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Chapter 3

           Exceptwegotawaywiththe"Thewhat?Youcouldn’tcallitanescape,andfurloughwasn’tright,either."thefieldtrip.NotevenPercycantellthemaboutthat,ifheevercomesback."

           "Ifhecomesback,"sheechoed."Howlikelyisthat?"

           IshookmyheadtoindicateIhadnoidea.ButIdid,actually;Ididn’tthinkhewasgoingtocomeback,notin1932,notin"42or"52,either.InthatIwasright.PercyWetmorestayedatBriarRidgeuntilitburnedflatin1944.Seventeeninmateswerekilledinthatfire,butPercywasn’toneofthem.StillsilentandblankineveryregardthewordIlearnedtodescribethatstateiscatatonichewasledoutbyoneoftheguardslongbeforethefirereachedhiswing.HewentontoanotherinstitutionIdon’trememberthenameandguessitdoesn’tmatter,anywayanddiedin1965.SofarasIknow,thelasttimeheeverspokewaswhenhetolduswecouldclockhimoutatquittingtime...unlesswewantedtoexplainwhyhehadleftearly.

           Theironywasthatweneverhadtoexplainmuchofanything.PercyhadgonecrazyandshotWilliamWhartontodeath.Thatwaswhatwetold,andsofarasitwent,everywordwastrue.WhenAndersonaskedBrutalhowPercyhadseemedbeforetheshootingandBrutalansweredwithoneword"Quiet"IhadaterriblemomentwhenIfeltthatImightburstoutlaughing.

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