Chapter 62

           Iwasalonewiththesamethreeguardswhohadbroughtme.Theywaitedaminute,twominutes.Adamofferedmeacigarette.Ismoked,rackedbetweenanangerandarelief,betweenafeelingthatIshouldhavemadesomeexcoriatingdenunciationofthemandandalltheirpracticesandafeelingthatIhaddonetheonlythingthatcouldleavemeanydignity.ThecigarettewasalmostfinishedwhenAdamlookedathiswatch,thenatme."Now…"Hepointedatthehandcuffsthatwerestilldanglingfromthesupportsofthearrnrests."Look.Finished.Nomoreofthis."Istoodup,butmyarmswerecaughtatonce.Itookadeepbreath.Adamshrugged."Bitte."Iletmyselfbehandcuffedtothetwomen.Thenhecamewiththegag.Thatwastoomuch.Ibegantostruggle,buttheysimplyjerkedmesharplybackontothethrone;onceagainchoiceless,Isubmitted.Heslippedthegagovermyhead,thistimewithouttapingit.ThenIwasmasked,andwesetoff.Wewalkedthroughthearchway,butoutsideweturnedright,notleft;wewerenotgoingbackthewaywecame.Twentyorthirtypaces,thendownfivestepsandapparentlyintoyetanotherlargeroomorcistern.Iwasforcedbackwards,therewasafiddlingwiththehandcuffs.Thenmyleftarmwasabruptlyraised,therewasaclick,andwithanicynewapprehensionIrealizedwhattheyhaddone.Ihadbeenfastenedtothefloggingframe.Ireallybegantostrugglethen.Ikickedandkneed,IwrenchedatthemantowhosewristIwasstillattached.Theycouldhavebeatenmeupatwill.

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