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Chapter 62

           TherewerethreeofthemandIcouldn’tseeanditwasridiculous.Buttheymusthavebeenunderorderstodothingsasgentlyaspossible.Eventuallytheyforcedmyotherarmupandlinkedittothesecondring.Themaskwastakenoff.Itwasaverylongnarrowroom,anothercistern,butlowervaulted;eightyfeetlongandabouttwentywide.Halfwaydownwasawhitecinemascreen,liketheonethathadbeenusedatBourani.Three-quarterswaydown,apairofdrawnblackcurtainsstretchedthewidthoftheroom.Theobscureendwallwasjustvisibleovertheirtops.Iwasfixedtotheframe,butfrontwayson,andithadbeensetagainstthewall.Justinfrontofmeandslightlytomyrightwasasmallcinemaprojectorwithareelofi6-mrn.film.WhatlighttherewascamefromthroughthedoorwayIcouldseetomyleft.Mytrioofblackshirtswastednotime.Theywenttotheprojector,switchediton,checkedthatthefilmwascorrectlyfedandthensetitgoing.Itbeganwiththeblackwheelonwhite,asifitwasafilmcompanyemblem.Oneofthemenadjustedthelensfocusalittle.AdamcamebackandstoodinfrontofmeoutofreachofanykickImightattemptandspoke."Thedisintoxication."IunderstoodthatIhadbeenforcedto"forgive"sothatIcouldbemovedontothisfinalhumiliation;ametaphorical,ifnotaliteral,flogging.Ihadstillnotreachedthebottom.Iwasalonewiththewhirringprojectorandwhateverlaybeyondthecurtains.Theemblemfadedandwordsappeared.POLYMUSFILMSPRESENTThescreenwentwhiteforamoment.

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