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Chapter 4

           

           “You’reagoodone,Standing,”hecackled.“Youneversquealed.”

           “ButIneverknew,Jack,”Iwhisperedback—Iwascompelledtowhisper,forfiveyearsofdisusehadwell-nighlostmemyvoice.“Idon’tthinkthereeverwasanydynamite.”

           “That’sright,”hecackled,noddinghisheadchildishly.“Stickwithit.Don’teverlet’mknow.You’reagoodone.Itakemyhatofftoyou,Standing.Youneversquealed.”

           Andtheguardsledmeon,andthatwasthelastIsawofSkysailJack.Itwasplainthatevenhehadbecomeabelieverinthedynamitemyth.

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           TwicetheyhadmebeforethefullBoardofDirectors.Iwasalternatelybulliedandcajoled.Theirattituderesolveditselfintotwopropositions.IfIdeliveredupthedynamite,theywouldgivemeanominalpunishmentofthirtydaysinthedungeonandthenmakemeatrustyintheprisonlibrary.IfIpersistedinmystubbornnessanddidnotyieldupthedynamite,thentheywouldputmeinsolitaryfortherestofmysentence.Inmycase,beingalifeprisoner,thiswastantamounttocondemningmetosolitaryconfinementforlife.

           Oh,no;Californiaiscivilized.Thereisnosuchlawonthestatutebooks.

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