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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! DISCOV]Y ( ! TUNNEL OV]:ELMS ME ) ! VIOL5CE ( AN AVALAN*E4 ,! PLAN ( CONT9U+ ! WORK1 ! TREMBL+ HOPE ( ESCAPE1 ( LIB]TY1 LIFE-ALL IS SUDD5LY T]M9AT$4 ,MY N]VES1 T5SE ) ! MON?S ( SUSP5SE & ANXIETY1 RELAX ABRUPTLY4 ,) TORPID BRA9 ,I WOND]1 0,IS IT POSSIBLE1 IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE80 

,AN AIR ( UNEAS9ESS1 AS ( LURK+ DANG]1 FILLS ! PRISON4 ,VAGUE RUMORS >E AFLOAT3 A :OLESALE JAIL DELIV]Y HAD BE5 PLANN$1 ! WALLS W]E TO BE DYNAMIT$1 ! GU>DS KILL$4 ,AN ESCAPE HAS ACTUALLY TAK5 PLACE1 IT IS :ISP]$ AB\T4 ,! ,W>D5 WE>S A LOOK ( BEWILD]M5T & FE>2 ! (FIC]S >E AL]T ) SUSPICION4 ,! 9MATES MANIFE/ DISAPPO9TM5T & N]V\S IMPATI5CE4 ,! R\T9E IS VIOL5TLY DI/URB$3 ! %OPS >E CLOS$1 ! M5 LOCK$ 9 ! CELLS4 

,! DISCOV]Y ( ! TUNNEL MY/IFIES ! PRISON & ! CITY AU?ORITIES4 ,SOME *ILDR51 AT PLAY ON ! /REET1 HAD ACCID5TALLY W&]$ 9TO ! Y>D ( ! DES]T$ H\SE OPPOSITE ! PRISON GATES4 ,! PILES ( FRE%LY DUG SOIL ATTRACT$ !IR ATT5TION2 A BOY1 /UMBL+ 9TO ! CELL>1 WAS FRI<T5$ BY ! SI<T ( ! DEEP CAV]N2 HIS MO!R NOTIFI$ ! AG5T ( ! H\SE1 :O1 BY A PECULI> CO9CID5CE1 PROV$ TO BE AN (FIC] ( ! P5IT5TI>Y4 ,BUT 9 VA9 >E ! EF=TS ( ! PRISON AU?ORITIES TO DISCOV] ANY SIGN ( ! TUNNEL )9 ! WALLS4 ,DAYS PASS 9 ! FRUITLESS 9VE/IGATION ( ! Y>D-! \TLET ( ! TUNNEL )9 ! PRISON CANNOT BE F\ND4 ,P]HAPS ! UND]GR\ND PASSAGE DOES NOT EXT5D TO ! P5IT5TI>Y8 ,! ,W>D5 VOICES HIS FIRM CONVICTION ?AT ! WALLS HAVE NOT BE5 P5ETRAT$4 ,EVID5TLY IT WAS NOT ! PRISON1 HE >GUES1 :I* WAS ! OBJECTIVE PO9T ( ! DIGG]S4 ,! AU?ORITIES ( ! ,CITY ( ,ALLE<5Y DECIDE TO 9VE/IGATE ! PASSAGE FROM ! H\SE ON ,/]L+ ,/REET4 ,BUT ! M5 ?AT ESSAY TO CRAWL ?R\< ! N>R[ TUNNEL >E =C$ TO AB&ON !IR MISSION1 DRIV5 BACK BY ! FUMES ( ESCAP+ GAS4 ,IT IS SUGGE/$ ?AT ! UNKN[N DIGG]S1 :ATEV] !IR PURPOSE1 HAVE BE5 TRAPP$ 9 ! AB&ON$ GAS WELL & P]I%$ BE=E ! >RIVAL ( AID4 ,! FE>FUL /5* NO D\BT 9DICATES ! DECOMPOSITION ( HUMAN BODIES2 ! T]RIBLE ACCID5T HAS =C$ ! 9MATES ( #bh ,/]L+ ,/REET TO SUSP5D !IR EF=TS BE=E COMPLET+ ! WORK4 ,! CONDITION ( ! H\SE -- ! HALF-EAT5 MEAL ON ! TABLE1 ! CLO?+ SCATT]$ AB\T ! ROOMS1 ! G5]AL DISORD] -- ALL SEEM TO PO9T TO PRECIPITATE FLI<T4 

,! P]SI/5CE ( ! ASS]TION ( A FATAL ACCID5T DISQUIETS ME1 9 SPITE ( MY KN[L$GE TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,YET1 P]HAPS ! RECKLESS ,TONY1 9 HIS 5DEAVOR TO =CE ! WIRE SIGNAL ?R\< ! UPP] CRU/1 P]I%$ 9 ! WELL4 ,! ?\<T UNN]VES ME ) HORROR1 TILL IT IS ANN\NC$ ?AT A NEGRO1 :OM ! POLICE HAD 9DUC$ TO CRAWL ! L5G? ( ! TUNNEL1 BR\<T POSITIVE ASSURANCE ?AT NO LIFE WAS SACRIFIC$ 9 ! UND]GR\ND WORK4 ,/ILL ! PRISON AU?ORITIES >E UNABLE TO F9D ! OBJECTIVE PO9T1 & IT IS F9ALLY DECID$ TO TE> UP ! /REETS B5EA? :I* ! TUNNEL W9DS ITS MY/]I\S WAY4 

,! UND]M9$ PLACE 9SIDE ! WALLS AT LA/ BE+ DISCOV]$ AFT] A WEEK ( DIGG+ AT V>I\S PO9TS 9 ! Y>D1 ! ,W>D5 RELUCTANTLY ADMITS ! APP>5T PURPOSE ( ! TUNNEL1 AT ! SAME TIME 9=M+ ! PRESS ?AT ! EVID5T DESIGN WAS ! LIB]ATION ( ! ,AN>*I/ PRISON]4 ,HE CORROBORATES HIS VIEW BY ! CIRCUM/ANCE ?AT ,I HAD BE5 REPORT$ = UNP]MITT$ PRES5CE AT ! EA/ WALL1 PRET5D+ TO COLLECT GRAVEL = MY BIRDS4 ,ASSI/ANT ,DEPUTY ,W>D5 ,HOPK9S FUR!R ASS]TS HAV+ SE5 & TALK$ ) ,C>L ,NOLD NE> ! 0CRIM9AL0 H\SE1 A %ORT TIME BE=E ! DISCOV]Y ( ! TUNNEL4 ,! DEVELOPM5TS1 FRAU<T ) DANG] TO MY FRI5DS1 GREATLY AL>M ME4 ,=TUNATELY1 NO CLUE CAN BE F\ND 9 ! H\SE1 SAVE A NOTE 9 CIPH] :I* APP>5TLY DEFIES ! SKILL ( EXP]TS4 ,! ,W>D51 ON HIS ,SUNDAY R\NDS1 PASSES MY CELL1 !N TURNS AS IF SUDD5LY RECOLLECT+ SOME?+4 0,H]E1 ,B]KMAN10 HE SAYS BL&LY1 PRODUC+ A PAP]1 0! PRESS IS (F]+ A CONSID]ABLE REW>D TO ANYONE :O WILL DECIPH] ! NOTE F\ND 9 ! ,/]L+ ,/REET H\SE4 ,IT'S REPRODUC$ H]E4 ,SEE IF Y\ CAN'T MAKE IT \T40 ,I SCAN ! PAP] C>EFULLY1 QUICKLY READ+ ,TONY'S DIRECTIONS = MY MOVEM5TS AFT] ! ESCAPE4 ,!N1 RETURN+ ! PAP]1 ,I REM>K 9DIFF]5TLY1 0,I CAN READ SEV]AL LANGUAGES1 ,CAPTA91 BUT ?IS IS BEYOND ME40 

,! POLICE & DETECTIVE BUREAUS ( ! TW9 CITIES MAKE ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT A ?OR\< 9VE/IGATION CONCLUSIVELY DEMON/RATES ?AT ! TUNNEL WAS 9T5D$ = ,WILLIAM ,BOYD1 A PRISON] S]V+ TWELVE YE>S = A S]IES ( D>+ =G]IES4 ,HIS 0PALS0 HAD SUCCE$$ 9 CLE>+ FIFTY ?\S& DOLL>S ON =G$ BONDS1 & IT IS !Y :O DID ! WOND]FUL FEAT UND]GR\ND1 TO SECURE ! LIB]TY ( ! VALUABLE P5MAN4 ,! CONTROV]SY BETWE5 ! AU?ORITIES ( ,ALLE<5Y & ! MANAGEM5T ( ! PRISON IS FULL ( ANIMOSITY & BITT]NESS4 ,W>D5S ( PRISONS1 *IEFS ( POLICE1 & DETECTIVE DEP>TM5T ( V>I\S CITIES >E CONSULT$ UPON ! MY/]Y ( ! +5I\S DIGG]S1 & ! DISCUSSION 9 ! PRESS WAXES W>M & ANTAGONI/IC4 ,PRES5TLY ! *IEF ( POLICE ( ,ALLE<5Y SUFF]S A *ANGE ( HE>T1 & SIDES ) ! ,W>D51 AS AGA9/ HIS P]SONAL 5EMY1 ! HEAD ( ! ,PITTSBUR< DETECTIVE BUREAU4 ,! CONFUSION ( PUBLI%$ VIEWS1 & MY P]SI/5T D5IAL ( COMPLICITY 9 ! TUNNEL1 CAUSE ! MU*-WORRI$ ,W>D5 TO FLUCTUATE4 ,A NUMB] ( M5 >E MADE ! VICTIMS ( HIS M5TAL UNC]TA9TY4 ,FOLL[+ MY EXILE 9TO SOLIT>Y1 ,PAT ,MC,GRAW IS LOCK$ UP AS A POSSIBLE B5EFICI>Y ( ! PLANN$ ESCAPE4 ,9 #ahi HE HAD SLIPP$ ?R\< ! RO( ( ! PRISON1 ! ,W>D5 >GUES1 & IT IS !RE=E REASONABLE TO ASSUME ?AT ! MAN IS M$ITAT+ ANO!R DELIV]Y4 ,JACK ,ROB9SON1 ,CRON91 0,NAAN10 & A SCORE ( O!RS1 >E 9 TURN SUSPECT$ BY ,CAPTA9 ,WRI<T1 & ORD]$ LOCK$ UP DUR+ ! PRELIM9>Y 9VE/IGATION4 ,BUT BECAUSE ( ABSOLUTE LACK ( CLUES ! PRISON]S >E PRES5TLY RETURN$ TO WORK1 & ! NUMB] ( 0SUSPECTS0 IS R$UC$ TO MYSELF & ,BOYD1 ! ,W>D5 HAV+ DISCOV]$ ?AT ! LATT] HAD REC5TLY MADE AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE BY =C+ AN 5TRY 9TO ! CUPOLA ( ! %OP HE WAS EMPLOY$ 91 ONLY TO F9D ! PLACE USELESS = HIS PURPOSE4 

,A PROCESS ( ELIM9ATION & ! ESPIONAGE ( ! TRU/IES GRADUALLY C5T] EXCLUSIVE SUSPICION UPON MYSELF4 ,9 SURPRISE ,I LE>N ?AT Y\NG ,RUSSELL HAS BE5 CIT$ BE=E ! ,CAPTA94 ,! FE> ( 9DISCRETION ON ! P>T ( ! BOY />TLES ME FROM MY TORPOR4 ,I MU/ EMPLOY EV]Y DEVICE TO CONF\ND ! AU?ORITIES & SAVE MY FRI5DS4 ,=TUNATELY NONE ( ! TUNNEL]S HAVE YET BE5 >RE/$1 ! CONTROV]SY BETWE5 ! CITY (FICIALS & ! PRISON MANAGEM5T HAV+ FAVOR$ 9ACTION4 ,MY COMRADES CANNOT BE JEOP>DIZ$ BY ,RUSSELL4 ,HIS 9=MATION IS TI$ TO ! M]E KN[L$GE ( ! SPECIFIC P]SON = :OM ! TUNNEL WAS 9T5D$2 ! NAMES ( MY FRI5DS >E 5TIRELY FAMILI> TO HIM4 ,MY HE>T GOES \T TO ! Y\NG PRISON]1 AS ,I REFLECT ?AT NEV] ONCE HAD HE MANIFE/$ CURIOSITY CONC]N+ ! M5 AT ! SECRET WORK4 ,DESP]ATE ) CONF9EM5T1 PASSIONATELY YE>N+ = LIB]TY ?\< HE WAS1 HE HAD YET (F]$ TO SACRIFICE HIS LONG+S TO AID MY ESCAPE4 ,H[ TRANSPORT$ ) JOY WAS ! G5]\S Y\? :5 ,I RESOLV$ TO %>E MY OPPORTUNITY ) HIM6 ,HE HAD GIV5 FAI?FUL S]VICE 9 ATTEMPT+ TO LOCATE ! TUNNEL 5TRANCE2 ! POOR BOY HAD BE5 QUITE DI/RACT$ AT \R FAILURE TO F9D ! SPOT4 ,I FEEL CONFID5T ,RUSSELL WILL NOT BETRAY ! SECRET 9 HIS KEEP+4 ,YET ! P]SI/5T QUE/ION+ BY ! ,W>D5 & ,9SPECTORS IS P]CEPTIBLY WORK+ ON ! BOY'S M9D4 ,HE IS SO Y\NG & 9EXP]I5C$-B>ELY N9ETE52 A SLIP ( ! TONGUE1 AN 9ADV]T5T REM>K1 MI<T CONV]T SUSPICION 9TO CONVICTION4 

,EV]Y DAY ,RUSSELL IS CALL$ TO ! (FICE1 CAUS+ ME TORM5TS ( APPREH5SION & DREAD1 TILL A GLANCE AT ! RETURN+ PRISON]1 SMIL+ 5C\RAG+LY AS HE PASSES MY CELL1 9=MS ME ?AT ! DANG] IS PA/ = ! DAY4 ,) A DEEP PANG1 ,I OBS]VE ! 9CREAS+ PALLOR ( HIS FACE1 ! GR[+ RE/LESSNESS 9 HIS EYES1 ! LANGUID /EP4 ,! CONT9U\S 9QUISITION IS BREAK+ HIM D[N4 ,) QUIV]+ VOICE HE :ISP]S AS HE PASSES1 0,ALECK1 ,I'M AFRAID ( !M4 ,! ,W>D5 HAS ?REAT5$ HIM1 HE 9=MS ME1 IF HE P]SI/S 9 HIS PRET5D$ IGNORANCE ( ! TUNNEL4 ,HIS FRI5D%IP = ME IS WELL KN[N1 ! ,W>D5 REASONS2 WE HAVE (T5 BE5 SE5 TOGE!R 9 ! CELLH\SE & Y>D2 ,I MU/ SURELY HAVE CONFID$ TO ,RUSSELL MY PLANS ( ESCAPE4 ,! BIG1 /RAPP+ Y\? IS DW9DL+ TO A %AD[ UND] ! T]RIBLE /RA94 ,DE>1 FAI?FUL FRI5D6 ,H[ GUILTY ,I FEEL T[>D Y\1 H[ TORN 9 MY 9MO/ HE>T TO HAVE SUSPECT$ Y\R DEVOTION1 EV5 = ?AT BRIEF 9/ANT :51 9 A PANIC ( FE>1 Y\ HAD D5I$ TO ! ,W>D5 ALL KN[L$GE ( ! SLIP ( PAP] F\ND 9 Y\R CELL4 ,IT CA/ SUSPICION UPON ME AS ! WRIT] ( ! /RANGE ,JEWI% SCRAWL4 ,! ,W>D5 SCORN$ MY EXPLANATION ?AT ,RUSSELL'S DESIRE TO LE>N ,HEBREW WAS ! SOLE REASON = MY WRIT+ ! ALPHABET = HIM4 ,! MUTE D5IAL SEEM$ TO PO9T TO SOME SECRET2 ! SCRAWL WAS SIMIL> TO ! CIPH] NOTE F\ND 9 ! ,/]L+ ,/REET H\SE1 ! ,W>D5 9SI/$4 ,H[ /RANGE ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE SO SUCCESSFULLY CONF\ND$ ! ,9SPECTORS ) ! CONTRADICTORY TE/IMONY REG>D+ ! TUNNEL1 ?AT !Y RETURN$ ME TO MY POSITION ON ! RANGE4 ,& YET ! 9SIGNIFICANT 9CID5T ( ,RUSSELL'S HI]OGLYPHIC IMITATION ( ! ,HEBREW ALPHABET %\LD HAVE GIV5 ! ,W>D5 A PRETEXT TO ORD] ME 9TO SOLIT>Y6 ,H[ DI/RACT$ & BITT] ,I MU/ HAVE FELT TO *>GE ! BOY ) TREA*]Y6 ,HIS V]Y RETIC5CE /R5G!N$ MY SUSPICION1 & ALL ! :ILE ! TE>S WELL$ 9TO HIS ?ROAT1 *OK+ ! 9NOC5T LAD BEYOND SPEE*4 ,H[ LITTLE ,I SUSPECT$ ! T]RIBLE W\ND MY HA/Y IMPUTATION HAD CAUS$ MY DEVOT$ FRI5D6 ,9 SIL5CE HE SUFF]$ = MON?S1 )\T OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLA91 :5 AT LA/1 BY M]E ACCID5T1 ,I LE>N$ ! FATAL MI/AKE4 

,9 VA9 ,I /RIVE TO DIRECT MY ?\<TS 9TO DIFF]5T *ANNELS4 ,MY MISUND]/&+ ( ,RUSSELL PLAGUES ME ) RECURR+ P]SI/5CE2 ! UNJU/ ACCUSATION TORM5TS MY SLEEPLESS NI<TS4 ,IT WAS A MOM5T ( 9T5SE JOY ?AT ,I EXP]I5C$ AS ,I HUMBLY BEGG$ HIS P>DON TO-DAY1 :5 ,I MET HIM 9 ! ,CAPTA9'S (FICE4 ,A DEEP S5SE ( RELIEF1 ALMO/ ( PEACE1 FILL$ ME AT HIS UNHESITAT+1 0,OH1 NEV] M9D1 ,ALECK1 IT'S ALL RI<T2 WE W]E BO? EXCIT$40 ,I WAS OV]COME BY ?ANKFULNESS & ADMIRATION ( ! NOBLE BOY1 & ! NEXT 9/ANT ! SI<T ( HIS WAN FACE1 HIS WA/$ =M1 PI]C$ ME AS ) A KNIFE?RU/4 ,) ! E>NE/ CONVICTION ( /RONG FAI? ,I S\<T TO EXPLA9 TO ! ,BO>D ( ,9SPECTORS ! UN=TUNATE ]ROR REG>D+ ! ,JEWI% WRIT+4 ,BUT !Y SMIL$ D\BTFULLY4 ,IT WAS TOO LATE3 !IR OP9ION ( A PRE>RANG$ AGREEM5T ) ,RUSSELL WAS SETTL$4 ,BUT ! TE/IMONY ( ,ASSI/ANT ,DEPUTY ,HOPK9S ?AT HE HAD SE5 & CONV]S$ ) ,NOLD A FEW WEEKS BE=E ! DISCOV]Y ( ! TUNNEL1 & ?AT HE SAW HIM 5T] ! 0CRIM9AL0 H\SE1 AF=D$ ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVIDE ! VIEWS AMONG ! ,9SPECTORS4 ,I EXP]I5C$ LITTLE DIFFICULTY 9 CONV9C+ TWO MEMB]S ( ! ,BO>D ?AT ,NOLD C\LD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE BE5 CONNECT$ ) ! TUNNEL1 BECAUSE = ALMO/ A YE> PREVI\SLY1 & S9CE1 HE HAD BE5 9 ! EMPLOY ( A ,/4 ,L\IS FIRM4 ,!Y ACCEPT$ MY (F] TO PROVE BY ! (FICIAL TIME-TABLES ( ! COMPANY ?AT ,NOLD WAS 9 ,/4 ,L\IS ON ! V]Y DAY ?AT ,HOPK9S CLAIM$ TO HAVE SPOK5 ) HIM4 ,! =TUNATE & V]Y NATURAL ]ROR ( ,HOPK9S 9 MI/AK+ ! SIMIL> APPE>ANCE ( ,TONY = ?AT ( ,C>L1 5ABL$ ME TO DISCR$IT ! *IEF L9K CONNECT+ MY FRI5DS ) ! TUNNEL4 ,! DIV]G+ VIEWS ( ! POLICE (FICIALS ( ! TW9 CITIES /ILL FUR!R CONF\ND$ ! ,9SPECTORS1 & ,I WAS GRAVELY 9=M$ BY !M ?AT ! *>GE ( ATTEMPT$ ESCAPE AGA9/ ME HAD NOT BE5 CONCLUSIVELY SUB/ANTIAT$4 ,!Y ORD]$ MY RE9/ATEM5T AS RANGEMAN1 BUT ! ,CAPTA91 ON LE>N+ ! V]DICT1 AT ONCE *>G$ ME BE=E ! ,BO>D ) CONDUCT+ A SECRET CORRESPOND5CE ) ,RUSSELL4 ,ON ! PRETEXT ( ! ALLEG$ ,HEBREW NOTE1 ! ,9SPECTORS CONFIRM$ ! ,W>D5'S JUDGM5T1 & ,I WAS S5T5C$ TO ! SOLIT>Y & IMM$IATELY LOCK$ UP 9 ! ,S\? ,W+4 

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