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Chapter 9

           Itwasthefirstthingsuggestingapotentialsolutiontotheirpredicament.

           "Ofcoursetheydo,butthere’sstillstufftheyneedtotalkaboutanddiscussandanalyzeandallthatklunk.Plus"theboyrolledhiseyes"theyspendmostoftheirtimerunning,notwriting.That’swhythey’recalledRunners."

           ThomasthoughtabouttheRunnersandthemaps.CouldtheMazereallybesomassivelyhugethatevenaftertwoyearstheystillhadn’tfoundawayout?Itseemedimpossible.Butthen,herememberedwhatAlbysaidaboutthemovingwalls.Whatifallofthemweresentencedtolivehereuntiltheydied?

           Sentenced.Thewordmadehimfeelarushofpanic,andthesparkofhopethemealhadbroughthimfizzledwithasilenthiss.

           "Chuck,whatifwe’reallcriminals?Imeanwhatifwe’remurderersorsomething?"

           "Huh?"Chucklookedupathimasifhewereacrazyperson."Wheredidthathappythoughtcomefrom?"

           "Thinkaboutit.Ourmemoriesarewiped.Weliveinsideaplacethatseemstohavenowayout,surroundedbybloodthirstymonster-guards.Doesn’tthatsoundlikeaprisontoyou?"Ashesaiditoutloud,itsoundedmoreandmorepossible.Nauseatrickledintohischest.

           "I’mprobablytwelveyearsold,dude."Chuckpointedtohischest."Atthemost,thirteen.YoureallythinkIdidsomethingthatwouldsendmetoprisonfortherestofmylife?"

           "Idon’tcarewhatyoudidordidn’tdo.Eitherway,youhavebeensenttoaprison.Doesthisseemlikeavacationtoyou?"Oh,man,Thomasthought.

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