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Chapter 3

           I,whoamtobehangedthisyear,thenineteen-hundred-and-thirteenthafterChrist,askthesequestionsofyouwhoareassumablyChrist’sfollowers,ofyouwhosehang-dogsaregoingtotakemeoutandhidemyfaceunderablackclothbecausetheydarenotlookuponthehorrortheydotomewhileIyetlive.

           Andnowbacktothesituationinthedungeons.Whenthelastguarddepartedandtheouterdoorclangedshut,allthefortybeaten,disappointedmenbegantotalkandaskquestions.But,almostimmediately,roaringlikeabullinordertobeheard,SkysailJack,agiantsailorofalifer,orderedsilencewhileacensuscouldbetaken.Thedungeonswerefull,anddungeonbydungeon,inorderofdungeons,shoutedoutitsquotatotheroll-call.Thus,everydungeonwasaccountedforasoccupiedbytrustedconvicts,sothattherewasnoopportunityforastooltobehiddenawayandlistening.

           Ofme,only,weretheconvictsdubious,forIwastheonemanwhohadnotbeenintheplot.Theyputmethroughasearchingexamination.IcouldbuttellthemhowIhadjustemergedfromdungeonandjacketinthemorning,andwithoutrhymeorreason,sofarasIcoulddiscover,hadbeenputbackinthedungeonafterbeingoutonlyseveralhours.Myrecordasanincorrigiblewasinmyfavour,andsoontheybegantotalk.

           AsIlaythereandlistened,forthefirsttimeIlearnedofthebreakthathadbeena-hatching.

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