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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,MY NEW NEI<BOR TURNS MY ?\<TS 9TO A DIFF]5T *ANNEL4 ,IT IS 0,FI<T+0 ,TOM1 RETURN$ AFT] SEV]AL YE>S ( ABS5CE4 ,BY MEANS ( A /R+ ATTA*$ TO A WIRE WE 0SW+0 NOTES TO EA* O!R AT NI<T1 & ,TOM />TLES ME BY ! CONFESSION ?AT HE WAS ! AU?OR ( ! MY/]I\S NOTE ,I HAD RECEIV$ SOON AFT] MY >RIVAL 9 ! P5IT5TI>Y4 ,AN ESCAPE WAS BE+ PLANN$1 HE 9=MS ME1 & ,I WAS TO BE 0LET 910 BY HIS RECOMM5DATION4 ,BUT ONE ( ! CONSPIRATORS GETT+ 0COLD FEET10 ! PLOT WAS BETRAY$ TO ! ,W>D51 :]EUPON ,TOM 0S5T ! SNIT* TO ! HOSPITAL40 ,AS A RESULT1 H[EV]1 HE WAS KEPT 9 SOLIT>Y TILL HIS RELEASE4 ,9 ! PRISON HE HAD BECOME PR(ICI5T AS A BROOMMAK]1 & IT WAS HIS 9T5TION TO FOLL[ ! TRADE4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ 9 ! CROOK$ L9E1 HE ?\<T2 & HE RESOLV$ TO BE HONE/4 ,BUT ON ! DAY ( HIS DIS*>GE HE WAS >RE/$ AT ! GATE BY (FIC]S FROM ,ILL9OIS ON AN OLD *>GE4 ,HE SWORE V5GEANCE AGA9/ ,ASSI/ANT ,DEPUTY ,HOPK9S1 BE=E :OM HE HAD ONCE ACCID5TALLY LET DROP ! REM>K ?AT HE W\LD NEV] RETURN TO ,ILL9OIS1 BECAUSE HE WAS 0WANT$0 !RE4 ,HE LIV$ ! FIVE YE>S 9 ! ,JOLIET PRISON 9 ! SOLE HOPE ( 0GETT+ SQU>E0 ) ! MAN :O HAD SO MEANLY BETRAY$ HIM4 ,UPON HIS RELEASE1 HE RETURN$ TO ,PITTSBUR<1 DET]M9$ TO KILL ,HOPK9S4 ,ON ! NI<T ( HIS >RIVAL HE BROKE 9TO ! LATT]'S RESID5CE1 PREP>$ TO AV5GE HIS WRONGS4 ,BUT ! ,ASSI/ANT ,DEPUTY HAD LEFT ! PREVI\S DAY ON HIS VACATION4 ,FURI\S AT BE+ BAFFL$1 ,TOM WAS AB\T TO SET FIRE TO ! H\SE1 :5 ! LI<T ( HIS MAT* FELL UPON A SILV] TR9KET ON ! BUREAU ( ! B$ROOM4 ,IT FASC9AT$ HIM4 ,HE C\LD NOT TAKE HIS EYES (F IT4 ,SUDD5LY HE WAS SEIZ$ ) ! DESIRE TO EXAM9E ! CONT5TS ( ! H\SE4 ,! OLD PASSION WAS UPON HIM4 ,HE C\LD NOT RESI/4 ,H>DLY CONSCI\S ( HIS ACTIONS1 HE GA!R$ ! SILV]W>E 9TO A TABLECLO?1 & QUIETLY /OLE \T ( ! H\SE4 ,HE WAS >RE/$ ! NEXT DAY1 AS HE WAS TRY+ TO PAWN HIS BOOTY4 ,AN OLD (F5D]1 HE RECEIV$ A S5T5CE ( T5 YE>S4 ,S9CE HIS >RIVAL1 EI<T MON?S AGO1 HE HAS BE5 KEPT 9 SOLIT>Y4 ,HIS HEAL? IS BROK52 HE HAS NO HOPE ( SURVIV+ HIS S5T5CE4 ,BUT IF HE IS TO DIE -- HE SWE>S -- HE IS GO+ TO TAKE 0HIS MAN0 ALONG4 

,AW>E ( ! DET]M9ATION ( 0,FI<T+0 ,TOM1 ,I REALIZE ?AT ! SAFETY ( ! HAT$ (FIC] IS CONDITION$ BY ,TOM'S LACK ( OPPORTUNITY TO C>RY \T HIS REV5GE4 ,I FEEL LITTLE SYMPA?Y = ,HOPK9S1 :OSE CRAFT9ESS 9 WORM+ \T ! SECRETS ( PRISON]S HAS PLAC$ HIM ON ! PAY-ROLL ( ! ,P9K]TON AG5CY2 BUT ,I EX]T MYSELF TO P]SUADE ,TOM ?AT IT W\LD BE %E] 9SANITY ?US DELIB]ATELY TO PUT HIS HEAD 9 ! NOOSE4 ,HE IS /ILL A Y\NG MAN2 B>ELY ?IRTY4 ,IT IS NOT WOR? :ILE SACRIFIC+ HIS LIFE = A SNEAK ( A GU>D4 

,H[EV]1 ,TOM REMA9S /UBBORN4 ,MY >GUM5TS SEEM M]ELY TO R\SE HIS RESI/ANCE1 & /R5G!N HIS RESOLUTION4 ,BUT CLOS] ACQUA9TANCE REVEALS TO ME HIS EXCE$+ CONCEIT OV] HIS >T & TE*NIQUE1 AS A SECOND-/ORY EXP]T4 ,I PLAY UPON HIS VANITY1 SC(F+ AT ! CRUDITY ( HIS PLANS ( REV5GE4 ,W\LD IT NOT BE MORE 9 CON=MITY ) HIS REPUTATION AS A SKILL$ 0GUN10 ,I >GUE1 TO 0DO ! JOB0 9 A 0SMOO!R0 MANN]8 ,TOM ASSUMES A SKEPTICAL ATTITUDE1 BUT BY DEGREES GR[S MORE 9T]E/$4 ,PRES5TLY1 ) UNEXPECT$ 5?USIASM1 HE W>MS TO ! SUGGE/ION ( 0A BREAK0 ,ONCE \TSIDE1 WELL -- 0,I'LL GET 'IM ALL RI<T10 HE *UCKLES4 

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,! PLAN ( ESCAPE COMPLETELY ABSORBS US4 ,ON ALT]NATE NI<TS WE TAKE TURNS 9 TIM+ ! R\NDS ( ! GU>DS1 ! APPE>ANCE ( ! ,NI<T ,CAPTA91 ! OP5+ ( ! ROTUNDA DOOR4 ,NUM]\S DETAILS1 SEEM+LY 9SIGNIFICANT1 YET POT5TIALLY FATAL1 >E TO BE MA/]$4 ,MANY OB/ACLES B> ! WAY ( SUCCESS1 BUT TIME & P]SEV]ANCE WILL SURM\NT !M4 ,TOM IS ?OR\<LY 5GROSS$ ) ! PROJECT4 ,I REALIZE ! DESP]ATION ( ! UND]TAK+1 BUT ! SALE ALT]NATIVE IS SL[ DEA? 9 ! SOLIT>Y4 ,IT IS ! LA/ RESORT4 

,) UTMO/ C>E WE MAKE \R PREP>ATIONS4 ,! SUMM] IS LONG PA/2 ! D5SE FOGS ( ! SEASON WILL AID \R ESCAPE4 ,WE HA/5 TO COMPLETE ALL DETAILS1 9 GREAT N]V\S T5SION ) ! EXCITEM5T ( ! WORK4 ,! TIME IS DRAW+ NE> = DECID+ UPON A DEF9ITE DATE4 ,BUT ,TOM'S /ATE ( M9D FILLS ME ) APPREH5SION4 ,HE HAS BECOME TACITURN ( LATE4 ,YE/]DAY HE SEEM$ PECULI>LY GLUM1 SULL5LY REFUS+ TO ANSW] MY SIGNAL4 ,AGA9 & AGA9 ,I KNOCK ON ! WALL1 CALL+ = A REPLY TO MY LA/ NOTE4 ,TOM REMA9S SIL5T4 ,OCCASIONALLY A HEAVY GROAN ISSUES FROM HIS CELL1 BUT MY REPEAT$ SIGNALS REMA9 UNANSW]$4 ,9 AL>M ,I /AY AWAKE ALL NI<T1 9 ! HOPE ( 9DUC+ A GU>D TO 9VE/IGATE ! CAUSE ( ! GROAN BUT MY ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK TO ! (FIC]S >E IGNOR$4 ,! NEXT MORN+ ,I BEHOLD ,TOM C>RI$ ON A /RET*] FROM HIS CELL1 & LE>N ) HORROR ?AT HE HAD BL$ TO DEA? DUR+ ! NI<T4 

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,! PECULI> DEA? ( MY FRI5D PREYS ON MY M9D4 ,WAS IT SUICIDE OR ACCID5T8 ,TOM HAD BE5 WEAK5$ BY LONG CONF9EM5T2 9 SOME MANN] HE MAY HAVE RUPTUR$ A BLOOD VESSEL1 DY+ = LACK ( M$ICAL AID4 ,IT IS H>DLY PROBABLE ?AT HE W\LD COMMIT SUICIDE ON ! EVE ( \R ATTEMPT4 ,YET C]TA9 REF]5CES 9 HIS NOTES ( LATE1 IGNOR$ AT ! TIME1 ASSUME NEW SIGNIFICANCE4 ,HE WAS APP>5TLY UND] ! DELUSION ?AT ,HOPK9S WAS 0AFT] HIM40 ,ONCE OR TWICE MY FRI5D HAD EXPRESS$ FE> = HIS SAFETY4 ,HE MI<T BE POISON$1 HE H9T$4 ,I HAD LAU<$ ! MATT] AWAY1 FAMILI> ) ! SPORADIC DELUSIONS ( M5 9 SOLIT>Y4 ,CLOSE CONF9EM5T EX]TS A SIMIL> EFFECT UPON ! MAJORITY ( PRISON]S4 ,SOME >E ESPECIALLY PR$ISPOS$ TO AUTO-SUGGE/ION2 ,Y\NG ,SID US$ TO MANIFE/ EV]Y SYMPTOM ( ! DISEASES HE READ AB\T4 ,P]HAPS POOR ,TOM'S DELUSION WAS RESPONSIBLE = HIS DEA?4 ,SP5C]1 TOO1 HAD COMMITT$ SUICIDE A MON? BE=E HIS RELEASE1 9 ! FIRM CONVICTION ?AT ! ,W>D5 W\LD NOT P]MIT HIS DIS*>GE4 ,IT MAY BE ?AT 9 A SUDD5 FIT ( DESPOND5CY1 ,TOM HAD 5D$ HIS LIFE4 ,P]HAPS ,I C\LD HAVE SAV$ MY FRI5D3 ,I DID NOT REALIZE H[ CON/ANTLY HE BROOD$ OV] ! DANG] HE BELIEV$ HIMSELF ?REAT5$ )4 ,H[ LITTLE ,I KNEW ( ! T]RIBLE /RUGGLE ?AT MU/ HAVE BE5 GO+ ON 9 HIS TORTUR$ HE>T6 ,YET WE W]E SO 9TIMATE2 ,I BELIEV$ ,I UND]/OOD HIS EV]Y FEEL+ & EMOTION4 

,! ?\<T ( ,TOM POSSESSES MY M9D4 ,! NEWS FROM ! ,GIRL AB\T ,BRESCI'S EXECUTION ( ! ,K+ ( ,ITALY R\SES LITTLE1 9T]E/ 9 ME4 ,BRESCI AV5G$ ! PEASANTS & ! WOM5 & *ILDR5 %OT BE=E ! PALACE = HUMBLY BEGG+ BREAD4 ,HE DID WELL1 & ! AGITATION RESULT+ FROM HIS ACT MAY ADVANCE ! ,CAUSE4 ,BUT IT WILL HAVE NO BE>+ ON MY FATE4 ,! LA/ HOPE ( ESCAPE HAS DEP>T$ ) MY POOR FRI5D4 ,I AM DOOM$ TO P]I% H]E4 ,& ,BRESCI WILL P]I% 9 PRISON1 BUT ! COMRADES WILL EULOGIZE HIM & HIS ACT1 & CONT9UE !IR EF=TS TO REG5]ATE ! WORLD4 ,YET ,I FEEL ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL1 9 C]TA9 CASES1 IS ( MORE DIRECT & IMM$IATE CONSEQU5CE ?AN HUMANITY4 ,:AT IS ! LATT] BUT ! AGGREGATE ( 9DIVIDUAL EXI/5CES-& %ALL !SE1 ! BE/ ( !M1 =EV] BE SACRIFIC$ = ! METAPHYSICAL COLLECTIVITY8 ,H]E1 ALL >\ND ME1 A ?\S& UN=TUNATES DAILY SUFF] ! TORTURE ( ,CALV>Y1 =SAK5 BY ,GOD & MAN4 ,!Y BLE$ & /RUGGLE & SUICIDE1 ) ! DESP]ATE CRY = A LITTLE SUN%9E & LIFE4 ,H[ %ALL !Y BE HELP$8 ,H[ HELP$ AMID ! 9JU/ICE & BRUTALITY ( A SOCIETY :OSE *IEF MONUM5TS >E PRISONS8 ,& SO WE MU/ SUFF] & SUICIDE1 & C\NTLESS O!RS AFT] US1 TILL ! PLAY ( SOCIAL =CES %ALL TRANS=M HUMAN HI/ORY 9TO ! HI/ORY ( TRUE HUMANITY1-& MEAN:ILE AM BONES WILL BLEA* ON ! LONG1 DRE>Y ROAD4 

,B]EFT ( ! LA/ HOPE ( FRE$OM1 ,I GR[ 9DIFF]5T TO LIFE4 ,! MONOTONY ( ! N>R[ CELL DAILY BECOMES MORE LOA?SOME4 ,MY :OLE BE+ LONGS = RE/4 ,RE/1 NO MORE TO AWAK54 ,! WORLD WILL NOT MISS ME4 ,AN ATOM ( MATT]1 ,I %ALL RETURN TO 5DLESS SPACE4 ,EV]Y?+ WILL PURSUE ITS WONT$ C\RSE1 BUT ,I %ALL KN[ NO MORE ( ! BITT] /RUGGLE & /RIFE4 ,MY FRI5DS WILL SORR[1 & YET BE GLAD MY PA9 IS OV]1 & CONT9UE ON !IR WAY4 ,& NEW ,BRESCIS WILL >ISE1 & MORE K+S WILL FALL1 & !N ALL1 FRI5D & 5EMY1 WILL GO MY WAY1 & NEW G5]ATIONS WILL BE BORN & DIE1 & HUMANITY & ! WORLD BE :IRL$ 9TO SPACE & DISAPPE>1 & AGA9 ! LITTLE /AGE WILL BE SET1 & ! SAME HI/ORY & ! SAME FACTS WILL COME & GO1 ! ,PLAY?+S ( COSMIC =CES R5EW+ & TRANS=M+ =EV]4 

,H[ 9SIGNIFICANT IT ALL IS 9 ! EYE ( REASON1 H[ SMALL & PUNY LIFE & ALL ITS PA9 & TRAVAIL6444 ,) EYES CLOS$1 ,I BEHOLD MYSELF SUSP5D$ BY ! NECK FROM ! UPP] B>S ( ! CELL4 ,MY BODY SW+S G5TLY AGA9/ ! DOOR1 /RIK+ IT S(TLY1 ONCE1 TWICE1 -- JU/ LIKE ,PASQUALE1 :5 HE HANG$ HIMSELF 9 ! CELL NEXT TO M9E1 SOME MON?S AGO4 ,A FEW TWIT*ES1 & ! LA/ BREA? IS GONE4 ,MY FACE GR[S LIVID1 MY BODY RIGID2 SL[LY IT COOLS4 ,! NI<T GU>D PASSES4 0,:AT'S ?IS1 EH80 ,HE R+S ! ROTUNDA BELL4 ,KEYS CLANG2 ! LEV] IS DRAWN1 & MY DOOR UNLOCK$4 ,AN (FIC] DRAWS A KNIFE %>PLY ACROSS ! ROPE AT ! B>S3 MY BODY S9KS TO ! FLOOR1 MY HEAD /RIK+ AGA9/ ! IRON B$/EAD4 ,! DOCTOR KNEELS AT MY SIDE2 ,I FEEL HIS H& OV] MY HE>T4 ,N[ HE RISES4 0,GOOD JOB1 ,DOC80 ,I RECOGNIZE ! ,DEPUTY'S VOICE4 ,! PHYSICIAN NODS4 0,DAMN GLAD ( IT10 ,HOPK9S SNE]S4 ,! ,W>D5 5T]S1 A GR9 ON HIS P>*M5T FACE4 ,) AN OA? ,I SPR+ TO MY FEET4 ,9 T]ROR ! (FIC]S RU% FROM ! CELL4 0,AH1 ,I FOOL$ Y\1 DIDN'T ,I1 Y\ MURD]]S60 

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