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

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,I /& 9 L9E ) A DOZ5 PRISON]S1 9 ! ANT]OOM ( ! ,DEPUTY'S (FICE4 ,HUMILIATION OV]COMES ME AS MY EYE FALLS1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 ! FULL LI<T ( DAY1 UPON MY /RIP$ CLO!S4 ,I AM DEGRAD$ TO A BEA/' ,MY FIR/ IMPRESSION ( A PRISON] 9 /RIPES IS PA9FULLY VIVID3 HE RESEMBL$ A DANG]\S BRUTE4 ,SOMEH[ ! IDEA IS ASSOCIAT$ 9 MY M9D ) A WILD TIGRESS1-& ,I1 TOO1 MU/ N[ LOOK LIKE ?AT4 

,! DOOR ( ! ROTUNDA SW+S OP51 ADMITT+ ! TALL1 LANK FIGURE ( ! ,DEPUTY ,W>D54 

0,H&S UP60 

,! ,DEPUTY SL[LY PASSES ALONG ! L9E1 EXAM9+ A H& H]E & !RE4 ,HE SEP>ATES ! M5 9TO GR\PS2 !N1 PO9T+ TO ! ONE 9 :I* ,I AM 9CLUD$1 HE SAYS 9 HIS FEM99E ACC5TS3 

0,NONE CRIPPL$4 ,(FIC]S1 TAKE !M1 HMM1 HMM1 TO ,NUMB] ,SEV54 ,TURN !M OV] TO ,MR4 ,HOODS40  

0,FALL 96 ,=W>D1 M>*60 

,MY RES5TM5T AT ! CATTLE-LIKE TREATM5T IS M]G$ 9TO EAG] EXPECTATION4 ,AT LA/ ,I AM ASSIGN$ TO WORK6 ,I SPECULATE ON ! *>ACT] ( 0,NUMB] ,SEV510 & ON ! POSSIBILITIES ( ESCAPE FROM !RE4 ,FLANK$ BY GU>DS1 WE CROSS ! PRISON Y>D 9 CLOSE LOCK/EP4 ,! S5T9ELS ON ! WALL1 !IR RIFLES RE/+ LOOSELY ON CROOK$ >M1 FACE ! /RIP$ L9E W9D+ SNAKE- LIKE ?R\< ! OP5 SPACE4 ,! Y>D IS SPACI\S & CLEAN1 ! LAWN WELL KEPT & 9VIT+4 ,! FIR/ BREA? ( FRE% AIR 9 TWO WEEKS VIOL5TLY /IMULATES MY LONG+ = LIB]TY4 ,P]HAPS ! %OP WILL (F] AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE4 ,! ?\<T QUICK- 5S MY OBS]VATION4 ,B\ND$ NOR?1 EA/1 & S\? BY ! /ONE WALL1 ! TWO BLOCKS ( ! CELL-H\SE =M A P>ALLELO- GRAM1 5CLOS+ ! %OPS1 KIT*51 HOSPITAL1 &1 ON ! EX- TREME S\?1 ! WOM5'S QU>T]S4 

0,BREAK RANKS60 

,WE 5T] ,NUMB] ,SEV51 A MAT %OP4 ,) DIFFICULTY ,I DI/+UI% ! OBJECTS 9 ! D>K1 L[-CEIL+$ ROOM1 ) ITS SMALL1 B>R$ W9D[S4 ,! AIR IS HEAVY ) DU/2 ! RATTL+ ( ! LOOMS IS DEAF5+4 ,AN ATMOSPH]E ( NOISY GLOOM P]VADES ! PLACE4 

,! (FIC] 9 *>GE ASSIGNS ME TO A MA*9E OCCUPI$ BY A LANKY PRISON] 9 /RIPES4 0,JIM1 %[ HIM :AT TO DO40 

,CONSID]ABLE TIME PASSES1 )\T ,JIM TAK+ ! LEA/ NOTICE ( ME4 ,B5T L[ OV] ! MA*9E1 HE SEEMS ABSORB$ 9 ! WORK1 HIS H&S DEFTLY MANIPULAT+ ! %UTTLE1 HIS FOOT ON ! TREADLE4 ,PRES5TLY HE :ISP]S1 HO>SELY3 

1_/,FRE% FI%80 

0,:AT DID Y\ SAY80 

0,Y\ BLOKE1 LONG H]E80 

0,TWO WEEKS40 

0,WOT*] DO9'8 

0,TW5TY-ONE YE>S40  

0 ,QUIT*] KIDD94 

0,IT'S TRUE40 

0,HONE/8 ,HOLY GEE0' 

,! %UTTLE FLIES TO & FRO4 ,JIM IS SIL5T = A :ILE1 !N HE DEM&S1 ABRUPTLY3 

0 ,WAT DEY PUT Y\ H]E = #b 

0,I DON'T KN[40 

0,BE5 KICK9'8 ,NO4 

0,D5 Y\'SE BUGS40 

0,:Y SO80 

0,DIS ]E IS CRANK %OP4 ,DEY NEV] PUT A MUG ']E 'CEPT HE'S BUGS1 OR ELSE DEY GOT IT 9 = Y\40 

0,H[ DO Y\ HAPP5 TO BE H]E80 

0,ME8 ,DE ,GOD DAMN - GOT IT 9 = ME4 ,SEE DIS80 ,HE PO9TS TO A DEEP GA% OV] HIS TEMPLE4 0,HAD A SCRAP WID DE SCREWS4 ,ALMO/ KNOCK$ ME GLIMM] \T4 ,IT WAS DAT BIG BULL' D]E1 ,PETE ,HOODS4 ,I'LL GET EV5 WID HIM1 ALL RI<T1 DAMN HIS ROTT5 S\L4 ,I'LL KILL HIM4 ,BY ,GOD1 ,I WILL4 ,I'LL CROAK ']E1 ANYH[40 

0,P]HAPS IT ISN'T SO BAD10 ,I TRY TO 5C\RAGE HIM4 

0,IT A9'T1 EH #b ,WAT D'Y\ KN[ 'B\T IT #b ,I'VE GOT ! CON BAD1 SPITT9' BLOOD EV]Y NI<T4 ,DIS DU/'S KILL9' ME4 ,KILL Y\1 TOO1 DAMN QUICK40 

,AS IF TO EMPHASIZE HIS WORDS1 HE IS SEIZ$ ) A FIT ( C\<+1 PROLONG$ & HOLL[4 

,! %UTTLE HAS 9 ! MEANTIME BECOME 5TANGL$ 9 ! FR+ES ( ! MATT+4 ,RECOV]+ HIS BREA?1 ,JIM SNAT*ES ! KNIFE AT HIS SIDE1 & ) A FEW DEFT /ROKES RELEASES ! METAL4 ,TO & FRO FLIES ! GLEAM+ ?+1 & ,JIM IS AGA9 ABSORB$ 9 HIS TASK4  

0,DON'T BO!R ME NO MORE10 HE W>NS ME1 0,I'M BEH9D WID ME WORK40 

,EV]Y MUSCLE T5SE1 HIS LONG BODY ALMO/ /RET*$ ACROSS ! LOOM1 9 TURN PULL+ & PU%+1 ,JIM B5DS EV]Y EF=T TO HA/5 ! COMPLETION ( ! DAY'S TASK4 

,! GU>D APPROA*ES4 0,H['S HE DO+80 HE 9QUIRES1 9DICAT+ ME ) A NOD ( ! HEAD4 

0,HE'S ALL RI<T4 ,BUT SAY1 ,HOODS1 DIS ']E IS NO PLACE = DE KID4 ,HE'S GOT A TW5TY-ONE SPOT40' 

0,%UT Y\R DAMN$ TRAP60 ! (FIC] RETORTS1 ANGRILY4 ,! CONSUMPTIVE B5DS OV] HIS WORK1 FE>FULLY EYE+ ! KEEP]'S MEASUR+ /ICK4 

,AS ! (FIC] TURNS AWAY1 ,JIM PLEADS3 

0,MR4 ,HOODS1 ,I LOSE TIME TEA*94 ,WON'T Y\ PLEASE TAKE (F A BIT8 ,DE TASK IS MORE'N ,I CAN DO1 AN' ,I'M SICK40 

0,NONS5SE4 ,!RE'S NO?+ ! MATT] ) Y\1 ,JIM4 ,Y\'RE JU/ LAZY1 ?AT'S :AT Y\ >E4 ,DON'T BE %AMM+1 N[4 ,IT DON'T GO ) ME40 

,AT NOON ! OV]SE] CALLS ME ASIDE4 0,Y\ >E GRE5 H]E10 HE W>NS ME1 0PAY NO ATT5TION TO ,JIM4 ,HE WANT$ TO BE BAD1 BUT WE %[$ HIM DIFF]5T4 ,HE'S ALL RI<T N[4 ,Y\ HAVE A LONG TIME2 SEE ?AT Y\ BEHAVE Y\RSELF4 ,?IS IS NO PLAYH\SE1 Y\ UND]/&80 

,AS ,I AM AB\T TO RESUME MY PLACE 9 ! L9E =M+ TO M>* BACK TO ! CELLS = D9N]1 HE RECALLS ME3 

0,SAY1 ,ALECK1 Y\'D BETT] KEEP AN EYE ON ?AT FELL[ ,JIM4 ,HE IS A LITTLE (F1 Y\ KN[40 

,HE PO9TS T[>DS MY HEAD1 ) A SIGNIFICANT ROT>Y MOTION4  ,I,I 

,! MAT %OP IS BEG9N+ TO AFFECT MY HEAL?3 ! DU/ HAS 9FLAM$ MY ?ROAT1 & MY EYESI<T IS WEAK5+ 9 ! CON/ANT DUSK4 ,! (FIC] 9 *>GE HAS REPEAT$LY EXPRESS$ DISSATISFACTION ) MY SL[ PROGRESS 9 ! WORK4 0,I'LL GIVE Y\ ANO!R *ANCE10 HE CAUTION$ ME YE/]DAY1 0& IF Y\ DON'T MAKE A GOOD MAT BY NEXT WEEK1 D[N 9 ! HOLE Y\ GO40 ,HE SEV]ELY UPBRAID$ ,JIM = HIS 9EFFICI5CY AS 9/RUCTOR4 ,AS ! CONSUMPTIVE WAS AB\T TO REPLY1 HE SUFF]$ AN ATTACK ( C\<+4 ,! EMACIAT$ FACE TURN$ GRE5I%-YELL[1 BUT 9 A MOM5T HE SEEM$ TO RECOV]1 & CONT9U$ WORK+4 ,SUDD5LY ,I SAW HIM CLUT* AT ! FRAME ,I A LOOK ( T]ROR SPREAD OV] HIS FACE1 HE BEGAN PANT+ = BREA?1 & !N A /REAM ( D>K BLOOD GU%$ FROM HIS M\?1 & ,JIM FELL TO ! FLOOR4 

,! /EADY :IR ( ! LOOMS CONT9U$4 ,! PRISON] AT ! NEI<BOR+ MA*9E CA/ A FURTIVE LOOK AT ! PRO/RATE =M1 & B5T L[] OV] HIS WORK4 ,JIM LAY MOTIONLESS1 ! BLOOD DYE+ ! FLOOR PURPLE4 ,I RU%$ TO ! (FIC]4 

0,MR4 ,HOODS1 ,JIM HAS-0 

0,BACK TO Y\R PLACE1 DAMN Y\60 HE %\T$ AT ME4 0,H[ D>E Y\ LEAVE IT )\T P]MISSION80 

0,I JU/-0 

0,GET BACK1 ,I TELL Y\60 HE RO>$1 RAIS+ ! HEAVY /ICK4 

,I RETURN$ TO MY PLACE4 ,JIM LAY V]Y /ILL1 HIS LIPS P>T$1 HIS FACE A%54 

,SL[LY1 ) MEASUR$ /EP1 ! (FIC] APPROA*$4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT] H]E80 

,I PO9T$ AT ,JIM4 ,! GU>D GLANC$ AT ! UNCONSCI\S MAN1 !N LI<TLY T\*$ ! BLE$+ FACE ) HIS FOOT4 

0,GET UP1 ,JIM1 GET UP60 

,! N]VELESS HEAD ROLL$ TO ! SIDE1 /RIK+ ! LEG ( ! LOOM4  

0,GUESS HE ISN'T %AMM+10 ! (FIC] MUTT]$4 ,!N HE %OOK HIS F+] AT ME1 M5AC+LY3 0,DON'T Y\ EV] LEAVE Y\R PLACE )\T ORD]S4 ,REMEMB]1 Y\60 

,AFT] A LONG DELAY1 CAUS+ ME TO FE> ?AT ,JIM HAD BE5 =GOTT51 ! DOCTOR >RIV$4 ,IT WAS ,MR4 ,RANK91 ! S5IOR PRISON PHYSICIAN1 A %ORT1 /OCKY MAN ( ADVANC$ MIDDLE AGE1 ) A HUMOR\S TW9KLE 9 HIS EYE4 ,HE ORD]$ ! SICK PRISON] TAK5 TO ! HOSPITAL4 0,DID ANYONE SEE ! MAN FALL80 HE 9QUIR$4 

0,?IS MAN DID10 ! KEEP] REPLI$1 9DICAT+ ME4 

,:ILE ,I WAS EXPLA9+1 ! DOCTOR EY$ ME CURI\SLY4 ,PRES5TLY HE ASK$ MY NAME4 0,OH1 ! CELEBRAT$ CASE10 HE SMIL$4 0,I KN[ ,MR4 ,FRICK QUITE WELL4 ,NOT SU* A BAD MAN1 AT ALL4 ,BUT Y\'LL BE TREAT$ WELL H]E1 ,MR4 ,B]KMAN4 ,?IS IS A DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTION1 Y\ KN[4 ,BY ! WAY1 :AT IS ! MATT] ) Y\R EYES8 ,!Y >E 9FLAM$4 ,ALWAYS ?AT WAY80 

0,ONLY S9CE ,I AM WORK+ 9 ?IS %OP40 

0,OH1 HE IS ALL RI<T1 ,DOCTOR10 ! (FIC] 9T]POS$4 0,HE'S ONLY BE5 H]E A WEEK40 

,MR4 ,RANK9 CA/ A QUIZZICAL LOOK AT ! GU>D4 

0,Y\ WANT HIM H]E80 

0,Y-E-S3 WE'RE %ORT ( M540 

0,WELL1 ,I AM ! DOCTOR1 ,MR4 ,HOODS40 ,!N1 TURN+ TO ME1 HE ADD$3 0,REPORT 9 ! MORN+ ON SICK LI/40 

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,! DOCTOR'S EXAM9ATION HAS RESULT$ 9 MY REMOVAL TO ! HOSI]Y DEP>TM5T4 ,! *ANGE HAS FILL$ ME ) R5EW$ HOPE4 ,A DISCIPL9>Y %OP1 TO :I* >E G5]ALLY ASSIGN$ ! 0H>D CASES0-9MATES 9 ! FIR/ /AGES ( M5TAL D]ANGEM5T1 OR EXCEPTIONALLY UNRULY PRISON]S-! MAT %OP IS ! PO9T ( SPECIAL SUP]VISION & SEV]E/ DISCIPL9E4 ,IT IS ! BE/GU>D$ %OP1 FROM :I* ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT 9 !  HOSI]Y DEP>TM5T1 A REC5T ADDITION TO ! LOCAL 9DU/RIES1 #a MAY F9D ! RI<T OPPORTUNITY4 ,IT REQUIRE TIME1 ( C\RSE2 BUT MY PATI5CE %ALL BE EQUAL TO ! GREAT OBJECT4 ,! WORK+ CONDITIONS1 ALSO1 >E MORE FAVORABLE3 ! ROOM IS LI<T & AIRY1 ! DISCIPL9E NOT SO /R+5T4 ,MY NE>-SI<T$NESS HAS SECUR$ = ME IMMUNITY FROM MA*9E WORK4 ,! ,DEPUTY AT -FIR/ 9SI/$ ?AT MY EYES W]E 0GOOD 5\<0 TO SEE ! NUM]\S NE$LES ( ! HOSI]Y MA*9E4 ,IT IS TRUE1 ,I C\LD SEE !M2 BUT NOT ) SUFFICI5T DI/9CTNESS TO 9SURE ! PROP] 9S]TION ( ! 9ITIAL ?READS4 ,TO ADMIT P>TIAL ABILITY W\LD RESULT1 ,I KNEW1 9 BE+ ORD]$ TO PRODUCE ! TASK2 & FAILURE1 OR FAULTY WORK1 W\LD BE SEV]ELY PUNI%$4 ,NECESSITY DROVE ME TO SUBT]FUGE3 ,I PRET5D$ TOTAL 9ABILITY TO DI/+UI% ! NE$LES4 ,REPEAT$ ?REATS ( PUNI%M5T FAIL+ TO *ANGE MY DET]M9ATION1 ,I HAVE BE5 ASSIGN$ ! COMP>ATIVELY EASY WORK ( 0TURN+0 ! /OCK+S4 ,! OCCUPATION1 ?\< T$I\S1 IS NOT EXACT+4 ,IT CONSI/S 9 GA!R+ ! HOSI]Y MANUFACTUR$ BY ! KNITT+ MA*9ES1 :5CE ! PRODUCT ISSUES )\T SOLES4 ,I C>RY ! PILE TO ! TABLE PROVID$ ) AN IRON PO/1 AB\T EI<TE5 9*ES HI<1 TOPP$ ) A SMALL 9V]T$ DISK4 ,ON ?IS 9/RUM5T ! /OCK+S >E TURN$ 09SIDE \T0 BY SLIPP+ ! >TICLE OV] ! PO/1 !N QUICKLY 0UNDRESS+0 IT4 ,! HOSI]Y ?US 0TURN$0 IS =W>D$ TO ! LOOP+ MA*9ES1 BY :I* ! PRODUCT IS F9I%$ & S5T BACK TO ME1 ONCE MORE TO BE 0TURN$10 PREP>ATORY TO SORT+ & %IPM5T4 

,MONOTON\SLY ! DAYS & WEEKS PASS BY4 ,PRACTICE L5DS ME GREAT DEXT]ITY 9 ! WORK1 BUT ! H\RS ( DRUDG]Y DRAG ) HEAVY HEEL4 ,I SEEK TO HA/5 TIME BY =C+ MYSELF TO TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 ! TASK4 ,I C\NT ! /OCK+S ,I TURN1 ! MOTIONS REQUIR$ BY EA* OP]ATION1 & ! AM\NT ACCOMPLI%$ )9 A GIV5 TIME4 ,BUT 9 SPITE ( !SE EF=TS1 MY M9D P]SI/5TLY REV]TS TO UNPR(ITABLE SUBJECTS3 MY FRI5DS  & ! PROPAG&A2 ! T]RIBLE 9JU/ICE ( MY EXCESSIVE S5T5CE2 SUICIDE & ESCAPE4 

,MY NI<TS >E RE/LESS4 ,OPPRESS$ ) A NAMELESS WEI<T1 OR TORM5T$ BY DREAD1 ,I AWAKE ) A />T1 BREA?LESS & AFFRI<T$1 TO EXP]I5CE ! MOM5T>Y RELIEF ( DANG] PA/4 ,BUT ! NEXT 9/ANT ,I AM OV]:ELM$ BY ! CONSCI\SNESS ( MY SURR\ND+S1 & PLUNG$ 9TO RAGE & DESPAIR1 P[]LESS1 HOPELESS4 

,?US DAY SUCCE$S NI<T1 & NI<T SUCCE$S DAY1 9 ! CEASELESS /RUGGLE ( HOPE & DISC\RAGEM5T1 ( LIFE & DEA?1 AMID ! EXT]NALLY PLACID T5OR ( MY ,P5NSYLVANIA NI<TM>E4 

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