I imagine it appealed to his meticulous nature. I remember thinking it would take a man six hundred years to tunnel through the wall with it. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer, damn near worn down to the nub.
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. P.S: Tell Heywood I'm sorry I put a knife to his throat. I guess I'm too old for that sort of nonsense any more. I could shoot the manager while I was at it, sort of like a bonus. Maybe I should get me a gun and rob the Foodway so they'd send me home. Sometimes it takes me a while to remember where I am. I hope wherever he is, he's doin' okay and makin' new friends. I keep thinking Jake might just show up and say hello, but he never does. Sometimes after work, I go to the park and feed the birds. I don't think the store manager likes me very much.
It's hard work and I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time. The parole board got me into this halfway house called "The Brewer" and a job bagging groceries at the Foodway. The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry. I saw an automobile once when I was a kid, but now they're everywhere. Because to tell you the truth, I don't give a shit.ĭear fellas, I can't believe how fast things move on the outside. So you go on and stamp your form, sonny, and stop wasting my time. Rehabilitated? It's just a bullshit word. That kid's long gone, and this old man is all that's left. I want to try to talk some sense to him, tell him the way things are. I look back on the way I was then: a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. Not because I'm in here, because you think I should. There's not a day goes by I don't feel regret. What do you really want to know? Am I sorry for what I did? A politician's word, so young fellas like yourself can wear a suit and a tie, and have a job. Well, it means that you're ready to rejoin society. You know, I don't have any idea what that means. Ellis Boyd Redding, your files say you've served 40 years of a life sentence.
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