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1、Contents01RITAHAYWORTHANDSHAWSHANKREDEMPTION02APTPUPIL03THEBODY04THEBREATHINGMETHOD05AFTERWORDRITAHAYWORTHANDSHAWSHANKREDEMPTIONThere'saguylikemeineverystateandfederalprisoninAmerica,Iguess-I'mtheguywhocangetitforyou.Tailor-madecigarettes,abagofreefer,ifyou're
2、partialtothat,abottleofbrandytocelebrateyoursonordaughter'shighschoolgraduation,oralmostanythingelse...withinreason,thatis.Itwasn'talwaysthatway.IcametoShawshankwhenIwasjusttwenty,andIamoneofthefewpeopleinourhappylittlefamilywhoiswillingtoownuptowhathedid.Icom
3、mittedmurder.Iputalargeinsurancepolicyonmywife,whowasthreeyearsolderthanIwas,andthenIfixedthebrakesoftheChevroletcoupeherfatherhadgivenusasaweddingpresent.ItworkedoutexactlyasIhadplanned,exceptIhadn'tplannedonherstoppingtopickuptheneighbourwomanandtheneighbour
4、woman'sinfantsononthewaydownCastleHillandintotown.Thebrakesletgoandthecarcrashedthroughthebushesattheedgeofthetowncommon,gatheringspeed.BystanderssaiditmusthavebeendoingfiftyorbetterwhenithitthebaseoftheCivilWarstatueandburstintoflames.Ialsohadn'tplannedongett
5、ingcaught,butcaughtIwas.Igotaseason'spassintothisplace.Mainehasnodeathpenalty,butthedistrictattorneysawtoitthatIwastriedforallthreedeathsandgiventhreelifesentences,torunoneaftertheother.ThatfixedupanychanceofparoleImighthave,foralong,longtime.Thejudgecalledwha
6、tIhaddone'ahideous,heinouscrime',anditwas,butitisalsointhepastnow.YoucanlookitupintheyellowingfilesoftheCastleRockCall,wherethebigheadlinesannouncingmyconvictionlooksortoffunnyandantiquenexttothenewsofHitlerandMussoliniandFDR'salphabetsoupagencies.HaveIrehabil
7、itatedmyself,youask?Idon'tknowwhatthatwordmeans,atleastasfarasprisonsandcorrectionsgo.Ithinkit'sapolitician'sword.Itmayhavesomeothermeaning,anditmaybethatIwillhaveachancetofindout,butthatisthefuture...somethingconsteachthemselvesnottothinkabout.Iwasyoung,good-
8、looking,andfromthepoorsideoftown.Iknockedupapretty,sulky,headstronggirlwholivedinoneofthefineoldhousesonCarbineStreet.HerfatherwasagreeabletothemarriageifIwouldtakeajobintheoptical
