Let
me die! "What is my crime?" I protested.
"Asking
questions? Ain't this the Land of the
Free?
Ain't
it the Home of the Brave? Ain't it? Ain't it?"
Down
the corridor where they kept the hopeless,
I
heard the echo of my ravings; and,
Beyond
the iron door, some soft humming
Of
television voices, and occasional
Muted
laughter; and, above, I thought: a droning
Humming.... And then, a crack of thunder! Then,
Lightning! Then, all the flickering lights went
Out.
Dr. Gary
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