %ORT TIME4 ,MY REQUE/ = ! IVORY IS REFUS$ ON ! PLEA ( SUBMITT+ ! MATT] TO ! ,W>D5'S DECISION1 :O RULES AGA9/ ME4 ,I DIRECT ! RETURN ( IT TO MY FRI5D1 BUT AM 9=M$ ?AT ! IVORY HAS BE5 MISLAID & CANNOT BE F\ND4 ,EXASP]AT$1 ,I *>GE ! GU>D ) ! !FT1 & S]VE NOTICE ?AT ,I %ALL DEM& ! IVORY AT ! EXPIRATION ( MY TIME4 ,! TURNKEY JE]S AT ! WILD IMPOSSIBILITY1 & ,I AM PLAC$ = A WEEK ON 0,P5NSYLVANIA DIET0 = 9SULT+ AN (FIC]4 

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