Зеленая миля

Chapter 4

           Behindus,peoplewereheadingforthedoorlikecattleinastampede.Theycouldn’tgetoutthroughit,ofcoursewewereinadamnprison,afterallsotheysimplyclusteredarounditwhileDelacroixfried(NowI’mfryin,OldToothadsaidwhenwewererehearsingforArlenBitterbuck,I’madonetomturkey)andthethunderrolledandtherainrandownoutoftheskyinaperfectfury.

           AtsomepointIthoughtofthedocandlookedaroundforhim.Hewasstillthere,butcrumpledonthefloorbesidehisblackbag.He’dfainted.

           Brutalcameupandstoodbesideme,holdingthefireextinguisher.

           "Notyet,"Isaid.

           "Iknow."

           WelookedaroundforPercyandsawhimstandingalmostbehindSparkynow,frozen,eyeshuge,oneknucklecrammedintohismouth.

           Then,atlast,Delacroixslumpedbackinthechair,hisbulging,misshapenfacelyingoverononeshoulder.Hewasstilljittering,butwe’dseenthisbefore;itwasthecurrentrunningthroughhim.Thecaphadcomeaskewonhishead,butwhenwetookitoffalittlelater,mostofhisscalpandhisremainingfringeofhaircamewithit,bondedtothemetalasifbysomepowerfuladhesive.

           "Killit!"IcalledtoJackwhenthirtysecondshadgonebywithnothingbutelectricjitterscomingfromthesmoking,man-shapedlumpofcharcoallollingintheelectricchair.Thehumdiedimmediately,andInoddedtoBrutal.

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