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w rite a n d t e ll m e ( a ) i f y ou l ik ed t h e s to ry , a n d ( b ) i f y ou l ik ed t h e s e ld om u se d b ut
r a th er a m usin g d eli v ery s y ste m . I t h as c erta in ly e n erg iz ed t h e w rit in g o f t h e s to ry , a lth ough a t t h is m om en t ( a
ra in y e v en in g i n O cto ber o f 1 995) i t i s s ti ll f a r f ro m d one, e v en i n r o ugh d ra ft, a n d t h e o utc o m e r e m ain s i n s o m e
d oubt. T hat i s p art o f t h e e x cite m en t o f t h e w hole t h in g, t h ough -a t t h is p oin t I 'm d riv in g t h ro ugh t h ic k f o g w ith
t h e p ed al a ll t h e w ay t o t h e m eta l.
M ost o f a ll, I w an t t o s a y t h at i f y ou h av e e v en h alf a s m uch f u n r e ad in g t h is a s I d id w rit in g i t , w e'l l b oth b e
w ell o ff. E njo y ... a n d w hy n ot r e ad t h is a lo ud, w it h a f r ie n d? I f n oth in g e ls e , i t w ill s h orte n t h e t i m e u ntil t h e
n ex t i n sta ll m en t a p pears o n y our n ew ssta n d o r i n y our l o cal b ooksto re .
I n t h e m ean ti m e, t a k e c a re , a n d b e g ood t o o ne a n oth er.
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T he G re en M il e
P art O ne:
T he T w o D ea d G ir ls
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T his h ap pen ed i n 1 9 32, w hen t h e s ta te p en it e n ti a ry w as s till a t C old M ounta in . A nd t h e e le ctr ic c h air w as t h ere ,
t o o, o f c o urs e .
T he i n m ate s m ad e j o kes a b out t h e c h air , t h e w ay p eo ple a lw ay s m ak e j o kes a b out t h in gs t h at f r ig hte n t h em b ut
c a n 't b e g ott e n a w ay f r o m . T hey c a lle d i t O ld S park y, o r t h e B ig J u ic y . T hey m ad e c ra ck s a b out t h e p ow er b il l,
a n d h ow W ard en M oore s w ould c o ok h is T han ksg iv in g d in ner t