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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,! ADV]SE DECISION ( ! ,BO>D ( ,P>DONS T]M9ATES ALL HOPE ( RELEASE BY LEGAL MEANS4 ,HAD ! ,BO>D REFUS$ TO COMMUTE MY S5T5CE AFT] HE>+ ! >GUM5T1 ANO!R ATTEMPT C\LD BE MADE LAT] ON4 ,BUT ! REFUSAL TO GRANT A REHE>+1 ! CRAFTY /RATAGEM TO CIRCUMV5T EV5 ! PRES5TATION ( MY CASE1 REVEALS ! DUPLICITY ( ! PREVI\S PROMISE & ! GUILTY CONSCI\SNESS ( ! ILLEGALITY ( MY MULTIPLI$ S5T5CES4 ,! AU?ORITIES >E DET]M9$ ?AT ,I %\LD REMA9 9 ! PRISON1 CONFID5T ?AT IT WILL PROVE MY TOMB4 ,REALIZ+ ?IS FIRES MY DEFIANCE1 & ALL ! /UBBORN RESI/ANCE ( MY BE+4 ,!RE IS NO HOPE ( SURVIV+ MY T]M4 ,AT BE/ EV5 ) ! FULL B5EFIT ( ! COMMUTATION TIME -- :I* WILL H>DLY BE GRANT$ ME1 9 VIEW ( ! ATTITUDE ( ! PRISON MANAGEM5T -- ,I /ILL HAVE OV] N9E YE>S TO S]VE4 ,BUT EXI/5CE IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY MORE UNBE>ABLE2 LONG CONF9EM5T & ! SOLIT>Y HAVE DRA9$ MY VITALITY4 ,TO 5DURE ! N9E YE>S IS ALMO/ A PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY4 ,I MU/ !RE=E CONC5TRATE ALL MY 5]GY & EF=TS UPON ESCAPE4 

,MY POSITION AS RANGEMAN IS ( UTMO/ ADVANTAGE4 ,I HAVE ACCESS TO EV]Y P>T ( ! CELL-H\SE1 EXCEPT+ ! 0CRANK R[40 ,! 9CID5T ( FE$+ ! 9SANE HAS PUT AN EMB>GO UPON MY COMMUNICATION ) !M1 A SPECIAL HALLBOY HAV+ BE5 ASSIGN$ TO C>E = ! D]ANG$4 ,BUT )9 MY >EA ON ! RANGE >E ! REC5T >RIVALS & ! SANE SOLIT>IES2 ! DIVISION ( MY DUTIES ) ! NEW MAN M]ELY FACILITATES MY TASK1 & AF=DS ME MORE LEISURE4 

,! LONG+ = LIB]TY CON/ANTLY BESETS MY M9D1 SUGGE/+ V>I\S PROJECTS4 ,! IDEA ( ESCAPE DAILY /R5G!NS 9TO ! DET]M9ATION BORN ( DESPAIR4 ,IT POSSESSES ME ) AN EXCLUSIVE PASSION1 %AP+ EV]Y ?\<T1 MOLD+ EV]Y ACTION4 ,BY DEGREES ,I CURTAIL CORRESPOND5CE ) MY PRISON *UMS1 ?AT ,I MAY DEVOTE ! SOLITUDE ( ! EV5+ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( MY PLANS4 ,! UND]GR\ND TUNNEL MA/]S MY M9D ) ! BOLDNESS ( ITS CONCEPTION1 ITS TREM5D\S POSSIBILITIES4 ,BUT ! EXECUTION6 ,:Y DO MY FRI5DS REG>D ! MATT] SO 9DIFF]5TLY8 ,!IR TEPIDITY IRRITATES ME4 ,(T5 ,I LA% MYSELF 9TO WILD ANG] ) ,C>L = HAV+ FAIL$ TO IMPRESS MY COMRADES ) ! FEASIBILITY ( ! PLAN1 TO FIRE !M ) ! 5?USIASM ( ACTIVITY4 ,MY SUB ROSA R\TE IS SPORADIC & UNC]TA94 ,REPEAT$LY ,I HAVE H9T$ TO MY FRI5DS ! BITT] SURPRISE ,I FEEL AT !IR PROVOK+ 9DIFF]5CE2 BUT MY REPROA*ES HAVE BE5 /UDI\SLY IGNOR$4 ,I CANNOT BELIEVE ?AT CONDITIONS 9 ! MOVEM5T PRECLUDE ! REALIZATION ( MY SUGGE/ION4 ,!SE ?+S HAVE BE5 ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,:Y NOT 9 ,AM]ICA8 ,! ATTEMPT %\LD BE MADE1 IF ONLY = ITS PROPAG&I/IC EFFECT4 ,TRUE1 ! PROJECT WILL REQUIRE CONSID]ABLE \TLAY1 & ! WORK ( SKILL$ & TRU/WOR?Y M54 ,HAVE WE NO SU* 9 \R RANKS8 ,9 ,P>SONS & ,LUM1 ?IS C\NTRY HAS PRODUC$ H] ,ZHELIABOVS2 IS ! G5IUS ( ,AM]ICA NOT EQUAL TO A ,H>TMAN8#a ,! TACIT SKEPTICISM ( MY CORRESPOND5TS PA9S ME1 & R\SES MY RES5TM5T4 ,!Y EVID5TLY LACK FAI? 9 ! JUDGM5T ( 0ONE :O HAS BE5 SO LONG SEP>AT$0 FROM !IR WORLD1 FROM ! 9T]E/S & /RUGGLES ( ! LIV+4 ,! CONSCI\SNESS ( MY HELPLESSNESS )\T AID FROM ! \TSIDE GNAWS AT ME1 FILL+ MY DAYS ) BITT]NESS4 ,BUT ,I WILL P]SEV]E3 ,I WILL COMPEL !IR ATT5TION & !IR ACTIVITY2 AYE1 !IR 5?USIASM6 

,) UTMO/ ZEAL ,I CULTIVATE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ,TONY4 ,! MON?S ( FREQU5T CORRESPOND5CE & OCCASIONAL P]SONAL MEET+S HAVE DEVELOP$ A SPIRIT ( CONG5IALITY & GOOD WILL4 ,I EX]T MY +5UITY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES = /OL5 9T]VIEWS & CLOS] COMRADE%IP4 ,?R\< ! AID ( A FRI5DLY ( FIC]1 ,I PROCURE = ,TONY ! PRIVILEGE ( ASSI/+ HIS RANGEMAN AFT] %OP H\RS1 ?US 5ABL+ HIM TO COMMUNICATE ) ME TO GREAT] ADVANTAGE4 ,GRADUALLY WE BECOME 9TIMATE1 & ,I LE>N ! /ORY ( HIS LIFE1 RI* 9 ADV5TURE & EXP]I5CE4 ,AN ,ALSATIAN1 SMALL & WIRY1 ,TONY IS A MAN ( QUICK WIT1 ) A CONSID]ABLE DA% ( ! ,FR5*MAN AB\T HIM4 ,HE IS 9TELLI G5T & D>+ -- ! V]Y MAN TO C>RY \T MY PLAN4 

,= DAYS ,I DEBATE 9 MY M9D ! MOM5T\S QUE/ION3 %ALL ,I CONFIDE ! PROJECT TO ,TONY8 ,IT W\LD BE PLAC+ MYSELF 9 HIS P[]1 JEOP>DIZ+ ! SOLE HOPE ( MY ,LIFE4 ,YET IT IS ! ONLY WAY2 ,I MU/ RELY ON MY 9TUITION ( ! MAN'S WOR?4 ,MY NI<TS >E SLEEPLESS1 EXCRUCIAT+ ) ! AGONY ( 9DECISION4 ,BUT MY FRI5D'S S5T5CE IS NE>+ COMPLETION4 ,WE %ALL NE$ TIME = DISCUSSION & PREP>ATION1 = ?OR\< CONSID]ATION ( EV]Y DETAIL4 ,AT LA/ ,I RESOLVE TO TAKE ! DECISIVE /EP1 & NEXT DAY ,I REVEAL ! SECRET TO ,TONY4 

,HIS MANN] ALLAYS APPREH5SION4 ,S]5E & SELF-POSSESS$1 HE LI/5S GRAVELY TO MY PLAN1 SMILES ) APP>5T SATISFACTION1 & BRIEFLY ANN\NCES ?AT IT %ALL BE DONE4 ,ONLY ! %9+ EYES ( MY RETIC5T COMRADE BETRAY HIS ELATION AT ! BOLD S*EME1 & HIS JOY 9 ! ADV5TURE4 ,HE IS CONFID5T ?AT ! IDEA IS FEASIBLE1 SUGGE/+ ! C>EFUL ELABORATION ( DETAILS1 & ! 9V5TION ( A CIPH] TO 9SURE GREAT] SAFETY = \R CORRESPOND5CE4 ,! PRECAUTION IS NECESS>Y2 IT WILL PROVE ( 9E/IMABLE VALUE UPON HIS RELEASE4 

,) GREAT CIRCUMSPECTION ! CRYPTOGRAM IS PREP>$1 BAS$ ON A DISC>D$ SY/EM ( ,G]MAN %OR?&1 BUT SOME:AT ALT]$1 & FUR!R 9VOLV$ BY ! USE ( WORDS ( \R [N CO9AGE4 ,! CIPH]1 ?US P]FECT$1 WILL DEFY ! SKILL ( ! MO/ EXP]T4 

,BUT DEVELOPM5TS )9 ! PRISON NECESSITATE *ANGES 9 ! PROJECT4 ,! BUILD+ OP]ATIONS NE> ! BA?H\SE DE/ROY ! S]VICEABILITY ( ! LATT] = MY PURPOSE4 ,WE CONSID] SEV]AL NEW R\TES1 BUT SOON REALIZE ?AT LACK ( FAMILI>ITY ) ! CON/RUCTION ( ! P5IT5TI>Y GAS & SEW] SY/EMS MAY DEFEAT \R SUCCESS4 ,!RE >E NO MEANS ( PROCUR+ ! NECESS>Y 9=MATION3 ,TONY IS CONF9$ TO ! %OP1 :ILE ,I AM NEV] P]MITT$ \T ( ! CELL-H\SE4 ,9 VA9 ,I /RIVE TO SOLVE ! DIFFICULTY2 WEEKS PASS )\T BR++ LI<T4 

,MY ,PROVID5CE COMES UNEXPECT$LY1 9 ! GUISE ( A FI<T 9 ! Y>D4 ,! COMBATANTS >E LOCK$ UP ON MY RANGE4 ,ONE ( !M PROVES TO BE 0,MAC10 AN AG$ PRISON] S]V+ A ?IRD T]M4 ,DUR+ HIS PREVI\S CONF9EM5T1 HE HAD FILL$ ! POSITION ( FIREMAN1 ONE ( HIS DUTIES CONSI/+ 9 ! WEEKLY FLU%+ ( ! SEW]S4 ,HE IS ?OR\<LY FAMILI> ) ! UND]GR\ND PIP+ ( ! Y>D1 BUT HIS REPUTATION AMONG ! 9MATES IS T+$ ) ! ODOR ( SYCOPHANCY4 ,HE IS1 H[EV]1 ! ONLY MEANS ( SOLV+ MY DIFFICULTY1 & ,I DILIG5TLY SET MYSELF TO GA9 HIS FRI5D%IP4 ,I LI<T5 HIS SOLIT>Y BY NUM]\S EXPRESSIONS ( MY SYMPA?Y1 (T5 SECRETLY SUPPLY+ HIM ) LITTLE EXTRAS PROCUR$ FROM MY KIT*5 FRI5DS4 ,! LOQUACI\S OLD MAN IS GLAD ( AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONV]SE1 & DEVOTE EV]Y PROPITI\S MOM5T TO LI/5+ TO HIS LONG-W9D$ /ORIES ( ! 0GREAT JOBS0 HE HAD ACCOMPLI%$ 9 0HIS0 TIME1 ! CELEBRAT$ 0GUNS0 ) :OM HE HAD ASSOCIAT$1 ! 0GREAT HAULS0 HE HAD MADE & 0BL[$0 9 ) ?' FELL]S40 ,I SUFF] HIS *ATT] PATI5TLY 5C\RAG+ ! RECITAL ( HIS PRISON EXP]I5CES1 & LEAD+ HIM ON TO DWELL UPON HIS LA/ 0BIT40 ,HE BECOMES REM9ISC5T ( HIS FRI5DS 9 ,RIV]SIDE1 BEWAILS ! E>LY GRAVES ( SOME1 O!RS 0GONE BUGS10 & REJOICES OV] HIS GOOD *UM ,PATTY ,MC,GRAW MANAG+ TO ESCAPE4 ,! EV]-9T]E/+ SUBJECT GIVES 0,MAC0 A NEW />T1 & HE WAXES 5?USIA/IC OV] ! +5UITY ( ,PATTY1 :ILE ,I EXPRESS SURPRISE ?AT HE HIMSELF HAD NEV] ATTEMPT$ TO TAKE ,FR5* LEAVE4 '',:AT60 HE BRI/LES UP1 0?9K ,I'M SU* A DUMMY80 & ) GREAT DETAIL HE DISCLOSES HIS PLAN1 0'WAY 9 ?' #h'S0 TO SWIM ?R\< ! SEW]4 ,I SC(F AT HIS FOLLY4 0,Y\ MU/ HAVE BE5 A *UMP1 ,MAC1 TO ?9K IT C\LD BE DONE1'' ,I REM>K4 0,I WAS1 WAS ,I8 ,:AT DO Y\ KN[ AB\T ! PIP+1 EH8 ,N[1 LET ME TELL Y\4 ,JU/ WAIT10 &1 SNAT*+ UP HIS ,LIBR>Y SLATE1 HE DRAWS A COMPLETE DIAGRAM ( ! PRISON SEW]AGE4 ,9 ! EXTREME S\?WE/ CORN] ( ! Y>D HE 9DICATES A BL9D UND]GR\ND ALLEY4 

0,:AT'S ?IS80 ,I ASK1 9 SURPRISE1 

0,NEV'R KNEW ?AT1 DID Y]8 ,IT'S A LITTLE TUNN'L1 CONNECT9' ?' CELL> ) ?' FEMALES1 SEE8 ,NOT A DOZ5 M5 9 ?' DUMP KN[ 'T2 NOT EV'N A GOOD MANY SCREWS4 ,PASSAGE A9'T BE5 US$ F] A LONG TIME40 

,9 AMAZEM5T ,I SCAN ! DIAGRAM4 ,I HAD NOTIC$ A LITTLE TRAP DOOR AT ! V]Y PO9T 9 ! Y>D 9DICAT$ 9 ! DRAW+1 & ,I HAD (T5 WOND]$ :AT PURPOSE IT MI<T S]VE4 ,MY HE>T DANCES ) JOY AT ! HAPPY SOLUTION ( MY DIFFICULTY4 ,! 0BL9D ALLEY0 WILL GREATLY FACILITATE \R WORK4 ,IT IS )9 FIFTE5 FEET1 OR TW5TY AT MO/1 ( ! S\?WE/]N WALL4 ,ITS SITUATION IS V]Y FAVORABLE3 !RE >E NO %OPS 9 ! VIC9ITY2 ! PLACE IS NEV] VISIT$ BY GU>DS OR PRISON]S4 

,! HAPPY DISCOV]Y QUICKLY MATURES ! DETAILS ( MY PLAN3 A H\SE IS TO BE R5T$ OPPOSITE ! S\!RN WALL1 ON ,/]L+ ,/REET4 ,PREF]ABLY IT IS TO BE SITUAT$ V]Y NE> TO ! P9E :]E ! WALL ADJO9S ! CELL-H\SE BUILD+4 ,DUG 9 A DIRECT L9E ACROSS ! /REET1 & UND]NEA? ! S\? WALL1 ! TUNNEL WILL CONNECT ) ! 0BL9D ALLEY40 ,I %ALL MANAGE ! RE/4 

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,SL[LY ! AUTUMN WANES4 ,! CRISP DAYS ( ! ,9DIAN SUM M] L+]1 AS IF UNWILL+ TO DEP>T4 ,BUT ,I AM IMPATI5T ) ANXIETY1 & LONG = ! W9T]4 ,ANO!R MON?1 & ,TONY WILL BE FREE4 ,TIME LAGS ) T>DY /EP1 BUT AT LA/ ! WEEKS DW>F 9TO DAYS1 & ) JOYFUL HE>T WE C\NT ! LA/ H\RS4 

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

,) ! TRU/$ ,TONY MY ?\<TS WALK BEYOND ! GATES1 AGA9 & AGA9 ,I REHE>SE EV]Y /EP 9 ! PROJECT1 & /UDY EV]Y DETAIL4 ,MY M9D DWELLS 9 ! \TSIDE4 ,9 SIL5T PREOCCUPATION ,I P]=M MY DUTIES ON ! RANGE4 ,MORE R>ELY ,I CONV]SE ) ! PRISON]S3 ,I MU/ TAKE C>E TO COMPLY ) ! RULES & TO RETA9 MY POSITION4 ,TO LOSE IT W\LD BE DISAS TR\S TO ALL MY HOPES ( ESCAPE4 

,AS ,I PASS ! VACANT CELL1 9 :I* ,I HAD SP5T ! LA/ YE> ( MY SOLIT>Y1 ! PITE\S *IRP+ ( A SP>R[ BREAKS 9 UPON MY ?\<TS4 ,! LITTLE VISITOR1 ALMO/ FROZ51 HOPS ON ! B> ABOVE4 ,MY ASSI/ANT SW+S ! DU/] TO DRIVE IT AWAY1 BUT ! SP>R[ HOV]S AB\T ! DOOR1 & SUDD5LY FLUTT]S TO MY %\LD]4 ,9 SURPRISE ,I PET ! BIRD2 IT SEEMS QUITE TAME4 0,:Y1 IT'S ,DICK60 ! ASSI/ANT EXCLAIMS 0,?9K ( HIM COM+ BACK60 ,MY H&S TREMBLE AS ,I EXAM9E ! LITTLE BIRD4 ,) GREAT JOY ,I DISCOV] ! FA9T M>KS ( BLUE 9K ,I HAD SME>$ UND] ITS W+S LA/ SUMM]1 :5 ! ,W>D5 HAD ORD]$ MY LITTLE COMPANION ?R[N \T ( ! W9D[4 ,H[ WOND]FUL ?AT IT %\LD RETURN & RECOGNIZE ! OLD FRI5D & ! CELL6 ,T5D]LY ,I W>M & FE$ ! BIRD4 ,:AT /RANGE SI<TS MY LITTLE PET MU/ HAVE SE5 S9CE HE WAS DRIV5 \T 9TO ! WORLD6 :AT /RUGGLES & SORR[S HAS HE SUFF]$6 ,! BRI<T EYES LOOK *E]ILY 9TO M9E1 SPEAK+ MUTE CONFID5CE & JOY1 :ILE HE PECKS FROM MY H& CRUMBS ( BREAD & SUG>4 ,FOOLI% BIRDIE1 TO RETURN TO PRISON = %ELT] & FOOD6 ,COLD & CRUEL MU/ BE ! WORLD1 MY LITTLE ,DICK2 OR IS IT FRI5D%IP1 ?AT IS /RONG] ?AN EV5 LOVE ( LIB]TY8 

,SO MAY IT HE4 ,ALMO/ DAILY ,I SEE M5 PASS ?R\< ! GATES & ,SOON RETURN AGA91 DRIV5 BACK BY ! WORLD--EV5 LIKE Y\1 LITTLE ,DICK4 ,YET O!RS !RE >E :O W\LD RA!R GO COLD & HUNGRY 9 FRE$OM1 ?AN BE W>M & F$ 9 PRISON -- EV5 LIKE ME1 LITTLE ,DICK4 ,& /ILL O!RS !RE BE :O W\LD RISK LIFE & LIB]TY = ! SAKE ( !IR FRI5D%IP -- EV5 LIKE Y\ &1 ,I HOPE1 ,TONY1 ,LITTLE ,DICK4 

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