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Part Six
Thelight....”
Thenweknewnothing.
Weopenedoureyes,lyingonourstomachonthebrickfloorofacell.Welookedupontwohandslyingfarbeforeusonthebricks,andwemovedthem,andweknewthattheywereourhands.Butwecouldnotmoveourbody.Thenwesmiled,forwethoughtofthelightandthatwehadnotbetrayedit.
Welayinourcellformanydays.Thedooropenedtwiceeachday,onceforthemenwhobroughtusbreadandwater,andoncefortheJudges.ManyJudgescametoourcell,firstthehumblestandthenthemosthonoredJudgesoftheCity.Theystoodbeforeusintheirwhitetogas,andtheyasked:
“Areyoureadytospeak?”
Butweshookourhead,lyingbeforethemonthefloor.Andtheydeparted.
Wecountedeachdayandeachnightasitpassed.Then,tonight,weknewthatwemustescape.FortomorrowtheWorldCouncilofScholarsistomeetinourCity.
ItwaseasytoescapefromthePalaceofCorrectiveDetention.Thelocksareoldonthedoorsandtherearenoguardsabout.Thereisnoreasontohaveguards,formenhaveneverdefiedtheCouncilssofarastoescapefromwhateverplacetheywereorderedtobe.Ourbodyishealthyandstrengthreturnstoitspeedily.Welungedagainstthedooranditgaveway.Westolethroughthedarkpassages,andthroughthedarkstreets,anddownintoourtunnel.
Welitthecandleandwesawthatourplacehadnotbeenfoundandnothinghadbeentouched.Andourglassboxstoodbeforeusonthecoldoven,aswehadleftit
