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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,9 MY UTT] ISOLATION1 ! WORLD \TSIDE APPE>S LIKE A FA9T MEMORY1 UNREAL & DIM4 ,! DEPRIVATION ( NEWSPAP]S HAS 5TIRELY SEV]$ ME FROM ! LIV+4 ,LETT]S FROM MY COMRADES HAVE BECOME R>E & IRREGUL>2 !Y S\ND /RANGELY COLD & IMP]SONAL4 ,! LIFE ( ! PRISON IS ALSO REC$+2 NO COMMUNICATION REA*ES ME FROM MY FRI5DS4 0,PI\S6' ,JOHN1 ! RANGEMAN1 IS UNSYMPA!TIC2 HE /ILL BE>S ME ILL WILL FROM ! DAYS ( ! JAIL4 ,ONLY Y\NG ,RUSSELL /ILL REMEMB]S ME4 ,I TREMBLE = ! RECKLESS BOY AS ,I HE> HIS L[ C\<1 APPRIZ+ ME ( ! 0/IFF0 HE UN]R+LY %OOTS BETWE5 ! B>S1 :ILE ! D\BLE FILE ( PRISON]S M>*ES PA/ MY DOOR4 ,HE LOOKS PALE & HAGG>D1 ! OLD BUOYANT /EP N[ LANGUID & HEAVY4 ,A TONE ( APPREH5SION P]VADES HIS NOTES4 ,HE IS CON/ANTLY H>ASS$ BY ! (FIC]S1 HE WRITES2 HIS TASK HAS BE5 9CREAS$2 HE IS N]V\S & WEAK1 & HIS HEAL? IS DECL9+4 ,9 ! BROK5 S5T5CES1 ,I S5SE SOME VAGUE MISGIV+1 AS ( IMP5D+ CALAMITY4 

,) 9T5SE ?ANKFULNESS ,I ?9K ( ,RUSSELL4 ,AGA9 ,I LIVE ?R\< ! HOPES & FE>S ?AT DREW US 9TO CLOS] FRI5D%IP1 ! DAYS ( T]RIBLE ANXIETY 9CID5T TO ! TUNNEL PROJECT4 ,MY HE>T GOES \T TO ! FAI?FUL BOY1 :OSE LOYALTY & DISCRETION HAVE SO MU* AID$ ! SAFETY ( MY COMRADES4 ,A /RANGE LONG+ = HIS COMPANION%IP POSSESSES ME4 ,9 ! GNAW+ LONEL9ESS1 HIS FACE FLOATS BE=E ME1 CA/+ ! SPELL ( A FRI5DLY PRES5CE1 HIS /RONG FEATURES S(T5$ BY SORR[1 HIS EYES GR[N L>GE ) ! SAME SWEET SADNESS ( 0,LITTLE ,FELIPE40 ,A PECULI> T5D]NESS /EALS 9TO MY ?\<TS ( ! BOY2 ,I LOOK =W>D EAG]LY TO HIS NOTES4 ,IMPATI5TLY ,I SCAN ! FACES 9 ! PASS+ L9E1 WI/FUL = ! SI<T ( ! Y\?1 & MY HE>T BEATS FA/] AT HIS FLEET+ SMILE4 

,H[ SORR[FUL HE LOOKS6 ,N[ HE IS GONE4 ,! H\RS >E WE>Y ) SIL5CE & SOLITUDE4 ,LI/LESSLY ,I TURN ! PAGES ( MY LIBR>Y BOOK4 ,IF ONLY ,I HAD ! BIRDS6 ,I %\LD F9D SOLACE 9 !IR ?\<TFUL EYES3 ,DICK & ,SIS W\LD UND]/& & FEEL ) ME4 ,BUT MY POOR LITTLE FRI5DS HAVE DISAPPE>$ ONLY ,RUSSELL REMA9S4 ,MY ONLY FRI5D6 ,I %ALL NOT SEE HIM :5 HE RETURNS TO ! CELL AT NOON3 ! L9E PASSES ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! HALL4 ,BUT 9 ! AFT]NOON1 :5 ! M5 >E AGA9 UNLOCK$ = WORK1 ,I %ALL LOOK 9TO HIS EYES = A HAPPY MOM5T1 & P]HAPS ! DE> BOY WILL HAVE A MESSAGE = ME4 ,HE IS SO T5D]-HE>T$3 HIS CORRESPOND5CE IS FULL ( SYMPA?Y & 5C\RAGEM5T1 & HE /RIVES TO *E] ME ) ! GOOD NEWS3 ANO!R DAY IS GONE1 HIS S5T5CE IS NE>+ ITS 5D2 HE WILL AT ONCE SECURE A POSITION1 & SAVE EV]Y P5NY TO AID 9 MY RELEASE4 ,TACITLY ,I CONCUR 9 HIS >D5T HOPE2 -- IT W\LD BREAK HIS HE>T TO BE DISILLUSION$4 

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,! PASS+ WEEKS & MON?S BR+ NO BREAK 9 ! DRE>Y MONOTONY4 ,! CALL ( ! ROB9 ON ! RIV] BANK R\SES NO E*O 9 MY HE>T4 ,NO SIGN ( AWAK5+ SPR+ BRI<T5S ! CON/ANT SEMI-D>KNESS ( ! SOLIT>Y4 ,! DAMPNESS ( ! CELL IS PI]C+ MY BONES2 EV]Y MOVEM5T RACKS MY BODY ) PA94 ,MY EYES >E TORTUR$ ) ! ET]NAL :ITE ( ! WALLS4 ,SOMB] %AD[S BROOD >\ND ME4 

,I LONG = A BIT ( SUN%9E4 ,I WAIT PATI5TLY AT ! DOOR3 P]HAPS IT IS CLE> TO-DAY4 ,MY CELL FACES WE/2 MAY BE ! SETT+ SUN WILL /EAL A GLANCE UPON ME4 ,= H\RS ,I /& ) NAK$ BREA/ CLOSE TO ! B>S2 ,I MU/ NOT MISS A FRI5DLY RAY IT MAY SUDD5LY PEEP 9TO ! CELL1 & TURN AWAY FROM ME1 UNSE5 9 ! GLOOM4 ,N[ A BRI<T BEAM PLAYS ON MY NECK & %\LD]S1 & ,I PRESS CLOS] TO ! DOOR TO WELCOME ! DE> /RANG]4 ,HE C>ESSES ME ) S(T T\*1 -- P]HAPS IT IS ! S\L ( LITTLE ,DICK P\R+ \T HIS T5D] GREET+ 9 ?IS SONG ( LI<T1 -- OR MAY BE ! A/RAL AURA ( MY BELOV$ ,UNCLE ,MAXIM2 BR++ W>M? & HOPE4 ,SWEET CONCEIT ( ,ORI5TAL ?\<T1 B>R5 ( JOY 9 LIFE4 4 4 4 ,! SUN IS FAD+4 ,IT FEELS *ILLY 9 ! TWILI<T1 & N[ ! SOLIT>Y IS ONCE MORE BLEAK & COLD4 

,AS HIS RELEASE APPROA*ES1 ! TONE ( NATIVE CONFID5CE BECOMES MORE ASS]TIVE 9 ,RUSSELL'S LETT]4 ,! BOY IS JUBILANT & FULL ( VITALITY3 )9 ?REE MON?S HE WILL BREA! ! AIR ( FRE$OM4 ,A NOTE ( SADNESS AT LEAV+ ME BEH9D P]MEATES HIS COMMUNICATIONS1 BUT HE IS 5?USIA/IC OV] HIS PROJECT ( AID+ ME TO LIB]TY4 

,EAG]LY EV]Y DAY ,I ANTICIPATE HIS MUTE GREET+1 AS HE PASSES 9 ! L9E4 ,?IS MORN+ ,I SAW HIM HOLD UP TWO F+]S1 ! ?IRD CROOK$1 9 SIGN ( ! REMA9+ 0TWO & A /UMP40 ,A JOY\S LI<T IS 9 HIS EYES1 HIS /EP FIRM]1 MORE ELA/IC4 

,BUT 9 ! AFT]NOON HE IS MISS+ FROM ! L9E4 ,) SUDD5 APPREH5SION ,I WOND] AT HIS ABS5CE4 ,C\LD ,I HAVE OV]LOOK$ HIM 9 ! CLOSELY WALK+ RANKS8 ,IT IS B>ELY POSSIBLE4 ,P]HAPS HE HAS REMA9$ 9 ! CELL1 NOT FEEL+ WELL4 ,IT MAY BE NO?+ S]I\S2 HE WILL SURELY BE 9 L9E TO-MORR[4 

,= ?REE DAYS1 EV]Y MORN+ & AFT]NOON1 ,I ANXI\SLY SCRUT9IZE ! FACES ( ! PASS+ M52 BUT ,RUSSELL IS NOT AMONG !M4 ,HIS ABS5CE TORM5TS ME ) A ?\S& FE>S4 ,MAY BE ! ,W>D5 HAS R5EW$ HIS 9QUISITION ( ! BOY -- P]HAPS HE GOT 9TO A FI<T 9 ! %OP -- 9 ! DUNGEON N[ -- HE'LL LOSE HIS COMMUTATION TIME4 4 4 ,UNABLE TO BE> ! SUSP5SE1 ,I AM AB\T TO APPEAL TO ! ,*APLA91 :5 A FRI5DLY RUNN] SURREPTITI\SLY H&S ME A NOTE4 

,) DIFFICULTY ,I RECOGNIZE MY FRI5D'S BOLD H&WRIT+ 9 ! UNEV51 N]V\S SCRAWL4 ,RUSSELL IS 9 ! HOSPITAL6 ,AT WORK 9 ! %OP1 HE WRITES1 HE HAD SUFF]$ A *ILL4 ,! DOCTOR COMMITT$ HIM TO ! W>D = OBS]VATION1 BUT ! (FIC]S & ! CONVICT NURSES ACCUSE HIM ( %AMM+ TO EVADE WORK4 ,!Y ?REAT5 TO HAVE HIM RETURN$ TO ! %OP1 & HE IMPLORES ME TO HAVE ! ,*APLA9 9T]C$E = HIM4 ,HE FEELS WEAK & FEV]I%1 & ! ?\<T ( BE+ LEFT ALONE 9 ! CELL 9 HIS PRES5T CONDITION FILLS HIM ) HORROR4 

,I S5D AN URG5T REQUE/ TO SEE ! ,*APLA94 ,BUT ! GU>D 9=MS ME ?AT ,MR4 ,MILLIGAN IS ABS5T2 HE IS NOT EXPECT$ AT ! (FICE TILL ! FOLL[+ WEEK4 ,I PREVAIL UPON ! K9DLY ,MIT*ELL2 REC5TLY TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,S\? ,BLOCK1 TO DELIV] A NOTE TO ! ,W>D51 9 :I* ,I APPEAL ON BEHALF ( ,RUSSELL4 ,BUT SEV]AL DAYS PASS1 & /ILL NO REPLY FROM ,CAPTA9 ,WRI<T4 ,F9ALLY ,I PRET5D SEV]E PA9S 9 ! B[ELS1 TO AF=D ,FRANK1 ! DOCTOR'S ASSI/ANT1 AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAUSE AT MY CELL4 ,AS ! 0M$IC9E BOY0 P\RS ! PRESCRIB$ P9T ( 0HORSE SALTS0 ?R\< ! FUNNEL 9S]T$ BETWE5 ! B>S1 ,I HA/ILY 9QUIRE3 

0,IS ,RUSSELL /ILL 9 ! W>D1 ,FRANK8 ,H[ IS HE80 

0,:AT ,RUSSELL80 HE ASKS 9DIFF]5TLY4 

0,RUSSELL ,S*ROY]1 PUT F\R DAYS AGO UND] OBS]VATION40 

0,OH1 ?AT POOR KID6 ,:Y1 HE IS P>ALYZ$40 

,= AN 9/ANT ,I AM SPEE*LESS ) T]ROR4 ,NO1 IT CANNOT BE4 ,SOME MI/AKE4 0,FRANK1 ,I MEAN Y\NG ,S*ROY]1 FROM ! CON/RUCTION %OP4 ,HE'S ,NUMB] #b#f#h40 

0,Y\R FRI5D ,RUSSELL2 ,I KN[ :O Y\ MEAN4 ,I'M SORRY = ! BOY4 ,HE IS P>ALYZ$1 ALL RI<T40 

0,BUT4 4 4 ,NO1 IT CAN'T BE6 ,:Y1 ,FRANK1 IT WAS JU/ A *ILL & A LITTLE WEAKNESS40 

0,LOOK H]E1 ,ALECK4 ,I KN[ Y\'RE SQU>E1 & Y\ CAN KEEP A SECRET ALL RI<T4 ,I'LL TELL Y\ SOME?+ IF Y\ WON'T GIVE ME AWAY40 

0,YES1 YES1 ,FRANK4 ,:AT IS IT80 

0,%-%4 ,Y\ KN[ ,FLEM1 ! NI<T NURSE8 ,DO+ A FIVE SPOT = MURD]4 ,HIS FA!R & ! ,W>D5 >E OLD CRONIES4 ,?AT'S H[ HE GOT TO BE NURSE2 DON'T KN[ A DAMN ?+ AB\T IT1 AN' C>ELESS AS HELL4 ,ALWAYS MAKES MI/AKES4 ,WELL1 ,DOC ORD]$ AN 9JECTION = ,RUSSELL4 ,N[ DON'T EV] SAY ,I TOLD Y\4 ,FLEM GOT ! WRONG BOTTLE2 GAVE ! POOR BOY SOME ACID 9 ! 9JECTION4 ,P>ALYZ$ ! KID2 HE DID1 ! DAMN MURD]]40 

,I PASS ! NI<T 9 ANGUI%1 CLUT*+ DESP]ATELY AT ! FA9T HOPE ?AT IT CANNOT BE -- SOME MI/AKE -- P]HAPS ,FRANK HAS EXAGG]AT$4 ,BUT 9 ! MORN+ ! 0M$IC9E BOY0 CONFIRMS MY WOR/ FE>S3 ! DOCTOR HAS SAID ! BOY WILL DIE4 ,RUSSELL DOES NOT REALIZE ! SITUATION3 !RE IS SOME?+ WRONG ) HIS LEGS1 ! POOR BOY WRITES2 HE IS UNABLE TO MOVE !M & SUFF]S GREAT PA94 ,IT CAN'T BE FEV]1 HE ?9KS2 BUT ! PHYSICIAN WILL NOT TELL HIM :AT IS ! MATT]4 4 4 4 

,! K9DLY ,FRANK IS SYMPA!TIC2 EV]Y DAY HE PASSES NOTES BETWE5 US1 & ,I TRY TO 5C\RAGE ,RUSSELL4 ,HE WILL IMPROVE1 ,I ASSURE HIM2 HIS TIME IS %ORT1 & FRE% AIR & LIB]TY WILL SOON RE/ORE HIM4 ,MY WORDS SEEM TO SOO! MY FRI5D1 & HE GR[S MORE *E]FUL1 :5 UNEXPECT$LY HE LE>NS ! TRU? FROM ! WRANGL+ NURSES4 ,HIS NOTES GR[ PITE\S ) MIS]Y4 ,TE>S FILL MY EYES AS ,I READ HIS DESPAIR+ CRY1 0,OH1 ,ALECK1 ,I AM SO Y\NG4 ,I DON'T WANT TO DIE40 ,HE IMPLORES ME TO VISIT HIM2 IF ,I C\LD ONLY COME TO NURSE HIM1 HE IS SURE HE W\LD IMPROVE4 ,HE DI/RU/S ! CONVICT ATT5DANTS :O H>RY & BANT] ! C\NTRY LAD2 !IR HE>TLESS ABUSE IS IRRITAT+ ! SICK BOY BEYOND PATI5CE4 ,EXASP]AT$ BY ! TAUNTS ( ! NI<T NURSE1 ,RUSSELL YE/]DAY ?REW A SAUC] AT HIM4 ,HE WAS REPORT$ TO ! DOCTOR1 :O ?REAT5$ TO S5D ! P>ALYZ$ Y\? TO ! DUNGEON4 ,PLAGU$ & TORM5T$1 9 GREAT SUFF]+1 ,RUSSELL GR[S BITT] & COMPLA9+4 ,! NURSES & (FIC]S >E P]SECUT+ HIM1 HE WRITES2 !Y WILL SOON DO HIM TO DEA?1 IF ,I WILL NOT COME TO HIS RESCUE4 ,IF HE C\LD GO TO AN \TSIDE HOSPITAL1 HE IS SURE TO RECOV]4 

,EV]Y EV5+ ,FRANK BR+S SADD] NEWS3 ,RUSSELL IS FEEL+ WORSE2 HE IS SO N]V\S1 ! DOCTOR HAS ORD]$ ! NURSES TO WE> SLIPP]S2 ! DOORS 9 ! W>D HAVE BE5 L9$ ) COTTON1 TO DEAD5 ! NOISE ( SLAMM+2 BUT EV5 ! SI<T ( A MOV+ FIGURE ?R[S ,RUSSELL 9TO CONVULSIONS4 ,!RE IS NO HOPE1 ,FRANK REPORTS2 DECOMPOSITION HAS ALREADY SET 94 ,! BOY IS 9 T]RIBLE AGONY2 HE IS CON/ANTLY CRY+ ) PA91 & CALL+ = ME4 

,DI/RAU<T ) ANXIETY & YE>N+ TO SEE MY SICK FRI5D1 ,I RESOLVE UPON A WAY TO VISIT ! HOSPITAL4 ,9 ! MORN+1 AS ! GU>D H&S ME ! BREAD RATION & %UTS MY CELL1 ,I SLIP MY H& BETWE5 ! SILL & DOOR4 ,) AN 9VOLUNT>Y CRY ,I )DRAW MY MAIM$ & BLE$+ F+]S4 ,! OV]SE] CONDUCTS ME TO ! DISP5S>Y4 ,BY TACIT P]MISSION ( ! FRI5DLY 0M$IC9E BOY0 ,I PASS TO ! SECOND FLOOR1 :]E ! W>DS >E LOCAT$1 & QUICKLY /EAL TO ,RUSSELL'S B$SIDE4 ,! LOOK ( MUTE JOY ON ! AGONIZ$ FACE SUBDUES ! EXCRUCIAT+ PA9 9 MY H&4 0,OH1 DE> ,ALECK10 HE :ISP]S1 0,I'M SO GLAD !Y LET Y\ COME4 ,I'LL GET WELL IF Y\'LL NURSE ME40 ,! %AD[ ( DEA? IS 9 HIS EYES2 ! BODY EXUDES DECOMPOSITION4 ,B]EFT ( SPEE*1 ,I G5TLY PRESS HIS :ITE1 EMACIAT$ H&4 ,! WE>Y EYES CLOSE1 & ! BOY FALLS 9TO SLUMB]4 ,SIL5TLY ,I T\* HIS DRY LIPS1 & /EAL AWAY4 

,9 ! AFT]NOON ,I APPEAL TO ! W>D5 TO P]MIT ME TO NURSE MY FRI5D4 ,IT IS ! BOY'S DY+ WI%2 IT WILL EASE HIS LA/ H\RS4 ,! ,CAPTA9 REF]S ME TO ! ,9SPECTORS1 BUT ,MR4 ,RE$ 9=MS ME ?AT IT W\LD BE SUBV]SIVE ( DISCIPL9E TO GRANT MY REQUE/4 ,!REUPON ,I ASK P]MISSION TO >RANGE A COLLECTION AMONG ! PRISON]S3 ,RUSSELL FIRMLY BELIEVES ?AT HE W\LD IMPROVE 9 AN \TSIDE HOSPITAL1 & ! ,P>DON ,BO>D MI<T GRANT ! PETITION4 ,FRI5DLESS PRISON]S >E (T5 ALL[$ TO CIRCULATE SUBSCRIPTION LI/S AMONG ! 9MATES1 & TWO YE>S PREVI\SLY ,I HAD COLLECT$ A HUNDR$ & TW5TY-?REE DOLL>S = ! P>DON ( A LIFETIM]4 ,BUT ! ,W>D5 CURTLY REFUSES MY PLEA1 REM>K+ ?AT IT IS DANG]\S TO P]MIT ME TO ASSOCIATE ) ! M54 ,I SUGGE/ ! ,*APLA9 = ! MISSION1 OR SOME PRISON] SELECT$ BY ! AU?ORITIES4 ,BUT ?IS (F] IS ALSO VETO$1 ! ,W>D5 B]AT+ ME = HAV+ TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( MY PRES5CE 9 ! DISP5S>Y TO SEE ,RUSSELL CL&E/9ELY1 & ?REAT5+ TO PUNI% ME ) ! DUNGEON4 ,I PLEAD ) HIM = P]MISSION TO VISIT ! SICK BOY :O IS HUNGRY = A FRI5DLY PRES5CE1 & CON/ANTLY CALL+ = ME4 ,APP>5TLY T\*$ BY MY EMOTION1 ! ,CAPTA9 YIELDS4 ,HE WILL P]MIT ME TO VISIT ,RUSSELL1 HE 9=MS ME1 ON CONDITION ?AT A GU>D BE PRES5T AT ! MEET+4 ,= A MOM5T ,I HESITATE4 ,! DESIRE TO SEE MY FRI5D /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! FE> ( IRRITAT+ HIM BY ! SI<T ( ! HAT$ UNI=M2 BUT ,I CANNOT EXPOSE ! DY+ Y\? TO ?IS 9DIGNITY & PA94 ,ANG]$ BY MY REFUSAL1 P]HAPS DISAPPO9T$ 9 ! HOPE ( LE>N+ ! SECRET ( ! TUNNEL FROM ! VISIT1 ! ,W>D5 =BIDS ME H]EAFT] TO 5T] ! HOSPITAL 

,LATE AT NI<T ,FRANK APPE>S AT MY CELL4 ,HE LOOKS V]Y GRAVE1 AS HE :ISP]S3 

0,ALECK1 Y\ MU/ BE> UP40 

0,RUSSELL---80 

0,YES1 ,ALECK40 

0,WORSE8 ,TELL ME1 ,FRANK40 

0,HE IS DEAD4 ,BE> UP1 ,ALECK4 ,HIS LA/ ?\<T WAS ( Y\4 ,HE WAS UNCONSCI\S ALL AFT]NOON1 BUT JU/ BE=E ! 5D -- IT WAS #i3#c#c -- HE SAT UP 9 B$ SO SUDD5LY1 HE FRI<T5$ ME4 ,HIS >M %OT \T1 & HE CRI$1 ',GOOD BYE1 ,ALECK4' 0 

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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