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1、RITAHAYWORTHANDSHAWSHANKREDEMPTIONThere'saguylikemeineverystateandfederalprisoninAmerica,Iguess-I'mtheguywhocangetitforyou.Tailor-madecigarettes,abagofreefer,ifyou'repartialtothat,abottleofbrandytocelebrateyoursonordaughter'shighschoolgraduation,oralmostanythingelse...withinreason,t
2、hatis.Itwasn'talwaysthatway.IcametoShawshankwhenIwasjusttwenty,andIamoneofthefewpeopleinourhappylittlefamilywhoiswillingtoownuptowhathedid.Icommittedmurder.Iputalargeinsurancepolicyonmywife,whowasthreeyearsolderthanIwas,andthenIfixedthebrakesoftheChevroletcoupeherfatherhadgivenusasa
3、weddingpresent.ItworkedoutexactlyasIhadplanned,exceptIhadn'tplannedonherstoppingtopickuptheneighbourwomanandtheneighbourwoman'sinfantsononthewaydownCastleHillandintotown.Thebrakesletgoandthecarcrashedthroughthebushesattheedgeofthetowncommon,gatheringspeed.Bystanderssaiditmusthavebee
4、ndoingfiftyorbetterwhenithitthebaseoftheCivilWarstatueandburstintoflames.Ialsohadn'tplannedongettingcaught,butcaughtIwas.Igotaseason'spassintothisplace.Mainehasnodeathpenalty,butthedistrictattorneysawtoitthatIwastriedforallthreedeathsandgiventhreelifesentences,torunoneaftertheother.
5、ThatfixedupanychanceofparoleImighthave,foralong,longtime.ThejudgecalledwhatIhaddone'ahideous,heinouscrime',anditwas,butitisalsointhepastnow.YoucanlookitupintheyellowingfilesoftheCastleRockCall,wherethebigheadlinesannouncingmyconvictionlooksortoffunnyandantiquenexttothenewsofHitleran
6、dMussoliniandFDR'salphabetsoupagencies.HaveIrehabilitatedmyself,youask?Idon'tknowwhatthatwordmeans,atleastasfarasprisonsandcorrectionsgo.Ithinkit'sapolitician'sword.Itmayhavesomeothermeaning,anditmaybethatIwillhaveachancetofindout,butthatisthefuture...somethingconsteachthemselvesnot
7、tothinkabout.Iwasyoung,good-looking,andfromthepoorsideoftown.Iknockedupapretty,sulky,headstronggirlwholivedinoneofthefineoldhousesonCarbineStreet.HerfatherwasagreeabletothemarriageifIwouldtakeajobintheopticalcompanyheownedand'workmywayup'.Ifoundoutthatwhathereallyhadinmindwaskeeping
8、meinhishouseandunde
