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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,! ABLE-BODI$ M5 HAVE BE5 )DRAWN TO ! %OPS1 & ONLY ! OLD & DECREPIT REMA9 9 ! CELL-H\SE4 ,BUT EV5 ! LI<T DUTIES ( ASSI/ANT PROVE TOO DIFFICULT = ! ,SW$E4 ,! GU>DS 9SI/ ?AT HE IS %AMM+4 ,EV]Y NI<T HE IS PLAC$ 9 A /RAIT-JACKET1 & GAGG$ TO /IFLE HIS GROANS4 ,I PROTE/ AGA9/ ! MI/REATM5T1 & AM CIT$ TO ! (FICE4 ,! ,DEPUTY'S DESK IS OCCUPI$ BY 0,BI<EAD10 ! (FIC] ( ! HOSI]Y DEP>TM5T1 N[ PROMOT$ TO ! POSITION ( ,SECOND ,ASSI/ANT ,DEPUTY4 ,HE GREETS ME ) A MALICI\S GR94 0,I KNEW Y\ W\LDN'T BEHAVE10 HE *UCKLES2 0KN[ Y\ TOO DAMN WELL FROM ! /OCK9' %OP40 

,! GIGANTIC ,COLONEL1 ! NEW ,DEPUTY1 LOOSE-JO9T$ & BROAD1 /ROLLS 9 ) LONG1 SW++ /EP4 ,HE GLANCES OV] ! REPORT AGA9/ ME4 0,IS ?AT ALL80 HE 9QUIRES ( ! GU>D1 9 COLD1 IMPASSIVE VOICE4 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,GO BACK TO Y\R WORK1 ,B]KMAN40 

,BUT 9 ! AFT]NOON1 ,(FIC] 0,BI<EAD0 /RUTS 9TO ! CELLH\SE1 9 *>GE ( ! B>B] GANG4 ,AS ,I TAKE MY TURN 9 ! FIR/ *AIR1 ! GU>D HA/5S T[>D ME4 0,GET \T ( ?AT *AIR10 HE COMM&S4 0,IT A9'T Y\R TURN4 ,Y\ TAKE ?AT *AIR10 PO9T+ T[>D ! SECOND B>B]1 A =M] BOIL]MAK]1 DREAD$ BY ! M5 AS A 0BUT*]40 

0,IT IS MY TURN 9 ?IS *AIR10 ,I REPLY1 KEEP+ MY SEAT4 

0,DAT SO1 ,MR4 ,(FIC]10 ! NEGRO B>B] *IMES 94 

0,%UT UP60 ! (FIC] BELL[S4 0,WILL Y\ GET \T ( ?AT *AIR80 ,HE ADVANCES T[>D ME ?REAT5+LY4 

0,I WON'T10 ,I RETORT1 LOOK+ HIM SQU>ELY 9 ! EYE4 

,SUPPRESS$ GIGGL+ PASSES ALONG ! WAIT+ L9E4 ,! KEEP] TURNS PURPLE1 & /RIDES T[>D ! (FICE TO REPORT ME4 

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0,?IS IS AWFUL1 ,ALECK4 ,I'M SO SORRY Y\'RE LOCK$ UP4 ,Y\ W]E 9 ! RI<T1 TOO10 0,COZ0 :ISP]S AT MY CELL 0,BUT NEV] M9'1 OLD BOY10 HE SMILES REASSUR+LY1 0Y\ CAN C\NT ON ME1 ALL RI<T4 ,& Y\'VE GOT O!R FRI5DS4 ,H]E'S A /IFF SOME ONE S5DS Y\4 ,HE WANTS AN ANSW] RI<T AWAY4 ,I'LL CALL = IT40 

,! NOTE MY/IFIES ME4 ,! L>GE1 BOLD WRIT+ IS UNFAMILI>2 ,I CANNOT ID5TIFY ! SIGNATURE1 0,JIM ,M40 ,! CONT5TS >E PUZZL+4 ,HIS SYMPA?IES >E ) ME1 ! WRIT] SAYS4 ,HE HAS LE>N$ ALL ! DETAILS ( ! TR\BLE1 & FEELS ?AT ,I ACT$ 9 ! DEF5SE ( MY RI<TS4 ,IT IS AN \TRAGE TO LOCK ME UP = RES5T+ UNDES]V$ HUMILIATION AT ! H&S ( AN UNFRI5DLY GU>D2 & HE CANNOT BE> TO SEE ME ?US P]SECUT$4 ,MY TIME IS %ORT1 & ! PRES5T TR\BLE1 IF NOT CORRECT$1 MAY CAUSE ! LOSS ( MY COMMUTATION4 ,HE WILL IMM$IATELY APPEAL TO ! ,W>D5 TO DO ME JU/ICE2 BUT HE %\LD LIKE TO HE> FROM ME BE=E TAK+ ACTION4 

,I WOND] AT ! ID5TITY ( ! WRIT]4 ,EVID5TLY NOT A PRISON]2 9T]CESSION ) ! ,W>D5 W\LD BE \T ( ! QUE/ION4 ,YET ,I CANNOT ACC\NT = ANY (FIC] :O W\LD TAKE ?IS ATTITUDE1 OR EMPLOY SU* MEANS ( COMMUNICAT+ ) ME4 

,PRES5TLY 0,COZ0 SAUNT]S PA/ ! CELL4 0,GOT Y\R ANSW] READY80 HE :ISP]S4 

0,:O GAVE Y\ ! NOTE1 ,COZ80 

0,I DON'T KN[ IF ,I %\LD TELL Y\40 

0,( C\RSE Y\ MU/ TELL ME4 ,I WON'T ANSW] ?IS NOTE UNLESS ,I KN[ TO :OM ,I AM WRIT+40 

0,WELL1 ,ALECK10 HE HESITATES1 0HE DIDN'T SAY IF ,I MAY TELL Y\40 

0,!N BETT] GO & ASK HIM FIR/40 

,CONSID]ABLE TIME ELAPSES BE=E 0,COZ0 RETURNS4 ,FROM ! DELAY ,I JUDGE ?AT ! MAN IS 9 A DI/ANT P>T ( ! 9/ITUTION1 OR NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE4 ,AT LA/ ! K9DLY FACE ( ! ,ITALIAN APPE>S AT ! CELL4 

0,IT'S ALL RI<T1 ,ALECK10 HE SAYS4 

0,:O IS HE80 ,I ASK IMPATI5TLY4 

0,I'LL BET Y\'LL NEV] GUESS40 

0,TELL ME1 !N40 

0,WELL1 ,I'LL TELL Y\4 ,HE IS NOT A SCREW40 

0,CAN'T BE A PRISON]80 

0,NO40 

0,:O1 !N80 

0,HE IS A F9E FELL[1 ,ALECK40 

0,COME N[1 TELL ME40 

0,HE IS A CITIZ54 ,! =EMAN ( ! NEW %OP40 

0,! WEAV+ DEP>TM5T80 

0,?AT'S ! MAN4 ,H]E'S ANO!R /IFF FROM HIM4 ,ANSW] AT ONCE40 

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,DE> ,MR4 ,J4 ,M43 

,I H>DLY KN[ H[ TO WRITE TO Y\4 ,IT IS ! MO/ REM>KABLE ?+ ?AT HAS HAPP5$ TO ME 9 ALL ! YE>S ( MY CONF9EM5T4 ,TO ?9K ?AT Y\1 A P]FECT /RANG] -- & NOT A PRISON]1 AT ?AT -- %\LD BO!R TO 9T]C$E 9 MY BEHALF BECAUSE Y\ FEEL ?AT AN 9JU/ICE HAS BE5 DONE6 ,IT IS ALMO/ 9CR$IBLE1 BUT 0,COZ0 HAS 9=M$ ME ?AT Y\ >E DET]M9$ TO SEE ! ,W>D5 9 ?IS MATT]4 ,I ASSURE Y\ ,I APPRECIATE Y\R S5SE ( JU/ICE MORE ?AN ,I CAN EXPRESS IT4 ,BUT ,I MO/ URG5TLY REQUE/ Y\ NOT TO C>RY \T Y\R PLAN4 ,) ! BE/ ( 9T5TIONS1 Y\R 9T]CESSION WILL PROVE DISA/R\S1 TO Y\RSELF AS WELL AS TO ME4 ,A %OP =EMAN1 Y\ >E NOT SUPPOS$ TO KN[ :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ! BLOCK4 ,! ,W>D5 IS A M>T9ET1 & EXTREMELY VA9 ( HIS AU?ORITY4 ,HE WILL RES5T Y\R 9T]F]5CE4 ,I DON'T KN[ :O Y\ >E1 BUT Y\R 9DIGNATION AT :AT Y\ BELIEVE AN 9JU/ICE *>ACT]IZES Y\ AS A MAN ( PR9CIPLE1 & Y\ >E EVID5TLY 9CL9$ TO BE FRI5DLY T[>D ME4 ,I %\LD BE V]Y UNHAPPY TO BE ! CAUSE ( Y\R DIS*>GE4 ,Y\ NE$ Y\R JOB1 OR Y\ W\LD NOT BE H]E4 ,I AM V]Y1 V]Y ?ANKFUL TO Y\1 BUT ,I URGE Y\ MO/ E>NE/LY TO DROP ! MATT]4 ,I MU/ FI<T MY [N BATTLES4 ,MOREOV]1 ! SITUATION IS NOT V]Y S]I\S1 & ,I %ALL COME \T ALL RI<T4 

,) MU* APPRECIATION1  

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,DE> ,MR4 ,M43 

,I FEEL MU* RELIEV$ BY Y\R PROMISE TO ACC$E TO MY REQUE/4 ,IT IS BE/ SO4 ,Y\ NE$ NOT WORRY AB\T ME4 ,I EXPECT TO RECEIVE A HE>+ BE=E ! ,DEPUTY1 A DEC5T *AP4 ,Y\ WILL P>DON ME :5 ,I CONFESS ,I SMIL$ AT Y\R QUE/ION :E!R Y\R CORRESPOND5CE WAS WELCOME4 ,Y\R NOTES >E A RAY ( SUN%9E 9 D>KNESS1 & ,I AM 9T5SELY 9T]E/$ 9 ! P]SONALITY ( A MAN :OSE S5SE ( JU/ICE TRANSC5DS CONSID]ATIONS ( P]SONAL 9T]E/4 ,Y\ KN[1 NO GREAT H]OISM ,IS REQUIR$ TO DEM& JU/ICE = ONESELF1 9 ! FUR!R+ ( \R [N ADVANTAGE4 ,BUT :]E ! O!R FELL[ IS CONC]N$1 ESPECIALLY A /RANG]1 IT BECOMES A QUE/ION ( 0AB/RACT0 JU/ICE -- & BUT FEW PEOPLE POSSESS ! MANHOOD TO JEOP>DIZE !IR REPUTATION OR COM=T = ?AT4 

,S9CE \R CORRESPOND5CE BEGAN1 ,I HAVE HAD OCCASION TO SPEAK TO SOME ( ! M5 9 Y\R *>GE4 ,I WANT TO ?ANK Y\ 9 !IR NAME = Y\R CONSID]ATE & HUMANE TREATM5T ( !M4 

0,COZ0 IS AT ! DOOR1 & ,I MU/ HURRY4 ,TRU/ NO ONE ) NOTES1 EXCEPT HIM4 ,WE HAVE BE5 FRI5DS = YE>S1 & HE CAN TELL Y\ ALL Y\ WI% TO KN[ AB\T MY LIFE H]E4 

,CORDIALLY1  

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,MY ,DE> ,M43 

,!RE IS NO NE$ :ATEV] = Y\R ANXIETY REG>D+ ! EFFECTS ( ! SOLIT>Y UPON ME4 ,I DO NOT ?9K !Y WILL KEEP ME 9 LONG2 AT ANY RATE1 REMEMB] ?AT ,I DO NOT WI% Y\ TO 9T]C$E4 

,Y\ WILL BE PLEAS$ TO KN[ ?AT MY FRI5D ,H>RY %[S SIGNS ( IMPROVEM5T1 ?ANKS TO Y\R G5]OSITY4 0,COZ0 HAS MANAG$ TO DELIV] TO HIM ! TID-BITS & W9E Y\ S5T4 ,Y\ KN[ ! /ORY ( ! BOY4 ,HE HAS NEV] KN[N ! LOVE ( A MO!R1 NOR ! C>E ( A FA!R4 ,A TYPICAL *ILD ( ! DIS9H]IT$1 HE WAS ?R[N1 ALMO/ 9 9FANCY1 UPON ! T5D] M]CIES ( ! WORLD4 ,AT ! AGE ( T5 ! LAW DECL>$ HIM A CRIM9AL4 ,HE HAS NEV] S9CE SE5 A DAY ( LIB]TY4 ,AT TW5TY HE IS DY+ ( PRISON CONSUMPTION4 ,WAS ! ,SPANI% ,9QUISITION EV] GUILTY ( SU* ORGANIZ$ *ILD MURD]8 ,) DESP]ATE WILL-P[] HE CLUT*ES AT LIFE1 9 ! HOPE ( A P>DON4 ,HE IS FIRMLY CONV9C$ ?AT FRE% AIR W\LD CURE HIM1 BUT ! NEW RULES CONF9E HIM TO ! HOSPITAL4 ,HIS FRI5DS H]E HAVE COLLECT$ A FUND TO BR+ HIS CASE BE=E ! ,P>DON ,BO>D2 IT IS TO BE HE>D NEXT MON?4 ,?AT DEVOT$ S\L1 0,COZ10 HAS 9DUC$ ! DOCTOR TO ISSUE A C]TIFICATE ( ,H>RY'S CRITICAL CONDITION1 & HE MAY BE RELEAS$ SOON4 ,I HAVE GR[N V]Y FOND ( ! BOY SO MU* S9N$ AGA9/4 ,I HAVE WAT*$ HIS HE>T & M9D BLOSSOM 9 ! SUN%9E ( A LITTLE K9DNESS1 & N[-,I HOPE ?AT AT LEA/ HIS LA/ WI% WILL BE GRATIFI$3 JU/ ONCE TO WALK ON ! /REET1 & NOT HE> ! H>% COMM& ( ! GU>D4 ,HE BEGS ME TO EXPRESS TO HIS UNKN[N FRI5D HIS DEEPE/ GRATITUDE4 

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,DE> ,M43 

,! ,DEPUTY HAS JU/ RELEAS$ ME4 ,I AM HAPPY ) A D\BLE HAPP9ESS1 = ,I KN[ H[ PLEAS$ Y\ WILL BE AT ! GOOD TURN ( AFFAIRS4 ,IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO ! FACT ?AT MY NEI<BOR1 ! ,BIG ,SW$E -- Y\'VE HE>D AB\T HIM -- WAS F\ND DEAD 9 ! /RAIT-JACKET ?IS MORN+4 ,! DOCTOR & (FIC]S ALL ALONG PRET5D$ ?AT HE WAS %AMM+4 ,IT WAS A MO/ CRUEL MURD]2 BY ! ,W>D5'S ORD] ! SICK ,SW$E WAS KEPT GAGG$ & B\ND EV]Y NI<T4 ,I UND]/& ?AT ! ,DEPUTY OPPOS$ SU* BRUTAL ME?ODS1 & N[ IT IS RUMOR$ ?AT HE 9T5DS TO RESIGN4 ,BUT ,I HOPE HE WILL REMA94 ,!RE IS SOME?+ BIG & BROAD-M9D$ AB\T ! GIGANTIC ,COLONEL4 ,HE TRIES TO BE FAIR1 & HE HAS SAV$ MANY A PRISON] FROM ! CRUELTY ( ! ,MAJOR4 ,! LATT] IS CONT9UALLY 9V5T+ NEW MODES ( PUNI%M5T2 IT IS *>ACT]I/IC ?AT HIS ME?ODS 9VOLVE CURTAILM5T ( RATIONS1 & CONSEQU5T SAV+1 :I* IS NOT ACC\NT$ = ON ! BOOKS4 ,HE HAS REC5TLY CUT ! MILK ALL[ANCE ( ! HOSPITAL PATI5TS1 NOT)/&+ ! PROTE/S ( ! DOCTOR4 ,HE HAS ALSO 9TRODUC$ SEV]E PUNI%M5T = TALK+4 ,Y\ KN[1 :5 Y\ HAVE NOT UTT]$ A WORD = DAYS & WEEKS1 Y\ >E (T5 SEIZ$ ) AN UNCONTROLLABLE DESIRE TO GIVE V5T TO Y\R FEEL+S4 ,!SE 9FRACTIONS ( ! RULES >E N[ PUNI%$ BY DEPRIV+ Y\ ( TOBACCO & ( Y\R ,SUNDAY D9N]4 ,EV]Y ,SUNDAY FROM #c TO #e M5 >E LOCK$ UP ON ! TOP RANGE1 TO REMA9 )\T FOOD ALL DAY4 ,! SY/EM IS CALL$ 0,KILLICURE0 7KILL OR CURE7 & IT 9VOLVES CONSID]ABLE GRAFT1 = ,I KN[ NUMB]S ( M5 :O HAVE NOT RECEIV$ TOBACCO OR A ,SUNDAY D9N] = MON?S4 

,W>D5 ,WM4 ,JOHN/ON SEEMS 9NATELY CRUEL4 ,REC5TLY HE 9TRODUC$ ! 0BL9D0 CELL1 -- DOOR COV]$ ) SOLID %EET IRON4 ,IT IS MU* WORSE ?AN ! BASKET CELL1 = IT VIRTUALLY ADMITS NO AIR1 & M5 >E KEPT 9 IT FROM #c TO #f DAYS4 ,PRISON] ,V>NELL WAS LOCK$ UP 9 SU* A CELL #gi DAYS1 BECOM+ P>ALYZ$4 ,BUT EV5 WORSE ?AN !SE PUNI%M5TS IS ! MORE REF9$ BRUTALITY ( TORTUR+ ! BOYS ) ! UNC]TA9TY ( RELEASE & ! 9CREAS+ DEPRIVATION ( GOOD TIME4 ,?IS SY/EM IS DEVELOP+ 9SANITY TO AN AL>M+ EXT5T4 

,AMID ALL ?IS HE>TLESSNESS & CRUELTY1 ! ,*APLA9 IS A REFRE%+ OASIS ( HUMANITY4 ,I NOTIC$ 9 ONE ( Y\R LETT]S ! EXPRESSION1 0BECAUSE ( ECONOMIC NECESSITY01 & -- ,I WOND]$4 ,TO BE SURE1 ! EFFECTS ( ECONOMIC CAUSES >E NOT TO BE UND]E/IMAT$4 ,BUT ! EXTREMI/S ( ! MAT]IALI/IC CONCEPTION DISC\NT *>ACT]1 & ?US HELP TO VITIATE IT4 ,! FACTOR ( P]SONALITY IS TOO (T5 IGNOR$ BY !M4 ,TAKE ! ,*APLA91 = 9/ANCE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! SURR\ND+ SWAMP ( CUPIDITY & BRUTALITY NOT)/&+ ALL DISAPPO9TM5T & +RATITUDE1 HE IS TO-DAY1 AFT] #c YE>S ( 9CUMB5CY1 AS FULL ( FAI? 9 HUMAN NATURE & AS SYMPA!TIC & HELPFUL1 AS YE>S AGO4 ,HE HAS HAD TO CONT5D AGA9/ ! V>I\S ADM9I/RATIONS1 & HE IS A POOR MAN2 NECESSITY HAS NOT /IFL$ HIS 9NATE K9DNESS4 

,& ?IS IS :Y ,I WOND]$4 0,ECONOMIC NECESSITY0 -- HAS ,SOCIALISM PI]C$ ! PRISON WALLS8 

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,DE>1 ,DE> ,COMRADE3 

,CAN Y\ REALIZE H[ Y\R WORDS1 0,I AM SOCIALI/ICALLY 9CL9$10 W>M$ MY HE>T8 ,I WI% ,I C\LD EXPRESS TO Y\ ALL ! 9T5SITY ( :AT ,I FEEL1 MY DE> FRI5D & COMRADE4 ,TO HAVE SO UNEXPECT$LY F\ND BO? 9 Y\1 UNUTT]ABLY LI<T5S ?IS MIS]ABLE EXI/5CE4 ,:AT MATT] ?AT Y\ DO NOT 5TIRELY %>E MY VIEWS1 -- WE >E COMRADES 9 ! COMMON CAUSE ( HUMAN EMANCIPATION4 ,IT WAS 9DE$ WELL WOR? :ILE GETT+ 9 TR\BLE TO HAVE F\ND Y\1 DE> FRI5D4 ,SURELY ,I HAVE GOOD CAUSE TO BE CONT5T1 EV5 HAPPY4 ,Y\R FRI5D%IP IS A S\RCE ( GREAT /R5G?1 & ,I FEEL EQUAL TO /RUGGL+ ?R\< ! T5 MON?S1 5C\RAG$ & 9SPIR$ BY Y\R COMRADE%IP1 & DEVOTION4 ,EV]Y EV5+ ,I CROSS ! DATE (F MY CAL5D>1 JOY\S ) ! ?\<T ?AT ,I AM A DAY NE>] ! PRECI\S MOM5T :5 ,I %ALL TURN MY BACK UPON !SE WALLS1 TO JO9 MY FRI5DS 9 ! GREAT WORK1 & TO MEET Y\1 DE> ,*UM1 FACE TO FACE1 TO GRIP Y\R H& & SALUTE Y\1 MY FRI5D & COMRADE6 

,MO/ FRAT]NALLY1  

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7,S\RCE3 ,B]KMAN1 ,ALEX&] 7#a#i#a#b7 ,PRISON ,MEMOIRS ( AN ,AN>*I/1 ,MO!R ,E>? ,PRESS47 

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