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

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,IT IS ,SEPTEMB] ! N9ETE5?4 ,! CELL-H\SE IS SIL5T & GRAY 9 ! AFT]NOON DUSK4 ,9 ! Y>D ! RA9 WALKS ) LONG /RIDES1 HA/5+ 9 ! DIM TWILI<T1 HA/5+ :I!R ! %AD[S HAVE GONE4 ,I /& AT ! DOOR1 9 REV]IE4 ,9 ! SOMB] LI<T1 ,I SEE MYSELF L$ ?R\< ! GATE YOND]1-IT WAS T5 YE>S AGO ?IS DAY4 ,! WALLS T[]$ M5AC+LY 9 ! D>K1 ! IRON GRIPP$ MY HE>T1 & ,I WAS LO/ 9 DESPAIR4 ,I %\LD NOT HAVE BELIEV$ !N ?AT ,I C\LD SURVIVE ! LONG YE>S ( MIS]Y & PA94 ,BUT ! NIMBLE FEET ( ! RA9 PATT] HOPEFULLY2 ITS TE>S DISSIPATE ! CL\DS1 & BR+ LI<T2 & SOON ,I %ALL /EP 9TO ! SUN%9E1 & COME =? GR[N & MATUR$1 AS ! WORLD MU/ HAVE GR[N 9 ! /RUGGLE ( SUFF]+ 

0,FRE% FI%60 A RANGEMAN ANN\NCES1 PO9T+ TO ! LONG L9E ( /RIP$ M51 TRUDG+ DEJECT$LY ACROSS ! Y>D1 & /UMBL+ AGA9/ EA* O!R 9 ! UNACCU/OM$ LOCK/EP4 ,! DOOR OP5S1 & ,ALECK ,KILLIAN1 ! LIFETIM]1 MOTIONS ME4 ,HE WALKS ) MEASUR$1 EV5 /EP ALONG ! HALL4 ,RANGEMAN 0,COZ0 & ,H>RY1 MY Y\NG ASSI/ANT1 /EAL?ILY CR[D ) HIM 9TO MY CELL4 ,! AIR ( MY/]Y AB\T !M >\SE MY APPREH5SION4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT]1 BOYS60 ,I ASK4 

,!Y HESITATE & GLANCE AT EA* O!R1 SMIL+ DIFFID5TLY4 

0,Y\ SPEAK1 ,KILLA910 ,H>RY :ISP]S4 

,! LIFETIM] C>EFULLY UNWRAPS A LITTLE PACKAGE1 & ,I BE COME AW>E ( ! SWEET SC5T ( FL[]S P]FUM+ ! CELL4 ,! OLD ,PRISON] /AMM]S 9 CONFUSION1 AS HE PRES5TS ME ) A ROSE1 BIG & R$4 0,WE SWIP$ IT 9 ! GRE5H\SE10 HE SAYS4 

0,F] Y\1 ,ALECK10 ,H>RY ADDS4 

0,= Y\R T5? ANNIV]S>Y10 CORRECTS 0,COZ40 0,GOOD LUCK TO Y\ ,ALECK40 

,MUTELY !Y GRIP MY H&1 & /EAL \T ( ! CELL4 

,9 ,SOLITUDE ,I MUSE OV] ! T\*+ REMEMBRANCE4 ,!SE M5 -- !Y >E ! %AME ,SOCIETY HIDES )9 ! GRAY WALLS4 ,!SE1 & O!RS LIKE !M4 ,DAILY !Y COME TO BE BURI$ ALIVE 9 ?IS GRAVE2 ALL ?R\< ! LONG YE>S !Y HAVE BE5 DISC\NT$ 9 ! ECONOMY ( EXI/5CE4 ,& ALL ! :ILE ! WORLD HAS BE5 ADVANC+1 IT IS SAID2 SCI5CE & PHILOSOPHY1 >T & LETT]S1 HAVE MADE GREAT /RIDES4 ,BUT :]E9 IS ! IMPROVEM5T ?AT AUGM5TS MIS]Y & CR[DS ! ,PRISONS8 ,! DISCOV]Y ( ! ,X-RAY WILL FUR!R SCI5TIFIC RESE>* ,I AM TOLD4 ,BUT :]E IS ! ,X-RAY ( SOCIAL 9SI<T ?AT WILL DISCOV] 9 HUMAN UND]/&+ & MUTUAL AID ! ELEM5TS ( TRUE PROGRESS6 ,DECEPTIVE IS ! ADVANCE ?AT 9VOLVES ! RU?LESS SACRIFICE ( PEACE & HEAL? & LIFE2 SUP]FICIAL & UN/ABLE ! CIVILIZATION ?AT RE/S UPON ! TREA*]\S S&S ( /RIFE & W>F>E4 ,! PROGRESS ( SCI5CE & 9DU/RY1 F> FROM PROMOT+ MAN'S HAPP9ESS & SOCIAL H>MONY1 M]ELY ACC5TUATES DISCONT5T & %>P5S ! CONTRA/S4 ,! KN[L$GE GA9$ AT SO MU* CO/ ( SUFF]+ & SACRIFICE BE>S BITT] FRUIT1 = LACK ( WISDOM TO APPLY ! LESSONS LE>N$4 ,!RE >E NO LIMITS TO ! A*IEVEM5TS ( MAN1 W]E NOT HUMANITY DIVID$ AGA9/ ITSELF1 EXHAU/+ ITS BE/ 5]GIES 9 SANGU9>Y CONFLICT1 SUICIDAL & UNNECESS>Y4 ,& !SE1 ! ?\S&S /EPMO!R$ BY CRUEL /UPIDITY1 >E ! VICTIMS CA/IGAT$ BY ,SOCIETY = H] [N FOLLY & S9S4 ,?AT ,Y\NG ,H>RY4 ,A *ILD ( ! SLUMS1 HE HAS NEV] KN[N ! T\* ( A LOV+ H&4 ,MO!RLESS1 HIS FA!R A DRUNK>D1 ! HEAVY >M ( ! LAW WAS LAID UPON HIM AT ! AGE ( T54 ,FROM RE=M S*OOL TO RE=MATORY ! SOCIAL ORPHAN HAS BE5 DRIV5 AB\T4 0,Y\ KN[1 ,ALECK10 HE SAYS1 0,I NEV'R HAD NO REAL SQU>E MEAL1 TO FEEL FULL1 Y\ KN[2 'CEPT ONCE1 ON ,*RI/MAS 9 DE REF40 ,AT ! AGE ( N9ETE51 HE HAS NOT SE5 A DAY ( LIB]TY S9CE E>LY *ILDHOOD4 

,?REE YE>S AGO HE WAS TRANSF]R$ TO ! P5IT5TI>Y1 UND] A S5T5CE ( SIXTE5 YE>S = AN ATTEMPT$ ESCAPE FROM ! ,MORGANZA RE=M S*OOL1 :I* RESULT$ 9 ! DEA? ( A KEEP]4 ,! LATT] WAS =EMAN 9 ! TAILOR %OP1 9 :I* ,H>RY WAS EMPLOY$ TOGE!R ) A NUMB] ( O!R Y\?4 ,! (FIC] HAD 9DUC$ ,H>RY TO DO OV]WORK1 ABOVE ! REGUL> TASK1 = :I* HE REW>D$ ! BOY ) AN OCCASIONAL DA9TY ( BUTT]$ BREAD OR A PIECE ( CORN-CAKE4 ,BY DEGREES ,H>RY'S VOLUNT>Y EF=T BECAME P>T ( HIS R\T9E WORK1 & ! REW>D 9 DELICACIES CAME MORE R>ELY4 ,BUT :5 !Y 5TIRELY CEAS$ ! BOY REBELL$1 REFUS+ TO EX]T HIMSELF ABOVE ! REQUIR$ TASK4 ,HE WAS REPORT$1 BUT ! ,SUP]9T5D5T C5SUR$ ! KEEP] = ! UNAU?ORIZ$ 9CREASE ( WORK4 ,H>RY WAS ELAT$2 BUT PRES5TLY BEGAN SY/EMATIC P]SECUTION ?AT MADE ! BOY'S LIFE DAILY MORE UNBE>ABLE4 ,9 9NUM]ABLE WAYS ! HO/ILE GU>D S\<T TO REV5GE HIS DEFEAT UPON ! LAD1 TILL AT LA/1 DRIV5 TO DESP]ATION1 ,H>RY RESOLV$ UPON ESCAPE4 ,) SEV]AL O!R 9MATES ! F\RTE5-YE>-OLD BOY PLANN$ TO FLEE TO ! ,ROCKY ,M\NTA9S1 !RE TO HUNT ! 0WILD0 ,9DIANS1 & LIVE ! 9DEP5D5T & C>E-FREE LIFE ( ,JESSE ,JAMES4 0,Y\ KN[1 ,ALECK10 ,H>RY CONFIDES TO ME1 REM9ISC5TLY1 0WE C\LD HAVE MADE IT EASY2 D]E WAS ELEV5 ( US4 ,BUT DE KIDS WAS ALL SORE ON DE =EMAN4 ,HE 'BUSS$ & BEAT US1 AN' SOME ( DE BOYS W\LDN' GO 'CEPT WE KNOCK DE SCREW \T FIR/4 ,IT WAS ME PAL ,NACKY ?AT HIT 'IM FOI/1 GOOD AN' H>D1 AN' D5 ,I HIT 'IM1 LI<TLY4 ,BUT DEY ALL SAID 9 C\RT ?AT ,I HIT 'IM BO? TIMES4 ,NACKY'S PEOPLE HAD MONEY1 AN' HE BEAT DE CASE1 BUT ,I GOT SOAK$ SIXTE5 YE>S40 ,HIS EYES FILL ) TE>S & HE SAYS PLA9TIVELY3 0,I HAV5'T BE5 \TSIDE S9CE ,I WAS A LITTLE KID1 AN' N[ ,I'M SICK1 AN' WILL DIE H]E MEBBE40 

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,CONV]S+ 9 L[ TONES1 WE SWEEP ! RANGE4 ,I %ORT5 MY /ROKES TO 5ABLE ,H>RY TO KEEP PACE4 ,WEAKLY HE DRAGS ! BROOM ACROSS ! FLOOR4 ,HIS APPE>ANCE IS PITIFULLY GROTESQUE4 ,! SICKLY FEATURES1 PALE ) ! COLOR ( ! PRISON :ITEWA%1 RESEMBLE A LITTLE *ILD'S4 ,BUT ! EYES LOOK OLDI% 9 !IR WR9KL$ SOCKETS1 ! HEAD PA9FULLY \T ( PROPORTION ) ! PUNY1 /UNT$ BODY4 ,N[ & AGA9 HE TURNS HIS GAZE ON ME1 & 9 HIS FACE !RE IS MELAN*OLY WOND]1 AS IF HE IS SEEK+ SOME?+ ?AT HAS PASS$ HIM BY4 ,(T5 ,I POND]1 IS !RE A CRIME MORE APPALL+ & HE9\S ?AN ! ONE ,SOCIETY HAS COMMITT$ UPON HIM1 :O IS NEI!R MAN NOR Y\? & NEV] WAS *ILD8 ,CRU%$ BY ! HEEL ( BRUTALITY1 ?IS PLANT HAD NEV] BUDD$4 ,YET !RE IS ! MAK+ ( A TRUE MAN 9 HIM4 ,HIS M5TALITY IS PA!TICALLY PRIMITIVE1 BUT HE POSSESSES *>ACT] & C\RAGE1 & LAT5T VIRG9 =CES4 ,HIS EMOTIONAL FRANKNESS BORD]S ON ! 9CR$IBLE2 HE IS UNMORAL & UNSOCIAL1 AS A FIELD DAISY MI<T BE1 SURR\ND$ BY GIANT TREES1 YET TIMIDLY T5ACI\S ( ITS [N BE+4 ,IT DI/RESSES ME TO WITNESS ! YE>N+ ?AT COMES 9TO HIS EYES AT ! M5TION ( \TSIDE40 ,(T5 HE ASKS3 0,TELL ME1 ,ALECK1 H[ DOES IT FEEL ON DE /REET1 TO KN[ ?AT Y\'RE FREE T' GO :]E Y\ PLEASE1 WID NO SCREW TO FALL] Y\80 ,AH1 IF HE'D ONLY HAD ! *ANCE1 HE REIT]ATES1 HE'D BE SO C>EFUL NOT TO GET 9TO TR\BLE4 ,HE W\LD LIKE TO KEEP COMPANY ) A NICE GIRL1 HE CONT9UES1 BLU%+LY2 HE HAD NEV] HAD ONE4 ,BUT HE FE>S HIS DAYS >E NUMB]$4 ,HIS LUNGS >E GETT+ V]Y BAD1 & N[ ?AT HIS FA!R HAS DI$1 HE HAS NO ONE TO HELP HIM GET A P>DON4 ,P]HAPS FA!R W\LDN'T HAVE HELP$ HIM1 EI!R2 HE WAS ALWAYS DRUNK & NEV] C>$ = HIS *ILDR54 0,HE HAD NO BUS9ESS T' HAVE ANY *ILDR510 ,H>RY COMM5TS PASSIONATELY4 ,& HE CAN'T EXPECT ANY ASSI/ANCE FROM HIS SI/]2 ! POOR GIRL B>ELY MAKES A LIV+ 9 ! FACTORY4 0,%E'S BE5 WORK9' EV'R SO LONG 9 ! PICKLE WORKS10 ,H>RY EXPLA9S4 0,?AT FELL]1 ! BOSS !RE1 MU/ BE RI*2 IT'S A BIG FACTORY10 HE ADDS1 NI,IVELY1 0HE \<T] GIVE '] 5\< TO M>RY ON40 ,BUT HE FE>S HE WILL DIE 9 ! PRISON4 ,!RE IS NO ONE TO AID HIM1 & HE HAS NO FRI5DS4 0,I NEV] HAD NO FRI5D10 HE SAYS1 WI/FULLY2 0!RE A9'T NO REAL FRI5DS4 ,DE OLD] BOYS 9 DE REF ALWAYS US$ ME1 AN' DEY USE ALL DE KIDS4 ,BUT DEY WAS NO FRI5DS1 AN' EV]Y ONE WAS AGA9/ ME 9 DE C\RT1 AN' DEY PUT ALL DE BLAME ON ME4 ,EV]YBODY WAS ALWAYS AGA9/ ME10 HE REPEATS BITT]LY4 

,ALONE 9 ! CELL1 ,I POND] OV] HIS WORDS4 0,EV]YBODY WAS ALWAYS AGA9/ ME10 ,I HE> ! BOY SAY4 ,I WAKE AT NI<T1 ) ! QUIV]+ CRY 9 ! D>KNESS1 0,EV]YBODY AGA9/ ME60 ,MO!RLESS 9 *ILDHOOD1 RE>$ 9 ! FUMES ( BRUTAL 9EBRIATION1 CA/ 9TO ! SLUMS TO BE CRU%$ UND] ! :EELS ( ! LAW'S ,JUGG]NAUT1 WAS ! FATE ( ?IS SOCIAL ORPHAN4 ,IS ?IS ! FRUIT ( PROGRESS8 ,?IS ! SPIRIT ( \R ,*RI/IAN CIVILIZATION8 ,9 ! H\RS ( SOLITUDE1 ! S*EME ( EXI/5CE UNFOLDS 9 KALEIDOSCOPE BE=E ME4 ,9 V>IEGAT$ DESIGN & DIV]G5T ANGLE IT PRES5TS AN 5DLESS PANORAMA ( /UNT$ M9DS & TORTUR$ BODIES1 ( UNIV]SAL MIS]Y & WRET*$NESS1 9 ! ELEM5TAL ASPECT ( ! BOY'S DESOLATE LIFE4 ,& ,I BEHOLD ! SUFF]+ & AGONY RESOLVE !MSELVES 9 ! DOM9ANCE ( ! E/ABLI%$1 9 TRADITION & CU/OM ?AT HEAVILY 5CRU/ HUMANITY1 WEI<+ D[N ! ALREADY FETT]$ S\L TILL ITS W+S BREAK & IT BEATS HELPLESSLY AGA9/ ! >TIFICIAL B>RI]S4444,! BLANC$ FACE ( ,MIS]Y IS SILH\ETT$ AGA9/ ! NI<T4 ,! SIL5CE SOBS ) ! PITE\S CRY ( ! CRU%$ BOY4 ,& ,I HE> ! CRY1 & IT FILLS MY :OLE BE+ ) ! S5SE ( T]RIBLE WRONG & 9JU/ICE1 ) ! %AME ( MY K9D1 ?AT %$S CROCODILE TE>S :ILE IT SWALL[S ITS HELPLESS PREY4 ,! SUBM]G$ MOAN 9 ! D>K4 ,I WILL E*O !IR AGONY TO ! E>S ( ! WORLD4 ,I HAVE SUFF]$ ) !M1 ,I HAVE LOOK$ 9TO ! HE>T ( ,PA91 & ) ITS VOICE & ANGUI% ,I WILL SPEAK TO HUMANITY1 TO WAKE IT FROM SLO? & APA?Y1 & L5D HOPE TO DESPAIR4 

,! MON?S SPE$ 9 PREP>ATION = ! GREAT WORK4 ,I MU/ EQUIP MYSELF = ! MISSION1 = ! COMBAT ) ! WORLD ?AT /RUGGLES SO DESP]ATELY TO DEF5D ITS *A9S4 ,! DAY ( MY RESURRECTION IS APPROA*+1 & ,I WILL DEVOTE MY NEW LIFE TO ! S]VICE ( MY FELL[-SUFF]]S4 ,! WORLD %ALL HE> ! TORTUR$2 IT %ALL BEHOLD ! %AME IT HAS BURI$ )9 !SE WALLS1 YET NOT ELIM9AT$4 ,! <O/ ( ITS CRIMES AHALL RISE & H>R[ ITS E>S1 TILL ! SOCIAL CONSCI5CE IS R\S$ TO ! CRY ( ITS VICTIMS4 ,& P]HAPS ) EYES ONCE OP5$1 IT WILL BEHOLD ! MIS]Y & SUFF]+ 9 ! WORLD BEYOND1 & ,MAN WILL PAUSE 9 HIS /RIFE & MAD RACE TO ASK HIMSELF1 :]E=E8 :I!R8 

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