Зеленая миля

Chapter 7

           Itfinishedupwhatitwasholding,sniffedatwhatwasleft(mostlybreadwithyellowmustardsoakingintoit),andthenlookedbackatus,asifitwantedtorememberourfacesifwemetagain.Thenitturnedandscurriedoffthewayithadcome,notpausingtodoanycell-checksthistime.ItshurrymademethinkoftheWhiteRabbitinAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland,andIsmiled.Itdidn’tpauseatthedoortotherestraintroom,butdisappearedbeneathit.Therestraintroomhadsoftwalls,forpeoplewhosebrainshadsoftenedalittle.Wekeptcleaningequipmentstoredintherewhenwedidn’tneedtheroomforitscreatedpurpose,andafewbooks(mostwerewesternsbyClarenceMulford,butoneloanedoutonlyonspecialoccasionsfeaturedaprofuselyillustratedtaleinwhichPopeye,Bluto,andevenWimpythehamburgerfiendtookturnsshtuppingOliveOyl).Therewerecraftitemsaswell,includingthecrayonsDelacroixlaterputtosomegooduse.Notthathewasourproblemyet;thiswasearlier,remember.Alsointherestraintroomwasthejacketnoonewantedtowearwhite,madeofdouble-sewncanvas,andwiththebuttonsandsnapsandbucklesgoinguptheback.Weallknewhowtozipaproblemchildintothatjacketlickety-larrup.Theydidn’tgetviolentoften,ourlostboys,butwhentheydid,brother,youdidn’twaitaroundforthesituationtoimproveonitsown.

           Brutalreachedintothedeskdrawerabovethekneeholeandbroughtoutthebigleather-boundbookwiththewordVISITORSstampedonthefrontingoldleaf.

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